James Black – Eddie Bo Appreciation Drum Cover

Not big on drum covers but last week I recorded some James Black-inspired  drum grooves for multi-instrumentalist Dan Ubick – right as I discovered the MOISES app. The app can separate instruments on any song so I was able to solo the drums to study James Black’s language much more clearly. Holy smokes. He’s always been a favorite of mine (all New Orleans drummers are) but the hand-foot combos and syncopation are in a class by themselves. He’s truly impossible to emulate, but I’ve been entrenched in James Black drumming all week and decided to use the app to mute the original drums and put my own spin on the groove from my favorite Eddie Bo tune (with Black originally on drums). Just having some fun grooving out and studying the greats.