paul's latest activity

La Grange is a Texas Shuffle, a variant of blues shuffle. Texas shuffles are typically a tighter swing, more dotted 1/16th than...

Leaving aside the question of whether you're the designated "shuffle judge," yes, I did listen to it, and am pretty sure my opinion is...

What ever it is he plays it very well but I would not call it a shuffle.

Happy 78th Birthday to one of the masters.

I have 3 that I like: an 8" Paiste Dimensions, an 8" A Zildjian, and a 10" A I've had for over 40 years. The 8" A was bought used, IIRC...

IMHO, if it needs to be qualified it's not a great shuffle.

I got my first set almost 60 years ago, and the throne had a backrest. Since then, with about a two year exception, I've always had a...

Geezers rule!

I don't think I have ever posted a video of my aging self playing but as some clips of our gig last night were nicely put together by...

I have a couple of older Yamaha snare stands for home and gigging with ball and socket adjustments. After more than 20 years of using...

I've had my go to snare for over 20 years, and it's been number one since I got it. That said, I have a few other drums that I like for...

Pat Metheny Trio Live (Bill Stewart) Metheny - Question and Answer (Roy Haynes) Larry Goldings Trio (Bill Stewart) Joey DeFrancesco...

I think a lot about my age (74), and what it means for drumming. I'm not unaffected by getting older, but I'm still getting calls to...

I like my cowbell near my snare drum, and on my racks I use the upper section of a cymbal boom with an L-rod instead of the normal rod...

As has been noted above, any tool you add to your box is beneficial, whether you realize it now or not. During my 13 months of...