Let me know you guys... What are YOUR favorite James Brown grooves?! You can get the transcription of this lesson on my Patreon page patreon.com/JeffRandallDrumming and book a lesson with me on my website JeffRandallDrumming.com.

@hvysouldg

4 жыл бұрын

Really dig your hi hat sound. Is there a 15" set up or a set of cymbals that would get me close to the sounds your getting? Cheers!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

@@hvysouldg The 15's aren't going to be as "thick" sounding as those 17's but a dark/thin pair of Zildjian Constantinoples would get you going in the right direction!

@daljeetghag3321

4 жыл бұрын

Funky President

@t3hgir

4 жыл бұрын

Talking Loud and Saying Nothing

@nathanwalsh3028

4 жыл бұрын

Since you've been gone or hot pants

Used to go hear Clyde play with his weekly blues and soul gig locally in the decade before he passed. He was a treasure & didn’t have star attitude. RIP Clyde.

@leealtman

Жыл бұрын

wow I am v jealous of your weekly gigs ! Yep he was in the very top tier in my book

@coolb8545

4 ай бұрын

Dam dam dam Clyde and Jabbo style is my fav as is J Dilla's

Clyde and Jabo taught me all about "tipping" the hi hat. Coming from a rock background, i was used to shouldering the hats to get a more aggressive sound, which was great, but I found Jabo and Clyde taught me how to stay in control of my hi hat work by keeping them soft. I.e "tippin'"

@t3hgir

4 жыл бұрын

this so much

one of the best youtube drums educator on these day, he deserve more like and subscriber.

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud! Means a lot.

Bonjour, my name is Eric. I, m from France near Paris. I, m 57 year, s old. I want to thank you for this Lesson.... Thanks, you make Lear.n this fantastic Drum.... And I m very very happy...... Merci beaucoup............ Éric Menu

@JeffRandallDrumming

3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome Eric!

Damn! You are one of the very few drummers that can accurately play those drum patterns. I was especially blown away when you played “Funky Drummer” and “Give It Up, Turn It Loose”. 💯

Wow, this the best Funky Drummer cover I've ever heard. And the recording sounds amazing, warm, dry and punchy

I keep coming back to these videos and trying to add these grooves to my arsenal. Can't thank you enough for this diverse and sharp content. You and Rob Brown are my favorite teachers. Quarantine is a breeze thanks to you guys.

Great stuff, as always! I'm really excited about that little "trick" for the funky drummer! Makes it so much more accessible all at once!! Thank you so much!

Really enjoy your content, Jeff. It's refreshing to watch you play and teach in a space that feels so inundated with flashy, over the top chops. You share practical skills that we can all learn from. I admire your work!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Means a lot Andrew, thanks man.

Excellent review and amazingly executed! You most definitely got the “soul” my friend! Lastly, you nailed the “Funky Drummer” beat at the end. I must say, clever technique for easing up on the wrist and forearm because of those continued 16th notes. Keep it up the great work!

Amazing grooves !! Those drums sounds awesome !!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watchin' bud!

Dude! That was awesome! Thanks for sharing. I have so much to learn.

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome Francisco, thanks for watching bud!

Amazing drummer. You continually inspire me. Thank you.

Good work Mr. Randall. Integrity is everything.. inspiration is essential! cw

Great video, awesome feel on the drums.

Thank you!!!! Awesome video. I was just noodling around on my TD25 and I wanted to recall some of the grooves my teacher showed me years ago. This is PERFECT ... plus you have notation ... thanks so much Jeff!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome! Have fun.

Great video! Thanks!!

Good Lord man your content is insane!! Great work Jeff!! being following you since a year and your videos never cease to improve! Greetings from Madrid Spain!!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much bud!

Man, these are deceptively tricky to pull off! They all sound awesome though, worth the effort. Great video Jeff!

Holy crap ... had to come back again Jeff ... just watching you feel the joy of playing is infectious. I'm not that accomplished, I just play for fun, but I do try to learn beats that are out of my comfort zone ... slowly ... and so I enjoy watching players and breaking down what is being played. I'm slowly learning Tom Sawyer and also the Rosanna Groove at present. Just really enjoy watching you on the kit ... cheers!

Awesome video.

you are great, many thanks!!!

Definitely going to reccomend your channel to others! This was amazing. Instant Sub.

@JeffRandallDrumming

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated Jay!

no fines for you tonight! superb playing - you're a beast!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks goodness. Much appreciated Kevin.

What a great video. I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you very much!

Amazing snare sound.

Nice Drum Work

thanks for those sounds, I'm really going to put them into practice! God bless you 🙏👍✌

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome Bruce. Have fun!

Fantastic!

You really have those drums sounding awesome dude!. Great video by the way 😉

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!!

Sick video!

A million thanks for this tutorial ! :) The funky drummer hi-hat secret you revealed finally unlocked a decades old mystery in my own playing :D

You’re the man Jeff!

Man! I’m a casual drummer at best, and your video lessons are SWWEEEETTTTT! Thank you so much!

So good Jeff!😎

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jandro!

Omg thank you so much 🙏 for giving a demonstration on superbad, I been having a hard time getting that hi hat pattern lol

Very informative and well played

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

Jeff, love your style and sound. You always look so comfortable, which is a goal I'd like to achieve when playing.

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Angela! And thanks for watching.

This was awesome. I would like to see content, tips and tricks about Motown Grooves from you. Your videos are great for someone like me who does not play drums but produce songs. Thank you.

delicious practice material :D

Man! You are a great drummer!

Great vídeo

Cool tuto merci.....

Your kit sounds great!!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank!

Great video. You gots the funk💯🙌✌

Really dig your rendition of Funky Drummer. I feel like the quick switches to eighth notes add to the groovy-ness and swagger. 🤙 P.S. feel you on Give it up or turn it a loose as my favorite of the bunch

I really like your style and your drum kit sounds awesome!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Dude, how do you get such an amazing snare sound

Nice job on this stuff.

Great Job Jeff!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Man that second section of the super bad groove sounds sooooo good, could keep that on repeat all day! Do not know how you get your right hand so accurate with those groups of 3 while getting the snare part crispy too 😥 I had to really think about what my right hand was doing with that! Did not feel natural at all 😂 Keep doing what you’re doing my man! Really enjoy your videos. Love from Sheffield, England!

@TKinthePocket

5 ай бұрын

Practice “throwing the stick” so that its dribbling off the cymbal…if the stick is doing the work for you then you can focus more on cracking the snare 🫡

wooow ...you helped an ooolde Hobby-Drummer from Hannover ...Northern Germany ssssssoooo much ...THANK YOU DEAR JEFF .....

drums sounding good!!!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always Julian!

Great video Jeff!!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Danilo!

@dm.danilomaggi

4 жыл бұрын

Jeff Randall any advice on how to improve the right feel for the song ? Specially the time placement of the snare drum

It's definitely ggos to study these classic James and JB beats because they are everywhere to this day and they shaped music a lot.

Awesome content thanks bro my fav is also mother popcorn

Good job .ممنون

HEY Jeff never knew you" Be Digging On James Brown" Super Cool! Reminds me of Dave Garibaldi The Tower. Love it

Cleannnnn as hel! You deserve tons of subs and likes. Hope you get those soon!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud! We’re getting there.

Good job

Glad I found this channel.. absolutely YAAAAAAAAAAS!!!! :D how does one choose.. impossible! XD

Love love funk

DANG that snare is unreal sounding!!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Dude that snare is the jam! I love those 13x6.5” drums for tighter tuning...

Awesome grooves! Can you do a video on funky fills as those are the things I struggle the most with? For example breaking down the fills you played in this video, they were pretty great!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Love that idea! I’ll put in on this list. :)

@MrOtasiikapois

4 жыл бұрын

@@JeffRandallDrumming Thanks man! Looking forward to it!

Very happy to have recently discovered this channel. What are some tips your would have for someone trying to improve on sight reading since thats a key component on getting gigs ( as far as im aware)

Jeff great hands and feet. That was really fun to watch. Made me dig out my old cold sweat transcription.

this is exactly what i need now!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! DO WORK dude.

Smooth and nasty. Great work man!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Solomon!

Well done, I really like your version of Funky Drummer.

Nicely done and your drum sounds are fat and true. Love it. 👌

If I'm able to play that intro as good and as energetic as you, well damn, I WOULD LITERALLY never stop playing.

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, dude you can definitely get there!

@sijcecilio

4 жыл бұрын

@@JeffRandallDrumming With your videos I'm definitely on the right track. Thanks for all of these!

Hey Jeff, Prayers for Nashville and the entire planet. Great work, this video is amazing!! I was interested in your Hi-hats as they sound perfect for groove based music, when I hit the Hi-hat links they showed up as crash cymbals.

@JeffRandallDrumming

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your prayers! The hi-hats are indeed crash cymbals. :)

Your pocket is hard to beat Jeff! So sick

Dude You sound incredible

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike!

well done! subscribed!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel Marco!

@MarcoPisaneschiDrummer

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome on my channel too!!!

All these drum breaks influenced hiphop for years. Especially funky drummer

I’m working on Mother Popcorn it’s a killer. That’s a good version of that groove but I find the beginning of that song even more challenging because the hats are unrelenting ! Hard to keep these grooves nice and light. Thanks for the vid

Cool 😎

I've had this playlist on my device for many years now. Here we go. James Brown's 10 Funkiest Jams: 10. Make It Funky 9. Good Foot 8. Sex Machine 7. I Don't Want Nobody 6. Say It Loud 5. Cold Sweat 4. I Got The Feelin 3. Can't Stand Myself 2. There Was A Time 1. Mother Popcorn I appreciate your admiration for the Godfather. And you're vicious on the skins, bro. Double or triple up on the foot and you'll be outrageous!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Great list dude!

@D.Antony

4 жыл бұрын

@@JeffRandallDrumming Thank you. That's an quite an honor, coming from a connoisseur and student of such master percussionists. I listened to each of your renditions, prior to your introduction of the title and could IMMEDIATELY recognize each song. That says alot. You're amazing! A master in your own right. Keep up the great work.

@D.Antony

4 жыл бұрын

@@JeffRandallDrumming I'm sure you've already heard this but I consider it the funkiest drum solo of all of James' songs, as performed by William Bowman. It's in Part 2 of the song 'I Can't Stand Myself', staring at the 4:35 mark. If you haven't heard it, it's a real treat: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q4Rl2dalltaenMo.html

Get Up Get Into It Get Involved is the groove Chad Sexton applied on Use of Time w/ 311.

Jeff, another great video! I hope you are planning a video for the top 10 Zig drumbeats. If not, please consider =] I see a lot of the same concepts that would carry over. Cheers!

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

It’s in the works Brian!

@funkdrummer

4 жыл бұрын

@@JeffRandallDrumming SWEET!! Maybe I'm getting greedy, but how about Levon Helm?

Here are a few - There it is - Pts.1 & 2, Give it up or turnit a loose (Nate Smith drums studio rec:), Soul Power (Original version 1971), Talking loud saying nothing, The Payback, Give it up or turnit a loose( Live from Augusta GA 1969)

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Hell yes

Can you make a video on the Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 how to use it pls lol.. your drums sounds awesome btw 🤙

2:22 loooove that beat Okay 6:42 was next level xD

What r u doing at 0:23 🤯 Sounds so good man!

I GOT THE FEELING !!!!!

What kind of snare is omq love that crack

Sweet playin’! By the way which are the snares you have in the back? Best Regards!

Great vid...surprised mother popcorn wasn't on there

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rich! I had “Mother Popcorn” on there originally but couldn’t get it quite right. Maybe we can do a ‘part 2’ at some point. There were so many I wanted to do but it would have made the video super long.

Man, look at those hands... Pretty boss

You’re a great drummer bro

@JeffRandallDrumming

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, and thanks for watching.

If you have time, can you dig in Mike Clark stuff, it could be very nice, I think. I love the thrust album with herbie H. Big up from France

I feel I need to drink some Jack D watching this great vid....cool man

You should try the break beat on "Soul Pride" its extremely funky.

The fill at 0.28 - Please could you let me know the sticking ? Man thanks ☺

What technique do you use to get the 1 &ah, 2 &ah etc on the ride at 3:30?

For me the last very good !!!!!