How to Fast Swing like Tony Williams: Drum Lesson

These are a few exercises that helped me develop my fast swing. In this jazz drum lesson I talk about:
How to get the right hand ride pattern faster
How to practice comping patterns with the fast ride pattern

Another video on my channel is a cover of a transcription of "Four" from a Miles Davis live album, with the great Tony Williams on drums. The exercises I go over in this video were indispensable for getting to cover that tune. Here's a link to that cover of "Four" from Four and More, Miles Davis (Tony Williams on drums):

   • "Four" by Miles Davis (Tony Williams)...  

Interested in playing faster in general? Check out my video on the traditional grip push-pull technique here, as well as its application to single stroke rolls:

   • Traditional Grip Push/Pull Technique ...  

Tommy Igoe Lifetime Warmup cover here:

   • Fastest Tommy Igoe Lifetime Warmup (A...  

Vic Firth sticks, Gretsch drums, Zildjian cymbals, Remo heads



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