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DRUMMING CONCEPTS & EXERCISES

SONNY PAYNE'S "APRIL IN PARIS" TRANSCRIPTION

2/19/2018

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On July 26, 1955, The Count Basie Orchestra documented a historic performance of "April in Paris" (Verve Records; MG V-8012 Master 235 Take #1). 
29 year old Sonny Payne is the incredibly swinging drummer on that recording.

This is a transcription of Sonny's drumming on that date.

Of Note:
Like most big band drummers of this period, Sonny played the bass drum lightly on all four beats (feathering) when the bass played walked, and played the hi hat on 2 & 4 (with the foot). For this transcription, I only notated the bass drum when I could hear a variation or accent (with the exception being when I notated the basic role the bass drum and hi hat; the start of line 3 and line 7, for example).


Nick Scheuble, 2018


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