Just Drums - Doug Stewart

[ODH]

Wow, super playing. I'm of the opinion that drums are really at the heart of this genre and your dad clearly has the knack, in spades. Fabulous.  

 

[alfstone]

Hey, great drummer, your papa....

Congrats!!!

Alfredo

[bruno]

Your pa is an awesome drummer, no question. You should get him to record some beats, and see what the Songcrafter's community can come up with - that would be cool!
B

[chunk]

Love it Mike.
I wanted to be a drummer but sadly my parents made me get rid of my kit after 8 weeks. Something to do with the neighbors wanting to set fire to me and myself insisting playing along to ELP's Brain Salad Surgery.Loved that album.  But I've grown up now and learned to love 2 chords.

[Jarle]

Fabulous playing, I would love to be able to play like that, but that jazz drumming has never been something I could master. I'm  to heavy. The drums sound great, which prove what I always have said - you don't need expensive equipment if you know how to use it...

[The Gobi Desert Canoe Club]

Excellent playing, there's obviously music in the blood. Yeah, now wouldn't a collab be something.   Willie

[Super 8]

Having heard that I am now thinking of putting a band together. Would your Dad like to join me? PS: He passed the audition right there!

[Mike_S]

Thanks for listening all...

Bruno... I was thinking to do exactly that. If i can get him to do something before the end of the Jazz fest I will, not sure if I will have time tho. But might do this anyway even if its after the fest.

Jarle... I was the same, i learnt to play a bit but i think you have to really love Jazz and have it in the blood to play like that. My heart always lay in rock and blues

Super 8... I will tell him your offer. I have a feeling though he might sadly decline your kind offer though - he really has retired from playing about 15 years ago, so getting him to the garden shed to record this was just a bit of fun really. He will be very flattered with offer tho I would say. But I might try to get him to do another few minutes of a beat, something with a bit more space for other instruments. Maybe I will make an account and post something for him on the collab forum so if folk wanna play around it would be cool. 

Cheers all

Mike

PS: Here is a very old (Super 8!!!) bit of film of Dad - silent sadly, as was the format. But there he is doing his thing, no idea of the year but its early 70's


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWSsH-sQWsE!