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Title: Before the Tonight Show...
Post by: JFunky on January 15, 2008, 07:47:48 PM
...Marvin Smitty Smith was and still is a phenominal BeBop Player.  What I enjoy about this clip is ......well.....everything.  I love how he effortlessly moves around his kit.  I don't own this DVD yet but after this clip, I will.

...check out his foot work as well. 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OQFnMN6Tqnc
Title: Re: Before the Tonight Show...
Post by: bigblackdrummer on January 15, 2008, 08:35:20 PM
...Marvin Smitty Smith was and still is a phenomenal Bebop Player.  What I enjoy about this clip is ......well.....everything.  I love how he effortlessly moves around his kit.  I don't own this DVD yet but after this clip, I will.

...check out his foot work as well. 

[url]http://youtube.com/watch?v=OQFnMN6Tqnc[/url]


Oh ya guy,  he was blazin but the Tonight Show doesn't show what the man can do.
Title: Re: Before the Tonight Show...
Post by: juSe on January 15, 2008, 10:56:23 PM
Cats are sleep on Smitty.  I wish he got a chance to open up more on the Tonight Show.  He's a Berklee grad.  He was there the same time that Branford and Wynton were in. 

You gotta love the Tony Williams-esque set up.  2 rack toms, 3 floor toms.  And that box?

Nice find.
Title: Re: Before the Tonight Show...
Post by: BEATBOXERZ on January 16, 2008, 08:18:47 AM
Good Stuff :)
Title: Re: Before the Tonight Show...
Post by: JFunky on January 16, 2008, 11:51:24 AM
Cats are sleep on Smitty.  I wish he got a chance to open up more on the Tonight Show.  He's a Berklee grad.  He was there the same time that Branford and Wynton were in. 

You gotta love the Tony Williams-esque set up.  2 rack toms, 3 floor toms.  And that box?

Nice find.


...well, he does play a lot with their band leader when they're not on set.  Smitty reminds me of this cat on drums... ;D

(http://ergum.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/hesidoyooo.jpg)
Title: Re: Before the Tonight Show...
Post by: bigblackdrummer on January 16, 2008, 12:17:31 PM
...well, he does play a lot with their band leader when they're not on set.  Smitty reminds me of this cat on drums... ;D

([url]http://ergum.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/hesidoyooo.jpg[/url])


Yeah back in the day when I had that video I use to just laugh cause he looked so much like Earkle!!!
Title: Re: Before the Tonight Show...
Post by: E.R. on January 16, 2008, 12:24:38 PM
Great clip. Good to see Smitty stretch out a bit.
Title: Re: Before the Tonight Show...
Post by: JFunky on January 16, 2008, 12:39:14 PM
Great clip. Good to see Smitty stretch out a bit.

...that was more than "a bit".  This dude was rippin' the kit and later on in the drum battle trio setting, a "younger" Steve Smith couldn't hang. LOL 
Title: Re: Before the Tonight Show...
Post by: E.R. on January 16, 2008, 04:01:32 PM
...that was more than "a bit".  This dude was rippin' the kit and later on in the drum battle trio setting, a "younger" Steve Smith couldn't hang. LOL 

yeah. I caught that! I was shocked. Looked like Steve didn't quite know what to do.
Title: Re: Before the Tonight Show...
Post by: drumzalicious on January 18, 2008, 11:19:02 PM
That arrangement was hot as well!