Jazz Brushes Part 1- Ballad Playing

Here is a video lesson on how to play jazz brushes at ballad tempos. This is part 1 of a 3 part series on jazz time playing with brushes. I review the basic strokes and play 2 different tempos with some music. The Play along tracks are from Allan Cox's Meet the Bass Player Series and the book the Art of Playing Brushes. The Drums are 1983 Gretsch Centennial. The Sizes are: 18"x14" bass,10",12",14" toms and a 14"x6.5" snare. The cymbals in this video are all 1950's K Zildjian with a Paiste 22" swish. There are calf heads on the snare drum and bass drum and remo coated ambassadors on the toms. My other brush videos can be found here:    • Rick Dior's Brushes Playlist