How to Play an Elvin Jones Ride Pattern

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Chad Johnson
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Oct 7, 2007 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."

This video shows how to play an Elvin Jones ride style pattern. Notice that he basically turns the pattern inside out. He accents the skip notes of the jazz ride pattern, pushing the offbeat forward, and therefor pushing the pulse forward, not in tempo, but in drive.

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