Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Kenny Clarke: The Drummer Who Invented Jazz's Basic Beat

Kenny Clarke is the musician credited with inventing jazz's basic beat, known as "spang-a-lang", played on the ride cymbal.  This is his story, in brief.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2014/01/08/260769892/the-drummer-who-invented-jazzs-basic-beat

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