Archived Edition of Chromatic Musings

Jamming With Rudy

After listening to Sifu, I started to walk back to the tent. On the way, I heard the usual evening jam session, but it sounded different for some reason. Ducking into the main hall, I noticed that it was not the usual suspects playing bass, and Roy's drum kit was still up. One of the students, Chad, was behind the skins, playing fills and runs, but not a solid pocket. I asked him if he wouldn't mind switching for a bit and then tried to lay down a good groove for the other bass players to build on.

We must have been doing something right, because Rudy Wooten came wandering back in, nodding his head to the groove. He walked over to the group, picked up his sax and then sat in for a while. Definitely cool.