Larnell Lewis - Enter Sandman - first pass -
drum lesson.
Whelp-bunch of stuff since you posted that.
That dude is the REAL deal. Hugely talented-watched a bunch of stuff from him and others about him. Normally, you'd lose me at "Jazz" and or "Fusion." This cat is SERIOUSLY talented. I have never said that about a drummer-ever. Ridiculously good. Just saying. Thanks again.
Going down this particular rabbit hole, I recalled a "Jazz Fusion" guy from my youth: Al DiMeola. Berklee grad, and so good, it chased me off in the 80's. What enamored me in my youth about his mastery/excellence also chased me off-I'd prefer 1 note wiggled over 4 bars than 64 notes played. That's just me. Gilmore over Malmsteen for instance.
That said-I just found Al is still alive and doing some seriously cool shit:
He is alive and is a Beatles fan. LOL (Who knew?!) He released Across the Universe as a tribute recently.
Here is one:
It still sounds like a bit much for me, but one cannot deny this dude's talent-insane.
I recently picked up on a Taylor 814ce-N. My eldest got a beautiful Taylor for his HS grad present-that thing sounded awesome to me, so I kept poking around for years. I pulled the trigger on a 814-ce-N even though they seem to have changed to 812's just now. There is my excuse for getting old and going bck to finger picking (which I suck at. LOL).
Anyhoo-if that shit makes sense to you-follow it. You cannot go wrong. Not really.
Just grab it, own it and run your path.
The rest will follow. Or not.
No matter.
Larnell is timely for me: