Jim Davis
Drumming Web


Drumming Examples
(Various Styles)


"Unseasonably Cool" (sample) 
"Elsewhere" (sample) 
"Levity" (sample)  
    Original recordings with guitarist/songwriter Robin Snyder

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"Acoustic" (sample)  
    Original recording with Jim's nephew Chris Davis on guitar (also wrote the song) and Chris Schaffner on bass

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"Hit it, my man!" (sample)  
    Original recording with Chris Schaffner

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"Blackbird" (sample)  
"Mother Nature's Son" (sample)  
"Ashokan Farewell" (sample)  
    Recordings with flutist Rodolfo Vazquez and guitarist Sean Ferguson. Blackbird was recorded with brushes played on a cajon, Mother Nature's Son with a muted djembe and jingle ring (with a few cajon hits at the end), and Ashokan Farewell with a triangle and cabasa. More information on the upcoming CD release to be posted soon.

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"Slang"  
    Drums added to portion of Jaco Pastorius' famous bass solo "Slang"

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"Delilah"  
    Tribute to Max Roach with Jim trading phrases with Max (Jim on left channel, Max on right channel)

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"Pesos"  
    Played to Peter Erskine play-along track

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"Swamp Thing"  
    Drums added to shredding guitar song from Turn It Up Lay It Down Vol. III play-along series

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"Armando's Rhumba"  
    Drums added to Chick Corea and Gary Burton duet "Armando's Rhumba"

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Funk  
    Played to Igoe's Groove Essentials play-along (Groove 11 fast, Track 22)

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"He's a pirate"  
    Drums added to theme from Pirates of the Caribbean (by Klaus Badelt)

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Slow Songo  
    Played to Igoe's Groove Essentials play-along (Groove 42 slow, Track 75)

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Bossa Nova  
    Played to Igoe's Groove Essentials play-along (Groove 33, Track 62)

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