Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
lay down the pocket
English answer:
play the underlying beat/rhythm
Added to glossary by
Andrew Vdovin
Sep 14, 2007 04:50
16 yrs ago
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English term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
lay down the pocket with
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drums
Performing at the Baked Potato jazz club, I incorporated the 2inOne cajon into my regular set-up. On one particularly funky shuffle groove, I took over the beat from the drums, and the cajon provided snare and bass tones. It was awesome to ***lay down the pocket with the bass player*** as the rest of the instruments soloed.
Dear English speakers!
Not really sure about the meaning - please clarify.
Thank you very much.
Dear English speakers!
Not really sure about the meaning - please clarify.
Thank you very much.
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Alexander Demyanov
Software Engineering background
Native in: Russian
Works in: English, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
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20
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play the underlying beat/rhythm
- Mike Farris - Drums
Mike brings 30 years of playing experience to the groups line up this year Mike has performed across the country with a long list of entertainers and recording projects. Because of his intense interest and natural feel for New Orleans style, Mike joined the group this year to lay down the pocket beat for The BluesBox Bayou Band.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/bluesboxbayou
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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-09-14 11:13:49 GMT)
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This also seems to make perfect sense in the context: the bass player and I were laying the underlying beat while others soloed.
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Ken Cox
: see 'Like the cross-laminated plies of a maple shell, a great rhythm section is all about a drummer and bass player being so locked, it's as if they're resonating as one. A great rhythm section is synonymous with groove - a deep, swinging, potent pocket.'
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Can Altinbay
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Alfa Trans (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for your help Alexander! Thanks everybody!!!"
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Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in English
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English
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
drumming technique or style
So far as I can tell, "laying down the pocket" seems to be a kind of drumming technique or style. I think it may have something to do with performing solo, or maybe where the drums cease to provide the background beat and take centre stage in their own right.
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Alexander Litvinov
Specializes in field
Style and accuracy
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian, and 1 more.
play ready patterns
derived from card games, e.g. lay down pocket aces.
It's not a drum technique. It's rather a common term, but when improvising, every musician uses a set of phrases and patterns invented and rehearsed earlier.
It's not a drum technique. It's rather a common term, but when improvising, every musician uses a set of phrases and patterns invented and rehearsed earlier.
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