Cheap or broken cymbals don't necessarily mean crap sounding. I have a pair of vintage Paiste 404 "medium" hi hats (they're so thin you can see the embossed stamp on both sides !) that i use for low volume gigs, and if you close your eyes, they'd give the higher end Paistes such as Dark Energy a run for their money.. Great quality low budget cymbals that were Swiss made, unlike today's Alphas or beginner, intermediate level cymbals which are made in Germany. On a side note, this trio is awesome, and if they ever come to the Montreal Jazz Fest, i'm checking them out !

You would be correct. Center lug 60's Rogers with bottom rims removed, and that awesome finish is a nicely yellowed, Black Onyx Pearl finish.

Interesting video in terms of both the drums and the playing. I looked at other videos featuring him, and it seems he's gone through a handful of older Rogers set-ups without bottom heads, but also what appeared to be a champagne Holiday kit with the bottom heads still on. Noteworthy is that he seems to have settled on a 4-piece arrangement with a single ride and hats, no crashes per se, but a lot of other percussive tools all around him. Some of the bells and blocks have great tone and the "cowbell" that he plays like a stringed instrument is quite cool.

Thanks for putting that video up. Very worthwhile from a number of perspectives.

I've got a West German "Roxy" 22" that foes a great stand-in for my former EAK 22". Funky shape, sounds great. Got it out of a storage locker sale....

Bill Buford said he found his crash on "Larks Tongue in Aspic" in the trash bin behind the studio......

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They are Rogers Tower series, this is the exact set I saw him use when I saw MM&W in Charlotte NC in Early 2000.