Part 6 · Jazz · Chapter 77
The ride pattern is the foundation of jazz drumming: quarter notes on 1 and 3, and “ding-a” on 2 and 4 (the skip note falls on the swung & of 2 and 4).
Sing it: “ding, ding-a-ding, ding-a”.
In jazz, the ride cymbal is the time. Bass players lock to it. Keep it steady and let everything else float on top.