>how many times have you, as an established hip-hop producer,
>reached out to clyde for drums? he's still alive and, by
>necessity, working.
should we work with the original musicians out of sentiment if they can't capture the sound we want? alot of breaks have a specific that has as much to do with the recording technique and equipment limitationa as it has to do with the drummer. matter of facts some of the top breaks are quite simple patterns.

i don't know what you're getting at here. other than to maybe guilt trip him? lol....