Editing Blast beat (section)

=== Antecedents in jazz and rock ===
Although most commonly associated with hardcore punk and extreme metal, the earliest forms of what would later become the blast beat are noted to have appeared in [[Jazz|jazz music]]. A commonly cited early example that somewhat resembles the modern technique is a brief section of [[Sam Woodyard]]'s drum solo during a 1962 rendition of "Kinda Dukish" with the [[Duke Ellington]] orchestra.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Kinda Dukish (Goodyear 1962) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=152&v=MuqytHLbULo |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Storyville Records]]}}</ref> A clip of the performance under the title "The first blast beat in the world" garnered almost one million views on [[YouTube]]. Woodyard's example, however, lacks the modern inclusion of kick drum and cymbal work into the beat. Another early instance can be heard in [[Sunny Murray]]'s 1966 or '67 performance on a live recording "Holy Ghost" with saxophonist [[Albert Ayler]], although this did not receive an official release until the 1998 reissue of ''[[Albert Ayler in Greenwich Village]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Albert Ayler – Live In Greenwich Village - The Complete Impulse Recordings |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/943463-Albert-Ayler-Live-In-Greenwich-Village-The-Complete-Impulse-Recordings |website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> Prior to these two examples resurfacing and receiving the attention in the 2010s, [[AllMusic]] contributor Thom Jurek credited [[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]] as the "true inventor of the blastbeat" for his frenetic performance on "Dark Prince" for [[Trio of Doom]] in 1979, officially released only in 2007.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1074486/review|pure_url=yes}} Review of ''The Trio of Doom Live''] by Thom Jurek, [[AllMusic]]. "On 'Dark Prince' and elsewhere, it's obvious that Williams is the true inventor of the blastbeat, not some generic heavy metal drummer."</ref> 

Some early antecedents of blast beats have also been identified in rock music. An early example of a proto-blast beat can be found in the [[Tielman Brothers]]' 1959 single, "Rock Little Baby of Mine" during the instrumental break.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Henry |date=2024-03-07 |title=Rollin’ Rock: Balinese Culture, the Tielman Brothers, and the Birth of Punk |url=https://medium.com/@henryblake_48596/rollin-rock-balinese-culture-the-tielman-brothers-and-the-birth-of-punk-f846e1b159ba |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref> Drummer Steve Ross of the band [[Coven (band)|Coven]] also plays an "attempt" at a blast beat in the track "Dignitaries of Hell" off the group's 1969 album, ''[[Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cory |first=Ian |title=Live Report: Northwest Terror Fest (Days 2 & 3) |url=https://www.invisibleoranges.com/live-report-northwest-terror-fest-days-2-3/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Invisible Oranges - The Metal Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>

Four early examples of blast beats were performed in 1970: [[King Crimson]]'s "The Devil's Triangle" off their sophomore release ''[[In the Wake of Poseidon]]'' includes proto-blastbeats in the later half of the song; Mike Fouracre of [[Marsupilami (band)|Marsupilami]] performs many blast beats throughout their self-titled album, most notably on "And the Eagle Chased the Dove to Its Ruin"; [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]]'s track "The Barbarian" contains a very brief blast beat in the outro;<ref>{{Cite web |date=1970 |title=Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Barbarian (Official Audio) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=251&v=rgTtqvYyUKk |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]]}}</ref> [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]], drummer of pioneering heavy metal band [[Black Sabbath]], played a few blast beats on a live performance of their song "War Pigs" (e.g. at timestamps 3:52 and 6:38).<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 1970 |title=BLACK SABBATH - "War Pigs" (Live Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3b6SGoN6dA |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Black Sabbath]]}}</ref>