Editing Drum kit (section)

===Small kits===
[[File:Slim Jim Phantom Stray Cats, Sweden 2008.jpg|thumb|right|[[Slim Jim Phantom]] playing a two-piece kit while standing]]

If the toms are omitted completely, or the bass drum is replaced by a pedal-operated beater on the bottom skin of a floor tom and the hanging toms omitted, the result is a two-piece [[cocktail drum]] kit, originally developed for [[cocktail lounge]] acts. Such kits are particularly favored in musical genres such as [[trad jazz]], [[bebop]], [[rockabilly]], and [[jump blues]]. Some rockabilly kits and beginner kits for very young players omit the hi-hat stand. In rockabilly, this allows the drummer to play standing rather than seated. A very simple jazz kit for informal or amateur [[jam session]]s consists of a bass drum, snare drum, and hi-hat, often with only a single cymbal (normally a ride, with or without [[sizzle cymbal|sizzler]]s).

Although these kits may be small with respect to the number of drums used, the drums themselves are most often of normal size, or even larger in the case of the bass drum. Kits using smaller drums, in both smaller and larger configurations, are for particular uses, such as boutique kits designed to reduce the visual impact of a large kit, kits that need to fit into small spaces in coffeehouses, traveling kits to reduce luggage volume, and junior kits for very young players. Smaller drums also tend to be quieter, again suiting smaller venues, and many of these kits extend this with extra muffling, which allows for quiet or even silent practice.