Crazy Crazy Army was composed in January 2023 after hearing and viewing many great performers play their renditions of this quirky and fascinating rudimental street beat. Being enamored by this drum beat, I decided to devote an entire afternoon to jotting down my own quirky variations, after which I immediately thought of contacting Tom Maloy, whom I had known since his student days at the Eastman School of Music in the late 1980s, and who in 2021 had retired from the Marine Band in Washington, D.C. When I asked Tom if he would be interested in making a video, he graciously agreed. Many thanks, Tom! Beautifully done on your Loyal rope drum.
