Thanks for the comments cubanpete. They are appreciated. As a matter of fact, I have re-engineered the piece and have the drum part playing only brushes and with less activity. As well, I thinned out the piano backup. Maybe the balance will be improved now. At least I hear it as being better.

For anyone who wants to hear the piece, instead of scrolling back to the beginning of this post, here is the link again:
http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=8659145&q=hi

Thanks for all the comments! They are appreciated.

RichR