The goal of this play along series is to provide the jazz drummer with play along and practice material that will be challenging informative and musical. The series contains important jazz tunes based on the standard jazz repertoire. While there is no written melody there are a number of melodies that one can sing over the existing chord changes. I have been giving similar recordings to students through the years and this is the result of the feedback about their wants and needs as players. It always seemed to make sense to me to practice in the context of a tune adhering to the form and melody. These play along tunes provide you with a musical backdropto hone your own skills. I certainly encourage you to explore your musical boundaries. These tunes give you a place to practice comping soloing trading fourths and eighths working on your ride cymbal sound etc. As you can see your development is limited only by your imagination! The tempos range from quarter note equals 100 to quarter note equals 320. You can work on these in any given order but we suggest the slower tempos first. I also give you a suggested listening list of essential jazz standards and drummers that exemplify this kind of musical drumming. Steve Davis.

Dennis Chambers is one of the funkiest and most electrifying drummers on today's music scene. His grooves have burned through recordings by Mike Stern The Brecker Brothers Bill Evans Gary Thomas Special EFX and more.Here together for the first time since 1987 with former bandmates John Scofield Gary Garinger and Jim Beard Dennis' funk-meets-jazz style drives tunes such as So you say Cissy Strut and Blue matter. Hisunique blend of musicality and chops is evident on versions of Pick Hits and Loud Jazz. In addition Dennis and Gary demonstrates the groundbreaking drum and bass grooves from the three songs that changedthe course of soul funk and fusion drumming:Cold Sweat Cissy Strut and Chameleon. Dennis explains what it means to play in the pocket and shows how he does it using the classic P-Funk groovesFlashlight and One Nation Under A Groove as his examples. In the Pocket provides valuable insight into this extraordinary drummer both as a soloist and in inspired performances with this exceptionalband.

A New Language for Mastering The Brushes-Carl Fischer Music has combined all elements of Clayton Cameron's Brushworks method into one package containing the entire contents of the Brushworks Book/CD (HMP010142) and the Brushworks DVD (DVD17) winner of the 2007 Modern Drummer Magazine Poll.Brushworks is the first publication to ever devise a system of notation for brushstrokes and brush effects within traditional percussion methods created by THE Brushman Clayton Cameron who has performed recorded and toured behind artists such as Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis Jr. Billy Joel Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera.Brushworks gives players of all levels theopportunity to form not only an aural connection to the materials in the book via the CD included but also to see every stroke and technique while bringing the concepts to life via the DVD included.

In this DVD Dave explains and demonstrates how to practice to develop the most out of your playing. All the topics discussed are explained and demonstrated on the drum pad and then on the drum set. Lastly they are brought to life with exciting live recordings of the Dave Weckl Band and a special acoustic group put together for this video. The musicians featured include Buzz Feiten Brandon Fields Tom Kennedy Jay Oliver Ernie Watts and Steve Weingart. The Video will allow you to see and hear Dave explain and demonstrate warm-ups hands and feet development independence practice and Swiss triplet playing. The section on time and motion studies will open your eyes andears to a new way of building time into all of your playing. After covering ear protection Dave describes and demonstrates the difference between survival practice which helps you become a great supportive drummer and Advancement of the Art practice which helps you stretch the limits of the instrument.

Rick Latham presents a host of innovative concepts for the contemporary drummer supported by 4 CDs of recorded examples and demonstrations to help you capture the perfect 'feel'.From advanced contemporary rudiments and interpretation exercises to techniques such as hand doubles Hi-Hat foot substitutions and ghosting this in-depth tutorial features a kaleidoscope of styles and ideas. Meeting the demands of today's challenging music makes finding the right groove a more complex challenge than ever before and this series of lessons will arm you with all the techniques and creative ideas you need.

Alfred's Drumset Method, Book 2 is a continuation of Alfred's Beginning Drumset Method. The rock and jazz vocabularies previously learned in Book 1 have been expanded, and additional concepts and genres, such as blues, 3/4 time, brushes, and Latin are introduced. The book includes a professional-quality recording demonstrating a number of the beats, fills, and styles presented throughout the book. This will enable the student to hear the beats and fills played with dynamics, so the student feels as though they're actually sitting in with a band while reading the included charts. / Batterie

Creative Patterns for the Advanced Drummer in the Styles of Today's Leading Funk Drummers-Creative patterns for the advanced drummer in the style of today's leading funk drummers. This Rick Latham's first book is a compilation of techniques used in Funk and Fusion music. Includes transcriptions of many well-known recordings and two CDs containing all the patterns transcriptions and solos performed by the author.

Jam with 7 Stylistic Dave Weckl tracks-The best way to practice is to have fun while you learn and that is exactly what The Ultimate Play-Along series is all about. Every musician has learned by playing along with records and now with Ultimate Play-Along you can practice with great recorded music as if you were a member of the band! That's because you get each track mixed without your instrument. You also get to hear the music with the featured instrument as well for reference.

A Comprehensive Guide For Drummers. Par GRASSMANN WALTER. Big Band Drumming will show you in a step-by-step manner how to improve your chart reading and interpretation competence, how to create the suitable drum part for each jazz big band chart and how to become an even more musical drummer. You will develop a whole repertoire of big band fills. You will learn more about the possibilities of creatively interpreting and employing them at the drum set and practice what you have learned by means of play along tracks. The CDs contain all the practice play-alongs, the recordings of the exercises, the songs and the playbacks that go with them. / method with CD / Recueil / Set de Percussions

Drum legend Carmine Appice continues to inspire drummers and listeners throughout the world with his originality and his unwavering dedication to the art of drumming. He has broken new ground in every aspect of his career: as a performer as a teacher and once again with this Ultimate Play-Along package. Carmine had the brilliant idea of writing and recording a project that would spotlight guitar gods from around the world. With the help of bandmates Kelly Keeling and Tony Franklin fusing their writing and playing talents with Carmine's the Guitar Zeuz project was born. This play-along package includes music selected from the CD Guitar Zeuz whichhighlights the monstrous guitar talents of Ted Nugent Paul Gilbert Stevie Salas Yngwie Malmsteenm Richie Sambora Neal Schon and Zakk Wylde along with the thunderous drumming of Carmine.

The Evolution of Jazz Drumming presents a complete historical overview and analysis of jazz drumming. Designed as a guide and workbook for the high school college level and professional drummer it is designed to be studied based on a typical 16-week college semester.A legendary and influential jazz drummer is studied during each of these weeks. Upon completion of the book the user will have a complete understanding of the influential contributions of these jazz masters which is necessary for any musician to play this music authentically.The 31 jazz drumming legends included are examined with musical analysis including practice exercises in the styleof the subject's drumming transcriptions of both solo and time playing and etudes that examine the work of each artist in unprecedented detail. Each profile also includes a complete biography personal anecdotes from the author and dozens of exclusive and rare photos many of which have never appeared in print before.The book includes a DVD of classic video clips of many of the drummers as well as an MP3 disc with over 300 tracks. Video clips on the DVD are analyzed and transcribed in the text while the MP3s consist of exercises and etudes from the book recorded at various speeds that can be looped for analysis and practice. Drummers featured in this book include Chick Webb Gene Krupa Buddy Rich Louis Bellson Kenny Clarke Max Roach Art Blakey and many more.

Stuff All the Pros Know and Use-Ready to take your playing to the next level? This book presents valuable how-to insights that drummers of all styles and levels can benefit from.The text photos music diagrams and accompanying audio provide a terrific easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics including: techniques beats and fills practicing recording performance and much more!

Drum Play-Along Volume 25-Play your favourite Bob Marley songs quickly and easily with Drum Play-Along Volume 25! Just follow the drum notation listen to the CD to hear how the drums should sound then play along using the separate backing tracks.The lyrics are also included for quick reference. The audio CD is playable on any CD player and also enhanced so PC

This book aims to make you practice the control of the four members on the drums. The drummer can only have access to all types of grooves, breaks or solos, and all styles of music, thanks to a perfect control of its members (hands and feet, left and right), which makes this practice absolutely essential... Split into two parts, this method addresses the horizontal control (upper and lower) as well as the vertical control (left and right), which connect hands and feet and thus to easily understand the multiple rhythmic combinations the drums offers. The focus is above all put on practice, with specific work on grooves and breaks of all styles, rather doing lots of technical exercises one after another, without distinguishing the musical finality. Thus, each part begins with some inevitable preparation exercises, before following on purely musical applications to play on backing tracks. For each of these musical applications, five different recordings are available on the attached MP3 CD, distributed as follows: the drums alone, at normal tempo then slowed down, the same drum part played this time on its playback, and finally the playback alone, again at normal tempo then slowed... so that everyone can learn and play at their own pace, according to their level and abilities. Almost 4 hours of music in all!