This unique publication for drummers includes: A CD with 14 play-along tracks (without drums): Funk-Shuffle Funk-Rock Latin-Funk Straight Funk Hip-Hop Shuffle Ballad Rap a.o. A folder containing the original hand-written drum parts (as used at the recording sessions) Computer typeset drum parts including additional notated drum fills.

This unique publication for drummers includes: A CD with 14 play-along tracks (without drums): Funk-Shuffle Funk-Rock Latin-Funk Straight Funk Hip-Hop Shuffle Ballad Rap a.o. A folder containing the original hand-written drum parts (as used at the recording sessions) Computer typeset drum parts including additional notated drum fills.

This unique publication for drummers includes: A CD with 14 play-along tracks (without drums): Funk-Shuffle Funk-Rock Latin-Funk Straight Funk Hip-Hop Shuffle Ballad Rap a.o. A folder containing the original hand-written drum parts (as used at the recording sessions) Computer typeset drum parts including additional notated drum fills.

The recordings contain two mixes of each composition one mix for listening and one mix to play along with (without drums).Sidemen include John Abercrombie (guitar) Richie Beirach or Bill Dobbins (piano) Jimmy Knepper (trombone) David Liebman (soprano & tenor saxophone) Ron McClure or Rufus Reid (bass) Louis Smith (flugelhorn) and Bobby Watson (alto saxophone).The book contains transcriptions of Billy Hart's playing with helpful commentary of each recorded performance: A Night In Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie Equinox - John Coltrane Day & Nite - David Liebman Ralph's Piano Waltz - John Abercrombie Embraceable You - George Gershwin LoFlame - Bill Dobbins.

This is a primer in jazz theory intended to prepare the student for the serious study of jazz improvisation arrangement and composition. The focus is on the harmonic language of jazz especially the harmonic practices which coalesced in the bebop and post bop periods of the 1940’s and 1950’s when bebop and standard tunes formed the core of the mainstream repertoire. The harmonic language of that period is still the framework on which contemporary jazz musicians build. Included are many musical examples and written assignments for practice in the theoretical skills. Appropriate exercises are provided to reinforce theoretical concepts by immediate application to theinstrument.

for Drumset (Cameroon)-Come and get to know the most fascinating grooves from Central Africa! The new volume by Christian Bourdon explains step by step the large variety of rhythms from Cameroon. The patterns of traditional percussion instruments are transferred to the drums thus turning short patterns and combinations into authentic grooves on the drum set. All rhythms and examples on the accompanying CD have been performed and recorded by the author himself for listening and playing along.

15 great solo etudes for jazz style and improvisation [with a new appendix included]-Intermediate Jazz Conception is another addition to the popular series of etude books created by Jim Snidero featuring some of the finest jazz musicians in the world. This book/cd set includes 15 etudes based on standards modal tunes and blues demonstrated Ted Nash on tenor sax with the incredibly swinging rhythm section of Dave Hazeltine on piano Peter Washington on Bass and Kenny Washington on Drums. New to Intermediate Jazz Conception is an appendix dedicated to style and improvisation including a scales syllabus nomenclature and over 95 lines and ideas extracted for the study of improvisation!The recording features two separate versions of each etude; one with the soloistand rhythm section and one with the rhythm section only. Hear how the soloist performs the etudes play with or without the soloist on the cd and learn about both jazz style and improvisation from some of the best.

This unique publication for drummers includes: A CD with 14 play-along tracks (without drums): Funk-Shuffle Funk-Rock Latin-Funk Straight Funk Hip-Hop Shuffle Ballad Rap a.o. A folder containing the original hand-written drum parts (as used at the recording sessions) Computer typeset drum parts including additional notated drum fills.