Synopses & Reviews
This guide to popular drum styles offers approximately 400 musical examples in standard drum notation showing grooves and practical variations, and provides overviews of the history and development of almost all popular music styles. Among the many styles and subsidiary styles covered are blues, rock, jazz, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, klezmer, zydeco, funk, bossa nova, polka, Dixieland, surf, and disco. While this resource and two-CD set can serve as a simple encyclopedia for those who need to know how to play a particular style, suggestions on varying the beat patterns for those who want to explore further and create their own patterns are also included. In addition, the two CDs contain performances of the musical examples in the book, which is designed with a lay-flat binding for easy use.
About the Author
Mick Berry has been playing drums for more than 30 years and has studied with such legends as New Orleans drummer James Black and noted Afro-Cuban drummer Walfredo Reyes Sr. He has written and performed four one-man shows, the latest on rock drumming legend Keith Moon. Jason Gianni has served as the drum columnist for the monthly Jazz Steps newsletter and has contributed to Modern Drummer. They both live in San Francisco, California.