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The art of bop drumming / John Riley ; edited by Dan Thress.

By: Riley, John (Drummer) [author].
Contributor(s): Thress, Dan [editor].
Material type: materialTypeLabelScorePublisher: Miami, Fla. : Manhattan Music : CPP Media, [1994]Copyright date: ©1994Description: 1 score (80 pages) : illustrations ; 31 cm.Content type: notated music Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeSubject(s): Drum set -- Methods | Bop (Music) | Drum -- Studies and exercises | Drum -- Instruction and study | Percussion instruments -- MethodsDDC classification: PER/329
Partial contents:
Time playing -- Comping -- Soloing -- Brushes -- More jazz essentials -- Charts
Summary: Presents the essential elements of bop drumming demonstrated through concise exercises and containing ideas to help understand what to play, how to play it and why, as well as a clear explanation of how the drummer functions in a group.

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The definitive book on bop drumming---a style that is both the turning point and the cornerstone of contemporary music's development. This comprehensive book and audio presentation covers time playing, comping, soloing, brushes, more jazz essentials, and charts in an entertaining mix of text, music, and pertinent quotes.

Time playing -- Comping -- Soloing -- Brushes -- More jazz essentials -- Charts

Presents the essential elements of bop drumming demonstrated through concise exercises and containing ideas to help understand what to play, how to play it and why, as well as a clear explanation of how the drummer functions in a group.