I’ll be on light posting for a couple of days while I finish up a bunch of Ornette Coleman arrangements for an upcoming recording session. In the mean time, enjoy a whole mess of Paul […]
Rothman book recommendations
While the interview is fresh, I want to give my recommendations for Joel Rothman book purchases. God knows I haven’t seen his entire catalog, but these are very strong books: Basic Drumming – An everything […]
Fun and useful samba/Brazilian music links
Here are a number of samba/Brazilian music-related links you might find helpful: Carnival in Rio: play yourself a samba school drums section. We’ll start with a fun one. This is a flash application allowing you […]
Best books: Studio Funk Drumming by Roy Burns and Joey Farris
Lately I’ve become very anti-hip and anti-novelty with my practice materials, and the 40-page Studio Funk Drumming by Burns and Farris has that in spades. Written in 1981, and revised in 1994, this book focuses […]
Transcription from the web: Steve Gadd – Capuccino
Here’s the most recent of many good things from Mark Feldman at Bang! the Drum School in Brooklyn, NY. Feldman was actually one of the winners of the big Modern Drummer contest to win Neil […]
Time signature figure-outer
Gah! What? I’m not sure my title is actually grammatically correct- a time signature “figure-outer” sounds like a job description, when what we are dealing with is more of a figurer-outer– a method to help […]
Transcription: Robertinho Silva – Beauty and the Beast
Here’s another Robertinho Silva transcription, this time from Wayne Shorter’s Native Dancer. This is not a funk record, but it’s quintessential 70’s funk drumming- this performance is right up there with Ngugu’s playing on George […]
Transcription: Robertinho Silva – Baiao Malandro
Here’s a new transcription of a burning mid-70’s Brazilian fusion piece, Baiao Malandro from Egberto Gismonti’s LP Carmo, featuring Robertinho Silva on drums (also known as Roberto). It’s fairly quick and dirty- there’s a good […]
Billy Cobham with Horace Silver
Here’s a fun clip of Billy Cobham playing Nutville with Horace Silver in 1968. And there’s Bennie Maupin on tenor. It’s awfully strange seeing Cobham playing a four piece. Tip-o-the-stick to Drum to Life for […]
Transcription by Steve Korn: Baby Dodds – Maryland, My Maryland
Here’s something I’ve been meaning to put up for a long time- a Baby Dodds transcription by Seattle drummer, teacher, author, photographer, and fellow Origin recording artist Steve Korn. He sent me several of these, […]