(Percussion). John Riley's The Master Drummer is based on the premise
that all the greats excel in four areas: technique, groove, creativity,
and musicianship. Each of these areas is explored in detail with
extensive video content, exercises, and transcriptions. While the main
sections of video were previously released on DVD, the extensive
additional text, notation and analysis in this book create a much more
complete, effective course of study. In addition, expert transcriber
Terry Branam has notated each of John's drum solos, and John breaks
these down and explains the musical concepts he is using in each solo.
Whether working on your technique, timekeeping, soloing, rhythmic
vocabulary, or your overall understanding and execution of jazz
drumming, The Master Drummer is a must-have. The book comes with online
video that is clearly marked with icons throughout the text.