The Commandments of Early Rhythm and Blues Drumming: A Guided Tour Through the Musical Era That Birthed Rock 'n' Roll, Soul, Funk, and Hip-Hop, Book & Online Audio

Beautifully produced, this book fills a missing link between early American drumming and the present. Filled with things to practice it clearly illustrates the connection todays great drummers have to the not so distant past.update:Its been about a year now since I started using this book in my studio with my beginning and advanced students. This book has done more for my students, all of them, to create strong fundamentals in groove musicianship than any other book in my library. In a world where one can be bamboozled into thinking that time is merely mechanical, this book cultivates a sense of time and groove that is core to rock, jazz or any genre of music. Its easy for a producer or engineer to ask a player to be more "layed back" or "on top of the beat" or "in the pocket." Or just musical, but how do you know what that means if you haven't been born to a musical culture closer to the Mississippi or further South?Saul Goodman, my timpani teacher at Juilliard once said that "Beethoven gives you timpani playing on a silver platter." I can say after using this book with everyone young and old that Daniel Glass gives you drumming on a silver platter. There is a wealth of knowledge that Mr. Glass has gleaned through years of travelling to meet the people he introduces.This book is simply a labor of love. I would have loved to have met some of the greats he knew. These drummers many of whom are no longer with us must have seen a chance in Mr. Glass to preserve and impart something precious about music through the role of the drummer.And then best of all, he delivers the beats, one by one, in context for a feast of the good stuff that musicians love to play.

I'm a guitar player. I've taken every audio example and created LOOPS of each them to practice guitar along with. Great historical overviews on the drummers that are featured.

If you really want to be a professional drummer or better yet a great amateur drummer then buy this book and study it!

The material in this book is excellent; I have learned and am continuing to learn a lot from it.My sole gripe is the formatting - books of this sort are, by their very nature, used while drumming, and need to easily stay open to the page you are currently working on. The binding makes this problematic. Books such as this, that are destined to sit on music stands (or be placed on a stool or such) should be ring-bound, not "perfect bound"!

I bought this book after I checked out Zoro's other work, The Commandments of R&B Drumming book/play-along CD. While that book is excellent, this one is simply phenomenal. This has exceeded my expectations. It's more than just a drumming book, it's a detailed history of a true art form.I could write a long-winded review here, but I think I'll just say this: if you consider yourself a serious groove drummer, you need this book. If you thought you knew what groove drumming was, you probably didn't. This is the encyclopedia that teaches where it all came from.

Great historical drum manual. Showcases drum patterns, and material from the 40's, 50's, and 60's.

Must have book for serious groove drummers or any drummer. Details on the history of the music, the grooves and the musicians. Plenty of examples and the play along tracks are great to learn the grooves and style. My shuffle has already improved after following the exercises and examples.

Great history in addition to technical study of R&B drumming.

This book is awesome really detailed into the history of rnb. if you struggle with swing or blues this book will help and you'll be on your way to becoming a groove master. Very good for learning good technique and form. Not listened to the CD just read the book so Far!!

Es hätte eigentlich 6 Sterne verdient!Dieses Buch liefert einerseits Wissen zur Musikgeschichte, andererseits regt es zum spielen und aktiven Erkunden an.+ viele kleine und große Musiker-Biographien+ viele Bilder (schwarz-weiß)+ Empfehlungen von Alben und einzelnen Liedern zum jeweiligen beschrieben Stil/ Jahr+ genaue Betrachtungen von Shuffle-Typen u.a.+ Übungen mit Tracks auf CD+ Playalongsusw.Die Schrift ist ziemlich groß geraten. Beim Lesen spät abends ganz nett.

Having thoroughly enjoyed Daniel Glass century project, I stumbled upon this book after finding an old free poster among drum magazines. Like finding the Rosetta Stone for vintage rhythm and blues drumming. Thoroughly researched and I really enjoyed the listening suggestions from each period illustrating a particular style of play. I tend to learn partly by ear so this is incredibly helpful. Definitely a great book for drummers looking to get their groove on

Vous voulez jouer de la batterie à l'ancienne et finement, c'est le bouquin qu'il vous faut, le gars part des bases puis donne des exemples dans pleins de styles différents (Chicago Blues, Nouvelle Orleans, Jump Blues, etc...). L'auteur cherche à faire acquérir au lecteur avant tout le swing et le son, chose aussi rare que rafraichissante de nos jours. Je tiens à préciser que je suis pas batteur mais un peu musicien quand même.Si vous tenez pas à jouer de la batterie mais vous vous intéressez à l'évolution de l'instrument et plus globalement au rythme dans la musique populaire américaine, vous pouvez y aller aussi, il y a énormément de rédactionnel inédit ailleurs sur l'évolution du backbeat, le passage du shuffle au straight, des tombereaux de références aussi rares qu'intéressantes et des photos superbes.

Je voudrais faire une mention spéciale à l’ouvrage The Commandments of Early Rhythm and Blues Drumming, un must absolu de 160 pages écrit en collaboration avec un autre fabuleux batteur : Daniel Glass.Jean – Marc BontempsMusiques ActuellesIle de la Réunion