Straight-Ahead Jazz Drumming

A Guide to Developing a Driving, Swinging Beat
Straight-Ahead Jazz Drumming provides a step-by-step method devoted to unlocking the mysteries of the jazz drummer’s role as an accompanist. Author Jeff Jerolamon has gone beyond the mere coordination patterns that comprise most jazz drumming books to combine informative text, realistic musical examples, and audio tracks that clearly and methodically detail such topics as how to: develop a good, traditional cymbal beat; adorn the cymbal beat with comping figures; play and use basic tension figures; play the cymbal in a contemporary (post 1960) fashion; adorn the contemporary cymbal concept with the rest of the drumset; resolve tensions (resolution points); build excitement behind a soloist; and more. Straight-Ahead Jazz Drumming is excellent for self-study, studio lessons, and college curriculum use.

Additional Information

SKU: 06620156
UPC: 884088544669
ISBN-10: 1617742740
ISBN-13: 9781617742743
Series: Drum Instruction
Format: Book/CD Pack
Page Count: 88
Contributors: by Jeff Jerolamon