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King of The Groove
John Robinson
£20.00
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Elden "Buster" Bailey
Wrist Twisters w/CD
£30.00
King of The Groove - John Robinson
King of the Groove by Grammy winner, John JR Robinson brings us the behind-closed-doors stories as he reveals how a five-year-old, small-town boy just knew he would be playing (all over the world) along-side the living legends of the music industry for his entire career. His groove played a part in over 50 Grammy winning songs, over 200 US Billboard Hot 100 songs as well as more than ½ billion units sold, earning him a permanent spot in Rolling Stone Magazine’s, “The Top 100 Drummers of All Time” list.
JR gracefully uses his quick wit with his entertaining personality to share lessons of struggle, triumph and the power of believing in yourself to make your dreams come alive. His musicianship has helped define the pop, R&B and Jazz era for the last half century, making him the most recorded drummer in history. No one will forget JR’s landmark “drum fill” which opens the iconic song, “Rock With You,” (from Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall) which is and will always be an essential piece of pop music lore. From stories of the making of one of the highest grossing songs of all time, “We Are the World”, to the first time he met Quincy Jones, (who provides the foreword), to touring with Peter Frampton, working with Usher, Daft Punk, a heart-breaking story with Barbra Streisand, plus 60 more A-list musicians and producers’ stories. King of the Groove is a highly enlightening book that will delight and inform musicians, music fans and entrepreneurs alike.
Wrist Twisters: Eldin "Buster" Bailey
For those who are not familiar with Buster as he was known after 40 years with the New York Philharmonic and more than twenty years teaching at the Juilliard School, Elden "Buster" Bailey, one of the greatest snare drummers and snare drum teachers of all time, he lived only 30 minutes from Joe Morello's house and were great friends ,has finally written a snare drum book! It's called Wrist Twisters, but it's much more than what the title might suggest. Everyone who has seen it says it is an instant classic. It includes a CD of Buster's playing and a discography of great snare drum performances with the New York Philharmonic. Scott Stevens of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra worked with Buster for more than three years to compile and organize the materials Buster has been gathering for the last forty years. Percussionists everywhere will be forever grateful to Buster and Scott for their efforts. The Introduction is by Christopher Lamb of the New York Philharmonic and Manhattan School of Music. Need we say more? 132 pages plus CD.
This book was first published in 1999 and is acknowledged as one of the finest books on technique.
James Murphy’s The Glue Method for Drum Set
Is the key to gaining freedom and flow while soloing on the drum set. As a professor at Berklee College of Music and a private instructor to students across the globe, James teaches students the Glue Method to achieve the ability to spontaneously connect ideas quickly and effortlessly while soloing, to gain musical freedom, and to stay connected to the composition in the moment.
With The Glue Method for Drum Set Soloing , James now presents his method to you in book/video form. James will guide you through his drum set soloing steps of development, page by page, with accompanying tutorial videos, that are available for stream or download. You are only a practice routine away from becoming a creative and effective soloist, coming and going freely in and out of the groove, or leaving the groove and creating a solo based on an endless stream of ideas. Having the Glue Method in your bag will elevate your soloing and give you new tools of musical expression!