January 1987 – Volume 11 • Number 1
On 01st Jan 1987
Articles in January 1987
More Questions And Some Answers
Back in the May, 1982 issue of MD, I wrote a column entitled "Questions, Questions, Questions, And A Few Answers." That column had to do with the many questions that young drummers ask themselves and others. Over the years since…
Funk In Five
In this article, we will develop some funk patterns based on the following left-foot hi-hat pattern. Use the "rocking" heel-toe method (in the music, H = heel and T = toe). Once this heel-toe pattern is established, playing it becomes…
Walter Keiser And Pedro Haldemann
Andreas who? Vollenweider? If you haven't heard of him, it's not likely that you'll know who his drummer and percussionist are, either. The Swiss group, headed by composer and electric harpist Vollenweider, is best selling in Europe (where critical acclaim…
The Drummers Of Woody Herman
Frank Carlson, with a pre- "Herd" Herman band of the early '40s. For 50 years—with relatively brief interruptions—Woody Herman has led one of the greatest of all big bands. And not surprisingly, he's had some of the greatest drummers driving…
The Different Sides of Gary Husband
Gary Husband clicks a cassette into his car stereo. "This is a demo of some material I've been writing,'' he explains. We hear two acoustic guitars playing some gentle, lyrical, melodic music. "Yes, that is me playing," says Gary. "This…
