January 1977 – Volume 1 • Number 1
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Articles in January 1977
Strictly Technique - Warm-Ups
Strictly Technique Warm-Ups by Fred J. Edan Almost every drummer has his own special collection of favorite warm-up exercises and hand conditioners. I've found the following assortment of simple yet very effective exercises using sixteenth notes, single sticking and accents…
The One-Thousand Year Old Duffy Jackson
The One-Thousand Year Old Duffy Jackson by Gabe Villiani When Duffy Jackson was 4, he started playing on stage. When he was 6, he appeared on major network TV with the late Gene Krupa. By the age of 9, he…
January 1977 - Volume 1 • Number 1
Buddy Rich, Louis Bellson, Billy Cobham, Carmine Appice, Duffy Jackson, Roy Haynes, Duane Thamm
Complete Percussionist - Multiple Percussion
Complete Percussionist Multiple Percussion By David L. Smith David L. Smith is an Instructor of Music at Western Connecticut State College in Danbury, Connecticut where he teaches percussion, music theory, and conducts the percussion ensemble. He holds degrees from Mansfield…
Drum Soloist - Roy Haynes
Drum Soloist By Barry Marshall Roy Haynes is one of the leading exponents of modern jazz drumming. His influence in the development of the progressive styles of the late forties and fifties was equal to that of Kenny Clarke, Max…
On The Job
On The Job by Bobby Miller Disco style drumming has its own unique sound. To authentically capture that sound and feeling calls for a little preliminary preparation.The pulse is basically a moving eighth note rock feeling complete with a 2…
Rock Perspectives
Rock Perspectives by Carmine Appice Carmine Appice is one of the most exciting young players on the rock scene today. He has played with Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Beck, Bogart and Appice, a dynamic trio with co-members Jeff Beck and…
Jazz Drummer's Workshop - Practice Musically
by Lenny Rothbart Many serious drummers have at some point in their study, spent a great deal of time on technical exercises of a mechanical nature (rudiments, stick control exercises, reading texts, etc.), all done with only the best intentions…
