January 1978 – Volume 2 • Number 1
Articles in January 1978
Drum Soloist Tony Williams Solo
Drum Soloist Tony Williams First Solo on What You Do To Me Transcribed by Skip Shaffer Skip Shaffer is currently the drummer with the Airmen of Note, U. S. Air Force Jazz Ensemble in Washington, D. C. He is very…
January 1978 - Volume 2 • Number 1
Tony Williams, Larrie Londin, David Garibaldi, Peter Magadini
Larrie Londin
Nashville Session King Nashville USA - a virtual beehive of recording activity. Literally tons of recorded music pour from its boundaries each and every year. The mainstay of this fast paced, multi-million dollar musical mecca is the recording session musician,…
Jazz Drummer's Workshop - Polyrhythms
Jazz Drummer's Workshop Polyrhythms What Are They? Why Learn Them? by Peter Magadini Let me begin with a clarification of the word Polyrhythm:What is usually meant when one hears a description of the term polyrhythm is a misinterpretation of the…
David Garibaldi - Funk Stylist
Funk Stylist If any one player stands out among the masses of funk style drummers, it has to be in the person of Mr. David Garibaldi. From 1970 through '75 David's colorful funk stylings were brought to the attention of…
Tony Williams
Tony Williams Just what is a Tony Williams? Many of his admirers have described his style as "free", "he doesn't really play rudimental things", "he's loose", "there's something out of the ordinary about what he does", "it's different." If those…
Rudimental Symposium
Rudimental Symposium How To Develop Cleaner Execution by Alan A. Kinsky Execution is probably the primary concern of any drum corps drum line. Outlined here are some tips to aid in attaining a higher level of execution as well as…