Manhattan Music The Drummers Complete Vocabulary by John Ramsey Alan Dawson was a legendary drummer and educator, known for his work with the top artists in jazz as well as for his 18-year association with Berklee College of Music. Read more
Manhattan Music The Art Of Bop Drumming by John Riley The Art of Bop Drumming. The definitive book on bop drumming, a style that is both the turning point and the cornerstone of contemporary musics development. Read more
Manhattan Music Beyond Bop Drumming by John Riley Beyond Bop Drumming. BEYOND BOP DRUMMING is John Rileys exciting follow-up to the critically acclaimed ART OF BOP DRUMMING. Based on the drumming advancements of the post-bop period of the 1960s, the book and audio topics include: broken time playing, ride cymbal variations, up-tempo unison ideas, implied time metric modulation, solo ideas, solo analysis, complete transcriptions, and play-along tunes. Read more
Manhattan Music Art Blakeys Jazz Messages by John Ramsey Jazz Messages. Through in-depth analysis, detailed transcriptions and album references, author John Ramsay gives us an insiders view of Art Blakeys unique drumming style. Read more