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About
the Book
The most in depth
study of R&B drumming and drummers to date. Recommended by many
of the top drummers, educators and instructors in the world, as the
most comprehensive trustworthy instruction on the subject. In all
ways, this is the absolute funkiest drum book in print! Finally a
drum instructional book that really is about funk and not fusion drumming.
This is not another linear drumming book.
I believe
that most of us drummers, deep down inside, have a desire to
be funky.
After all, since that is the nature of our instrument it’s in
our best interest to be as funky as possible. With that in mind
my
new book is my personal commitment to further the cause. - Zoro
- The pictorial
history features never before seen photos of several of the great
legends of R&B drumming, many widely unknown.
- The history
sections cover the drummers of Atlantic, Chess, and Motown records,
the Philly Sound, Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Meters,
prominent R&B studio drummers of the 1950s through the 1990s,
the Go Go, New Jack Swing, House, Hip Hop, Acid Jazz movements and
much, much more.
- Dispersed
throughout the book is a compilation of the most authoritative quotes
ever assembled from the greatest R&B drummers of our time. The
subject of groove, grooving, and approaching the groove is fully
explored by those who have mastered it.
- Specifically
designed exercises and grooves to help develop the most funky hi-hat
approach possible.
- Specifically
designed exercises and grooves to develop the ridiculously fast
(32nd and 64th notes) and funky single bass drum foot.
- A list of
The Fifty Most Frequently Played Songs for each era of R&B,
complete with who the artist was, and the type of time feel.
- For the most
complete understanding of each style the incomparable Ten Commandments
of Soul, Funk, and Hip Hop Listening Guide comes complete with a
photo and review of each recommend CD or Box Set compilation
- A section
on creating and playing with loops and play alongs for each.
The
74 Minute CD
- The music
and grooves are absolutely killin’, it’s filled with some
of the funkiest and most authentic R&B grooves ever compiled
on a single CD. From beginning to end, it wonderfully displays the
evolution of the funky beat with state of the art sound and production.
- Monster play
along songs and charts for each style and some of the greatest grooves
from many classic R&B records with a transcription of the beat.
The Poster
- The It’s
a Family Affair 18 x 24 high gloss pull out poster chronologically
traces the key R&B groups and all the prominent and influential
drummers from the 1950s through the 1990s. This is undoubtedly the
most extensive R&B drummer lineage poster available on the planet!!!
An overwhelming historical documentation and mind blowing reference
tool.
Why
You Should Own This Book
- The Commandments
of R& B Drumming has something to offer to every player regardless
of musicianship level or instrument, much of the tremendous amount
of information presented here has never before been in print. A
must have for any amateur fan or professional enthusiast of soul,
funk or hip hop music.
- The hip layout,
graphics, photos, history, exercises, transcriptions, Ten Commandments
of Soul, Funk and Hip Hop listening guide, play a long songs in
each style, 74 minute CD, groove quotes, Recommend Media and Literature
Guide, The R&B Time Feel Reference Chart, The, It’s a Family
Affair R&B drummer lineage poster, and the extremely useful
50 Most Frequently Covered Songs of each era chart make it a pleasure
and challenge to study from. It is the most sensible and complete
curriculum to teach and learn all the aspects of R&B drumming.
This book will prove to be an invaluable resource that is destined
to become a classic for well into the next millennium!!!!
Interview
with Zoro by Rick Van Horn in Modern Drummer
Rick Van Horn: You have an incredibly fast bass drum foot. You’re
able to duplicate some of the contemporary patterns-created by machine-that
feature a straight 2 and 4 backbeat with fast 16th notes on the bass
drum. How did you develop that?
Zoro: "Well, the desire to do that came from the fact
that most drummers felt that those "machine-made" bass drum
patterns were impossible to play. I’ve always told myself that,
the first time you say you can’t do something, you won’t
be able to do it. I always thought it was possible. I was pretty lucky
in that I do have a fairly fast foot naturally, but then I worked
on it a lot. I would work with a Linn Drum machine, programming a
lot of those weird "street beats". And then I’d try
to play them "live." I’d start them off at a slow tempo
and try to pick apart the groove that I had made up - which would
be real funky and complicated. I had practiced out of books for years,
and I finally wanted to practice something based on my own concept.
I decided to be the first drummer who could play like a drum machine
but with feeling". |
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