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Funk Drumming

Funk Drumming
By Jim Payne

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Modern funk drumming explained! Rock, Latin, Samba, and Blues rhythms have evolved and melded into what is known today as funk drumming. This book is designed for teachers and intermediate to advanced drum students. A basic knowledge of quarter note and eighth note rhythms is all that is you need to begin this book. Simple to complex rhythms are presented in a progressive manner.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #2378553 in Books
  • Published on: 1993-04
  • Binding: Spiral-bound

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About the Author
Jim Payne is a drummer, author and producer with an extensive resumé in all three areas. As a drummer he has played with Maceo Parker, The J.B. Horns, The Blues Magoos, Dave Liebman, The Radio City Orchestra, Mike Brecker, Slickaphonics and his own band, New York Funk. He studied drums with Sonny Igoe, Henry Adler, Jim Strassburg, Philly Joe Jones and Bernard Purdie. He has a BA from Yale University, an MBA from Columbia University and has attended The Manhattan School of Music. He has taught drums for many years, authored Give The Drummers Some!, Funk Drumming and The Complete Book of Funk Drumming and produced the video How To Play Drums From Day One . He has also written articles for Downbeat and Modern Drummer Magazine and produced records for Medeski, Martin and Wood, The J.B. Horns, Fred Wesley, Mike Clark and Paul Jackson and, his own band, Jim Payne’s New York Funk.

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One of the BEST drum book authors out there!5
You can get a better review of this by clicking on the "spiral bound" link above.

But let me suffice to say that everything Jim produces is first class, and I won three of his books. His Tito Puente book is a masterpiece!

Jim Payne is one of the BEST drum authors out there!5
I have said this before in other reviews and I will say it again, everything Jim Payne puts out is just phenominal. His approach to teaching from simple to complex, plus the volume of material and the progressions and styles, makes this book a huge plus for any drummer to own.

Even if you are not into funk drumming, you could start out in this book as a rank beginner with little drumset training and progress faster than you ever thought possible. The rhythms make sense, and the new edition has a CD to play along with to help you out.

I do not know Jim personally, but I won 3 of his books now, and I would not hesitate to recommend them to any drummer out there.