A masterpiece! Based on Jim Chapin's personal observations of the great drummers of the swing era, this book uses exercises to gradiently build up one's independence.
This is a totally essential book for anyone interested in improving their drumming.
And this new edition, with Jim playing the exercises in the book on 2CD's, is remarkable. It's a lot easier when you can hear these, often challenging, exercises played with precision, yet still grooving. Utterly essential! Every drummer needs (bookwise) this book, Ted Reed's Syncopation and G.L. Stone's Stick Control, regardless of style.
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