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For Jazz Drumming
If you want to play jazz drums you need to learn from some of the greatest jazz drummers such as Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Max Roach to name a few. This section has a number of jazz drum transcriptions, including jazz drum comping and soloing, as well as great jazz drum grooves for you to work on and add to your tool kit.
Dennis Chambers on Blue Matter
A classic fusion groove. Dennis Chambers playing on John Scofield's Blue Matter...
3 Great Jimmy Cobb Licks
Jimmy Cobb's playing on Miles Davis's "Kind of Blue" is a lesson in the art of jazz drumming. Here are three licks or fills that he uses to propel the time into the next section.
Zig Modeliste on Cissy Strut
This classic jazz funk drum beat from "Cissy Strut" is a great introduction to linear time playing...
Donald Bailey on Back at the Chicken Shack
A fabulous shuffle groove from the Donald Bailey on Jimmy Smith's tune "Back at the Chicken Shack"...
Bernard Purdie on Rock Steady
A simple but great groove and fantastic drum break from the master Bernard Burdie, on the classic Aretha Frankin tune "Rock Steady".