discography / bibliography for drums / percussion
The following drummers are all
monsters of one sort or another. The list of players here is included to help the emerging
artist expand from their existing comfort zone and grow.
| Louie Bellson |
jazz |
| Greg Bissonette |
rock |
| Art Blakey |
Blakey Straight Ahead |
| Peter Erskine |
jazz / rock fusion |
| Steve Gadd |
contemporary |
| Tryloc Gortu |
world / jazz |
| Roy Haines |
jazz |
| Elvin Jones |
with John Coltrane |
| Philly Jo Jones |
jazz / with Miles Davis |
| Gene Krupa |
with Benny Goodman |
| Harvey Mason |
funk / fusion |
| Sonny Paine |
Count Basie Orchestra |
| Neil Pert |
fusion |
| Chick Webb |
jazz |
| Buddy Rich |
jazz / big band |
| Max Roach |
with Dizzy Gillespie |
| Ed Thigpen |
jazz |
| Jeff Tang Watts |
jazz |
| Dave Weckel |
fusion / jazz with
Chick Corea |
| Tony Williams |
jazz / with Miles Davis |
Recommended Books for drums /
percussion.
| Louis
Bellson |
Modern
Reading Text / Contemporary Brush Technique |
| Billy Benn |
Drummers
Club Date Handbook |
| Paul
Capozzoli |
Around
the Drums Series |
| Jim Chapin |
Advanced
Techniques for the Modern Jazz and Bebop Drummer |
| Nick Ceroli |
Art of
Modern Jazz Drumming |
| Irv Cottler |
I’ve
Got You Under My Skin |
| Joe Cusatis |
Rhythmic
Pattern for the Modern Drummer |
| Dahlgreen
and Fine |
4 Way
Coordination |
| John Danser |
Big Band
Drum Charts |
| Ron Fink |
Latin
American Rhythms for Drum Set |
| Jim Holland |
Complete Book of
Drum Fills |
| Pratt |
Contest Solos |
| Ted Reed |
Syncopation / Latin
Rhythms |
| George Stone |
Stick Control |
| Ed Thigpen |
Essence of Brushes |
| Dave Weckel |
Drummer Plus One |
| Bill Wheeler |
Drum Superstar
Series |
| George Wilcoxon |
Rolling Rhythm |
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| N.A.R.D. book. |
examine the 26
rudiments. |
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