Traps, the Drum Wonder

Traps, the Drum Wonder
Author: Mel Tormé
Publisher: Rebeats Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997-10
Genre: Drummers (Musicians)
ISBN: 9781888408034

(Book). Now back in print, this bestseller by Mel Torme is a brilliant biography of his friend of forty years, Buddy Rich, who was one of the most famous drummers of the Swing Era, having starred in the Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey bands. His career started when he was two years old in his parents' Vaudeville act, and by the time he was four he was the highest paid child performer in the world. The Buddy Rich story is a fascinating one, as much for what it says about the world of American music and entertainment as for the remarkable life it portrays. Drawing from interviews and many personal reminiscences, Torme packs this biography with vivid, often funny, anecdotes. His personal touch and his in-depth knowledge of jazz make for a moving, insightful, and often hilarious biography. 233 pages, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 Softcover

Buddy Rich: One of a Kind

Buddy Rich: One of a Kind
Author: Pelle Berglund
Publisher: Hudson Music
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2019-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781540064233

Miscellaneous Percussion Music - Mixed Levels

Buddy Rich's Modern Interpretation

Buddy Rich's Modern Interpretation
Author: Buddy Rich
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1998-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780861750962

(Music Sales America). Buddy Rich's Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments contains systematic instruction for the beginner student who wants to learn to play drums. It is also a great value to the teacher and professional drummer who wishes to increase his knowledge of rudiments. In addition to the elementary principles of music, there are 83 lessons of exercises and rudiments, 21 reading exercises, 10 exercises employing rudiments and advanced rhythmic studies. Mr. Rich's ability and genius in the drum world make this tutorial one of the landmarks of drum literature. In this 2-DVD edition, Ted MacKenzie reveals for the first time the Rich-Adler technique as it was intended. Making it accessible to all drummers, beginners and advanced alike. The DVDs include demonstrations of all the basic drum lessons and rudiments. DVD 1 includes the lessons played in non-bounce, matched technique format; DVD 2 includes the lessons played in bounce, traditional technique format.

Mister, I Am the Band!

Mister, I Am the Band!
Author: Doug Meriwether
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Biography
ISBN: 9780793582433

From his debut on the vaudeville stage at 18 months old as "Traps, the Drum Wonder," through his tenure with Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey, to fronting his own big band for 20 years, Buddy Rich lived up to the billing of "the world's greatest drummer." This comprehensive book covers his whole life story and features never-before-seen or published pictures, interviews, and the most complete discography ever compiled. Essential reading for drummers and jazz fans. Hardcover.

Buddy Rich Songbook

Buddy Rich Songbook
Author: Buddy Rich
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2015-11-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1495056864

(Drum Play-Along). Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with the Drum Play-Along series! Just follow the drum notation, listen to the audio to hear how the drums should sound, then play along using the separate backing tracks. The lyrics are also included for quick reference. 8 songs, including: Birdland * Dancing Men * Groovin' Hard * Keep the Customer Satisfied * Love for Sale * Mercy, Mercy, Mercy * Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) * Nutville.

The Torment of Buddy Rich

The Torment of Buddy Rich
Author: John Minahan
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2000
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0595137458

Few of us will ever know the satisfaction of becoming number one in our professions; in music, the odds are astronomical. Musicologists tell us that in the ideal--or abstract--situation, an individual is genetically predisposed with a special gift, works at it from infancy, isolated from distractions, and denied any choice in the matter, until the discipline develops into an almost monomaniacal drive for perfection. Buddy Rich achieved that perfection. The cost was very high. This book was written in the form of a diary, researched by the author as he traveled with Buddy Rich to various cities in the US, Canada, England, and Scotland. It was not intended to be an authorative analysis of an eminent contemporary musician or a detailed biographical treatment. It is a selective account of representative events in the life of a musical genius, an attempt to reflect aspects of his complex personality and the role played by his family, friends, and enemies--real and imagined.

Billy Gladstone

Billy Gladstone
Author: Chet Falzerano
Publisher: Centerstream Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781574242157

Miscellaneous Percussion Music - Mixed Levels

Jazz Legend

Jazz Legend
Author: Chuck Silverman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1994
Genre:
ISBN: 9780769220529

Drummin' Men

Drummin' Men
Author: Burt Korall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2004-07-29
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0195346513

Burt Korall is widely recognized as the most authoritative writer on jazz drumming. His first book Drummin' Men--The Heartbeat of Jazz: The Swing Era is considered a classic. Now, in this exciting sequel, Korall offers a richly informative history of drumming in the Bebop era. Korall looks at this music through the eyes of the musicians themselves, covering a whole range of important jazz drummers, but focusing upon the most original and significant--principally Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, and Art Blakey. Korall provides a knowledgeable background about the history of bebop--and the unfortunate and almost universal heroin addiction that swept through the jazz world in the wake of Charlie Parker's habit. The book contains Korall's own memoir of nearly 50 years in the jazz world, linked by his narrative of the careers of these drummers and their place in the bebop jazz scene.