The definitive book on bop drumming---a style that is both the turning point and the cornerstone of contemporary music's development. This comprehensive book and audio presentation covers time playing, comping, soloing, brushes, more jazz essentials, and charts in an entertaining mix of text, music, and pertinent quotes.
(Percussion). Noted drummer and educator John Riley has created an in-depth work for serious students of the instrument. Conceptual topics (time playing, comping, soloing), artist style and analysis (Elvin Jones, Tony Williams and others) and technique (warm-ups, Moeller, etc.) all come together in a fresh, educational and inspiring way. Destined to become an important addition to curriculum. The audio features Riley performing several of the examples. Audio is accessed online.
They said Steve Biko was a man of violence; then why did he talk of peace? They said he wanted revolution; so why did he talk of friendship? They said he died of hunger; why was his body broken and bruised? This is the story of a man's fight with the government of South Africa. It is the story of all people who prefer truth to lies. It is the story of all people who cry 'Freedom', and who are not afraid to die.
Filling an important gap in the Nixon literature, this book explores his dynamic reinvention during the dark days of the mid-sixties - a period that mirrored his 1946-1952 rise from obscure congressman to Eisenhower's vice- presidential nominee - along with his insights into how America was changing. číst celé
La amistad entre Stephen Biko, líder bantú del movimiento Conciencia Negra y Donald Woods que fue director del Daily Despach, uno de los principales diarios de Sudáfrica es el tema de este libro. Biko fue asesinado por la policía tras ser interrogado y torturado, Donald consiguió huir con la biografía del líder Biko.