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The Art of Bop Drumming Book & Online Audio (Manhattan Music Publications)

John Riley

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,...

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Monday Morning Podcast

It was discussed as one of Bill's favorite drum books, and he mentioned recently understanding some of the more complex sections of the book, specifically the two-bar phrases and soloing ideas.

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I actually brought the book out on the road with me. My favorite one of my favorite drum books of all time.

— Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcas...

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 6-29-23

It was discussed as one of Bill's favorite drum books, and he mentioned recently understanding some of the more complex sections of the book, specifically the two-bar phrases and soloing ideas.

"

I actually brought the book out on the road with me. My favorite one of my favorite drum books of all time.

My wife bought me a new fucking bag, a new backpack for years. She's been telling me, I think you need a new backpack. And I'm like, why? This one's fine.

Oh, the art of bop drumming by John Riley, not John C. Riley, who's an amazing musician himself and actor and anything else he seems that he puts his mind to.

And forever I've been on Comp Example 4 and it says Compact Disc 12 and Compact Disc 13. And I finally got to the point where I can play these things and kind of hear them in my head.

And now there's like on these other pages, there's sort of like these two bar phrases and some soloing ideas, you know, swinging 16th and triplets and shit.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-24-15

It was mentioned as something Bill Burr was currently reading and finding mind-blowing, particularly with its various playing techniques.

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right now I'm going through that book the art of bop drumming by John Riley. I'm just fucking with two Two lines on one page and it's blowing my mind all the different ways you can play it.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-24-15

Bill Burr was studying this book for his drum lessons and found that even a couple of lines on a page were blowing his mind.

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right now I'm going through that book the art of bop drumming by John Riley.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-24-15

It was mentioned while discussing drum lessons, and Bill Burr found it mind-blowing due to the variety of ways to play drums it presented.

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right now I'm going through that book the art of bop drumming by John Riley.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-24-15

Bill Burr was studying this book for his drum lessons and found the different ways to play drums fascinating and mind-blowing.

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right now I'm going through that book the art of bop drumming by John Riley. I'm just fucking with two Two lines on one page and it's blowing my mind all the different ways you can play it.

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