Goodwin gordon big phat band play-along drums book/cd +cd

Excellent Recording play along tracks, very good sounds For real and funny practing on drumset with detailed drum charts. !!!!

I love these guys. If I can successfully play along to Goodwin's charts, I can handle almost any gigging situation.

Zunächst: ANFÄNGER - HÄNDE WEG!Aber: Für den ambitionierten Drummer mit Big Band Erfahrung ein MUSS.Hier stimmt einfach alles: Qualität der Kompositionen, der Ausführung sowie der Aufnahme,Vielfalt der Stilrichtungen und erstklassiges Notenmaterial auf professionellem Niveau,also echte, anspruchsvolle Playalongs.Habe selten für so wenig Geld so viel musikalischen Spaß gehabt.Bei allen Titeln handelt es sich um Originalkompositionen des Bandleadeders.Das Buch enthält KEINE CD. Es enthält einen Code mit dem man auf der Internetseitedes Verlags Zugang zu den Playalongs erhält. Diese können abgestuft schneller oder langsameroder auch abschnittsweise wiedergegeben werden.Die jeweiligen Originalaufnahmen (Demo's) sind nur ausschnittsweise vorhanden, was allerdings kein Manko ist.Zusätzlich gibt es im Buch zu dem Titeln Hinweise und Tipps, allerdings auf Englisch.Die Playalong-Audiodateien lassen sich herunterladen und bei Bedarf auf einen Datenträger brennen/speichern.Gäbe es sechs Sterne, ich würde sie vergeben ...

Excellent book! Recording quality is superb and features real instruments, not sterile keyboard-centric tracks that you find on some play-along books. I'm a professional drummer, and I keep coming back to this book just for the shear fun of it while practicing, but also to clean up my swing feel, refresh my chart reading skills, or to work on whatever fills and chops I'm trying to develop at the moment. This book has a nice range of charts for beginners, intermediate players, and advanced drummers too. The writer's interpretations of the charts and the tips he offers throughout the book are excellent additions to an already top-notch play-along book that gets you swinging with one of the best big bands in the history of the genre. The charts are easy to read and mistake-free. If you're interested in learning more about jazz, big band drumming, or just want to have some new, fun grooves to solo over, then this is the book for you. Buy it. You won't regret it. Buy it. It'll make you a better drummer if you apply yourself and work through this book. There's enough in here to keep you in the woodshed for months, if not years. Now stop reading this review, pick up your sticks, and start swinging.

Being able to play along with the Phat Band is pretty good and these charts are well written but you do need to be a decent reader. The notes provided for each track are really useful and provide a great insight into Bernie Dressel's thinking. Great value book and cd.