Alfred Publishing New Orleans Drumming Jazz + CD - Drum

Name: New Orleans Drumming Jazz + CD - Drum
Brand: Alfred Publishing
SKU: 115784
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ID : 115784

EAN : 9780897249218

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Essential Information About This Method
• A Clear and Progressive Overview: follow the evolution of jazz from New Orleans, ragtime, and traditional jazz to modern uses in contemporary jazz.
• Focus on the "second line" Drum Approach: understand the aesthetics, accentuation, and energy typical of parades to enrich your playing and sense of groove.
• Book + CD: an audio support to better assimilate the style, articulation, and rhythmic placement beyond just reading.
• Concrete Musical Applications: historical and stylistic concepts directly transferable to your playing contexts (band, jam sessions, arrangements, contemporary situations).

New Orleans Drumming Jazz + CD - Drum

40,10 €VAT incl.

0,00 € Ecotax included

Reference price

Summary of This Book

This book + CD offers an immersive journey into the roots and transformations of New Orleans jazz, with a particular focus on the "second line" tradition on drums. Starting from the early languages derived from ragtime and the foundational styles of traditional jazz, the work highlights how rhythmic codes, accentuation, and pulse have evolved to nourish more current compositions and playing.

Throughout the pages, the goal is twofold: to understand the stylistic DNA (the swing, the walking feel, parade energy, dynamics) and to reinvest it in contemporary contexts. This approach is especially valuable for drummers who wish to develop an authentic vocabulary while making it adaptable: accompanying standards, establishing an inspired groove, enriching a chorus, or adding a "New Orleans" coloration in a modern rhythm section.

The CD is an essential complement to internalize the style's aesthetic: it helps refine the placement, the sound, and the breathing of the patterns, elements often difficult to grasp solely from the score. Whether you are seeking musical culture, historical references, or practical tools to bring the "second line" to life in your playing, this support provides a solid bridge between tradition and modernity, with content designed to accompany your progression.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Jazz, Blues, Soul

Publication

Sheet music

Instrumentation

drums

Genre

jazz method

Questions frequently asked

Does the included CD help to work on the second line?

The CD supports learning the placement, sound, and breathing of drum patterns related to the New Orleans aesthetic.

Does this method cover the roots of New Orleans jazz?

The book traces languages derived from ragtime and traditional jazz. It presents the evolution of rhythmic codes, accentuation, and pulse. The second line tradition is a central focus of the drumming work.

Can these grooves be used in a contemporary jazz band?

The studied elements can be re-used in accompanying standards, a groove inspired by New Orleans, or enriching a chorus. The content thus connects traditional codes to modern contexts.

Is Alfred Publishing New Orleans Drumming Jazz + CD intended for drums?

This publication is a jazz drum method, presented as sheet music with a CD.

Which styles are covered by this drum method?

The content belongs to the jazz, blues, and soul universes, with focused work on the feel of groove, dynamics, and the parade energy of the second line.