Hi folks, here’s a collection of four full drum sheet music from jazz to rock and pop. The transcriptions include some of the most memorable songs from 1958 to 2007 with the performances of legendary drummers like Steve Gadd, Max Roach, Gavin Harrison and Vinnie Colaiuta. Every groove and fill is transcribed accurately note-for-note, including … More 4 Essential Drum Transcriptions
The full drum transcription for “Aja” by Steely Dan, with Steve Gadd on drums, is now entirely on my YouTube page. The transcription also includes the famous drum breaks played by Gadd. Keep on drumming! The note-for-note drum transcription is available for purchase.
Hi folks, we are living a difficult period for the Covid-19 disease, we are locked down in our houses but be positive this is an opportunity to invest your time studying and plan new projects. Here’s the transcription of the drum comping played by the extraordinary Tony Williams on the tune “There is No Greater Love” … More Tony Williams comping on “There is No Greater Love”
Hi folks, here’s the full drum sheet music for Still a Friend of Mine by Incognito from the album Positivity (1993) with Richard Bailey on drums. The transcription includes 3 pages plus a drum notation key. The drum transcriptionis now available for purchase. https://gum.co/uRWVc
A new look for my blog and some optimization for the old articles keep me busy but I’m preparing new stuff, exercises, and articles, keep following me for updates. Since my video editing abilities have grown in the last month, the drum transcription for “Conversation” by Max Roach is now on Youtube as a scrolling … More Max Roach – Conversation (Video Drum Transcription)
Hi folks, here’s another Max Roach drum transcription: the trading fours played on Mack the Knife (known also as “Moritat”) from the album Saxophone Colossus (1956) by Sonny Rollins. The zip file includes the pdf plus an audio file of the drum part, enjoy. DOWNLOAD I’m very proud to announce that my blog has … More Max Roach – Mack the Knife (Drum Trading Fours)
Sounds from Rikers Island (Audio Fidelity, 1963) is an album by jazz pianist and composer Elmo Hope. It features Hope on piano, Lawrence Jackson on trumpet, Freddie Douglas on saxophones, John Gilmore on tenor, Ronnie Boykins on bass, Philly Joe Jones on drums, Earl Coleman and Marcelle Daniels on vocals. The tracklisting is comprised of … More Philly Joe Jones – One for Joe (Drum Solo Transcription)
For jazz lovers this month I’ll share two transcriptions from the work of Philly Joe Jones with two great jazz musicians… Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (Contemporary/Original Jazz Classics, 1957) is a legendary album, despite the physical shape and possible exaggerations Art Pepper created his milestone, with the support of Miles Davis’ rhythm section. Personnel … More Philly Joe with Art Pepper (Drum Transcription)
It’s a busy time, but here I am with a new jazz drum transcription. Conversation by Max Roach is a drum composition included in the album Deeds, Not Words (1958). The drum solo itself is a perfect example of the concept of melodic drumming (for further researches I recommend the instructional video “Melodic Drumming” by … More Max Roach – Conversation (Drum Transcription)
Here’s another of the collection “3 drum transcriptions” dedicated to one drummer or a specific music style. Max Roach is one of my favorite drummers, a great player and a creative soloist, one of the first to introduce the concept of melodic drumming (listen “Conversation” from the album Deeds Not Words). I chose from his works of … More 3 Max Roach Drum Transcriptions
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