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Apr 2 05 5:49 PM

I'll have to work through a bit more to give a decent "appraisal"

Just as an overview though, here's the stuff the book covers:

Book I

Improvisation
Cymbal rhythms
Interaction of parts
Meter within meter
Song form
Rhythm section
Clave: a universal rhythm
Phrasing: think like a horn
Muscular tension
Body motion

Book II

Ways of practice
Performance patterns

Book III

Ways of practice
Performance patterns


In total, about 120 pages of stuff