![]() ![]() In addition to practice material, there are sections with historical background of Brazilian music and history, notes on sound of the instruments, explanations of the various song styles, examples of rhythm section parts, and a very useful glossary. In 144 pages it presents a huge amount of information in very concise, manageable chapters. It reads and operates- very appealingly- more like a professional manual than a typical drum book (Ralph Humphrey's Even in the Odds would be another one with that feeling about it). I've been using it almost daily for several months now, and not only is it a model of what a genre book should be, it's quickly turning into one of my favorite drum books, period. The Essence of Brazilian Percussion and Drum Set is the little sister of Uribe's massive volume on Afro-Cuban percussion. Like doing macramé at a Bahai temple while tripping on LSD, I imagine. This is an older record than the others, and very much from the 70's- quite clearly- I mean to tell you there is no ambiguity whatever on that question- none. Moose the Mooche is the standout, along with some nice originals I don't know the titles of. I guess people don't dig Redman at this early stage of his career, but that doesn't matter- it's a great ensemble performance. Tunes include Cherry's Art Deco, Bemsha Swing, When Will The Blues Leave, Body & Soul, and The Blessing. One of the most relaxed and unpretentious drum performances ever- I wish more people would emulate that. It's hard to pick a favorite track from the first side I think the wash of brushes on Lonely Woman is the star of the show, though.Ĭherry and Higgins plus Charlie Haden and James Clay. Word is that Metheny wasn't thrilled with this record- he thought the band played better on other occasions. ![]() There's also a sense of a new level of mastery in his playing- it feels as natural as breathing. The advances in recording technology since the classic Blue Note and Ornette records of the 50's and 60's really agree with him, and his delicate touch really communicates. These are four records from what is for me the classic phase of Higgins' career in terms of his sound- he's got that heavy-ish rivet cymbal and floppy snare drum sound, and is nice and present in the mix. I guess I could've called this Higgins and Haden. ![]()
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