CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1. Bebop; 2. from Swing to Bop-The Visionaries; 3. Transitional figures; 4. The Innovators; 5. Into the 1950s; 6. Other significant figures; APPENDIX 1 Drum Rudiments; APPENDIX 2 Transcriptions of Drum Solos; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; DISCOGRAPHY; THE INTERVIEWEES; INDEX
Summary
Burt Korall is widely recognized as the most authoritative writer on jazz drumming. His first book Drummin' Men--The Heartbeat of Jazz: The Swing Era is considered a classic. Now, in this exciting sequel, Korall offers a richly informative history of drumming in the Bebop era. Korall looks at this music through the eyes of the musicians themselves, covering a whole range of important jazz drummers, but focusing upon the most original and significant--principally Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, and Art Blakey. Korall provides a knowledgeable background about the history of bebop--and the unfortunate a
