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Drum Legacy - Standing on
the Shoulders of Giants by Steve Smith
A key concept of learning to
play music is to assimilate the vocabulary, concepts, and
techniques of earlier generations of musicians, in order to
understand how the musical language of today evolved. This
is especially true for jazz drumming.
The “giants” of jazz drumming
assimilated the innovations of the generations before them,
and they were then able to build on these ideas, in order to
contribute new concepts to language of jazz drumming. In my
new Hudson Music DVD, "Steve Smith’s Jazz Legacy –
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants," this idea is
explored.
The program includes a one-hour
live performance with my group, Jazz Legacy, from the 2006
Modern Drummer Festival. The music that we played at the
concert: "A Night In Tunisia," "Three Card Molly," "Two Bass Hit,"
"Sister Cheryl," and more, was inspired by and associated
with some of my favorite jazz drummers, including: Art Blakey, Elvin
Jones, Philly Joe Jones and Tony Williams. As drummers, we
are all “Standing on the Shoulders” of these musical giants,
these are some of the drummers that laid the foundation of
not only jazz drumming, but all genres modern drumming.
There is a two-hour analysis and
demonstration of many of the ideas
that I played at the concert, and the various drum solos I
performed in the studio. This is accomplished with the
assistance of John Riley – master jazz drummer, educator and
author. John and I discuss how studying the giants of jazz
drumming has impacted us. The discussion is full of
insightful observations and clear demonstrations to help
viewers gain a deeper understanding of jazz drumming.
Also included in the package is
a new, "Live On Tour," CD from my group Jazz Legacy, taken
from performances during a recent west coast tour. The bonus
material includes bios of the jazz drummers discussed, a
viewing and listening guide for students of jazz drumming --
written by respected author/drummer Mark Griffith -- and
various transcriptions of my demonstrations.
The information is presented to
aid in the development and extension of the tradition of
jazz drumming. The double DVD is five hours long plus the
Live On Tour Jazz Legacy CD. List price will be $39.95.
that I played at the concert, and the various drum solos I
performed in the studio. This is accomplished with the
assistance of John Riley – master jazz drummer, educator and
author. John and I discuss how studying the giants of jazz
drumming has impacted us. The discussion is full of
insightful observations and clear demonstrations to help
viewers gain a deeper understanding of jazz drumming.