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Drum Legacy - Standing on
the Shoulders of Giants
Drum Legacy - Standing on the
Shoulders of Giants, is the latest instructional video from
Steve Smith and Hudson Music. It is an amazing five hour
package that combines rare live footage of Steve's band,
Jazz Legacy, plus a treasure chest of instructional
elements.
It also includes a CD,
Live on Tour, recorded at Catalina's in Los Angeles!
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to purchase this package directly from Steve in his online store!
More About the
Product
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.
The program includes a one-hour
live performance with Jazz Legacy from the 2006
Modern Drummer Festival. The music includes: "A Night In Tunisia," "Three Card Molly," "Two Bass Hit,"
"Sister Cheryl," and more. The music was inspired by and associated
with some of Steve's 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,
and these are some of the drummers that laid the foundation of
not only jazz drumming, but all genres of modern drumming.
There is a two-hour analysis and
demonstration of many of the ideas
that Steve played at the concert, and the various drum solos
he
performed in the studio. This is accomplished with the
assistance of John Riley – a master jazz drummer, educator and
author. John and Steve discuss how studying the giants of jazz
drumming has impacted them. 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 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 Steve's 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.
that Steve played at the concert, and the various drum solos
he
performed in the studio. This is accomplished with the
assistance of John Riley – a master jazz drummer, educator and
author. John and Steve discuss how studying the giants of jazz
drumming has impacted them. The discussion is full of
insightful observations and clear demonstrations to help
viewers gain a deeper understanding of jazz drumming.