These are a couple of books that I’ve been using in place of Igoe’s “Groove Essentials”. The “Drummer’s Play-Along” presents a rich variety of play along styles, figures and chart “road maps” that mimic charts you will find on gigs. These charts are much longer and more involved than GE. The “Drummers Wanted” has a wide variety of common drum grooves. The grooves are described succintly and are more authentic than GE. The wider breadth of styles is demonstrated in the variety of shuffles. There are six presented and each has a name and a discography to properly distinguish it. Together the two cost more than the commonly used book but I find they are well worth the cost since you will possess double the amount of study material with more authenticity.
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