"The Art of Drumming" includes
exercises written specifically to expand the musician’s sense of
phrasing over the barline and to develop self-confidence in a deeper
sense of time, while enhancing a sense of melodic and polyrhythmic
phrasing.
The exercises are designed to expand the musician’s
self-understanding and to introduce a system for developing a more
efficient use of energy while aiding in the removal of all unnecessary
tension. In addition the book includes six solo transcriptions by some of the most influential drummers in the history of jazz drumming.