The Complete All-Around Drummer - Danny Gottlieb - 2 DVD set

DVD 1

Complete all-around drummers need to be able to play in any style, maintain solid grooves and have total command of their instrument. Danny Gottlieb taps his vast experience to help players at all levels become total musicians.

Drawing from his unique “Workshop Study Guide” that has helped thousands of players in clinics across the US and abroad, Danny covers everything from rudiments to powerful rock and jazz grooves. Essential drum pad exercises and in-depth advice will help you develop the speed and consistency needed to excel in both live performance and studio work.

Danny starts with sixteen basic rock and jazz exercises, showing techniques that novices and professionals alike will find invaluable. Then it's on to essential snare drum work, with Danny again providing the hands-on means to improve your chops and join the ranks of the top rock and jazz drummers.

An amazing 10-minute duet with Danny's long-time friend and mentor, master drummer Joe Morello, rounds off this DVD with a pyrotechnic display of percussive magic that is not to be missed!

90 MINUTES

DVD 2

On this second amazing DVD session, Danny Gottlieb surveys the techniques of the great musicians - Buddy Rich, Mel Lewis, Gary Chester, Airto Moreira, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny and Mark Egan - who have helped him become a “complete all-around drummer.” The lesson is filled with invaluable tips, important advice and inspiring musical ideas for all learning players.

Numerous hands-on exercises will help you develop the essential percussion techniques you'll need to play your best. Danny teaches big band beats and advanced drum set techniques that will set you up for all styles of music. He takes apart a variety of Brazilian grooves (samba, bossa nova, partito alto, etc.) and imparts a fascinating lesson in counting and playing complex rhythms using the Indian syllable method.

Finally, bassist Mark Egan joins Danny for a discussion of how a bassist and drummer successfully work together. They close the DVD with some sizzling duets to illustrate their long-time working method for creating blues and jazz grooves. The songs they perform include DePraw Blues, Willie's Blues and Waterfall Cafe.

90 MINUTES