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Von Pete YorkTHE „JAZZTRAINING“ BOOK WILL BE A VERY USEFUL AID TO ANY DRUMMER WISHING TO BECOME FLUENT IN THIS PERCUSSION ART. ONE OF THE GREATS, ARTIE SHAW, SAID THE DRUMMER SHOULD KEEP TIME AND HELP THE BAND. A SIMPLE PHRASE BUT SAYS IT ALL. ANDY‘S BOOK GOES INTO CLEAR DETAIL ABOUT THE ABILITIES YOU WILL NEED TO DO JUST THIS. AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE EXERCISES AND PLAYALONGS YOU WILL NEED TO LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN TO THE WHOLE JAZZ STORY. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF BABY DODDS ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO A YOUNG MODERNIST LIKE BRIAN BLADE. JAZZ HAS BEEN HEARD FOR ONLY ABOUT A HUNDRED YEARS, IT‘S NOT SO LONG. ALONGSIDE WHAT YOU LEARN FROM THE BOOK YOU MUST GET THOSE CANS ON AND PLAY ALONG WITH THE GREATS. HALF AN HOUR OF BASIE A DAY WILL HAVE YOU SWINGING AND FEELING GOOD.„JAZZTRAINING“ IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND BEAUTIFULLY LAID OUT SO THAT IT IS A PLEASURE TO HAVE THE PAGES IN FRONT OF YOU. BOOKS SHOULD BE FUN TO WORK WITH AND THIS ONE IS. A JAZZ DRUMMER NEEDS ENTHUSIASM AND LOVE FOR THE MUSIC AND ANDY‘S BOOK WILL STIMULATE YOU IN BOTH. THOSE OF YOU JUST GETTING INTERESTED IN THIS FASCINATING WORLD WILL SOON REALISE THAT JAZZ IS PERHAPS THE HIGHEST FORM OF PERSONAL MUSIC EXPRESSION THERE IS. YOU ARE CREATING FRESH IDEAS IN EVERY BAR EVERY TIME YOU PLAY. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS MUSIC AROUND 1950 WHEN I WAS A SCHOOLBOY. I DIDN‘T KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT IT WAS EXCITING AND FUN. LATER IN MY LIFE I HAD 5 NUMBER ONE HITS IN THE CHARTS BUT IT DIDN‘T SATISFY ME HALF AS MUCH AS SWINGING A BIG BAND. Pete York, Grünwald 2010. „Jazztraining is easy to understand and beautifully laid out so that it is a pleasure to have the pages in front of you. Books should be fun to work with and this one is!“ Pete York„Endlich ein Paket, das nicht nur Fortgeschrittenen, sondern auch Anfängern den einfachen Einstieg in diese wunderbare Stilistik ermöglicht. Kein elitäres Fachgesimpel, sondern ein praktischer, spielerischer Weg zum Musik machen – Jazzmusik machen. Großartig!“ Benny Greb„Danke Andy, habe wieder richtig Lust zu Üben! Ein umfassendes Werk, klar strukturiert und äusserst angenehm formuliert, als Sahnehaube noch sieben inspirierende Playalongs. Toll!“ Oli Rubow