Classic Solos and Drum Battles - Vol. 2 - DVD

Drum Classics Pack-This incredible 2-DVD set is filled with more than 2 hours of the greatest drum solos and battles from the best drummers around! Classic Drum Solos And Drum Battles Volume 1 presents 15 of the true 'legends of jazz drumming' in extended solos and in rare never-seen-before drum duels filmed over the last five decades. Among the highlights are uncut solos by big band legends Sonny Payne Rufus Jones Buddy Rich Sam Woodyard and Louie Bellson and small group giants Art Blakely and Joe Morello. Rare drum battles include meetings between Gene Krupa and Cozy Cole Buddy Rich and Ed Shaughnessy Chico Hamilton Gene Krupa and Lionel Hampton; Elvin Jones Sunny Murray and Art Blakely; and a once-in-a-lifetime battle between Buddy Rich and Jerry Lewis! A bonus track is the original theatrical trailer for The Gene Krupa Story never seen outside movie theatres where it was shown in 1958. A full-length commentary by drumming great Peter Erskine is a special DVD feature. Running time: 60:00 minutes Classic Drum Solos And Drum Battles Volume 2 features fifteen thunderous drum solos from legends like Buddy Rich Lionel Hampton Gene Krupa Papa Jo Jones Art Blakely Shelly Manne Sam Woodyard Rufus Jones and others spanning the years 1947-1989 many never before seen on home video or DVD. Bonus clips include Bobby Troupe’s 'history of the jazz drum set' from 1958 and a great segment featuring The Gene Krupa Jazz Trio impersonating Russian musicians from 1946! An extensive photo gallery is a special DVD feature. Running time: 73:00

More than a performance video this new release features four percussion powerhouses from the 2000 Modern Drummer Festival lineup. Japan's amazing export Akira Jimbo displays his incredible independence and command of many musical styles. Vastly talented Billy Ward (Robbie Robertson Carly Simon Bill Evans) performs two tracks from his Two Hands Clapping CD and talks about unconventional technique developing a groove and more. Hilary Jones (Lee Ritenour Dave Grusin Robben Ford) plays a beautiful solo and discusses playing with a linear approach. Drummer's drummer Vinnie Colaiuta performs 3 songs (25+ minutes of music!) with his group Karizma - David Garfield Michael Landau andNeil Stubenhaus. 90 minutes.

Includes Classic Drum Solos and Battles Volumes 1 and 2 And Classic Rock Drum Solos-This two-video boxed set documents Mike Portnoy's innovative drum stylings in the highly acclaimed fusion/progressive metal music of Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment. Volume One features music from both CDs by Liquid Tension Experiment and includes footage shot at Millbrook Studios where both were recorded. Mike performs eight songs/segments and breaks down parts from each explaining how to develop a toolbox of fills and patterns to draw from. Featured throughout is exclusive footage of the making of the first LTE album as well as rare live footage of the band. 89 minutes. Volume Two focuses on the music of Dream Theater and features footage shot at BeartracksStudios. Mike performs eleven songs/segments from the Falling into Infinity and Scenes from a Memory CDs and isolates the drum parts from each song. He discusses playing in odd-time signatures developing double bass technique soloing and much more. Includes exclusive live footage of Dream Theater from their 1998 World Tour. 86 minutes.