About the Author

Mick Berry, MFA, is the coauthor of The Bassist's Bible and The Drummer's Bible and has been a performing musician for more than 35 years. He has toured the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and has performed with Henry Butler, Eddie Henderson, Michael Wolff, and E. C. Scott.

Reviews

"Quite an undertaking, researched and written with care... This 'bible' delivers some 400 notated drum grooves along with a historical perspective on each genre--noble and useful features indeed. It's comprehensive up to jungle/drum 'm bass and blas beats, and includes a recommended listening guide for further study. There's even klezmer, tarantella, odd-time over-the-bar polyrhythms, and something every drummer needs to know: how to play a proper Viennese waltz." -- Modern Drummer magazine, on the first edition "One of the finest and most complete texts ever written. It has every possible rhythm listed and recorded on CD. I highly recommend it for every drummer." --Louis Bellson, legendary drummer and author, Modern Reading Text in 4/4 "The amount of research that Mick Berry and Jason Gianni have done to write this book must have been absolutely colossal. It's the Encyclopedia Galactica of drumming." --Simon Phillips, drummer for Toto, The Who, Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck, Stanley Clarke, Mike Oldfield, and Gil Evans "An incredibly useful, accurate book/2-CD set. The recorded examples sound great and feel terrific." --Johnny Rabb, drummer for Hank Williams III and Tanya Tucker "A definitive guide to a multitude of styles, beats, and rhythms... [It] prepares percussionists for the diverse challenges and complexities of today's many demanding musical genres." --Mike Clark, drummer for Herbie Hancock, Michael Wolff, and the Headhunters