I had to fly myself down to LA just to audition like the rank and file rest of the people that auditioned for Frank. It was scary, you know, it was ridiculous. I walked in, […]
Category: Zappa
From the zone: Zappa transcription project
Daniel Bédard in Montréal did a really cool project: “I challenged myself in trying to transcribe one FZ song a week for a year. That year came to an end last September and due to […]
Transcription: Terry Bozzio / Dancin’ Fool – the cool parts
This is one of the cooler things in drumming to come out of the late 70s— Terry Bozzio’s fills on Frank Zappa’s Dancin’ Fool, from the album Sheik Yerbouti. I must’ve listened to this 500 […]
Groove o’ the day: Vinnie Colaiuta — The Central Scrutinizer
The pdf links for last week’s Zappa features are now down, so, to assuage the pain for those of you who missed them, here’s Vinnie Colaiuta’s drum groove from The Central Scrutinizer, the opening track […]
Best books – Even in the Odds by Ralph Humphrey
The classic text on odd meter playing by Zappa/Don Ellis drummer Ralph Humphrey, this book covers swing, funk, and solo patterns in 5/4, 7/4, 5/8, 7/8, and longer odd time signatures. Each meter gets a […]
Projects
Light posting for a couple of days while I proof a transcription/analysis I’m submitting to Drum! magazine– they’ve expressed interest in my Vinnie Colaiuta/Keep It Greasey piece (from the guitar solo in 19/16)- here’s hoping […]
Vinnie Colaiuta transcription – Frank Zappa’s Packard Goose
This is one of the hairier transcriptions I have ever done- Vinnie Colaiuta’s drum part from the guitar solo on Packard Goose, from Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Garage. I originally transcribed this- along with much of […]