The Drummer’s Complete Vocabulary AS TAUGHT BY Alan Dawson 84 GOHN QAMSAYContents About the Author v Introduction vi George Alan Dawson viii Discography xi 1 The Rudiments \ ‘The American Rudiments 1 ‘The Swiss Rudiments 4 New Innovations 6 Chopsbuilders 8 ‘The Rudimental Ritual 11 Gary's Flams and Arvin's Diddles 22,23 2 Four-Way Coordination 25 “The First Three Ways 25,26 Filling In Triplets 27 Fight Triplet Ways 30 Advanced Four-Way Coordination 31 Triplet Partials 31 Odd-Time Blues 32 Special thanks to Julia for her unwavering support. Tanks to my father Percy: my sons Corey, Shak Niko, and Evans and my sisters (all three of them) Joy, Leslie, and Sandy. My deepest gratitude to Even Eighth-Note hdeas 34 Florence Dawson and the family for making this Jazz Mambo 34 book possible. Samba 35 ‘special thanks to Paul Siege! or his continued ‘The Kirby Special 36 faith and support in this project, and to Rob Walls, Joe Testa, Howard Goldberg, Dave Olsen, Fred Anton and everyone at DCl/Warner Bross Andy Zildjian and Steve Oksenuk at Sabian; to John Good Cut-Time Rock 36 ‘The ParaBossa and RuffBossa 37 “Oleo” 40 and Don Lombardi at Drum Workshop; Carol Excerpts fom Ted Reet’ Synopation 41 Calato and Vanik at Caloo Regal Tip John Foros Jonathan Gorman: and Ron Savage. Thanks to Jol 3 Single-Stroke Roll Exercises 15 Dom and Michael Weiner at 32 Records for “Blues Mixing Singles and Doubles 46 for Lester.” Thanks again to Wm, Brinkley for design; Nick Puopolo for the beautiful photography; Ken Predenberg, Kenny Updegraffe, and Jerry Steinhokz 4 Sobomg at Toca Percussion; Dean Anderson and Shawn Soloing Over an ABA Tune 48 Brown for the biography; Peter Kontrimas; and Solo Ideas 49 world-famous PBS Studios. Boston Eights 59 Doubles, Paradiddles, and Singles 47 “Blues for Lester” 62 Photagripy: Nick Puopoo, Winthrop, MA. Mr Puopoo has been afelance Trading 66 "azz photographer forthe past tiny years Cover and book design: Wi.R. Brinkley & Asoiates, Somerville, MA a