Inside the Big Band Drum Chart is a first of its kind drum method that uses traditional & contemporary arrangements performed by a 17 piece jazz ensemble as the vehicle to study beats, musical form, ensemble phrasing, articulation, & interpretation. For each arrangement, there is “talk through” information explaining how the composition is played as well as transcriptions of key beats & melodic information that connects the “written drum part” to the music. The 248 page book includes a 2.5 hour