STANTON MOORE
On the 3-hour Groove Alchemy DVD, Stanton presents a historical overview of some of
the most important drum grooves in history, showing the basic elements and conceptual
development of each groove. He then shows you how to learn from the past and
develop your own complete vocabulary for creating new funk grooves
and patterns on the drumset.
Starting with an in-depth study of the James Brown drummers (especially Clyde
Stubblefield and Jabo Starks) and Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste of the Meters, Groove
Alchemy goes far beyond a mere history lesson by applying Stanton's concepts for
making your own playing more creative, musical, and funky. Topics include using
variation and style combination to create new grooves, using rhythmic structures
and clave ideas for advanced drum set vocabulary, hi-hat concepts, getting creative
with backbeat grooves, a look at how to develop swing and shuffle grooves, and
more. Intercut with the educational segments, Stanton's trio also performs new
tracks from their latest CD (also called Groove Alchemy, Telarc Records),
showing how many of the grooves discussed are applied directly to the music.
Bonus features include slow-motion segments of key grooves.
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Length: 189 Minutes (DVD)
Released: Mar 23, 2010
Studio: Hudson Music