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But without his attention to detail, it wouldn’t amount to a pile of beans. 38 ROY HAYNES, TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON, AND JACK DEJOHNETTE by Ken Micallef Stoked by camaraderie, three jazz greats uncover mysteries of Rick Malkin the past and point to fertile rhythmic ground for the future. 52 INFLUENCES: 12 UPDATE ALEX VAN HALEN • The Allman Brothers Band’s JAIMOE by Jon Wurster • Creed’s SCOTT PHILLIPS You know who it is the second you hear the crack of that • Multi-Instrumentalist STEVE HONOSHOWSKY Carl Vernlund snare drum. Like a musical fingerprint, Alex Van Halen’s sound and style are singularly his own. 30 PORTRAITS Veteran Jazzer DAVID CALARCO 84 WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT...? Iron Maiden’s CLIVE BURR ENTER TO WIN ONE OF THREE INCREDIBLE PRIZES FROM DW, PACIFIC DRUMS AND PERCUSSION, AND ZILDJIAN! Contest 54 GET THE BEST: valued $ at over 4,700! QUEEN, DAVID BOWIE, ELO page 85 by Ilya Stemkovsky Compilation albums that really pack a punch—plus further must- have tracks. This month: glammy pop-rock from across the pond. Education 88 56 ROCK ’N’ JAZZ CLINIC Composing on the Drumset Simple Ways to Bring More Intention to Your Grooves by Robert Brian 58 BASICS The Big Finish! Quick Tips on How to End Songs by Jeremy Hummel 62 ROCK PERSPECTIVES Burning on Double Bass Basic Hand/Foot Patterns by Todd “Vinny” Vinciguerra 64 CONCEPTS Inner Drumming Listening With All Four Limbs, Part 2 by George Marsh 68 RUDIMENTAL SYMPOSIUM The Official 26 Polyrhythm Rudiments 96 16 Part 2: Drags, Paradiddles, Ratamacues, and Open Rolls by Peter Magadini Bill Bernstein Departments 8 AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW Shake It Up by Michael Parillo 10 READERS’ PLATFORM 16 ASK A PRO Gimme 10! with HORACEE ARNOLD • BRANN DAILOR • Back Through the Stack With OMAR HAKIM Walter Willems and Jakub Mulik 18 IT’S QUESTIONABLE 19th-Century Snare • 20 Technology Corner: DIY Decoupling 78 SHOWCASE FEATURING DRUM MARKET 88 CRITIQUE 92 BACKBEATS Guitar Center’s 2011 Drum-Off Grand Finals 96 KIT OF THE MONTH Pedals to the Metal 28 Equipment Alex Solca 20 PRODUCT CLOSE-UP • MEINL Classics Custom Extreme Metal Cymbals • CANOPUS Yaiba Aluminum Snare Drum • Q DRUM COMPANY Galvanized Steel Drumset and Raw Copper Plate Snare • REMO Clear Vintage Emperor and Ambassador X14 Drumheads 26 ELECTRONIC REVIEW ROLAND SPD-SX Sampling Pad 28 GEARING UP VIRGIL DONATI MD DIGITAL SUBSCRIBERS! When you see this icon, click on a shaded 72 NEW AND NOTABLE box on the page to open the audio player. Note: Shaded boxes appear when you first New at NAMM 2012 view a digitally enhanced page, and then they fade; they will reappear when you roll over the area. Sign up online! AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW MODERNDRUMMER FOUNDER MODERN DRUMMER ADVISORY BOARD: Kenny Aronoff, Eddie Bayers, RONALD SPAGNARDI Bill Bruford, Harry Cangany, Dennis 1943–2003 DeLucia, Les DeMerle, Len DiMuzio, Peter Erskine, Vic Firth, Bob Gatzen, Shake It Up Danny Gottlieb, Sonny Igoe, Jim Keltner, PUBLISHER/CEO Paul Leim, Peter Magadini, George Marsh, Rod Morgenstein, Andy ISABEL SPAGNARDI Newmark, Neil Peart, Ed Shaughnessy, ’m lucky enough to be part of a Steve Smith, Billy Ward, Dave Weckl, Iband that’s been together for SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Paul Wertico. more than twelve years. A lot has LORI SPAGNARDI CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: happened in that time—albums Patrick Berkery, David Ciauro, John Emrich, Mike Haid, Dr. Asif Khan, Rick have been made, shows have VICE PRESIDENT Mattingly, Ken Micallef, Mark Parsons, been played in far-flung locations, KEVIN W. KEARNS Martin Patmos, Jeff Potter, Will Romano, Bernie Schallehn, Ilya Stemkovsky, kids have been born—and I count Stephen Styles, Robin Tolleson, Lauren my bandmates among the closest ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Vogel Weiss, Paul Wells. TRACY A. KEARNS friends I’ve ever had. Anyone MODERN DRUMMER magazine who’s been in a band for a long (ISSN 0194-4533) is published EDITORIAL DIRECTOR monthly by time knows that it reaches the MODERN DRUMMER Publications, Inc., point where you’re able to com- ADAM J. BUDOFSKY 12 Old Bridge Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. 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