A GUIDE TO THE: LATIN JAZZ GUIDE, A PATH TO AUTHENTIC PERCUSSION AND ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE BY JAMES DREIER THIS BOOK CONTAINS EXCERPTS OF THE ORIGINAL AND IS FOR CLINIC USE ONLY – PLEASE RETURN THIS CLINIC COPY AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION PLEASE GO TO WWW.LATINJAZZGUIDE.COM FOR MORE INFORAMTION AND RESOURCES Dedicated to Bill and Mary Ellen Dreier Edited by Ronny Schif and Maggie Schmidt Production by Charylu Roberts & O.Ruby Productions www.SelfPublishMusicBooks.com Cover Art: Drew Morton Rhythm Section Score Editor: Steve Shanley Additional Contributions: Ed East James Dreier Portrait: Molly Long Photography Photos Courtesy of Latin Percussion ISBN 978-1-4950-2897-7 Copyright © 2015 James Dreier All Rights Reserved Table of Contents Foreword..............................................................................6 About the Percussion Solutions and Rhythms Section Practice, Play-along Scores . 8 Section 1 t Te World of Latin Jazz and the Tree Spheres ............................10 A Brief History of Latin Jazz ............................................................11 Latin Rhythms/Style Chart .............................................................13 Road Map to Style Interpretation ........................................................ 14 Cuban, Clave-based Sphere .............................................................17 Brazilian-based Sphere .................................................................18 Caribbean-based Sub-Sphere............................................................19 FAQ About Playing Latin Jazz ...........................................................20 Section 2 t Te Cuban, Clave-Based Sphere .........................................22 Family of Common Cuban Percussion Instruments ........................................23 Cuban Musical Characteristics .......................................................... 24 FAQ About Playing Cuban, Clave-based Jazz ..............................................29 Mambo Basic Info Chart .......................................................31 Mambo Check List ......................................................32 Basic Percussion Solutions Score . 33 Advanced Percussion Solutions Score......................................34 Rhythm Section Practice, Play-along Score ................................. 35 Mambo Performance Tips................................................36 Brief Background ....................................................... 39 Cha cha chá Basic Info Chart .................................................... 41 Cha Cha Chá Check List .................................................42 Basic Percussion Solutions Score . 43 Advanced Percussion Solutions Score......................................44 Rhythm Section Practice, Play-along Score ................................. 45 Cha Cha Chá (Boogaloo) Performance Tips ................................46 Brief Background ....................................................... 49 Rumba Basic Info Chart ........................................................51 Rumba Check List ......................................................52 Basic Percussion Solutions Score . 53 Advanced Percussion Solutions Score......................................54 Rhythm Section Practice, Play-along Score ................................. 55 Rumba Performance Tips ................................................ 56 Brief Background ....................................................... 60 Afro-Cuban 6/8 (Bembe) Basic Info Chart .........................................62 Afro-Cuban 6/8 Check List...............................................63 Basic Percussion Solutions Score . 64 LATIN JAZZ GUIDE Advanced Percussion Solutions Score......................................65 Rhythm Section Practice, Play-along Score ................................. 66 Afro-Cuban 6/8 (Bembe) Performance Tips ................................67 Brief Background ....................................................... 71 Songo Basic Info Chart .........................................................73 Songo Check List .......................................................74 Basic Percussion Solutions Score . 75 Advanced Percussion Solutions Score......................................76 Rhythm Section Practice, Play-along Score ................................. 77 Songo Performance Tips ................................................78 Brief Background ....................................................... 81 Boléro Basic Info Chart ......................................................... 82 Boléro Check List .......................................................83 Percussion Solutions Score ............................................... 84 Rhythm Section Practice, Play-along Score ................................. 85 Boléro Performance Tips.................................................86 Brief Background ....................................................... 88 Section 3 t Te Brazilian-Based Sphere .............................................89 Family of Brazilian-Based Percussion Instruments ......................................... 90 Brazilian Musical Characteristics ........................................................ 91 FAQ About Playing Brazilian-Based Jazz..................................................95 Samba Basic Info Chart.........................................................96 Samba Check List .......................................................97 Basic Percussion Solutions Score . 98 Advanced Percussion Solutions Score......................................99 Rhythm Section Practice, Play-along Score ................................100 Samba Performance Tip ................................................101 Brief Background ...................................................... 104 Bossa Nova Basic Info Chart....................................................106 Bossa Nova Check List..................................................107 Basic Percussion Solutions Score . 108 Advanced Percussion Solutions Score.....................................109 Rhythm Section Practice, Play-along Score ................................110 Bossa Nova Performance Tips ...........................................111 Brief Background ...................................................... 113 Baião Basic Info Chart.........................................................114 Baião Check List .......................................................115 Percussion Solutions Score .............................................. 116 Rhythm Section Practice, Play-along Score ................................117 Baião Performance Tips.................................................118 Brief Background ...................................................... 120 Partido Alto (Samba Partido Alto) Basic Info Chart ................................ 122 Partido Alto Check List .................................................123 Basic Percussion Solutions Score . 124 Advanced Percussion Solutions Score.....................................125 Rhythm Section Practice, Play-along Score ................................126 Partido Alto Performance Tips...........................................127 Brief Background ...................................................... 129 Section 4 t Caribbean-Based Sub-Sphere ......................................... 130 Family of Common Caribbean-Based Percussion Instruments ..............................131 Caribbean Musical Characteristics ......................................................132 FAQ About Playing Caribbean-Based Jazz ...............................................134 Calypso/Soca Basic Info Chart ..................................................135 Calypso/Soca Check List ................................................136 Basic Percussion Solutions Score . 137 Advanced Percussion Solutions Score.....................................138 Rhythm Section Practice, Play-along Score ................................139 Calypso/Soca Performance Tips..........................................140 Brief Background ...................................................... 142 Merengue Basic Info Chart ..................................................... 143 Merengue Check List ...................................................144 Basic Percussion Solutions Score . 145 Advanced Percussion Solutions Score.....................................146 Rhythm Section Practice, Play-along Score ................................147 Merengue Performance Tips.............................................148 Brief Background ...................................................... 151 Section 5 t More Direction, Resources and Tools .................................. 152 Where’s the Clave? Finding the Proper Clave Type and Direction ...........................153 Set Up, Tuning and Maintenance of Latin Percussion Instruments (by Ed East) ...............158 Appendix A: Family of Cuban, Clave Patterns ............................................ 161 Appendix B: Partial List of Important Latin and Latin Jazz Musicians and Groups.........162 Appendix C: Glossary of Latin Jazz Terms ...............................................165 See www.latinjazzguide.com for additional resources, information and exclusive customer content. LATIN JAZZ GUIDE Road Map to Style Interpretation How do you fnd the proper Latin style when there is no specifc style indication on the part or score? Here are some steps to help you to identify style authenticity and consistency (where none may exist).