The Roots of Groove: R&B/Soul & Contemporary Funk Styles for the Drums

The Roots of Groove: R&B/Soul & Contemporary Funk Styles for the Drums. (The Collective: Contemporary Styles Series). For Drums. Percussion. Softcover with CD. 32 pages. Hal Leonard #CO9. Published by Hal Leonard.

Versatile drummer Pat Petrillo delivers a concise historical perspective on R&B and funk drumming. Each chapter in the book covers an important substyle of R&B, for which Pat provides instantly usable and clearly explained grooves. The text describes the history of each groove, including recommended listening. Play-along tracks are also included.