Monday, August 04, 2025

Jim Chapin - "Modern Jazz Drumming with Rhythm Backgrounds for Home Participation"

Maybe this is old news, but I had no idea this existed.

I've owned Jim Chapin's Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer for years, but never spent much time with it, and it definitely didn't come with a CD.  Lately I've been digging in to it, and enjoying it a lot.  Curious about a few questions I had about the material I jumped online and ended up stumbling upon this....


Though the book was first published in 1948, it looks like the record wasn't released until 1970.  But in it, Chapin goes through the entire book, playing every exercise alone, and some with a bass player.  It answers pretty much every question I've seen on various forums about the interpretation of the book.  So, it, like me, you are working through this book and find yourself wondering what Chapin intended then be sure to check out the playlist above.  It's all there.