Re: Percussion!

Mark Turner (mturner@netcom.com)
Mon, 12 Feb 1996 09:20:57 -0800 (PST)


Joey Fong sez:
>
> My last request was for latin/Brazilian stuff. Thanks for all the
> recommendations. This time I'm looking for good percussion stuff. A
> while ago I saw a box set called Drums, Drums, Drums. It traced the
> "evolution" of drumming, from monkeys banging on tree trunks (don't ask,
> I don't know) through latin and other forms, all the way up to the drum
> tracks laid down in house and techno stuff. (Anyone know the set I'm
> talking about? Is it worth the 30 or so dollars?)
>
Perhaps you are thinking about THE BIG BANG, a compilation on
the Ellipsis Arts label. If so, I haven't heard it but everything
on that label is done with extreme care and good taste, and I
would highly recommend it.

-- 
 Mark Turner
 mturner@netcom.com