Best percussion books written?

[mceagle81]

I don't really post anything on ramd but I have been curious for a while. What
are some of your favorite percussion books written out there. Think about this,
Im not asking for the baddest drumlines who ramed the most notes but what
arrangers have done an outsanding job in writting appropriatly for a drumline
or show.

personal favorites (not in any order)

-Thom Hannum and Collin Mcnutt- Crossmen 98-for sure....
can't forget about bones 97 either.

-any of Jim Casellas work since 96 with vanguard-

Star 93- not many notes but was outsanding work if you look at the show.
another great book by Thom Hannum. Please correct my if im wrong with any of
these.

Mike.

[Doug C.]

I always loved SCV 1991. I thought that it was revolutionary, and changed the way
marching percussion has been written for since.
--
doug
'We are ONE'

[effuhz]

Cavies 92!

effuhz

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[Rigoleto63]

..... And this comes from a horn player.
Garfield Cadets '87
Bridgeman '80
Cadets '92

[Whitefolks79]

93 Star - the best, hands down
97-01 SCV - the closest to the best. JC's the best in the activity
90-91 SCV - even though it's Sco Jo, these lines still kept the activity
evolving. And those tenors...
87 SCV - Ralph pushes the activity from the west
89, 93 Cadets - Aungst pushes from the east
95 Phantom - perhaps a strange choice...but listen to the interplay with the
pit and battery and horns. Very effective in my opinion. Better than most
that year, at least.

[Opiedrums]

Some of these selections surprise me. I personally like beats, and lots of `em.
(Yes, of course they have to be musical, thanks.) Two of my picks would be 91
vanguard and 89 cadets. 91 crossmen and 93 cadets were rad too. These are the
drum books that make want to play and subsequently smash something in delight

-Bill.

[Simon]

97 cadets

[sarnia sam]

Anything Fred Sanford wrote for SCV. Particularly 74, 75, 79, 80.

27th 1980.

Harry Clark's books for Oakland Crusaders 75/76/77.

Marty Hurly's stuff for Phantom late 70's, early 80's

Blue Devils 76 through 83.

Dennis Delucia's Bridgemen stuff 77 - 83.

Sammy Kayes, Optimists 76/77 Oaklands 78 (neat books, not played to potential)

Regards,
John Swartz

[Jpmunroe33]

Star '93, the most musical book ever written
Garfield '87
Garfield'88, very overlooked, but some of Hannum's finest writing
Garfield "85
SCV '97-'00
XMen '98
Xmen '91
Cadets '89

[Derrick Lewis]

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I have to be honest here. The best books ever written was;

Cadets 89,93,2000
Star 93
SCV-98 99
BD 97 (OH MY GOD)
Bridgemen 83

[Hadam16]

91 devils, that opening tenor lick was so sweet

[Adam Correia]

The opening tenor lick was revised BIG TIME in '95 when BD played Caribe
again, check that out, NOW THAT'S AMAZING!!! So what I'm saying BD's '95
Tenor SOLO!!!

Adam

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[Andy Smith]

WOW. 10 replies to the original and no one yet has mentioned Tom
Float? All due props to Fred and Marty and Dennis, but DAYUM! Float
wrote some of the hottest jazz and spanish percussion books ever
written. Spirit 80, Blue Devils 83, 84....On and on and on. Not only
were these books challenging, but they were written to accompany the
horns in a way that I don't think anyone has ever done. Just my humble
opinion. :)

Regards,
Andy Smith
CorpsVets 99-01

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[Mike Winterberg]

Caribe... are you sure? According to corpsreps, it was Commencement... and,
I've heard the original version of Caribe (which is just too damn weird for
my tastes); sounds nothing like it, until the part when the tenors are
doubling the brass with the shots, and the bassline with the double stops as
the answer to the brass' shots. But, then in the Blue Devils Book of
Drumming it DOES list it as Caribe... (which caused confusion for myself at
the time)

Anyways, both versions are very cool. I like '95 better, though (including
the opening statement to it, the version in 1991 just sounded too "happy").

--Michael Winterberg

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[Jay Morlot]

Dennis Delucias 1972, and 1973 Hawthorne Muchachos drum books are some
of the best stuff written. So musical and tasteful, with NO pit to speak
of. By far, they should be high on the list of "BEST percussion books
written".
If you have never heard this stuff, It is very worth the time.
Jay

[Doug C.]

Anyone know where I can find recordings?

--
doug
'We are ONE'

[Sarnia Sam]

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> WOW. 10 replies to the original and no one yet has mentioned Tom
> Float? All due props to Fred and Marty and Dennis, but DAYUM! Float
> wrote some of the hottest jazz and spanish percussion books ever
> written. Spirit 80, Blue Devils 83, 84....On and on and on. Not only
> were these books challenging, but they were written to accompany the
> horns in a way that I don't think anyone has ever done. Just my humble
> opinion. :)

Posted a day before you asked:

"sarnia sam" <jswartz...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Anything Fred Sanford wrote for SCV. Particularly 74, 75, 79, 80.
>
> 27th 1980.
>
> Harry Clark's books for Oakland Crusaders 75/76/77.
>
> Marty Hurly's stuff for Phantom late 70's, early 80's
>
> Blue Devils 76 through 83.
>
> Dennis Delucia's Bridgemen stuff 77 - 83.
>
> Sammy Kayes, Optimists 76/77 Oaklands 78 (neat books, not played to
potential)

The BD line would include Tom. There isn't any mention of anyone after 1983,
since in 84 rules changes and the beginning of the undue influence of drill
writers on the music percussionists were playing meant percussion books that
soaked up too much water.

I believe Tom did his best work in 82 and 83 as a writer, which is why no
mention of Spirit. This thread is about writing books, not clean lines (if
such a thing exists anymore), something I think was lost on a few.

Also mentioning Tom must include Catherine as well since she wrote the pit
parts.

Regards,
John Swartz
Oakland Crusaders 77-80

[RyanSnare21]

Phantom Regiment 1996... Lee Beddis wrote a book which was exquisitely blended
with the rest of the arrangements.

Ryan

[Robert Brown]

>DAYUM! Float
>wrote some of the hottest jazz and spanish percussion books ever
>written. Spirit 80, Blue Devils 83, 84....On and on and on. Not only
>were these books challenging, but they were written to accompany the
>horns in a way that I don't think anyone has ever done. Just my humble
>opinion. :)
>

And those of us in the horn line had fun playing with those
incrredible drum lines !!!!

Rob
BD 81-85

[Douglas Lieux]

> > Star 93- not many notes but was outsanding work if you look at the show.
> > another great book by Thom Hannum. Please correct my if im wrong with any of
> > these.
> >
> > Mike.

Whatchu mean not many notes?!?!?!?!?!?! Maybe it's the outstanding
use of dynamic control so rarely seen at that level. Or the sheer
performance ability of the line. Or the incredible, mind-numbing
quality of sound. Whatever it is; they had plenty of it...

Oh yeah, here's my favorites:

DCI:

Mark Thurston-Crossmen 91,92
Scott Johnson-BD 94,95,96
Thom Hannum-Garfield 87, Star 91,92,93

DCA:

Dan Delong-Westshoremen 93,94,95,96,97 Reading 98,99
Robbie Robinson-Bushwackers 92,93 Hawthorne 97

Humble opinions only,
Doug