Chester Thompson

Chester Thompson, member of the group Genesis, has become known as the drummers' drummer. For over 26 years Chester has been performing with the likes of Ben E. King, Jack McDuff, George Duke, Phil Collins, the Pointer Sisters and Weather Report. He has also recorded and toured with Frank Zappa. Topics covered include: Building the weaker hand * Developing your foot technique * 4-way coordination * Easy ways to approach and count odd time signatures * Effectively practicing with a click track * How to approach and learn new material. Features a realistic environment with Pee Wee Hill on Mass, Michiko Hill on keyboard and John Goodsall on guitar. The accompanying booklet contains diagrams and fully notated examples and exercises that correspond exactly to the tape.