New 2005 Book inc. 2 CDs. This book features 12 original compositions especially written to develop improvisational as well as comping skills with an emphasis on rhythm. Each piece deals with a specific rhythmical task: off-beats; repeating motifs; syncopation; swing/latin; hybrids; bebop; polyrhythms; 4/4 - 3/4 hybrids; 6/8; odd-metre [5/4 - 7/4] and is presented in order of increasing complexity.
