George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic, often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named it one of the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In the words...
George Lawrence Stone's Accents and Rebounds, the follow-up to the classic Stick Control, builds on the basics with accent routines and more advanced rhythms to improve the player's finesse and contro...
Many jazz artists (recently includiing Diana Krall) have recorded this bluesy gem. George's skillfully paced version opens with a hard-hitting intro followed by the saxes on the slow and evocativee me...
Here is a marvelous big band setting of this bebop classic from Miles Davis. Arranged in a medium up-tempo swing feel, this chart is loaded with great ensemble writing with the melody being traded amo...
Collected in one place for the first time, Technique of Percussion reproduces 143 columns written by George Lawrence Stone, author of the classic Stick Control for the Snare Drummer, between 1946 and...
Recently recorded by Diana Krall on her popular CD Love Scenes, George Stone has taken a similar approach and created this sensual and engaging version for jazz ensemble. The slow and soft swing style...
Challenge your group with this swinger including a samba bridge! Features include solo space for tenor and/or optional trumpet, some great drum fill space, a nice sax soli, and lead trumpet to high D...
Mallet Control has similarities to the Stone classic Stick Control in its attention to control, coordination, and flexibility, and includes work to improve the weaker hand. Exercises include single st...
This new and re-engraved edition of George Lawrence Stone's Mallet Control applies Stone's famous Stick Control techniques to all varieties of mallet instruments. Special attention is given to control...
George Lawrence Stone was one of the founders of NARD, the National Association of Rudimental Drummers, and this thorough and compact reference book begins with the original 26 Essential Rudiments of...
It's not very often that we offer a trombone feature, but this classic tune by Ray Noble in the capable hands of George Stone seemed like a natural fit. Beautifully scored in a ballad style.
This often recorded standard is expertly arranged by George Stone in a medium swing style. Filled with creative harmonies and soaring ensemble figures, this is truly an outstanding choice for contest...
Here's a great-sounding Latin treatment of one of the best holiday songs ever written. George's chart features creative harmonies and very reasonable technical demands.
This is a samba/mambo which features both trombone and trumpet solos. A distinctive bolero section offers a refreshing style change for a soprano sax soloist. Instrumentation includes four trumpets,fo...
Medium swing. 1/4 note = 144. Great ensemble writing. Solo changes on 1st tenor sax and 1st trombone. Nice shout chorus. Flute doubles. Optional percussion.
Straight-ahead, hard-swing shuffle with solos for alto and tenor. Soprano lead on extensive sax soli.
Bright swing, unison bop line for alto, tenor, bari, trumpet and guitar. Fun changes for tenor sax and trumpet solos. Challenging development section for the whole ensemble and sax soli/ensemble shout...
As the title suggests, it is a straight ahead swinger from start to finish. There is a unique rhythm section intro (with optional flute) followed by the band's statement of the melody and a large sax...
This is a bright tempo swinger featuring solos for both alto sax and guitar, and a lead trumpet note of written high D. It is very suitable as a festival or concert opener due to its intensity and app...
Unique chart featuring an acoustic and an electric bass together, as well as a jazz and a rock groove. Scored with an optional guitar part to cover one of the bass parts. Doubles
Medium rock shuffle with soprano lead. Open solo section for any instrument and an extensive sax soli.
Medium samba that features Flugelhorn solo. Doubles - flute and soprano
A valuable book for drummers on stick control, written by George Lawrence Stone.
Classed in 1993 by a review in 'Modern Drummer' as one of the top 25 Percussion books. Written by George Lawrence Stone, a renowned national personality and a specialist in the rudiments of Drum and S...
