Tito Puente – Drumming with the Mambo King
Tito Puente – Drumming with the Mambo King
2nd edition
The late, great Tito Puente was a giant in the world of Latin music. This exceptional book/audio package, co-written with Jim Payne, includes an extensive biography of Tito, a history of Afro-Cuban music, archival photos and step-by-step instruction in Afro-Cuban music for timbales and drum set. Words of advice from the Mambo King himself accompany the timbale and drum set instructional examples by Tito and Jim Payne.
AND… inside the 187 page book is a link to 53 mp3 audio files including the original recordings of twelve of Tito’s classics, the mambos and cha chas that made him famous, along with band director Jose Madera’s authentic hand-written charts for these songs. Also included are transcriptions of three of Tito’s most famous timbale solos.
“Tito Puente left us his music and now his technique.”
“The best book on playing Timbales.”
“More than I bargained for, and worth every penny!”
“Jim Payne has authored two books that in my opinion are indispensable to any serious drummers’ library. In ‘Give The Drummers Some’ and ‘Tito Puente’s Drumming With The Mambo King’ he has provided an incredible wealth of information about two of the most important drumming styles in music today - Funk and Afro-Cuban. And now comes the news that Jim launching his new online teaching program! I say, save a spot for me! I know I’ll learn a lot when I go there.”
Chairman, Percussion Department, Berklee College of Music