Reviews for Timekeepers

The average rating for Timekeepers based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-01-30 00:00:00 Jason Brooks For the amount of information dispensed on jazz drummers, this is an excellent resource. The book identifies the fathers of jazz drumming, Baby Dodds, Zutty Singleton, and Papa Jo Jones (father of modern jazz drumming), explains their techniques and upbringings, and expounds on many other drummers, known and unknown, very effectively. The only drawback of the book is that the writing can be very mechanical and doesn't flow very well at many parts in the book. In fact, it wouldn't be a stretch to say that parts of the book are poorly written. But, the "Jazz Drumming Tree" section in Ch. 5, which connects many drummers back to Baby, Zutty, and Papa Jo, is worthy of a 4 stars alone. I mainly value the book as a great source of information. A recommended read.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-11-30 00:00:00 Murilo Correa I think you must have to be really interested in Ragtime to want to read this, but it is comprehensive and marvelous and Terry is a great writer. I bought this book from him at the World Champion Old Time Piano Competition in 2019 in Oxford MS. Got to chat with him quite a bit and hear him play a bunch of Eubie Blake. He was a guest judge. Also this version has some color reproductions of some early ragtime covers and minstrel songs that are pretty amazing quality. Recommended for the curious...