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An incredible audio/book/charts package which features an all-star band  including Dave, Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, John Patitucci a nd Steve  Lukather. A studio chart is included for each of the nine songs, plus a  detailed book in which Dave describes his grooves and fills, and his  analysis of each chart.That having been said, it’s a detailed and intense read. There’s a lot  of information packed into a relatively short publication. I have  frequently persuaded my drumming students to buy this package, but as  soon as they’ve got it I’ve swiped it from them and gone through the  entire text with a highlighter pen, to pick out the REALLY relevant  parts, before giving it back to them. I think that helps. I’m not saying  the rest of it isn’t relevant; just that there’s so much information  contained in it, it could be a bit of a jungle for younger, less  experienced drummers.Dave Weckl (born January 8, 1960) is a highly acclaimed jazz fusion  drummer. His idol being the legendary drummer and big band leader Buddy  Rich, Weckl majored in jazz studies at the University of Bridgeport in  Connecticut. Starting out on the New York fusion scene in the early  1980s, Weckl soon found himself working with artists such as Paul Simon,  Madonna, George Benson, Michel Camilo and Anthony Jackson. His most  famous early work though, where his popularity blossomed, was in Chick  Corea’s Elektric Band from 1985 to 1991.