"This book is a critical introduction to much of the important creative insight into the whole feeling of movement in music, with a strong implication of both regularity and differentiation.
I recommend this book highly for musicians, on all levels, as a means of nurturing their rhythmic creativity."
Dr. Yusef Lateef
"As open and generous as the author himself, Pure Rhythm is an excellent and essential introduction to world rhythms. Presented step by step in a clear, intelligent and systematic format, this is a long overdue classic in the field.”
John Zorn
"Pure Rhythm provides an excellent and useful tool for those who wish to advance their knowledge of rhythm."
Jack DeJohnette
Pure Rhythm is an applied guide to the world of rhythm. Written in a clear user friendly, graphic notation, a vast number of traditional beat patterns, plus a remarkable array of innovative metric variations are presented in a step-by-step systematic format. The book offers an in depth training tool and reference book is for the instrumentalist, composer, percussionist, student and music educator who aims to expand and improve his or her understanding of rhythm and overall musicianship. Over 140 Rhythms can also be heard on the digital files that accompany the text.
Includes unlimited streaming of
Pure Rhythm (Audio Examples of Book only)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Symphonic Tone Poem for Brother Yusef –
Symphonic Tone Poem for Brother Yusef (CD)
Bennie Maupin & Adam Rudolph
£12 GBP
Symphonic Tone Poem for Brother Yusef –
Symphonic Tone Poem for Brother Yusef (LP)
Bennie Maupin & Adam Rudolph
£20 GBP
Archaisms I – Limited Edition Vinyl LP 180 gram (only 25 available)
$30 USD
Spirits – Compact Disc
$10 USD
Sonic Elements: Matrices, Cosmograms, and Ostinatos of Circularity
$35 USD
The Unknowable – Gatefold Double 12" Vinyl (45RPM - Heavyweight)
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The Unknowable – 4 Panel CD Digipack (With 8pg Insert)
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CHI – 4 Panel CD Digipack (with 6pp insert)
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CHI – Gatefold 12" (Heavyweight)
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New Now –
Compact Disc (4-panel digipak)
Dave Liebman, Adam Rudolph, Tyshawn Sorey
$10 USD
Wildflowers – Compact Disc (Limited Edition Handmade Cover)
$7 USD
Focus and Field – Compact Disc (6-panel digipak)
$10 USD
Yèyí – Compact Disc
$10 USD
Vista – Compact Disc
$10 USD
Go: Organic Guitar Orchestra - Resonant Bodies –
Compact Disc (4-panel digipak)
Go: Organic Orchestra
$10 USD
Morphic Resonances – Compact Disc (4-panel digipak + 24 page booklet)
$10 USD
Merely a Traveler on the Cosmic Path – Compact Disc
$10 USD
Good Medicine – Compact Disc
$10 USD
Adam Rudolph New York, New York
Composer, improviser, and percussionist
Hailed as “a pioneer in World music” by the NY Times and “a
master percussionist” by Musician magazine.
Current projects include Go: Organic Orchestra, Moving Pictures, and Hu Vibrational.
Performed and recorded extensively with Yusef Lateef from 1988-2013
Also with Don Cherry, Jon Hassell, Sam Rivers, Pharoah Sanders, Fred Anderson, and many others.
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