In medieval times, alchemy was a mystical pursuit based on a belief that gold could be created from common raw materials. Its an ancient practice, an idea that has long since been debunked by centuries of scientific evidence to the contrary.
Or has it? Attempts to derive precious substances from lead or tin may have been dismissed by modern-day science as a fools errand, but the belief that something of great value can come from something common persists. For drummer Stanton Moore, its just a matter of finding the right groove.
Moore proves his theory many times over with the release of Groove Alchemy on Telarc International, a division of Concord Music Group. The 12-track set is the culmination of Moores multimedia project that also includes an instructional book and DVD of the same name. All three facets of the project are designed to explore the roots of funk drumming by examining the work of pioneers like Jabo Starks, Clyde Stubblefield, and Zigaboo Modeliste each of whom made their mark at different times throughout the 1960s as the engines driving James Browns and the Meters legendary rhythm sections and in turn tracing their influences back to the rhythms coming out of New Orleans in the earlier part of the 20th century.
16 окт 2024
