Legendary drummer Tullio De Piscopo is all by himself on the cover, and that's how he sounds on the record – just playing solo, but with amazing grooves that hardly make you miss the other instruments at all! Tullio's got a long legacy in both jazz and club music – yet this set may be one of his most unique, and one of the purest demonstrations of his talents as a musician – as he manages to serve up these solo tracks that are all rhythmic and very groovy, with a melodic command of the drum kit that fills in all the other elements you might miss – on tracks that move between classic hip hop break cuts, to Brazilian-inflected groovers, to some other rhythmic masterpieces that were certainly years ahead of their time back in 1974! Titles include "
Afro Cubano", "Samba Carnival", "Rocking Special", "
Afro Jazz", "7/
4 Rock", "Fast
Afro Samba", "Drum Fantasy", "Onda Nueva 3/
4", "Moderato Swing", and "Dodiciottavi".
(Jazz, Sound Library)