The Feel of the Real Deal is a 10-track, 47-minute audio MP3 that will show you how to progressively develop bass and drum grooves.

Ben Schumann (drums) and George Urbaszek (bass) play 10 tracks live! Whether you are a bass player, drummer, piano player, guitarist, or play any other instrument, you will benefit from playing along with these contemporary music styles.

For Beginner to Intermediate Players
The music genres and playing styles are contemporary, yet rooted in tradition, and will be of musical value for you immediately and in years to come.
Each piece develops from a simple beginning, adds nuances, then returns to the original feel, displaying properties typical of a musical performance.

This recording is completely live and is meant to give the feel of the real deal. The playing is improvised, with only the style and tempo of each piece being predetermined.

The tracks are

1. Slow Rock

2. Medium Rock

3. Blues Shuffle

4. Jazz Blues

5. Sixteenth-note Funk

6. 12/8 Blues

7. Bossa Nova

8. Samba

9. Slow Funk Shuffle

10. Sixties

This recording is an excellent complement to Groove Creation for Bass and Workin it Out - Aural Skills for Bass Players - Level I by George Urbaszek.