The New Breed II, by Chris Adams and Gary Chester, is a continuation of the concepts in Chester's The New Breed, one of the all-time classic instructional drum books, and one that forever changed the way modern drum set players approach playing time on their instrument.

The book follows the model of The New Breed in presenting groove combinations played by up to three limbs while another limb plays “melodies” against it. The New Beed II is a very advanced sequel containing some of Che...