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Monthly Archives: January 2016
Max Roach Gretsch Ad 1959
SKF NOTE: A classic Chuck Stewart Gretsch ad with Max Roach from the October 29, 1959 Down Beat.
Posted in Drum/Music News
Tagged Chuck Stewart, Down Beat, Drummer, Gretsch, Max Roach, Scott K Fish
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Hal Blaine: You Gotta Watch, Learn, Listen
SKF NOTE: Hal Blaine was a great friend to Modern Drummer magazine while I was on staff. It would not surprise me to know Hal is still a great friend to MD. In the early 1980’s, when I was writing The History … Continue reading
Posted in Backgrounder Interviews, SKF Blog
Tagged Drummer, Earl Palmer, Hal Blaine, History of Rock Drumming, Jesse Sailes, Modern Drummer, Roy C. Knapp, Scott K Fish, Sharkey Hall
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Michael Carvin: Motown is the Bebop of Rock
SKF NOTE: I hate sounding like a broken record (no pun intended), but for the sake of readers visiting Life Beyond the Cymbals for the first time: I conducted a series of backgrounder interviews in the early 1980s for a … Continue reading
Mel Lewis on Sinatra/Ellington’s “Follow Me”
SKF NOTE: The Frank Sinatra/Duke Ellington album, Francis A. & Edward K., is one of my all-time favorites. And, of course, it’s fun and instructive listening to Mel Lewis‘s thoughts on the song, Follow Me. Mel Lewis: That, of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged Down Beat, Drummer, Duke Ellington, Follow ME, Frank Sinatra, Mel Lewis, Scott K Fish
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Steve Khan on Tony Williams’s “Emergency!”
Steve Khan: This is Emergency!, right? An important record. It captured a feeling about that particular time, when our music was about to take a great change. It’s a five-star record; the only thing unfortunate about it, considering how recording … Continue reading
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Tagged Down Beat, Drummer, Emergency!, Larry Young, Scott K Fish, Steve Khan, Tony Williams
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