Monthly Archives: October 2016

Fred Below on Backing Singers (Audio) July 9, 1982

Posted on October 12, 2016 by

SKF NOTE: Fred Below was always on my short list of drummers to interview, who, as far as I knew, had never shared their stories for posterity. My first chance to right that wrong came while I was at Modern … Continue reading →

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Papa Jo Jones: We Played Who We Were at the Time

Posted on October 5, 2016 by

SKF NOTE: Chip Stern‘s 1984 Modern Drummer feature interview with Papa Jo Jones is still, in my opinion, the definitive piece on the great drummer. “It could only happen once,” Papa Jo says, telling drummers born after Papa Jo’s heyday, … Continue reading →

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The Secrets of Chick Webb’s Drumming Technique 1938

Posted on October 4, 2016 by

SKF NOTE: John P. Noonan‘s terrific piece, The Secrets of Chick Webb’s Drumming Technique, (Down Beat 1938), which I’m excerpting here, is a valuable inheritance. John Noonan is a noted percussion player and teacher who studied with Ed Straight, Roy … Continue reading →

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Brubeck on Roach and Odd-Time Signatures

Posted on October 2, 2016 by

SKF NOTE: In July 1974 I bought the current issue of Different Drummer magazine in which Doug Ramsey interviewed Dave Brubeck. A few years up the road I copied a this Dave Brubeck quote on Max Roach and odd-time signatures, … Continue reading →

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Art Hodes: That Was the Big Thing – The Story

Posted on October 1, 2016 by

SKF NOTE: Art Hodes wrote wonderful columns for Down Beat magazine from his vantage point as a jazz musician (pianist) who mixed company with some of the early great jazz pioneers. Plus, I love Art Hodes’s writing. Here’s a quote … Continue reading →

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