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What You Play or Don’t Play Defines You

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Scott K Fish

Neal Wilkinson talks the “masters” of drumming and Carole King musical Beautiful By Rhythm magazine “The thing I find most challenging…on…every gig, is to play creatively in a song setting. Rather than playing millions of notes, …I’ve always been focused … Continue reading →

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Frankie Dunlop: Max Roach Took Me Under His Wing

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Prior to interviewing Frankie Dunlop, Mel Lewis told me he thought Frankie, when he first came to New York City, had studied with Max Roach. This interview excerpt is Frankie’s response to what Mel Lewis said.

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Great Price: Elvin, DeJohnette with Joe Farrell

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Last night I bought several MP3 jazz albums, among them, Joe Farrell’s Moon Germs. In 1972 I first bought the Moon Germs LP — and have been waiting many years for its reissue. This is a quartet date … Continue reading →

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Frankie Dunlop: Gene Krupa Arranges Slingerland Endorsement

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Gene Krupa‘s kindness to Frankie Dunlop early in Frankie’s career is covered in my blog post, Frankie Dunlop: Gene Krupa’s Kindness to an Upcoming Drummer. In this audio excerpt you can hear Frankie telling the whole story. Frankie was … Continue reading →

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Max Roach: High Taxes Killed the Big Bands

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: The 1940s federal government entertainment tax (or cabaret tax) and the Musicians Union’s bans on recording music are two incredibly shortsighted policies that devastated the Swing Era. Coming across these incidents for the first time, many years ago … Continue reading →

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