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Philly Joe Jones: Nobody Plays Like That

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Just when I least expected it, up pops Benny Golson & The Philadelphians on Amazon’s $5.00 jazz album list with superb Philly Joe Jones drumming throughout. I’m posting Stablemates from the album as an example. Listen to Philly … Continue reading →

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Gil Evans: The Answer to All Musical Problems

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This weekend I re-read Gil Evans‘s 5/20/76 interview with Down Beat contributor Arnold Jay Smith, on the cusp of synthesizers’ broad use in jazz and other musics. Evans, creator of unique, acoustic sounds, was an early proponent of … Continue reading →

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Dancing to a Flexible Beat

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Last night I realized a line dance class with 40 amateur adult dancers is a perfect place to study how differently people can dance out of unison with each other – and still be dancing in time. That … Continue reading →

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Ed Thigpen Endorsement Letter (198?)

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is Ed Thigpen’s statement for his Who Reads Modern Drummer? ad. The background story on that ad series is here. The signature on this page is Ed Thigpen’s. The editing/proofreaders marks, and the twice underlined handwritten Save, … Continue reading →

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Smokey Dacus – Studio Drum Recording with Bob Wills

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Smokey Dacus said he is the first drumset player to play with a country band. The full transcript of our interview is available on my blog here. The start of this tape is clipped because I had switched … Continue reading →

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