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Freddie Gruber: Criteria for Taking on a New Student

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Excerpt #5 from my interview with Freddie Gruber circa 1983.

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The Fabulous Charli Persip (1956)

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A wonderful photo by Francis Wolff of one of my favorite drummers, Charli Persip. This picture is from Blue Note’s Lee Morgan Volume 2: Sextet CD booklet.

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Mel Lewis: Loose, Fat, Musical

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I think a lot about the Mel Lewis and Friends album. Last week, this song, Ain’t Nothin’ Nu, came around on an old, unmarked cassette I was listening to. Forty years since the album’s first release on the … Continue reading →

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Audio: Roy Haynes: ‘I Like Sounds’ 1978

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This audio excerpt is from my interview with Roy Haynes at his home on November 15, 1978. According to my notes “It was raining, traffic was heavy, a chilly…evening, and I was nervous about meeting him. Roy and … Continue reading →

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Louis Bellson’s Modern Drummer Ad and Consent Letter 1982

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I came across this letter in one of my old notebooks. One of my non-writing ideas at Modern Drummer was the “Who Reads Modern Drummer?” endorsement ads. The idea was simple: A drummer gives his or her written … Continue reading →

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