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Charlie Watts’s 74th Birthday: Jazz and a Jam Session

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Stones drummer Charlie Watts plays at Dakota Jazz Club The birthday drummer sat in with several Stones sidemen on the song “Ruby Tuesday.” By Jon Bream JUNE 3, 2015 — 12:08AM Charlie Watts …Charlie Watts, the jazz lover, went to … Continue reading →

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Grand Piano Innovation: The World Contains Many Piano-Makers

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: How inspiring! In a quest for better sound, Messrs. Barenboim and Maene modify the acoustic concert grand piano. Who would have thought? For example, the new placement of the bass strings (see below) makes sense to my way … Continue reading →

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Grateful Dead Announces ‘Unprecedented’ 80-Disc Box Set

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Wall Street Journal Jun 2, 2015 — MUSIC Grateful Dead Announces ‘Unprecedented’ 80-Disc Box Set In conjunction with the band’s 50th anniversary, an 80-disc box set dubbed “30 Trips Around the Sun” will be available on September 18. The collection … Continue reading →

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Frankie Dunlop: All The Geniuses are Like That

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: The background on this Frankie Dunlop interview is posted here. Most of Frankie’s published comments, rightly so, are about his work with Thelonious Monk. Here Frankie is sharing words of wisdom about Charles Mingus. Frankie Dunlop: I said … Continue reading →

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Buddy Rich: Two Kinds of Technique I Admired

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Mel Torme‘s two-part 1978 Down Beat interview with Buddy Rich is one of my all-time favorites. It is a conversation between friends, between first-class musicians, and between people with utmost respect for each other. Both Messers Torme and … Continue reading →

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