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Regrets? I’ve Had a Few #1: Bill Bruford

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I never met Bill Bruford in person. Our 1983 Modern Drummer interview was by phone. It was one of my rare MD interviews for which I wish I had been better prepared. Not that I was careless in setting … Continue reading →

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Drum Inspiration from Jazz Piano Trios

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Scott K Fish

As a new pro drummer in my twenties, I spent countless hours listening to, and studying, jazz piano trios: drummer, acoustic bass, acoustic piano. In part, because I was playing in the Millard Cowan piano trio – my first full-time … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Discovering New Drummers

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Three times I helped compile Modern Drummer Annual Readers Polls. That is, I opened reader envelopes, removed the official MD Readers Poll ballots, and kept score on large sheets of paper taped to my MD Managing Editor’s office wall. One … Continue reading →

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Interviewing Advice from Buddy Rich

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Scott K Fish

In an earlier post I wrote about my interview with Freddie Gruber. It took me a long, long time – and several attempts on different days – to make Freddie relaxed enough to allow me to turn on my tape … Continue reading →

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First Time I Heard Elvin Jones

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I first heard Elvin Jones on John Coltrane’s Africa/Brass album – also my intro to Coltrane – when I was about 16 years old. I bought a cut-out monaural copy of that LP in a Huntington, NY drug … Continue reading →

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