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Camellia Akhamie Kies: Exceptional Drummer

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Last night, quite by accident, I came across the Guitar Center video profile of drummer Camellia Akhamie Kies. I was expecting the-same-as-every-other-pop/funk-drummer. Boy, was I wrong. I can’t remember the last time I was this moved by a … Continue reading →

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“Three Way Split” – A Perfect Philly Joe Solo

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: There was a period of time I was listening to lots of Hank Mobley albums. Both Mobley with other bands — like Miles Davis’s — and albums made under his own name. Way back in the early 1970s … Continue reading →

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Remembering Eric Gravatt and Weather Report

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I found this photo of drummer Eric Gravatt in the first issue of Different Drummer magazine dated September 1973, which was launched by Harry Abraham. The issues I have are mostly full of jazz record reviews with some … Continue reading →

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Playing Boring Songs Well

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: You’re a drummer working steady with a piano trio six nights a week in a club. The piano player is the leader, the main attraction. The trio has a steady repertoire the pianist updates sometimes. You like playing … Continue reading →

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Jack DeJohnette with the Bill Evans Trio 1968

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Listening for only the second time to the Bill Evans Trio “Another Time: The Hilversum Concert” with Eddie Gomez (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums). Evans is one of my “must have” musicians. No, I don’t own all of his … Continue reading →

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