Category Archives: Audio

Ray Appleton: A Marvelous Blues Shuffle

Posted on May 19, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: Listening today to Willie Nelson’s version of the song Outskirts of Town, had me thinking of that song on one of favorite albums ever. Jimmy Witherspoon’s Blues is Now remains among my top blues albums — with superb … Continue reading →

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Max Roach – The Onus is Always on the Rhythm Section

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: Interviewing Max Roach on July 15, 1981 in his Connecticut home was, and is, one of my life’s highlights. Hearing Gene Krupa ignited my lifelong love of drumming. Hearing Max Roach for the first time gave my drumming … Continue reading →

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Kenny Clarke Swingin’ ‘Til the Cows Come Home

Posted on April 19, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: Thank you once more to Bret Primack (aka Jazz Video Guy) for this swinging 12 minutes with jazz greats on the front line and in the rhythm section. Kenny Clarke swinging ‘til the cows come home on this … Continue reading →

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Will Calhoun – Drummers Studying Piano, Music Theory

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: Will Calhoun is among my favorite interviews. I am sorry it was never published. From reading my 1989 notes, this interview was meant to be published in Modern Drummer magazine‘s offshoot quarterly magazines — Modern Percussionist. But before … Continue reading →

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Michael Shrieve – Musical Career Updater 1983

Posted on March 19, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: This exchange between Michael Shrieve and me, which survived on a cassette, shows how slow it was in 1983 for well-known drummers to get career updates to their fans on the page of a print magazine. In this … Continue reading →

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Tommy Aldridge – Not the Drummer on ‘Diary of a Madman’

Posted on March 18, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: This cassette, from my stint as Managing Editor at Modern Drummer, seems to have been a tape I used, circa 1982, for interview follow-ups with drummers. The tape has bits and pieces of different conversations and music. Tommy … Continue reading →

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Bill Maxwell – On Becoming a Grammy Winning Producer

Posted on March 2, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: Andrae Crouch, The Winans, Freddie Hubbard, Koinonia — Bill Maxwell’s work as drummer and producer is among the best. Bill first came to my attention through my ears in 1981. No pre-judging on my part. Introducing The Winans … Continue reading →

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