Category Archives: Audio

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

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Scott K Fish

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 Scott K Fish

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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Philly Joe Jones with Bill Evans

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A thank you to “Jazz Video Guy” Bret Primack for this new to me clip of Philly Joe Jones as a member of Bill Evans’s Trio. Instructive! The video work on Philly Joe gives us several good moments … Continue reading →

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Simon Kirke – Drum Practice Routines 1983

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Here’s the backstory to this Simon Kirke excerpt. In this excerpt Simon talks about his favorite drum practice routines. He also tells us he does not record with a click track, and he tends to play behind the … Continue reading →

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Eighty-Two Year Old Drum Solo Still a Killer

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In the mid-1970s I played drums for a couple of years with the Millard Cowan Trio in Davenport, IA. I remember Millard asking me then if I had ever seen Fred Astaire’s dancing/drum solo routine. I had not. … Continue reading →

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