Category Archives: Audio

Jim Gordon: ‘Gordon Lightfoot Was a Very Methodical Man’

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Here’s the second excerpt from my interview with Jim Gordon. We had been talking about his work as a studio drummer/percussionist. I asked Jim if he had any favorite records from his studio days. After citing a few … Continue reading →

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Blake Tyson: ‘Not Far from Here’

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: One of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve heard in a long time. Thank you, Blake Tyson. This version of Not Far from Here is included in the Percussive Arts Society’s 2016 In Memoriam Tribute video – … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gruber: Never Just Go ‘Tap, Tap, Tap.’ Sing!

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Excerpt #2 from my interview with Freddie Gruber in Buddy Rich’s NYC apartment circa 1983-84. Freddie was speaking about “legitimate” percussionists he’d studied with: Morris Goldenberg, Fred Albright, and Henry Adler. I asked if any of what he learned … Continue reading →

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Frankie Dunlop on Mingus the Perfectionist (or, Frankie! The Tempo’s Gone Down!)

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A favorite moment from my interviews with the great drummer Frankie Dunlop. Now, for the first time, listeners can hear Frankie’s impersonation of Charles Mingus as Frankie describes a moment on The Half Note bandstand drumming with Mingus. … Continue reading →

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Frankie Dunlop on Mingus: It’s the Principle of the Thing

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: One of my favorite moments of my interviews with the great drummer Frankie Dunlop. Listeners can hear Frankie’s impersonation of Charles Mingus as Frankie describes a scene from a rehearsal for Mingus’s Tijuana Moods album. The scene opens with … Continue reading →

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