Category Archives: Drum/Music News

News items of note, present and past, about drummers and other musicians.

New CD Set Combines Six 1961 Coltrane Quartet with Dolphy Shows

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Scott K Fish

[SKF NOTE: I have yet to do a complete inventory, but I know I have several cuts from at least some of these shows on various Coltrane albums. Every cut I’ve heard has first-class, experimental, straight-ahead musicianship. And Elvin Jones … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of Clem Burke’s Drums on Blondie’s ‘Heart of Glass’

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Scott K Fish

[SKF NOTE: Thank you to the Wall Street Journal for giving writers a chance to publish accounts of well-known songs. It is fantastic to have these musical insights for posterity.] Wall Street Journal ANATOMY OF A SONG How Blondie Created … Continue reading →

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Bucket Drummers: The True Meaning of Brotherhood

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Scott K Fish

‘Drum Beat Journey’: an interview wit’ organizer and filmmaker Elilta Tewelde March 3, 2015 by The People’s Minister of Information JR Elilta Tewelde [is] a Pan African organizer.., teaching Africans born in the Americas about our brothas and sistas from … Continue reading →

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Brian Blade: The Bedrock Foundation for Everything I Do

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Drummer’s music is more about tunes than drum solos By Tad Dickens // Posted: Monday, March 2, 2015 12:15 am [W]ith Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band[..,] Blade is the act’s leader and chief songwriter, but drums are in the … Continue reading →

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John Densmore: Elvin Jones Was My Idol

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Scott K Fish

One-On-One With Doors Drummer John Densmore (Part 2) Jim Clash Contributor – 1/23/2015 @ 5:04PM JC: You weren’t a straight 4/4 drummer. There was a jazzy, bossa nova feel. Who were your early influences? John Densmore: Elvin Jones was my idol…. And … Continue reading →

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