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John Coltrane: The Complete Africa / Brass Sessions for $4.99!

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: The original Africa/Brass LP was my introduction to the John Coltrane Quartet and Elvin Jones. This MP3 version of the “Complete Africa/Brass Sessions,” which Amazon is offering now for just $4.99, is a great bargain. I paid about … Continue reading →

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Max Roach: The Human Being Creates the Instrument

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Scott K Fish

“For me, it’s not the instrument that creates the human being, it’s the human being that creates the instrument,” Max Roach says, explaining his extreme reluctance to list his equipment. “I’ve seen people like Charlie Parker and Art Blakey and … Continue reading →

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Joe Morello: I Couldn’t Play Papa Jo’s Bass Drum

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Scott K Fish

[SKF NOTE: An excerpt from the full transcript of my Modern Drummer interview with Joe Morello. My questions here reflect an interest I had at the time in how the drummers who came in during or soon after BeBop interacted … Continue reading →

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Mel Lewis on Calf Skin Drum Heads

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is from an interview with Mel Lewis in his New York City apartment on September 8, 1977. An edited version appeared as Mel’s first Modern Drummer feature interview. Mel, a Modern Drummer Advisory Member, was telling me … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gruber: How A Drum Student Hears Pt. 2

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Scott K Fish

I posted Part 1 of my exchange with Freddie Gruber here. During our interview, however, I stopped our hypothetical conversation and asked Freddie to use me as a real-life example. So this second part of our interview began after Freddie … Continue reading →

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