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Roy Haynes – Musical, Inventive

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This grainy ad photo of Gary Burton’s innovative jazz/rock fusion band includes the forever evolving drum great Roy Haynes on a beautiful four-piece Ludwig drum set. This version of the Gary Burton Quartet recorded the groundbreaking album, Duster. … Continue reading →

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Max Roach Plays Tronicdrums

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This 1968 full-page advertisement shows Max Roach behind Meazzi Hollywood Tronicdrums. With the gift of hindsight, we know Tronicdrums did not make “other drum sets obsolete.” But they are pioneers in the history of electronic drums. We have … Continue reading →

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Russ Kunkel and Leland Sklar

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Hats off to the Drum Channel for their three-part series interview with one of pop music’s exemplary drums-bass partnerships: Russ Kunkel and Leland Sklar. The fourth video here is the trailer to a documentary, “The Immediate Family,” about … Continue reading →

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Buddy Rich – I Want to Play Better

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Writer Eliot Tiegel interviewed Buddy Rich for the March 1982 Down Beat magazine. One of Tiegel’s questions for Buddy was, What are your goals for the future? Here’s Buddy’s answer: Buddy Rich: “I haven’t achieved what I want … Continue reading →

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Roland Vazquez – Try to Eliminate Fear

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Roland Vazquez is Artist-in-Residence at Bard College in NY State. Here is the lead paragraph from his online Bard biography: Roland Vazquez is a composer, drummer, producer, and educator who has been performing and recording his original Latin … Continue reading →

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