Category Archives: SKF Blog

Morello – I Never Use Half the Technique I Have

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: An excerpt from my 1979 Modern Drummer interview with Joe Morello. Just prior to this part of the interview, I told Joe I was sad to read in the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s 25th Anniversary Reunion album, Joe saying, … Continue reading →

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Remembering a Music Mentor

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Leo Feinstein knew a lot about jazz and classical music. For example, customers at Sam Goody’s Walt Whitman Shopping Center store wanting to know which conductor/orchestra recorded the best version of Berlioz’s Symphony Fantastique would get a learned … Continue reading →

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New Elvin Jones Quartet Album Due in November

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: From Blue Note’s website: September 9, 2022 Blue Note Records has announced a November 18 release for Revival: Live at Pookie’s Pub, a thrilling previously unissued live recording of Elvin Jones’ quartet that captures the legendary drummer’s emergence … Continue reading →

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My Drum Lesson with Fred Gruber (1982)

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Yesterday, while searching through a stack of my interview transcripts, I came upon this transcript from a long interview I did with Fred Gruber for Modern Drummer in 1982. We were sitting at the kitchen table in Buddy … Continue reading →

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Was Morello Faster Than Buddy?

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A DrumForum.org thread started in April 2010 is generating new interest. The original post subject line is: Was Morello Faster Than Buddy Rich? I was reminded of four blog posts posted here in 2014 with Joe Morello talking … Continue reading →

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