Tag Archives: Charli Persip

Journey Through Sound with Charli Persip

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is post #2 of my life’s drumming milestones; revisiting drummers/recordings having a major impact on how I gauge drums, drummers, and drumming. Hearing these milestones appreciably broadened my drumming perspective. Drummer Charli Persip, in the early 1980s, … Continue reading →

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The Strange Cymbal Ad

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This strikes me (no pun intended) as a strange Zildjian cymbal ad. Instead of the more typical ads showing pristine, shimmering cymbals, here we see a black-and-white pair of high mileage cymbals allegedly belonging to drummer Jimmie Cobb. … Continue reading →

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The Fabulous Charli Persip (1956)

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A wonderful photo by Francis Wolff of one of my favorite drummers, Charli Persip. This picture is from Blue Note’s Lee Morgan Volume 2: Sextet CD booklet.

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My Introduction to Charli Persip

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Bill Pott‘s album, The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess, has a special place in my life. For starters, it was given to me a half-century ago by, Ed Matthews, Head A&R man at CBS Records at the … Continue reading →

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