Tag Archives: Chip Stern

Peart 1989 ‘Blindfold Test’ Tape Found

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Found my 1981 drummer “Blindfold Test” with Neil Peart. Interview taped w Peart at home in Toronto. Cleaning tape now. Will post soon.

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Chip Stern – I Was Blessed to Call Ginger Baker My Friend

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Chip Stern‘s emails are always a treat and always a worthwhile learning experience. I encourage you to read Chip’s reflections on his friend, Ginger Baker. Homeward Bound: Reflections on a Musical Legacy01-01-2020 | By Chip Stern | Issue … Continue reading →

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Why Does Baby Dodds Matter?

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Why does Baby Dodds matter? It’s year 2019. What can today’s drummers learn from a drummer born in 1898 who died 60 years ago? Well, I am always interested in discovering drumming roots. Gene Krupa was the first … Continue reading →

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Bernard Purdie: ‘Purdie Shuffle’ Solo Drums (1990)

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Bernard Purdie’s 1990 solo drum performance is from a larger drum project in which Chip Stern asked me to take part. The general idea was having a percussion magazine and a companion audiocassette. The project never went public. … Continue reading →

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Ginger Baker’s ‘Africa’ Drum Solo (1990)

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This Ginger Baker drum solo, Africa, as far as I know, has never been released. Chip Stern sent it to me as part of a cassette for a drum project on which we, and others, were working. The … Continue reading →

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