Tag Archives: Down Beat

Zutty Singleton – We Just Kept the Rhythm Going

Posted on May 1, 2020 by

SKF NOTE: Growing up, I was aware of Zutty Singleton among the drum pioneers, but records on which he played were either not on my music priority list, or they weren’t available. The New Orleans-Chicago early jazz drumming was a … Continue reading →

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What Big Sid Did with One Foot

Posted on April 28, 2020 by

SKF NOTE: Art Hodes wrote a Down Beat column in the mid-1960s which I enjoyed. He was a jazz pianist who knew musicians, including early jazz drummers, like Dave Tough, George Wettling, and Big Sid Catlett. I valued Mr. Hodes’s … Continue reading →

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Three ‘Down Beat’ Quotes on Dave Tough

Posted on April 21, 2020 by

SKF NOTE: I used several written sources — as many as I could find — for my Modern Drummer Dave Tough profile. Last week I came across some of my resource notes, including these three quotes from different Down Beat … Continue reading →

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Horace Silver: Highest Marks for Billy Higgins

Posted on May 26, 2018 by

SKF NOTE: I’ve always thought pianist Horace Silver‘s left hand comping makes great fodder for drummers’ left hand comping. That idea first came to me listening to Blue Note’s classic albums, A Night at Birdland Vols. 1 and 2. Recording … Continue reading →

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Mel Lewis – Best Beat of a Lifetime

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

SKF NOTE: This 1968 Gretsch drum ad with Mel Lewis — and other great drummers in the series — need to be kept in the public eye, IMO. As I’ve said before, pre-internet, these ads gave young drummers one our … Continue reading →

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