Tag Archives: Down Beat

Steve Jordan: Listen to Every Type of Music

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Steve Jordan was 21-years old at the time of this interview. [Steve] Jordan‘s advice for young drummers: “The best thing is to be wide open, totally objective. Listen to every type of music. In other words, when you … Continue reading →

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Shelly Manne: Portrait of a Jazz Success

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: One of my favorite drummers. Shelly shares some interesting opinions in this 1962 interview with Down Beat Associate Editor John Tynan. For example: The real way to find out how a man plays is to find out the feelings … Continue reading →

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Gene Krupa Looks at Today’s Drummers (1958)

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: One more insightful, brief Down Beat interview. This one by the magazine’s East Coast Editor Dom Cerulli with Gene Krupa for the March 20, 1958 issue. In my lifetime I acquired two large stacks of old Down Beat … Continue reading →

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Max Roach: A Great Drummer Looks Back at Influences (1958)

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: One of my favorite Down Beat issues. DB editor Don Gold includes several Max Roach insights on great jazz musicians like Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke, and Miles Davis. Max was 33-years old at the time. The cover art is by … Continue reading →

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Louie Bellson: The Finger Method of Drumming

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I found this incomplete column posted awhile ago on The Great Drummers Group Facebook page. When I went back weeks later to find it again so I could credit the original poster, I could not find it. If … Continue reading →

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