Tag Archives: Down Beat

Elvin Jones: The Subtleties of Timekeeping

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Herb Nolan’s 1977 Elvin Jones interview is loaded with wisdom and insight. Thank you, Down Beat, for making the entire interview available online. What Elvin says here about keeping time is among my favorites from Mr. Nolan’s piece. … Continue reading →

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Ed Soph on Intuitive Communicating with Music

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: The circumstances of this Ed Soph interview are posted here.  Our exchange in this post involves two instances where musical communication is precise as verbal communication. I experienced it. Ed Soph experienced it. Such instances are rare in … Continue reading →

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Buddy Rich: Two Kinds of Technique I Admired

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Mel Torme‘s two-part 1978 Down Beat interview with Buddy Rich is one of my all-time favorites. It is a conversation between friends, between first-class musicians, and between people with utmost respect for each other. Both Messers Torme and … Continue reading →

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Philly Joe Jones on Baby Dodds

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Scott K Fish

“When I was working with Joe Morris opposite George Shearing in the Three Deuces on 52nd St., I went across the street one night to the Onyx. Just casually, you know. And I happened to look at the placards outside … Continue reading →

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Buddy Rich Ludwig Ad Photo 1959

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is a full-page ad from the December 24, 1959 Down Beat magazine.

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