Tag Archives: Down Beat

Photo: Joe Morello and Buddy Rich Sharing Ideas 1961

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This photo by an unidentified photographer is from the February 16, 1961 issue of Down Beat magazine.

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Max Roach: The Human Being Creates the Instrument

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Scott K Fish

“For me, it’s not the instrument that creates the human being, it’s the human being that creates the instrument,” Max Roach says, explaining his extreme reluctance to list his equipment. “I’ve seen people like Charlie Parker and Art Blakey and … Continue reading →

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Mel Torme Interviews Buddy Rich: A Classic Interview

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is a wonderful, informative interview of Buddy Rich by Mel Torme. I still have the original Down Beat. This interview is so good that, by comparison, I thought Mel Torme’s book about Buddy Rich, Traps – The … Continue reading →

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What I Learned From Roy Burns 40-Years Ago

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: When I went to Roy Burns’s early 1970’s drum clinic in Moline, Illinois, I don’t think I had ever heard him play – not even on record. I knew of Roy from Rogers drum ads in Down Beat … Continue reading →

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Down Beat Reposts 1983 Tony Williams Interview

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Scott K Fish

Tony Williams: Two Decades of Drum Innovationby Paul de Barros — 11/1/1983An Exclusive Online Extra DB: How important is technique? TW: You’ve got to learn to play the instrument before you can have your own style. You have to practice. … Continue reading →

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