Tag Archives: Down Beat

Buddy Rich Gets Face Bashed In (1940)

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Down Beat editors published in their July 15, 1976 issue, A Collection of Lunacy, Prophecy, Controversy, and Commentary From 42 Years of the Contemporary Music Magazine. Forty years ago, when I was starting my career as a music … Continue reading →

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The Secrets of Chick Webb’s Drumming Technique 1938

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: John P. Noonan‘s terrific piece, The Secrets of Chick Webb’s Drumming Technique, (Down Beat 1938), which I’m excerpting here, is a valuable inheritance. John Noonan is a noted percussion player and teacher who studied with Ed Straight, Roy … Continue reading →

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Art Hodes: That Was the Big Thing – The Story

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Art Hodes wrote wonderful columns for Down Beat magazine from his vantage point as a jazz musician (pianist) who mixed company with some of the early great jazz pioneers. Plus, I love Art Hodes’s writing. Here’s a quote … Continue reading →

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What Drummers Haven’t I Heard?

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: For a moment last week — a brief moment — I wondered, “Have I exhausted my lifelong study of drummers and drumming?” This was one of my rare “What drummers haven’t I heard?” moments. I was scanning 1973 … Continue reading →

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Harvey Mason on ‘Chameleon’

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Listening to Chameleon by Herbie Hancock‘s Headhunters when the song was first released in 1973 was an experience today’s listeners missed. Cutting edge music in 1973, the best of Chameleon — the music, the sounds, the rhythm — … Continue reading →

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