Tag Archives: Drummer

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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Keith Richards: The Beat Should Shift, Fly, and Move

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A couple of useful thoughts on drummers and rhythm from one of the world’s renowned rhythm guitarists. rollingstone.com Keith Richards on Getting Busted, Zeppelin and Stones’ Future “God knows what laboratory made it, but it’s a kind of … Continue reading →

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Scott K Fish Interview: Jaimo and Butch Trucks

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE Jan. 25, 2017. I am very sad to hear about Butch Trucks’s death. He was a great guy and an essential part of the Allman Brothers sound.  SKF NOTE: I don’t need to add much explanation to this … 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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Shelly Manne for the First Time

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Scott K Fish

The first I remember seeing Shelly Manne‘s name/photo is the early 1970s in Avedis Zildjian’s Cymbal Set-Ups of Famous Drummers booklet. I wanted to buy a 20-inch A Zildjian Ride cymbal, but the local music store had only a few … Continue reading →

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