Tag Archives: Elvin Jones

Elvin Jones Gretsch Ad 1967

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is a full-page ad from the November 2, 1967 issue of Down Beat.

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Ed Soph: Old and New Learning Opportunities

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I was revisiting this morning a 52 typewritten page transcript of one of my Ed Soph interviews. I tell the back story of those interviews in an earlier post. It’s fun remembering when and where these interviews happened. … Continue reading →

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Alan Dawson on Innovators

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: From my interview with Alan Dawson published in Modern Drummer‘s 10th Anniversary Issue in 1986. Here Alan is talking about drum innovators. Alan Dawson: Innovators are very few. Innovators trod a lonely path. I don’t know who’s the … Continue reading →

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Elvin Jones: The Drumset is a Musical Instrument

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Rick Mattingly was Modern Drummer‘s Features Editor when I was at the magazine. He was/is also publications editor for the Percussive Arts Society, and drum/percussion editor for Hal Leonard Corporation.  Rick did many good interviews for MD, including … Continue reading →

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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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