Tag Archives: Frankie Dunlop

Frankie Dunlop: We Never Rehearsed with Monk

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A snippet from my 1983-84 interview with Frankie Dunlop. What’s missing here is the sound of Frankie’s voice. He was an amazing impersonator. When he was quoting Thelonious Monk here, he became Thelonious Monk in speech and manner. Very … Continue reading →

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Mel Lewis on Frankie Dunlop

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Just now I was reading through my typed transcript of my 1977 interview with Mel Lewis. It is long! Forty single-spaced typewritten pages, which, of course, was heavily edited by about half for publication as my first or … Continue reading →

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Remembering Hall Overton with Thelonious Monk

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Hall Overton arranged two big band dates for Thelonious Monk. Both concerts were recorded and originally released, in part, on vinyl. Thanks to digital technology the entire concerts are available on CD and in MP3 format. Just a few … Continue reading →

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Frankie Dunlop’s Christmas Card

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Going through some boxes of writings, photos, and other leftovers last night, I found some items, like this Christmas card from Frankie Dunlop, that bring back good memories. This was probably Christmas 1984. I met two or three times … Continue reading →

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Keith Copeland: Building a Jazz Drummer’s Listening Library

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Revisiting my drummer interviews from the early 1980s reminds me how digital audio is making so much music available at such reasonable prices. Many of the recordings drummer Keith Copeland talks about here were either out-of-print or expensive. … Continue reading →

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