Tag Archives: Gretsch

Simon Kirke – Bad Company Drum Recording Studio Setup

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Simon Kirke‘s excerpt is from a longer conversation we taped. I had forgotten about it until I came across it digitizing my work tapes. It’s clear from this tape that freelance writer Simon Goodwin had previously interviewed Kirke … Continue reading →

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Art Blakey’s 1960 Gretsch Drumset

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A classic Gretsch ad from 1960 with a classic drummer. I always favored the Gretsch logo as it appears here on Art Blakey‘s front bass drum head, but was never able to find a logo like that to … Continue reading →

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Tony Williams: Drumsets Should Sound Like One Instrument (1983)

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In a sidebar to this interview, Tony Williams said he was playing Gretsch drums: 24″ bass drum; 5 1/2 x 14 snare; 14 x 14, 14 x 16, floor toms; 9 x 13 and 10 x 14 rack … Continue reading →

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Don Lamond: Gretsch Ad (1968)

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A Gretsch Don Lamond ad from February 22, 1968.

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Mel Lewis: ‘I Own Four Sets of Drums’

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Arnold Jay Smith interviewed Mel Lewis for the June 1, 1978 Down Beat. Revisiting that interview last night, I don’t recall Mel owning four drumsets, each different in configuration, that he used for different situations. Mr. Smith asks … Continue reading →

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