Tag Archives: Jazz

Journey Through Sound with Charli Persip

SKF NOTE: This is post #2 of my life’s drumming milestones; revisiting drummers/recordings having a major impact on how I gauge drums, drummers, and drumming. Hearing these milestones appreciably broadened my drumming perspective. Drummer Charli Persip, in the early 1980s, … Continue reading

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Added Percussion

SKF NOTE: Friday morning my car was alive with sounds of music. Listening in my VW Golf Sportwagen, enroute to pick up my grandson, and listening to guitarist Kenny Burrell’s “God Bless the Child” album on the CTI label. This … Continue reading

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When Did I First Hear Buddy Rich?

SKF NOTE: Recalling one morning places I saw Buddy Rich playing live. Not trying to remember times I watched Rich on television shows like “The Tonight Show.” I remember seeing Buddy Rich in concert five times. There was one afternoon … Continue reading

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New Tony, Jack, and Cobb in November

SKF NOTE: November promises to be a great music month for drummers with newly released albums featuring Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, and Jimmy Cobb. The Lost Recordings label is releasing the Miles Davis Quintet’s The Complete Live in Paris Vol. … Continue reading

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Keith Copeland’s Short Biography

SKF NOTE: I rediscovered my Keith Copeland interview transcript in July 2015. Keith and I spoke over dinner at a Centre Island, NY restaurant. I have forgotten the restaurant name. Neither do I remember how this interview came to pass. But … Continue reading

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