Tag Archives: Modern Drummer

Jim Gordon: “I Was Gearing Myself to Be a Studio Musician”

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This week I digitized my 35-year old interview with musician Jim Gordon. The interview back story — including the less-than-optimum circumstances under which it took place – is described in my blog post of Jim Gordon‘s Modern Drummer … Continue reading →

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Frankie Dunlop on Mingus: It’s the Principle of the Thing

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: One of my favorite moments of my interviews with the great drummer Frankie Dunlop. Listeners can hear Frankie’s impersonation of Charles Mingus as Frankie describes a scene from a rehearsal for Mingus’s Tijuana Moods album. The scene opens with … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gruber: Learning, Teaching Awareness of Rhythm, Melody, Harmony in Drumming

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Excerpted from my late 1983 or early 1984 interview with Freddie Gruber. I don’t know how much, if any, of this excerpt is in Modern Drummer’s Focus on Teachers interview, but this excerpt differs in one respect. These … Continue reading →

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Mel Lewis: Intensity Counts, Not Volume

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Sound Mel Lewis advice from our 1977 Modern Drummer feature interview. ===== Scott K Fish: What’s the difference between a strong drummer and a loud drummer? Mel Lewis: What counts is the intensity. The volume doesn’t mean a damn thing. There’s … Continue reading →

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Bill Maxwell: I Used To Think Record Companies Were Crooks (1982)

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Drummer/producer Bill Maxwell stopped by Modern Drummer on August 17, 1982 for a feature interview, published in August 1983. Andrae Crouch, The Winans, Freddie Hubbard, Koinonia — Bill Maxwell’s work as drummer and producer is among the best. I … Continue reading →

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