Tag Archives: Modern Drummer

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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Dave Weckl: ‘Up And Coming’ Profile 1984

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: When posting the complete transcript of my 1983 interview with Dave Weckl for Modern Drummer, I mentioned MD had published a much shorter version of the interview in April 1984 as an Up and Coming profile of Dave Weckl, which I … Continue reading →

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Newly Released Photo: Jaimoe & Butch 1982

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Allman Brothers drummers Jaimoe and Butch Trucks said yes to being part of my idea to tweak Modern Drummer magazine’s Who Reads Modern Drummer? in-house ads. Noted drummers were asked to provide MD a photo and their statement … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Chris Smith’s Bio of Mel Lewis

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Mel Lewis biographer Chris Smith has some new to me photos and music he’s sharing on Jon McCaslin’s Four On The Floor blog. I especially like the 7-minute live, unrehearsed duet between Mel Lewis and tenor saxophonist Bob … Continue reading →

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