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Carmine Appice on Tony Williams

SKF NOTE: This is from my 1977 interview with Carmine Appice, 37-years ago, at his mother’s home in Brooklyn, NY. Carmine’s comments about Tony Williams are among my few drum interview moments that keep coming to mind, usually eliciting a … Continue reading

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Freddie Gruber: Is It Necessary to Know Drum Rudiments?

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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Joe Morello on Buddy Rich Part 2

SKF NOTE: Revisiting the transcript of my early 1980’s interview with Joe Morello today. Five or six times Joe Morello said some things about Buddy Rich which were new to me. I also found Joe’s remarks instructive and/or funny. I … Continue reading

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Joe Morello on Buddy Rich Part 1

SKF NOTE: Revisiting the transcript of my 1979 interview with Joe Morello today. Five or six times Joe Morello said some things about Buddy Rich which were new to me. I also found Joe’s remarks instructive and/or funny. So, I … Continue reading

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Terri Lyne Carrington’s Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar

[SKF NOTE: I first met Terri Lyne Carrington in 1983. She was 17-years old. We sat in my Modern Drummer office and I interviewed her for the magazine. At the time she had just released her first album and had … Continue reading

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