Tag Archives: Scott K Fish

Haynes with Coltrane: No One Was Dependent on One Person

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Between 1961 and 1965 Roy Haynes, subbing for Elvin Jones, made some classic recordings as part of the John Coltrane Quartet, including a live 1963 recording at the Newport Jazz Festival. The Haynes/Coltrane recordings were released in 1978 on … Continue reading →

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Jazz Toilets and Hallowed Ground

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Jazz toilet. Who coined that phrase, I don’t know. It refers to small, noisy, crowded, smoke-filled bars and clubs where most of our great jazz musicians worked at one time or another. This photo of Elvin Jones, included in … Continue reading →

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Kenny Clarke & The Musicians Well of Inspiration

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: DrumForum.org member, “Wheresmyroadie?,” posted an excellent, new-to-me, video of Kenny Clarke with a big band playing the song, Bebop. Access to such footage — especially free and easy access — started happening about 50 years after I had … Continue reading →

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Bill Evans: To Understand Music, Listen Well

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Scott K Fish

“Perhaps the hours of greatest pleasure in my life have come about as a result of the capacity of the piano to be in itself a complete expressive musical medium. “In retrospect, I think that these countless hours of aloneness … Continue reading →

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Morello: ‘You’re Everywhere. Like Tapeworm’

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: “Scott Fish?” Joe Morello said, shaking my hand. “You’re everywhere. Like tapeworm.” It was 1979-1980. As a freelance writer I interviewed Joe Morello in 1979 for a Modern Drummer feature interview, later moving to Saratoga Springs, NY. It was … Continue reading →

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