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Tag Archives: Scott K Fish
One Night Watching Sonny Greer and Papa Jo Jones Trading Fours
SKF NOTE: Reading again my memories, written in 1982, of one night at New York City’s West End Cafe watching Sonny Greer and Papa Jo Jones trading fours with wire brushes. I’m thinking about a phone conversation with Chip Stern … Continue reading
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Tagged Chip Stern, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Modern Drummer, Obituary, Papa Jo Jones, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog, Sonny Greer
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Haynes with Coltrane: No One Was Dependent on One Person
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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Tagged Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison, John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Modern Drummer, Newport, Roy Haynes, Scott K Fish
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Jazz Toilets and Hallowed Ground
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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Tagged Drummer, Elvin Jones, Half Note, John Coltrane, Scott K Fish, SKF Blog
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Kenny Clarke & The Musicians Well of Inspiration
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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Tagged Bud Powell, DrumForum.org, Drummer, Kenny Clarke, Pierre Michelot, Scott K Fish
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