Tag Archives: Scott K Fish

Art Blakey Music on Blue Note Records

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: My music library has all the albums featured in this August 1960 magazine advertisement – and more! I remember, back in the early 1970s, while working as a clerk at Sam Goody’s in the Walt Whitman Shopping Mall, … Continue reading →

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New Elvin Jones Quartet Album Due in November

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: From Blue Note’s website: September 9, 2022 Blue Note Records has announced a November 18 release for Revival: Live at Pookie’s Pub, a thrilling previously unissued live recording of Elvin Jones’ quartet that captures the legendary drummer’s emergence … Continue reading →

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My Drum Lesson with Fred Gruber (1982)

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Yesterday, while searching through a stack of my interview transcripts, I came upon this transcript from a long interview I did with Fred Gruber for Modern Drummer in 1982. We were sitting at the kitchen table in Buddy … Continue reading →

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Life Lesson – Warped Drum Sticks

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: He always seemed bored. Customers milled about the music store, excited to see actual music equipment they knew only from seeing their favorite bands on tv, or from magazine or newspaper advertisements. Real Kustom amps covered in red, … Continue reading →

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A Most Difficult Thing to Do

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Playing straight time well, with good tone and feeling is good advice for drummers too. Donald Byrd once said, “After all these years of playing, I’ve come to the conclusion that one of the most difficult things to … Continue reading →

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