Tag Archives: Scott K Fish

Michael Shrieve: The Making of Santana’s ‘Promise of a Fisherman’ (1983)

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I found this phone conversation tonight while digitizing interview audiocassettes. The voices are Scott K Fish and Michael Shrieve. This is no doubt me, as Modern Drummer managing editor, asking Michael an MD reader’s question for the “Ask … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gruber Has No Recordings; How Do We Know He Can Teach?

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: If there are no band or performance recordings of drum teachers — how do we know if what they’re teaching is valid? Rafik Mankarios (or someone able to post under Mr. Mankarios’s “RM Drums” YouTube account) listened to this … Continue reading →

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Frankie Dunlop: The Last Place I Expected to Be Able to Continue My Music

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Frankie Dunlop spent a long time during our October 16, 1984 interview talking about his being drafted into the US Army and serving in Korea during the Korean War. That Frankie did so was, at the time, a … Continue reading →

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Frankie Dunlop: Sneaking Into Theater to Hear Gene Krupa’s Big Band 

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Excerpt from Scott K Fish interview with Frankie Dunlop on October 16, 1984 in New York City. In this part, Frankie shares his method, as an underage music lover, for sneaking into a Buffalo, NY theater to hear … Continue reading →

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Tony Williams: ‘The Joy Of Flying’ Four-Star Review

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF: A piece of historical perspective this morning. Down Beat‘s 1979 four star review of Tony Williams’s The Joy of Flying album.

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