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Tag Archives: SKFBlog
Frankie Dunlop – Complete Interview Pt 2 of 7
SKF NOTE: – In this second session Frankie and I focus on his formative years. Key names discussed here are Maynard Ferguson, Moe Koffmann, Thelonious Monk, The Five Spot, John Coltrane, Wilbur Ware, Shadow Wilson, Charlie Mingus, Dannie Richmond, Sonny … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, SKF Blog
Tagged Complete Interview, Frankie Dunlop, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog, Thelonious Monk
Frankie Dunlop – Complete Interview Pt 1 of 7
SKF NOTE – Over the next few weeks I am making available my full interview, no edits, with Frankie Dunlop. The interview took place in 1984 in two sessions. The first session, on October 16, 1984, was at my former … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, SKF Blog
Tagged Frankie Dunlop, Maynard Ferguson, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog, Thelonious Monk
Levon Helm’s Down Home Style and Sound
SKF NOTE: This terrific Levon Helm video arrived yesterday on my Twitter feed. Thank you, Daniel Bedard, for your original posting. I’m reminded of what a powerhouse musician we had in Levon Helm. He sang with one of pop music’s … Continue reading
Posted in SKF Blog
Tagged Daniel Bedard, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog, The Band
Kenny Clarke – Magic Brushes 1961
SKF NOTE: Some eye opening brush work from The One, The Only Kenny Clarke with the Bud Powell Trio. Phew!
Posted in SKF Blog
Tagged brush technique, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog
Von Ohlen – How the Blue Wisp Big Band Got Started
SKF NOTE: This exchange is from the full transcript of my 10/12/1984 phone interview with John Von Ohlen. He was at home. I was in my Modern Drummer office in New Jersey. Scott K Fish: How did the Blue Wisp … Continue reading
Posted in SKF Blog
Tagged Blue Wisp Big Band, John Von Ohlen, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog
Frankie Dunlop – Johnny Rowland Showed Me the Key to Coordination
SKF NOTE: An excerpt from the edited transcript of my 1984 interview with Frankie Dunlop. Just before this part of the interview we had been discussing Frankie’s formative years as a drummer. The reference here to Charli Persip and Ed … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, SKF Blog
Tagged Buffalo Symphony, Frankie Dunlop, Johnny Rowland, Scott K Fish, SKFBlog
Neil Peart – My Antipathy Toward Machines
SKF NOTE: As of this writing I don’t remember where or when this interview with Neil Peart took place. The latest reference I’m finding is to the Rush song Prime Mover which was released in 1987. When I figure out … Continue reading
Posted in SKF Blog
Tagged Drum Machine, Neil Peart, Rush, Scott K Fish, sequencers, SKFBlog