Tag Archives: Tony Williams

Playing Drums in Jacket and Tie?

SKF NOTE: Six years ago I wrote about drum photos as drum lessons. As a pre-internet kid, opportunities to see well-known drummers live were rare. Studying every detail of a great photo could command hours of my attention. The fine … Continue reading

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Tony Williams’s Red Gretsch 1964

SKF NOTE: On his Facebook page, musician Charles Lloyd posted this photo on Tony Williams’s birthday, writing: “Born on the day the drum Master, Tony Williams – propelling us, dancing us, giving us wings to fly higher I was blessed … Continue reading

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Tony Williams Launches MD’s Second Year

SKF NOTE: This is an old favorite of mine Modern Drummer cover shot of Tony Williams. There are a couple of details worth mentioning. This is “Vol. 2 No. 1” cover means this is the first issue of MD‘s second … Continue reading

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Buddy Rich – Always There Until

SKF NOTE: One afternoon, in March 1987, my Oxford, MD apartment phone rang. Paul T. Riddle was calling from South Carolina. He and I remain friends after I interviewed him in 1980 for Modern Drummer magazine. Paul loves jazz drumming. … Continue reading

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Tony Williams – The Drums Have a Lot to Say

SKF NOTE: Thank you to the interviewer and Bret Primack, The Jazz Video Guy, for this brief, but insightful conversation with Tony Williams. I watched it today for the first time.

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