Tag Archives: Wayne Shorter

New Tony, Jack, and Cobb in November

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: November promises to be a great music month for drummers with newly released albums featuring Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, and Jimmy Cobb. The Lost Recordings label is releasing the Miles Davis Quintet’s The Complete Live in Paris Vol. … Continue reading →

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Gravatt – If I Could Describe How I Played Drums

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Scott K Fish

“Describing music is very difficult. Eric Gravatt used to say that if he could describe how he played drums, he wouldn’t need to play them.” Source: The Wayne Shorter Interview, by Scott Yanow, Down Beat, April 1988

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October Surprise? New Music from Miles’s Second Great Quintet

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: October surprise? New music from Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet. Very good news. — end —

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Art Blakey: God Has Given Us Another Chance

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Scott K Fish

“Art’s tough-love leadership style gave each band member the chance to find and prove himself, as Wayne [Shorter] remembered: ‘Blakey told us that every time we go on the stand, we should remember this one thing: We should always remember … Continue reading →

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Terri Lyne Carrington: The Spiritual Journey of Being Creative

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Scott K Fish

For Terri Lyne Carrington, drumming is a spiritual act by Alexander Varty on February 11th, 2015 at 12:13 PM …Terri Lyne Carrington cites Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Jack DeJohnette as her primary mentors. Like DeJohnette, she’s honed her technique … Continue reading →

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