UPDATE: Scott Fish has posted some of his interview recordings of Dunlop, and they are hilarious. Much about playing with Monk in this interview with Ben Riley from 1986 as well. Do check out my Dunlop […]
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Thelonious’s ballad test
From Ben Riley’s 1986 interview in Modern Drummer with Jeff Potter: “In my first experience with [Thelonious Monk], in Amsterdam, we played ‘Embraceable You’ as a very slow ballad. Then he went into ‘Don’t Blame […]
Happy holidays
Merrry Christmas and whatnot everyone, here’s a playlist with all 5 1/2 hours of Scott K. Fish’s 1984 interview with one of my favorite drummers, Frankie Dunlop. Put this on while your turkey cooks, or […]