I picked up this interesting book- Charley Wilcoxon’s Drum Method– as one of my local sheet music stores was going out of business. I’d been working with Wilcoxon’s more advanced Rudimental Swing Solos, but this […]
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Krupa G.P.
Still light posting, but listening to the Mel Lewis history of jazz drums interview and they’re discussing a favorite move of Gene Krupa’s- during a shout chorus leaving a dramatic silence where there would normally […]
Hal Blaine interview
Great article and interview with Hal Blaine at Jazz Wax, absolutely worth reading. If you haven’t heard of him, Marc Myers’ introduction should pique your interest: Except for the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and a […]
Why we transcribe
Yes, I look the same when I’m transcribing as Duke did when he was copying parts- immaculately-coifed, reclining in my suit surrounded by reams of parchment. I’m a pretty big transcriber, and I thought I […]
Best Books: Basic Drumming by Joel Rothman
In case you haven’t figured it out already, I’m a big fan of Joel Rothman’s books. His many, many books- I think he has written about a hundred of varying lengths since the early 60’s. […]
Two simple rock applications
You’ve probably noticed by now that I do a lot with Ted Reed’s Syncopation? Here are two more methods which I have developed (along with my Rock beats with Syncopation piece) to introduce my intermediate […]
Drum chart: Mamblues by Cal Tjader
Here is a chart of Mamblues, from Cal Tjader’s album Soul Sauce, transcribed by me. It’s a pretty straightforward (but burning!) salsa tune on a blues form, with a cascara groove, mambo on the vibes […]
Joe Morello 1928-2011
“March12, 2011 Hi All, Sorry to be the bearer of sad news. Joe Morello passed away in the hospital this morning. He was 82 and had been having heart trouble. No other details at this […]
Andrew Cyrille interview by Ted Panken
Here’s another in my series of choice, drummer-relevant bits of other people’s interviews, this time with Andrew Cyrille, by Ted Panken: Ted Panken: Are there different challenges for you in dealing with, let’s say, the […]
1997 BBC interview: Tony Oxley
I could not locate my Tony Oxley Modern Drummer interview, so instead here is a BBC interview with him, in which he discusses his unique set up. There seem to be quite a few of […]
Tony Oxley
Excerpts from a Modern Drummer interview are coming, but in the mean time I thought I’d share some clips of one of the more unique drummers living, the UK’s Tony Oxley. As you can see, […]