There was a period of about five years where I was listening to a lot of early free jazz— Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp. Ornette (and his circle) is the only one […]
Category: free improvisation
Very occasional quote of the day: mistakes
“The idea of a mistake is beside the point, for once anything happens it authentically is.” – John Cage
Daily best music in the world: Ronald Shannon Jackson with Albert Ayler
Ronald Shannon Jackson playing with Albert Ayler on the Live at Slug’s Saloon album, recorded in 1966. Jackson wasn’t recorded a lot at this stage of his career, and it’s really interesting to hear him […]
Playing free
“No chaos, damn it!” —Jackson Pollock responding to a critic who called his work chaotic. Here at CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER! there are some subjects we don’t talk about much— not because they’re not important, but […]