November 1981 – Volume 5 • Number 8
On 01st Nov 1981
Articles in November 1981
Bobby Rosengarden
JB: I'd like to know more about your musical background. BR: My mother was a pianist in a silent movie theatre so there was music in our home constantly. We had a baby grand piano in the house and I…
Ed Blackwell — "Bemsha Swing"
From the album AVANT GARDE with Don Cherry and John Coltrane Transcribed by Skip Shaffer Skip Shaffer performs and teaches in Burbank, CA.
Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner Trying to establish a representative interview with Jim Keltner requires a sense of humor. The way he plays drums and the way he is seem to be so alike. Talk to Jim on Monday about drum heads, for…
November 1981 - Volume 5 • Number 8
Jim Keltner, Terry Bozzio, Ed Blackwell, Sonny Greer, Hal Blaine, Bobby Rosengarden, Stewart Copeland, Lenny White, Barrett Deems, Ron Zito
Ed Blackwelll — Singin' On The Set
Superlatives are like chuff before the wind in describing the drumming of Ed Blackwell, I'm sure I could speak with him for days and still walk away feeling like we'd never even got started. Born and raised in New Orleans,…
Sonny Greer: The Elder Statesman Of Jazz
William "Sonny" Greer was born in Long Branch, New Jersey on December 13, 1903. "I wasn't no rich kid." He remembers, "but I was always comfortable. We were a happy family. My mother and father were very religious. My mother…
Stickings—Part 1
Gary Chaffee received his education at SUNY in Potsdam and DePaul University in Chicago. From 1973-77. Gary was head of the Percussion Dept. at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He presently teaches at his home in Hyde Park,…
Future Sounds
Rock drumming has a tendency toward being colorless at times. This, I believe, is due to the constant use of H.H., S.D., and B.D. in playing time. The addition of other sound sources in the proper context can be quite…
Terry Bozzio: Burnin'
Terry Bozzio has the chops to be an orchestra percussionist, a jazz fusion burner, or a rock and roll showman, and he's shown off each of those sides of his talent during an eventful career. Bozzio was born in…
