November 1981 – Volume 5 • Number 8
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Articles in November 1981
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…
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…
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.
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,…
Donald Knaack
Photo by Rick Mattingly If you have ever complained about the problems of hauling around and setting up a standard drumset, imagine the problems faced by a musician whose instruments are made entirely of glass. In order to do a…
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…
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
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,…
