December 1982 – Volume 6 • Number 9
Articles in December 1982
December 1982 - Volume 6 • Number 9
Elvin Jones, John Densmore, David Garibaldi, Neil Peart, Philly Joe Jones, Rod Morgenstein, David Samuels, Collin Walcott, Bobby Daniels, Roger Hawkins, Brent Brace, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Summer, Darrell Sweet, Michael Shrieve, Rick Marotta, Craig Krampf, Terry Bozzio, Tris Imboden, Kenney…
Industry Insights - Drum Workshop's Don Lombardi
The name "Drum Workshop, Inc." is not exactly a household word among drummers. But those who play or have heard DW drums are prone to say, "They're built the way they built them in the good old days.'' Yet in…
Show And Studio - Notes On The Making Of Moving Pictures Part 1
Having been a regular reader of MD for the last couple of years, I've noticed most of the studio information has been for the
Sheila Escovedo - A Natural Approach
Sheila Escovedo is striking and diminutive, and can spark a band with the flash of a smile or an outrageous, ingenious percussion lick. At the age of twenty-four, she has performed with Billy Cobham, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Azteca, Harvey…
Drum Soloist - Elvin Jones: "Crisis"
From the album Ready For Freddie (Blue Note 84085), by Freddie Hubbard.
John Densmore - Reflections
An interview never seems to translate perfectly on paper, and as hard as the journalist tries to paint a vivid picture of the subject, certain aspects are lost, or at best, dimmed. In the following interview with the Doors' John…
Jazz Drummers Workshop - Studies in Style: Part 1
Philly Joe Jones The "perfect combination of Blakey's unquenchable fire, Catlett's melodiousness, and Roach's subtlety"—such is MD's description of Philly Joe Jones. Joe was all of the above, and more, on the 1958 album, Milestones, with Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley,…
Rock Perspectives - Playing Simple
The following material is a presentation of some simple ideas I've developed for use with my private students.
Complete Percussionist - Chord Scales
In this article, I'll discuss the connection between chords and their chord scales.
Back Home With James Black
The first person to get me excited about James Black's drumming was Jaimoe Johanson. We were listening to records and Jaimoe asked me if I'd ever heard James Black. I said, "No. " He pulled out an old Riverside record…
Shop Talk - Al Duffy
Al Duffy has been playing drums for forty-seven years. And that fact, perhaps more than any other, accounts for his singular reputation as a drum designer, craftsman and innovator. Now the key research and development source at Nashville's Pearl International—and…