At a recording session in 2011. SECOND UPDATE: Pictures added! UPDATE: I went ahead and got those drums, a Sonor Phonic bop kit, so I will be needing to sell the Slingerlands. You can hear […]
Author: Todd Bishop
Charlie Haden 1937-2014
UPDATE: Haden remembered by some musicians who played with him. Very disappointed to find out that Charlie Haden, the bassist, died yesterday— he’s been one of my musical heroes for a long time, since I […]
Very occasional quote(s) of the day: over and over again
This is the one I had… “When we were young, we had our seven jazz albums next to our bed and played them over and over again.” — John Scofield “When I was young, I’d […]
Groove o’ the day: Al Foster — Billy Preston
Must play more music where I can just leave the hihats open all day. This is Al Foster’s groove on the tune Billy Preston, on the Miles Davis album Get Up With It; kind of […]
Page o’ coordination: Elvin waltz, with 16th notes
An big part of the Elvin Jones “thing” (if we must think of it that way), which doesn’t get talked about much, is 16th notes. People instantly think Elvin >>> triplets!, but he played a […]
Scott K. Fish blogs
Something new for you to read while I’m out of town for a few days catching the opening of Family Album, the new rock musical featuring my girlfriend: former Modern Drummer contributer and managing editor […]
Page o’ coordination: Elvin’s waltz — inverted feet
Once you start doing an Elvin-like thing, the pull of that dotted-quarter rhythm can be very hard to resist; it’s effective, it builds tension, and it feels good to play it, but you need to […]
VOQOTD: Marc Ribot on the state of things
From the August 2014 Jazz Times interview with Guitarist Marc Ribot: It’s not an exaggeration to say that the recording industry has collapsed. There’s been something like a 60% collapse. And that last 40% could […]
Site work
ANOTHER UPDATE: The search engine is mostly working correctly now. If you’re looking for something specific and not finding it, open a new window and do a Google search with site:cruiseshipdrummer.com at the beginning of the […]
Transcription: Ed Blackwell — Guinea
OK, this one is definitely a labor of love— that took way too long to finish and proof. But I’ve been living with this piece for a good twenty years, and performing it for much […]