The Monday Morning Paradiddle

Alrighty, the week is off to a running start and here's the latest from our hard working Four on the Floor correspondents:

- Scott K. Fish is up to great things over at his blog "Life Beyond Cymbals". Here is an in-depth interview with the great Roy McCurdy:

https://scottkfish.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/interview-with-roy-mccurdy-by-scott-k-fish-pt-1/

https://scottkfish.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/interview-with-roy-mccurdy-by-scott-k-fish-pt-2/


- Irish bassist Ronan Guilfoyle continues to contribute wonderful interviews over at his blog "Mostly Music." Here he interviews bassist Gene Perla and offers some insight into the many great drummers he's played with:

http://ronanguil.blogspot.ca/2015/08/gene-perla-life-in-jazz.html


- Antonio Sanchez' "Before and After" interview over at Jazz Times:

http://jazztimes.com/articles/166444-before-after-with-antonio-sanchez


- Carl Allen is interviewed over at Drummertalk.org:

http://www.drummertalk.org/2014/12/11/10350/

Carl also offers a few pieces of wisdom via his YouTube.com channel:








- Vancouver's Cory Weeds was smart and recorded these audio interviews with the one and only Louis Hayes during some recent dates on Canada's West Coast:

https://soundcloud.com/cory-weeds/talking-about-cannonball-adderley/sets


- Jake Feinberg interviews Roy Haynes:

http://www.jakefeinbergshow.com/2013/01/the-roy-haynes-interview/


 - Johnathan Blake interviewed over at NextBop.com:

http://nextbop.com/johnathanblake


- NPR recently featured a concert hosted by Ali Jackson Jr., celebrating the music of Max Roach at Jazz @ Lincoln Center. The program is narrated by bassist Christian McBride and a great episode to check out:

http://www.npr.org/event/music/439268751/celebrating-max-roach



I really wish the CBC would explore and invest in more programming initiatives like this...

It's important.


- Oh yes and here's the concert footage!




- Thanks to Billy Drummond, here's a great, older piece entitled "A Tribute to Max Roach" from All About Jazz:

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/a-tribute-to-max-roach-max-roach-by-david-a-orthmann.php?width=1920


- Another interview with Roy Haynes, this time by Portland's Alan Jones:




- Jeff Hamilton offers a very important lesson on the how's and why's of keeping loose while playing the drums:



I wish someone had told me this 20 years ago...


- I posted earlier blog posts on both Ralph Peterson Jr. and, separately, the importance of playing along with recordings. Here's an example of Peterson playing along with a Christian McBride drum-less bass,trumpet and guitartrio on Herbie Hancock's "Eye of the Hurricane":




- Jerry Leake offers a great lesson on a 12/8 Bell pattern and various corresponding cross rhythms:




- Martin France demonstrates some up-tempo brush playing:




- I recently heard Chicago's Dana Hall here in Calgary with the Spin Quartet. Hall is a great musician and force to be reckoned with. Overall the group was excellent and their playing and concept quite inspiring. Something to really aspire to.

Here's a good example of Dana Hall in action where he clearly exhibits his uncompromising style of Jazz drumming:




- And finally here's a drummer I greatly admire, the one and only Dr. Marvin Bugalu Smith:




- What am I listening to these days?

David Friesen Trio "The Name of a Woman" - Alan Jones (drums)

Walt Weiskopf "Day In, Night Out" - Kendrick Scott (drums)

David Friesen Trio "Midnight Mood" - Alan Jones (drums)

Tara Davidson "Duets"

David Friesen Trio "1-2-3" - Alan Jones (drums)

Pedro Martinez "Rumbas de la Rumba" - Pedro Martinez (percussion)

Harold Land "The Fox" - Frank Butler (drums)


- And finally, here's today's Last Word:

Alright, that's all I've got for today. Thanks again for tuning in and see you all again real soon.