The Monday Morning Paradiddle - Summer 2024

Welcome back and here's the Summer 2024 edition of the Monday Morning Paradiddle my more-or-less monthly jazz drumming variety column. 

This will be my last post before I take a break for remainder of the summer months.

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The Monday Morning Paradiddle - Summer 2024

1. Thanks to Will Chernoff who interviewed me for his podcast series Rhythm Changes 

Keep up the great work Will!

2. The Practicing Drummer podcast featuring Colleen Clark

3. Allison Miller interviewed on The Drummer's Pathway podcast

4. Baseball and the Secret to Max Roach's Success by Martin Johnson

5.  Max Roach's mallet feature on Ghost Dance:

 

6. I believe that today July 15th is Philly Joe Jones' birthday. Happy Birthday PJJ!

 

7. Joe Farnsworth plays tribute to Kenny Clarke in Paris:

 

8. 10 Reasons to Love Jeff Tain Watts from the Drum Candy Podcast: 

 

9. Jeff Watts interviewed by John DeChristopher for his series Live From My Drum Room: 

 

10. A burning rendition of Sonny Rollins' Airegin from Mike Clark and Mike LeDonne on B3 Hammond Organ: 

 

11. On The Real Side with Adam Nussbaum:

 

12. A fantastic drum solo from Joe LaBarbera circa. 1977: 

 

13. Quincy Davis with more outstanding offerings from his ongoing Q-Tips series: 

 

Make sure to check out and sign up for one of Quincy's on-line Zoom masterclasses this summer!

14. Fantastic brush playing from the great Lewis Nash on Duke Ellington's Satin Doll:

15. Check out Ted Sirota's awesome new series on the teachings of Alan Dawson:

 

And thanks Ted for sharing this recording of Philly Joe Jones giving a masterclass at Rutgers University circa. 1979

16. When the Masters speak, we listen...

Thank you to bassist Alexander Claffy for sharing this three-part interview with Kenny Washington:

17. Ken Micallef's Top Ten Blue Note Jazz Drumming Vinyls:

18. I just heard this duet of Elvin Jones and Steve Lacy on Thelonious Monk's Evidence for the first time and I think it's awesome:

19. What am I listening to these days?

PJ Perry "Time Flies [tempus fugit]" - Dave Robbins/Joe LaBarbera (drums)

Walt Dickerson & Richard Davis "Tenderness" - Walt Dickerson (vibraphone)

Pasquale Grasso "Bebop!" - Keith Balla (drums)

David Braid Sextet "Zhen" - Terry Clarke (drums)

Barry Harris "At the Jazz Workshop" - Louis Hayes (drums)

Brian Blade "Lifecycles Vol.1 & 2" - Brian Blade (drums)

Sonny Clark "Cool Struttin" - Philly Joe Jones (drums)

20. And this summer's Final Word (as it were) goes to the great Max Roach:

"You can't win today's ballgames with yesterday's home runs..."

- Max Roach

Thanks again for your ongoing support and see you in September. 

Onwards and Upwards!