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MODERN DRUMMER

VOL.8, NO. 9

Cover Photo by Rick Malkin

CONTENTS

FEATURES

ART BLAKEY

After paying his dues with such greats as Fletcher Henderson,

Dizzy Gillepsie and Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey went on to lead

the legendary Jazz Messengers. Here, he traces his career from its

inception in Pittsburgh clubs to the present, and discusses the

inspiration and training he received from Chick Webb and Sid

Catlett.

by Chip Stern

CARMINE APPICE

To remain at the hub of the music industry for nearly 20 years takes

talent, perseverance, and versatility. In addition to drumming for

such major acts as Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, Ted Nugent and

Ozzy Osbourne, Carmine Appice has been active as a clinician,

educator and songwriter. He openly discusses his career and offers

candid insights about the industry.

by Robert Santelli

ARTHUR PRESS

Drawing from his experiences as percussionist and assistant

timpanist with the Boston Symphony, Arthur Press shares his

thoughts about interpreting orchestral parts, adjusting to different

conductors, and maintaining professionalism. He also gives advice

about concert snare drums, and discusses his MMO recording,

Classical Percussion.

INSIDE YAMAHA

by Charles M. Bernstein and William F. Miller

JONATHAN MOFFETT

Have Drums—Will Travel

by Robyn Flans

COLUMNS

EDUCATION

THE JOBBING DRUMMER

Avoiding Overplaying

by Tim Price

JUST DRUMS

114

PROFILES

PORTRAITS

Bobby Daniels

by Robyn Flans

CONCEPTS

Drumming And Prejudice

by Roy Burns

JAZZ DRUMMERS WORKSHOP

THE MUSICAL DRUMMER

First Review

CLUB SCENE

ON THE MOVE

David Dunkley/Emedin Rivera

by Bill Molenhof

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

Your First Big Break

by Sandy Gennaro

The Etiquette Of Sitting In:

Part 1—The Good Host

by Rick Van Horn

NEWS

UPDATE

by Robyn Flans

EQUIPMENT

110

ROCK PERSPECTIVES

Breaking Up The Double-Bass Roll

by Joe Franco

SETUP UPDATE

INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS

DEPARTMENTS

EDITOR'S OVERVIEW

112

by Peter Erskine and Michael

Shrieve

ROCK CHARTS

Alex Van Halen's "Jump"

by James Morton

PRODUCT CLOSE-UP

Corder 5000 Series Drumset

by Bob Saydlowski, Jr.

READER'S PLATFORM

TEACHER'S FORUM

A Balanced Approach

by Rodman A. Sims

SHOP TALK

ASK A PRO

Collecting Drums For Fun And Profit

DRUM MARKET

IT'S QUESTIONABLE

by Ken Mezines

108

by Rick Mattingly

Jazz Patterns In 5/4

by Chuck Kerrigan

Team

Effort

STAFF:

EDITOR/PUBLISHER

Ronald Spagnardi

FEATURES EDITOR

Rick Mattingly

MANAGING EDITOR

Rick Van Horn

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Susan Hannum

William F. Miller

ART DIRECTOR

David Creamer

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

Kevin W. Kearns

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

Isabel Spagnardi

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

Ann Thompson

ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE

MANAGER

Ellen Urry

DEALER SERVICE MANAGER

Janet Gola

CIRCULATION

Leo L. Spagnardi

Robin De Paul

Lori-Jean Syintsakos

Tracy Kearney

SALES PROMOTION MANAGER

Evelyn Urry

I'm often asked how all the material for MD's feature articles comes

together month after month. To the immediate right of this column stands

a list of names under the heading of Contributing Writers. This list actually

represents the backbone of our free-lance field staff, and though there are

others who occasionally write for the magazine, the individuals listed are

essentially our key people. Perhaps now is as good a time as any to credit

some of the people behind the scenes of the MD features.

Anyone who has been reading Modern Drummer for the past five years

should certainly recognize the name Robyn Flans. Based in the Los

Angeles area, Robyn has submitted more feature articles to the magazine

than any other single individual. A list of the people she's interviewed

might fill the remainder of this column. Robyn also keeps us abreast of

recent happenings in the drum world through her regular Update column.

Scott K. Fish, MD's former Managing Editor, is another writer who

should be familiar to MD readers. Over the years, Scott has interviewed

heavyweights like Neil Peart, Jim Keltner, Max Roach and Bill Bruford,

among others, and was also the author of our five-part "History Of Rock

Drumming" series. Originally from Long Island, Scott continues to work

for the magazine on a free-lance basis.

Both Susan Alexander (Alan White, Phil Collins, Graham Lear) and

Robin Tolleson (Terry Bozzio, Rod Morgenstein, Ndugu Chancier) hail

from the West Coast, while T. Bruce Wittet, who gave us memorable trib-

utes to Keith Moon and John Bonham, is one of Canada's finest music

writers.

Bob Santelli and Chip Stern are two of MD's key New York writers, and

though both are relatively new to the magazine, each brings a wealth of

writing experience from other music journals. Among numerous recent

articles, Bob's insightful piece on the great reggae drummers and Chip's

well-researched "Inside Sabian" are both worthy of honorable mention.

Two of our other contributors are Dave Levine and Charles Bernstein.

Dave is another Californian whose latest effort was February '84's very

popular "Guide To Drumset Tuning." Chuck Bernstein is from San Fran-

cisco, and jazz aficionados should recall his absorbing interviews with Billy

Higgins and George Marsh, among others.

Simon Goodwin and Bob Saydlowski, Jr., in addition to writing occa-

sional features, have made the bulk of their editorial contributions to

MD's column department. Simon, who makes his home in England, is

MD's primary author for The Jobbing Drummer, while Bob has handled

the chores of Product Close-Up for four years in an almost in-house capac-

ity from his home base in Massachusetts.

As long as I'm on the subject of in-house people, mention must also go

to Features Editor Rick Mattingly, who, along with coordinating assign-

ments and editing the manuscripts of the above-mentioned writers, has

also found time to present outstanding interviews with Elvin Jones, Jack

DeJohnette, Steve Gadd, Andy Newmark, Tony Williams, and many

more.

As you can readily see, MD's features department represents the coordi-

nated efforts of a group of talented and dedicated individuals. We like to

think we've assembled a team of some of the most gifted music writers in

the country, and personally, I'm proud to be associated with each and

every one of them.

MD ADVISORY BOARD

Henry Adler, Carmine Appice, Louie Bellson,

Bill Bruford, Roy Burns, Jim Chapin, Billy

Cobham, Les DeMerle, Len DiMuzio, Charlie

Donnelly, Saul Goodman, Danny Gottlieb,

Sonny Igoe, Jaimoe Johanson, Jim Keltner,

Don Lamond, Mel Lewis, Peter Magadini,

George Marsh, Butch Miles, Joe Morello, Neil

Peart, Charlie Perry, Charli Persip, Arthur

Press, Paul T. Riddle, Ed Shaughnessy, Ed

Thigpen, Max Weinberg.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Susan Alexander, Charles M. Bernstein, Scott

K. Fish, Robyn Flans, Simon Goodwin, Dave

Levine, Robert Santelli, Bob Saydlowski, Jr.,

Chip Stern, Robin Tolleson, T. Bruce Wittet.

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