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VOL. 8, NO. 8

Cover Photo by Robert Herman

FEATURES

LEVON HELM

During the late '60s and early '70s, Bob Dylan and The Band were

musically a winning combination, due in part to the drumming and

singing talents of Levon Helm. The Band went on to record many

classics until their breakup in 1976. Here, Levon discusses his

background, his work with Dylan and The Band, and the various

projects he has been involved with during the past few years.

THOMMY PRICE

Price, one of the hottest new drummers on the scene today, is cur-

rently the power behind Billy Idol. Before joining Idol, Thommy

had a five-year gig with Mink DeVille, followed by a year with

Scandal. In this interview, Thommy reveals the responsibilities of

working with a top act, his experiences with music video, and how

the rock 'n' roll life-style is not all glamour.

by Connie Fisher

BOB MOSES

Bob Moses is truly an original personality in the music world.

Although he is known primarily in the jazz idiom for his masterful

drumming, he is also an active composer and artist. He talks about

his influences, his technique, and the philosophies behind his

various forms of self-expression.

DRUMMING IN ATLANTIC CITY

by Rick Van Horn

WILL DOWER

Australian Sessionman

by Rick Van Horn

COLUMNS

EDUCATION

CONCEPTS

Drummers And Put-Downs

by Roy Burns

CLUB SCENE

Attention To Detail

by Rick Van Horn

James D. Miller and Bob Pignatiello. 78

IN THE STUDIO

DRUM SOLOIST

Philly Joe Jones: "Lazy Bird"

by Dan Tomlinson

Jim Plank

by Ted Dyer

REVIEWS

EQUIPMENT

LISTENER'S GUIDE

by Peter Erskine and Denny

Carmassi

ROCK PERSPECTIVES

Beat Study #13

by David Garibaldi

ON TRACK

PRODUCT CLOSE-UP

Remo PTS Update

by Bob Saydlowski, Jr.

JUST DRUMS

NEWS

102

114

UPDATE

by Robyn Flans

108

SHOW DRUMMERS' SEMINAR

Dance Accompaniment

by Lou Grass!

THE MUSICAL DRUMMER

Evaluating "Marimba Blues"

by Bill Molenhof

PROFILES

INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS 110

DEPARTMENTS

PORTRAITS

Tom Ardolino

by Laurice Niemtus

EDITOR'S OVERVIEW

READER'S PLATFORM

ROCK 'N' JAZZ CLINIC

Funk With 32nd Notes

by Paul Nieft, Jr.

FROM THE PAST

Baby Dodds

by Danny L. Read

ASK A PRO

106

DRUM MARKET

IT'S QUESTIONABLE

by Robyn Flans

by Chip Stern

ON THE MOVE

Introducing

MODERN

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

Throughout the eight years of Modern Drummer, we've received numer-

ous pleas from various factions of the drumming audience for more insight

into certain areas of percussion. The requests have come primarily from

players representing four major areas of specialization: orchestral percus-

sion, mallets, Latin American drumming, and drum & bugle corps.

Of course, we've made several attempts over the years to reserve a por-

tion of editorial space for each of these diverse areas. But regular reader-

ship studies have always clearly indicated to us that the majority of MD

readers were drumset players, interested in jazz, rock, fusion, studio and

commercial drumming. And because of this, we've always been somewhat

hesitant to devote a great deal of feature or column department space to

the other varied percussion specialties.

We've always been faced with the task of maintaining MD's focus on

drumset to satisfy the bulk of the readership, while trying not to alienate

the peripheral areas. In truth, we've never found a way to do it, simply be-

cause it's extremely difficult to be all things to all people. The only solution

would be to start up another magazine catering exclusively to the needs of

that segment of the readership which we seemed to be ignoring. This is pre-

cisely what we've decided to do. After a full year of editorial, design and

planning meetings, we're proud to announce the birth of MD's sister publi-

cation, Modern Percussionist, a new magazine for the serious drummer/

percussionist.

Basically, Modern Percussionist will follow in the editorial and design

footsteps of Modern Drummer, though the thrust of all feature material

will be directed towards artists from the world of orchestral, mallet, Latin

American and drum & bugle corps percussion. We'll be offering the serious

percussionist insight that could only be obtained in a magazine of this type.

MP's column departments have also been designed to address the needs

of this special audience. Columns like The Orchestral Percussionist, Timp

Talk, Vibraphone Viewpoint, Marimba Perspectives, Latin Symposium,

Corps Scene and The Marching Percussionist, among others, will be au-

thored by some of the most knowledgeable authorities in their respective

fields. Of course, there will also be a question & answer department, an op-

portunity to question the pros, new product information, book and record

reviews, updates on interesting percussion events, and a wealth of essential

information for the serious player.

Modern Percussionist will make its debut in December of this year, and

will be released on a quarterly basis for starters. We feel strongly that MP

will fill a void which has existed in the serious percussion world for some

time now. And it's our intention to fill that void by presenting informative

and entertaining material for those involved in the world of percussion, in

a fashion similar to Modern Drummer.

Further details on what you can look forward to in each issue, along

with subscription information, can be found elsewhere in this issue.

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.

MODERN DRUMMER Magazine (ISSN 0194-

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