Miles Davis’ haunting rasp “Teo … play that … Teo … Teo … Teo … Teo … play that,” closing “Gingerbread Boy” on your worn-out … Read More “Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5”
Where and how to hear jazz’s greatest forgotten band
Jim Miller reviews box set of live material from Miles’ “Lost Quintet” featuring Shorter, Corea, Holland and DeJohnette
Slim, easily positioned mic provides a natural drum sound
Great sound and playability with unreal portability
Jim Miller reviews LP Rio Stanton Moore Pandeiro, a new tunable tambourine
I still remember the drumset my mom provided as a wonderful surprise birthday present, a preemptive move to protect the windowsills and tabletops from any … Read More “Get in the Rings: Sabian’s AAX Omni Cymbals”
Our reviewer (and drummer) Jim Miller takes the Yamaha Absolute Maple Drum Set for a spin around a few gigs in Philly.
Six years ago Pearl launched its Masterworks Series, which rethought drum acoustics. The Masterworks concept allowed drummers to custom-choose the wood and thickness for each … Read More “Pearl Reference Series Drums”
My personal variation on Dexter Gordon’s line in the film ‘Round Midnight extolling “a nice, wet Rico reed” would be “happiness is a ’60s Gretsch … Read More “Maryland Drum Company Timepiece Drums”
I won’t pretend to understand what Michael Latini is talking about when he explains his “ratio” drum-building concept. My eyes glaze over and the sound … Read More “CLE Ratio Drum Kit”
When the stylistic development of drum-set playing in the history of jazz is researched, the logical progression from Zutty Singleton, Chick Webb, “Big Sid” Catlett … Read More “Elvin Jones: The Complete Blue Note Elvin Jones Sessions”
