Quick takes

- Jon McCaslin @ Four on the Floor shares this video of Marvin "Bugalu" Smith, who I had actually not heard of before. He was in Sun Ra's and Archie Shepp's bands in the 80's.

Truth be told, "BETTER THAN HOLLYWOOD” series 115 the master sessions by Marvin Smith part I. from Marvin Bugalu Smith on Vimeo.

There are a ton- like hundreds- more videos of Smith at his vimeo channel.

More selections from neighboring blogs after the break:

Transcription by Steve Korn: Baby Dodds - Maryland, My Maryland

Here's something I've been meaning to put up for a long time- a Baby Dodds transcription by Seattle drummer, teacher, author, photographer, and fellow Origin recording artist Steve Korn. He sent me several of these, but the first one I'll be posting is Maryland, My Maryland, a straightforward swinging march from Dodds' famous Talking and Drum Solos recording.

There's a bunch of other great stuff on Steve's site, so be sure to pay him a visit. You can purchase his CDs through Origin Records.

Get the pdf.

YouTube clip of the solo after the break:

Transcription by Steve Korn: Elvin Jones - Summertime

Here's an old favorite- Elvin Jones' solo on the tune Summertime, from John Coltrane's My Favorite Things record. I think this is one of the first Elvin things I attempted to transcribe back in 1988 when I was at USC- I didn't own a CD player, and I don't think I even had a cassette recording of this- I did it off an LP.

God only knows where that is. This version was done (probably with fewer mistakes) by Steve Korn, a fellow Origin recording artist, and a great drummer, teacher, and author from Seattle. I have some more things of Steve's I'll be sharing with you later on- he's got a lot of great stuff on his site.

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Thursday

"Grateful I don't have to go to work dealin' with people like you 9 to 5."  - Art Taylor

Just finished up and submitted a piece to Drum, and it's looking good for getting it published. It deals with playing meter-within-meter using Stick Control. I'll let you know when/if I get a publication date for that and my mad Vinnie Colaiuta/Zappa transcription. I heard from Seattle drummer, author, and educator Steve Korn, and am hoping to have one of his Baby Dodds transcriptions for you soon....