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MODERN DRUMMER

VOL.8, NO. 11

Cover Photo by Lissa Wales

FEATURES

RUSS KUNKEL

Studio drummers are often required to imitate the styles of other

drummers, and one of the drummers they most frequently imitate

is Russ Kunkel. His playing with such artists as James Taylor and

Carole King in the early '70s defined the "laid back" California

style, and he continues to be in demand for recordings as well as for

concert tours. In this MD exclusive, he discusses everything from

the artists he's worked with to the very drums he's played.

COZY POWELL

Powell's work with acts such as Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore and

Rainbow, and Whitesnake has established him as a hard rocker of

the first -degree. He is also considered to be one of the founders of

the heavy metal style of drumming. But Powell doesn't care for the

heavy metal label, and he explains why in this candid discussion of

his life and his music.

by Robyn Flans

FOCUS ON TEACHERS: PART 2

John Beck by William F. Miller; Joel Leach by Dave Black; Sonny

Igoe by Chip Deffaa; Steve Houghton by Susan Alexander; Chuck

HORACEE ARNOLD

An accomplished composer, educator, and drummer, Horacee

Arnold's career has taken him around the globe with some of the

great jazz musicians, including Jan Hammer, John Abercrombie,

Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Chick Corea. Arnold discusses his

experiences, his views on the relationship between composition

and drumming, and his current activities.

COLUMNS

EDUCATION

JAZZ DRUMMERS WORKSHOP

Creative Hi-Hat

by Rick Van Horn

ROCK CHARTS

Russ Kunkel: "Get Closer"

by James Morton

100

EQUIPMENT

PRODUCT CLOSE-UP

Tama Artstar Kit

by Bob Saydlowski, Jr.

by Randy Martin

THE MUSICAL DRUMMER

Swing Phrases

104

JUST DRUMS

122

CONCEPTS

Stars Are Only Human

by Roy Burns

by Bill Molenhof

IN THE STUDIO

A Positive Bass Drum Sound

NEWS

UPDATE

112

by Larrie Londin

ROCK PERSPECTIVES

Beat Study #16

by David Garibaldi 82

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

Neil Appel: Manager On Management

PROFILES

UP AND COMING

Denise Dufort

by Robert Santelli

116

INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS

120

DEPARTMENTS

EDITOR'S OVERVIEW

READER'S PLATFORM

by Rick Van Horn

ROCK 'N' JAZZ CLINIC

Adding Variety To Simple Grooves

by Bradley Branscum

PORTRAITS

Jim Capaldi

by Gene Kalbacher

106

114

ASK A PRO

DRUM MARKET

IT'S QUESTIONABLE

ON THE MOVE

Joe London and Joan Peteani

102

by Robin Tolleson

Flores by Richard Monette; Richie Lepore by Robert Beck

by Lee Jeske

CLUB SCENE

The Visual Element

A New

Image

PUBLISHER

Ronald Spagnardi

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

Isabel Spagnardi

EDITOR

Ronald Spagnardi

FEATURES EDITOR

Rick Mattingly

MANAGING EDITOR

Rick Van Horn

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Susan Hannum

William F. Miller

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Robin De Paul

ART DIRECTOR

David H. Creamer

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

Kevin W. Kearns

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

Isabel Spagnardi

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

Ann Thompson

ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

Ellen Corsi

I receive a considerable amount of mail from readers each week. Every

so often, a letter lands on my desk that stops me in my tracks because it

seems to say something rather special—something I hadn't thought much

about before—bringing to light a certain intangible value in the magazine.

Here's a recent example:

Dear Ron,

Congratulations on the fine job you and your staff have done

with Modern Drummer. As a local professional, I've learned a

great deal from the magazine over the past eight years. I'm certain

my drumming has improved through the monthly musical

columns, as has my general understanding of what it means to be a

professional from the extremely practical advice you've run in

nearly every issue.

But I'm writing to tell you that, actually, MD has given me

something far beyond all that. As I read each issue, I'm always

greatly impressed by the intelligence of the drumming artists who

are interviewed, and the musical awareness each possesses. It's

rare when I complete reading one of these articles without feeling

proud to be a working member of our profession. The interviews,

in a way, deepen my own inner sense of self-respect.

For me, the real value of Modern Drummer centers on respect in

several ways. The respect we drummers have gained for ourselves

is one. I feel stronger about my position in the music world than

ever before, and I know this change in my thinking is due to the

confidence I've gained through reading the magazine.

There's also the respect we've gained for each other. The maga-

zine has brought us closer together in a way, showing us that we

can learn from one another. I know that I feel much more open

with other drummers—more willing to discuss and share ideas,

and I feel that same willingness from them.

Finally, MD has stimulated a certain respect that I now sense

from other musicians. I know of a number of nondrummers who

read the magazine regularly and praise it highly, and I feel they've

gained a great deal of respect for us through the magazine. When

other musicians read our magazine, it helps to further dispel the

myth that drummers are nonmusicians, at the very bottom of the

musical totem pole, or that we gravitated to the instrument because

we lacked the ability to master another. We've always known this

to be untrue, but now I can feel this change in attitude coming from

other musicians, in social interaction, as well as on the bandstand

where I earn my living.

More than all the licks, the grooves, the practice patterns, the

equipment reviews and the photographs, this is what the magazine

has really done for all of us, and I thank you and the Modern

Drummer staff for it above everything else.

DEALER SERVICE MANAGER

Janet Gola

CIRCULATION

Leo Spagnardi

Lori-Jean Broseman

Tracy Kearney

SALES PROMOTION MANAGER

Evelyn Urry

MODERN DRUMMER ADVISORY BOARD

Henry Adler, Carmine Appice, Louie Bellson, Bill Bru-

ford, Roy Burns, Jim Chapin, Les DeMerle, Len DiMu-

zio, Charlie Donnelly, Peter Erskine, Danny Gottlieb,

Sonny Igoe, Jaimoe Johanson, Jim Keltner, Mel Lewis,

Larrie Londin, Peter Magadini, George Marsh, Butch

Miles, Joe Morello, Andy Newmark, Neil Peart, Charlie

Perry, Paul T. Riddle, Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Smith, Ed

Thigpen.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Susan Alexander, Charles M. Bernstein, Scott K. Fish,

Robyn Flans, Simon Goodwin, Dave Levine, Robert

Santelli, Bob Saydlowski, Jr., Chip Stern, Robin Tolle-

son, T. Bruce Wittet.

MODERN DRUMMER Magazine (ISSN 0194-4533) is

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Raymond Bouchard

Denver, CO

Thank you, Ray. It's letters like this that inspire us to roll up our shirt

sleeves and dig in harder each day to make it even better for people like

you.

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