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Vinnie Sperrazza
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Jazz, Music, Jazz Drumming, Music History.

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Latest Issues

A History of Jazz Drumming: Chapter 3, 1923-1929

  • Prologue: We Need A History

    • A History Of Jazz Drumming: Chapter One

    • A History Of Jazz Drumming: Chapter Two, Cut Through All Obstacles, 1910-1917


PROLOGUE: UNITED STATES, 1920— THE WHITE BANDLEADERS

By 1920, the nati...

12 days ago
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Chapter 3 Drops Tomorrow

Having spent the past two weeks listening to King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton, I’m happy to tell you that Chapter 3 of A History of Jazz Drumming is finished, and scheduled for delivery tomorrow.

It was a joy to work on...

12 days ago
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"St. Louis Blues" and Louis Armstrong on the Fourth of July

“St. Louis Blues” is my happy birthday song to our great-and-terrible nation. Composed by music teacher and bandmaster W.C. Handy, the song reflects both Handy’s devotion to John Phillip Sousa and the new music being heard on the streets of...

a month ago
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Smilin' The Blues Away: Zutty Singleton

I could not find a brief, clear, beat-by-beat overview of Zutty Singleton’s career, so I wrote this:


Arthur “Zutty”1 Singleton was born May 14, 1898 in rural Bunkie, Louisiana and moved with his family 150 miles southwest to New Or...

a month ago
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For Elvin Jones and Duke Ellington

On Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, Duke and Elvin Jones are perfectly aligned. Ellington is at ease with Elvin’s triplets and double-time on “In A Sentimental Mood”, hooks up with Jones for a cool strut on “Big Nick”, and blesses Elvin’s...

2 months ago
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