<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yep! It was called "Focus on Hi-hat". Anyone still have that somewhere? I'd love to hear it again.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think at one time they compiled all the sound supplements onto a cassette. I may still have it in the large box of unlistened to tapes in my closet. If I can find it and someone here can make mp3's for the group, I'd gladly mail it to them.Originally posted by Tom Hipskind:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve Holmes:
I remember that Sound Supplement. It was on various uses of the hi-hat. Good stuff.
Remeber some of the other artist SSs'?
Andy Newmark - Studio sounds
Phil and chester - live drum duet
Jeff Porcaro - Paiste cymbals
The infamous Neil Peart - "Pieces of Eight"
I think there was a Weckl - "Spur of the Moment"
all I can remember right now.
Man I used to look forward to those square pieces of plastic!
Steve Smith/Gary Chaffee recording of 'Seventh Heaven" (?) which was suppose to be recorded with Steve & Vinnie. That was great!
5. Whose drum sounds were recorded/sampled/used in th Oberheim DMX drum machine?
Peter Erskine's
Here are the answers I typed up as I compiled that 2nd round of questions ...
NEW QUIZ
1. Name 3 drum brands that Billy Cobham used when playing with the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
GRETSCH, FIBES, NORTH
2. Which former-Woody Herman drummer became an important studio drummer in New York in the 50s and 60s?
DON LAMOND
3. Name the 2 drummers in Cannonball Adderly's group(s) while Joe Zawinul was a member...
LOUIS HAYES, ROY MCCURDY
4. Eddie Marshall was a member of which pioneering fusion group in the late 60's/very early 70's?
THE FOURTH WAY
5. Whose drum sounds were recorded/sampled/used in th Oberheim DMX drum machine?
SURPRISE! PETER ERSKINE
6. Which of the following drum brands did Buddy Rich NOT play/endorse?
Ludwig, Rogers, Sonor, Vox, Slingerland, Gretsch, Tama, Hollywood (Meazzi)
GRETSCH, SONOR, TAMA, HOLLYWOOD
(someone please correct me if I'm wrong on this one ...)
7. Who portrayed Gene Krupa in "The Gene Krupa Story"?
BONUS: who portrayed Dave Tough?
SAL MINEO = GENE KRUPA ... SHELLY MANNE = DAVE TOUGH
8. Which well-known rock drummer was an outstanding classical musician in college?
KENNY ARONOFF WAS AN AWARD-WINNING PERCUSSIONIST AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY, AND HE STUDIED TIMPANI UNDER GEORGE GABER THERE, AS WELL AS WITH VIC FIRTH AT TANGLEWOOD, ETC.
9. What was Jeff Hamilton's first big-name/road gig?
THE TOMMY DORSEY BIG BAND
10. Name three drummers who played with The Carpenters (recording +/or "live")
HAL BLAINE, KAREN CARPENTER, CUBBY O'BRIEN
All in all: VERY CLOSE, GROOVISSIMO ... BRAVO!
and NOW ... to answer Tom's questions ...
* * * Ok, Peter, you asked for it....
(Well, maybe you didn't. But here it is anyway.)
ERSKOMAN QUIZ! Test your Peter Erskine knowledge here. Maybe after a while the man himself could provide us with the answers! He's also to feel free to offer any clarifications if any of my info here is somehow misleading or incorrect. And without further ado...
1. Peter Erskine had a Yamaha signature snare drum in the mid-late 1980s which he used on his first two DCI videos. Name the dimensions and type of wood used for the shell.
4x14" BIRCH
2. Who recommended Peter Erskine for the Weather Report gig?
JACO
3. Name Peter's four '90s ECM piano trio recordings in order of their release, starting with the earliest.
YOU NEVER KNOW
TIME BEING
AS IT IS
JUNI
4. Peter toured with a reunited Steely Dan in '93. Name the two songs from the tour featuring Peter which ended up on the "Alive in America" CD.
THREE SONGS, ACTUALLY ... GREEN EARRINGS, BOOK OF LIARS & THIRD WORLD MAN
5. Name Peter's college percussion instructor(s?) and the college attended.
PROFESSOR GEORGE GABER @ INDIANA UNIVERSITY (BLOOMINGTON)
6. How many times has Mr. Erskine graced the cover of Modern Drummer magazine?
I FORGET ... 3 , I THINK.
7. Peter played double-drums on an early '80s Don Grolnick recording. Name the recording, song, and other drummer.
"HUMAN BITES" w/ STEVE JORDAN FROM THE "HEARTS AND MINDS" ALBUM
8. Name 5 Peter Erskine compositions which have ended up on MORE THAN ONE recording. "Live" recordings are also included.
ON THE LAKE
BULGARIA
TWELVE
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS
AUTUMN ROSE
MUSIC OF MY PEOPLE
CATS + KITTENS
BASS DESIRES
SONG FOR JACO (SONG FOR A FRIEND)
NORTHERN CROSS
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
SWEET SOUL
9. As I recall, Modern Drummer's first-ever "Sound Supplement" (somewhat short-lived series of phono recordings accompanying sporadic issues of MD) featured Peter. What was it called? BONUS: Name the month/year of issue, and cover artist.
I FORGET THE ISSUE (MONTH/YEAR/COVER), BUT IT WAS A SOUND SUPPLEMENT RE: THE HI-HAT.
10. Peter appeared on two wonderful ECM recordings by trumpeter/composer Kenny Wheeler entitled "The Widow in the Window" and "Music for Large and Small Ensembles". Only one other drummer (correct me if I'm wrong, Peter!) had played on all (three?) of Wheeler's previous ECM recordings to that point. Name the drummer.
JACK DEJOHNETTE
One more BONUS question....Peter did an interview in the Jazz Educators Journal in the fall of '97. Name the author/interviewer.
WHOOPS; I FORGET
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How'd I do?
Thanks, fellas ...
Peter!
I actually took all the MD supplements and put them to cd, cleaned up and indexed.
AndyNewmarkStudioDrumSounds.mp3
PeterErskineFocusOnHiHat.mp3
I have "almost" all the sound supplements. I know I'm at least missing "Spicing Up Beats" by Rod Morgenstein, the Jeff Porcaro/Paiste record, and the Steve Smith/Gary Chaffee duet.
I remember putting that "Spur of the Moment" record on when that issue came out. I just about crapped my pants when I heard that. I never heard drums (especially toms) that sounded like that, or grooves and fills phrased like that. I was in grade school at the time, and after digesting what I had heard, I just wanted to throw in the towel as far as drumming went.
PS - I thought I read somewhere that Buddy endorsed Gretsch briefly. (Might have been in a biography or something). The gist was that Buddy wanted an endorser fee in addition to free equipment, but Gretsch had a strict policy of endorsements being limited to getting new equipment once a year.
4. Peter toured with a reunited Steely Dan in '93. Name the two songs from the tour featuring Peter which ended up on the "Alive in America" CD.
THREE SONGS, ACTUALLY ... GREEN EARRINGS, BOOK OF LIARS & THIRD WORLD MAN
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Oops! Thought it was only two. May I say, Green Earrings in particular grooves its ASS off here!!! Way to follow the path that, ahem, Chevy Chase (??) laid down! [img]cool.gif[/img]
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7. Peter played double-drums on an early '80s Don Grolnick recording. Name the recording, song, and other drummer.
"HUMAN BITES" w/ STEVE JORDAN FROM THE "HEARTS AND MINDS" ALBUM
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I can't believe I get to correct Peter on this one (!), but the album's called "Hearts And Numbers". OK, you were close enough--you were there! [img]wink.gif[/img] But yeah, great track!
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One more BONUS question....Peter did an interview in the Jazz Educators Journal in the fall of '97. Name the author/interviewer.
WHOOPS; I FORGET
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It was yours truly! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
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How'd I do?
Thanks, fellas ...
Peter!
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You did splendidly!
Some of those things I didn't even know the answers...I just asked. Was that wrong?
Mja, thanks a million for posting those Sound Supplements! I haven't heard that stuff in years. I do remember there was one from Jonathin Mover called "Put Up Or Shut Up". Anyone have that one? That was a burning rock track.
-Tom
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ December 02, 2004 02:13 AM: Message edited by: Tom Hipskind ]</font>
Tom,
Whoops. Call me Mr. Knucklehead. Now I remember! And thanks, too, for the correction of the Don Grolnick album title!
All the best, with greetings now from Munich...
Peter
mja61 ...
"PS - I thought I read somewhere that Buddy endorsed Gretsch briefly."
You might be right.
Cheers,
PE
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