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Cover Photo by Ebet Roberts STEWART 18 COPELAND After excursions into movie and TV soundtracks and opera, ex-Police drummer Stewart Copeland is back recording and performing in the drum saddle. Here Stewart discusses in depth his renewed interest in things drum-like, and talks about his new "pop" band with Stanley Clarke, Animal Logic. by William F. Miller Roberts Ebet 24 TITO PUENTE by In the 1950s in New York City, beboppers like Dizzy Gillespie Photo and Charlie Parker would do homework by checking out Tito Puente's Latin jazz bands. Here, The King of Latin Music discusses his career, which has influenced players from Dizzy to Carlos Santana for over 40 years, and which shows no signs of letting up. Plus, a Puente mambo sidebar. by Diane Gordon 28 TONY OXLEY Today Tony Oxley is known primarily for his work as a free jazz drummer with people like Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, and with his own four-piece group. Yet Oxley has also played Mauro with ground-breaking artists of more melodic intentions, such Aldo as Sonny Rollins and Bill Evans. In this interview, Oxley by explains the differences, and discusses his philosophy of Photo creative freedom. by Simon Goodwin INSIDE 32 LUDWIG/MUSSER As one of the oldest and most respected drum companies in the country, Ludwig has seen some transitional times in recent years. Here MD looks into the reasons for these changes, and takes a peek behind the scenes at the Ludwig and Musser factories. by Rick Van Horn 65 MD TRIVIA CONTEST Win an assortment of Pro-Mark sticks and accessories VOLUME 14, NUMBER 4 ROCK ROCK CHARTS PERSPECTIVES Stewart Copeland: EQUIPMENT More Two-Handed "Roxanne" PRODUCT Riding Transcribed by CLOSE-UP DEPARTMENTS by Howard Fields William F. Miller Sonor Force 2000 Kit EDITOR'S 50 66 by Rick Van Horn OVERVIEW 38 4 CONCEPTS TRACKING Old Drummers And Studio Mallet Parts Roc-N-Soc Motion READERS' by Emil Richards Throne Young Drummers PLATFORM by Roy Burns 74 by Rick Van Horn 6 54 40 HEAD TALK ASK A PRO ROCK 'N' JAZZ Letting Go ELECTRONIC CLINIC by Casey Scheuerell REVIEW 12 76 Compact Drum Playing In Odd Time IT'S Signatures Microphones QUESTIONABLE by Chad Wackerman STRICTLY by Paul M. Van Patten 56 TECHNIQUE 42 16 Mastering The Toe Pivot NEW AND DRUM MARKET by Mark Hurley NOTABLE 108 REVIEWS 88 104 ON TRACK PHOTO GALLERY 90 Ginger Baker by Andre Csillag NEWS 112 UPDATE INDUSTRY PROFILES Sly Dunbar, Warrant's HAPPENINGS UP & COMING Steve Sweet, Mark PASIC '89 Highlights, Geary of Dangerous David Tull Mel Lewis Tribute, and Toys, and Reba by Dave Black other Indy News McEntire's Vic Mastri- 58 98 anni, plus News 8 MODERN DRUMMER EDITOR/PUBLISHER ADVISORY BOARD Ronald Spagnardi Henry Adler, Kenny Aronoff, Louie Bellson, Bill Bruford, Roy Burns, Jim Chapin, Alan Dawson, ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Dennis DeLucia, Les DeMerle, Isabel Spagnardi Len DiMuzio, Charlie Donnelly, Peter Erskine, Vic Firth, Danny Gottlieb, Sonny Igoe, Jim Keltner, MANAGING EDITOR Mel Lewis, Larrie Londin, Peter Rick Van Horn Magadini, George Marsh, Joe Morello, Andy Newmark, Neil Peart, Charlie Perry, Dave Samuels| FEATURES EDITOR John Santos, Ed Shaughnessy, Steve William F. Miller Smith, Ed Thigpen. Your Best Shot CONTRIBUTING WRITERS ASSOCIATE EDITOR Susan Alexander, Robyn Flans, It was a cold and snowy Tuesday evening in mid-February—the Adam Budofsky Simon Goodwin, Karen Ervin kind of night most people would rather stay at home in front of Pershing, Jeff Potter, Teri Saccone, Robert Santelli, Robin Tolleson, the TV with a warm drink. Unfortunately, I had to be out that CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Lauren Vogel, T. Bruce Wittet. night for a business dinner, and afterwards I decided to venture Rick Mattingly into the lounge where a fairly popular local band was holding the MODERN DRUMMER Magazine fort five nights a week. EDITORIAL ASSISTANT (ISSN 0194-4533) is published I entered the darkened club at the start of the second set and monthly with an additional issue noted no more than six people in the entire room, an obvious Cynthia Huang in July by MODERN DRUMMER result of the generally modest weeknight crowd and the bad Publications, Inc., 870 Pompton weather. Nonetheless, the band was swinging, driven by a fine ART DIRECTOR Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. young drummer named Joe. Undaunted by the lack of a large Terry Kennedy Second-Class Postage paid at audience, Joe was playing as if he were performing for thousands Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 and at additional mailing offices. Copy- on a concert stage, with energy and enthusiasm, and giving 110% ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR right 1990 by Modern Drummer to the task at hand. Scott G. Bienstock Publications, Inc. All rights I introduced myself during the break, and admired the fact that reserved. Reproduction without the he was putting out considerable effort, on a night when he ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER permission of the publisher is probably could have chosen to coast through and no one would prohibited. Tel: 201-239-4140 have ever noticed. "Oh, I never think like that," was his response. Tracy A. Kearns "I believe in giving it my best shot, whether I'm playing for two EDITORIAL / ADVERTISING / people or two hundred. You never know who may be out there ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES: Joan C. Stickel Modern Drummer Publications, listening." Joe obviously was convinced that even if this type of 870 Pompton Avenue, Cedar thinking didn't pay off that particular night or the next, some Grove, NJ 07009. night it would! Quite a mature, professional attitude for such a ADVERTISING DIRECTOR young guy, I thought, and something we'd all do well to think Bob Berenson MANUSCRIPTS: Modern Drummer about every time we set foot on that bandstand. welcomes manuscripts, however, cannot assume responsibility for Well, I lost track of the band until around a year or so later, DEALER SERVICE MANAGER when I happened to stroll into another club to discover them them. Manuscripts must be accom- Crystal W. Van Horn performing there. But when I glanced up at the bandstand, I panied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. quickly noticed that Joe had been replaced. Later, when I asked MAIL ROOM SUPERVISOR the leader what had happened, he told me that Joe had left the MUSIC DEALERS: Modern band about four months back. Apparently, two people representing Leo Spagnardi Drummer is available for resale at a talented new female singer with a potential recording contract bulk rates. Direct correspondence and a tour in the works casually dropped in one night. CONSULTANT to Modern Drummer, Dealer Unbeknownst to Joe, they had been looking for a drummer to TO THE PUBLISHER Service, PO Box 389, Mt. Morris, IL 61054. Tel: 800-334-DRUM or back their promising new artist. Evidently they liked what they Arnold E. Abramson heard that night and offered Joe an audition, and he was ultimately 815-734-6013 hired. Was this Joe's big break? Maybe so, maybe not. The point is, it was most definitely an upward move in Joe's career, a move that SUBSCRIPTIONS: $25.95 per year; $46.95, two years. Single copies $2.95. may not have come to pass had he not established a philosophy that encouraged him to give it his best shot every night, no matter SUBSCRIPTION CORRESPONDENCE: Modern Drummer, P.O. Box 480, Mt. Morris, IL 61,054-0480. Change of address: Allow at least six what. "We always knew Joe was headed for better things, and weeks for a change. Please provide both old and new address. Toll Free that someone would eventually hear him," was the leader's parting Phone:1-800-435-0715. comment. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Modern Drummer, P.O. Box I've since lost track of Joe, though I'm sure we're apt to hear 480, Mt. Morris, IL 61054. from him sooner or later. More importantly, I'd be willing to bet that wherever he is right now, he's still taking care of business and giving it his very best shot every time he sits down to play. According to Joe, "You never know who may be out there A Member Of: listening." Pretty sound advice, I'd say. ISSUE DATE: April 1990 Audit Bureau Of Circulation Magazine Publishers of America membership applied for. ED MANN ing the article. usually necessary to add more damping It was refreshing to see a cover story on There is one error I would like to clear material to alter the sound of the drum. In someone who isn't a major rock star or up. In the last paragraph it says, "With six fact, many engineers have commented that legendary jazz figure—or even a drummer, Top-10 hits and four Number-1 hits on the the SM91 requires very little EQ compared for that matter. I was beginning to think Country Music charts in 1988, there would to the typical kick drum microphone. that MD had forgotten about us percus- seem to be few hurdles left for Billy to One other clarification: The directional sionists until I read your interview with one clear." The fact is that the artist I play with, pattern of a microphone is not intrinsically of the most innovative members of our Ricky Van Shelton, had six Top-10 hits in related to its operating principle. That is, a admittedly small—but creative—fraternity: 1988, and four of those went to Number 1. cardioid dynamic microphone should have Ed Mann. These were all from Ricky's first album. exactly the same polar pattern as a cardi- I've been following Ed's career with Frank The drumming credit for these hits should oid condenser microphone.