MJF's Interview with
JEFF HAMILTON
Artists Who Influenced
Gene Krupa
"I do enjoy this work very much. Particularly with Buddy on the gig, we get a chance to knock each other out, it's just wonderful." - Gene Krupa
Philly Joe Jones
"The greatest experience of my life was with Miles, of course.... I could get with Miles and go into anything, just like he does with me.... He would know the amount of time that I had to be playing, and I'd come out right, and it would bring him right back, and he'd come right back where I was ... and it was always beautiful." - Philly Joe Jones
Shelly Manne
“We never play anything the same way once.” - Shelly Manne
Mel Lewis
“How much you stick-in depends on how much you can hear, and if you're really hearing, you'll put in only what's necessary.” - Mel Lewis
Buddy Rich
"Primarily, the drummer's supposed to sit back there and swing the band." - Buddy Rich
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