Chick Webb: The Little Giant by Fred W. Gretsch The inaugural article in this new series featured Tony Williams, who was indisputably one of the most innovative and influential drummers in jazz. This time, we’ll take a step further back and examine the career of Chick...
If I was asked to describe jazz drumming great Chico Hamilton–who died this past November 25th at the age of ninety-two–in one word, that word would be “explorer.” Throughout his long and stellar career, Chico consistently explored new musical...