Couple of other tricks some of you might know. One is take paper towels and fold them into a square 3x2" or so and duct tape them to the batter head.

Also take a turkish towel and cut it into 1.2 to 2" wide your chosen length strips. Remove the batter head, install the towel strips over the ...

here's my guess: yes and no.

Yes, but it was customized for each student.

just a guess.
That's correct. That is why Don Ellis tried to get Freddie to write a book because he actually did write a book for each of his students. Notes on the hand exercises, bass drum book, B&M finger control, etc ...

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

Juan Expósito wrote:Thanks for sharing your story, MacMan.

Your welcome, Juan. I always have a smile and a tear when I think of Freddie these days. Hilarious guy.....

Here’s a little story about the first lesson I had with Freddie Gruber. I want to set it up a little so hopefully you will get a little picture of the type of guy Freddie was. He’s just like and very different from the videos you’ve seen of him.

The time frame is around 1973-74. I still have all ...

Julián Fernández wrote:RIP Freddie...

MacMan wrote:I studied with Freddie for four years. RIP Freddie, love you Man.

Would you share some stories about that time? That would be cool...

Sure, I'll need some time to write down a couple of things, if that's ok.

I studied with Freddie for four years. RIP Freddie, love you Man.

Isaac Lee wrote:I just re-watched this and it blew my mind.

I'm die'n to see it. Where can it be found?

During the interview he's talking about his experiences in New York.

Regarding the jazz scene (at 37:00) :

"...Miles died a year later. And then I realized...if I wanna play traditional jazz there might be five guys I can play with....these are the Italians...or Mike Stern...or Scofield...that ...