Rebroadcast July 19, 2021.
How is it possible for the hitting of a drum to convey a sense of awe? A feeling of absolute splendor? A state of moral conviction? An awareness of human possibility, of self-liberation? Plenty of people play drums but few inspire these feelings as Elvin Jones does. And few have made as close a study of Elvin as fellow drummer/conceptualist William Hooker.
William joins host Mitch Goldman for a Deep Focus on Elvin with rarities from the WKCR archives. It’s up on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com /
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