Re: Stewart Copeland (was:Re: Acid Jazz 'sound')

Tim Arland (tca@CERF.NET)
Mon, 11 Dec 1995 13:28:52 -0800 (PST)


On Mon, 11 Dec 1995, Gerald Molumby wrote:

> Totally, totally, totally - Yes!
> for example,
>
> Walking on the moon
> Synchronisity 1
> Masoko Tango
> Driven to tears
> Hole in my life
> Bring on the night
>
> The drumming on those tunes is amazing - I dig that crisp punchy snare
> sound, was copeland a jazz drummer b4 The police? He certainly sounds
> jazz influenced..IMHO
>
> ...later
> Gerry

I would think so. There are also a number of tunes (I can't recall them
at the moment) in which Stewart uses brushes with amazing
expertise...something one could only accomplish with some sort of Jazz
background....at least IMO :)

Tim (tca@cerfnet.com)