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Topic: Drummer Charlie Persip |
Jeff Harbour
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Western Ohio, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2020 4:53 pm |
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| I don't have the CD insert with me... But I believe he played on Buddy's 'Steel Guitar Jazz' album. Very impressive resume otherwise as well. He played on a ton of legendary albums. Unsung hero for sure. Age 91. RIP. |
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Jeff Harbour
From:
Western Ohio, USA
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Terry Wood
From:
Marshfield, MO
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Posted 24 Aug 2020 6:02 pm
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| Yes, Charlie Persip was the drummer on the Buddy Emmons 1963 Ground Breaking Classic "Steel Guitar Jazz L.P.!" A Great Dummer! RIP Charli Persip! |
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 24 Aug 2020 7:19 pm
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| Charli Persip has been one of the world's greatest drummers for decades. His resume of collaborators is a who's who of jazz heavyweights. RIP, Charli - one of my very favorite drummers, any style, period. |
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scott murray
From:
Asheville, NC
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Posted 26 Aug 2020 11:21 am
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sad news, but what a life. and what a legend.
here are some quotes from Buddy:
"Jerome Richardson was fairly receptive to what was going on but Charlie Persip was a bit on the cool side. I guess if I had played drums for Dizzy Gillespie, I would have been cool too.  Knowing he worked with Dizzy didn't make things any easier."
"Before running the song Cherokee, I asked Charlie Persip to give me a four bar drum intro. He obliged by playing four incredible intros, none of which I was able to count and come in on the first beat. I was noticeably upset with myself so Art Davis (tenor sax) suggested a simple intro that ended up sounding like something you'd hear in a 40's western movie with a band of Indians on the horizon. That embarrassing incident left me thinking my name would be one that Charlie would soon forget, so I truly appreciate his comment regarding the session." (Charlie said he was amazed at what Buddy played on what he referred to as a "Hawaiian Guitar")
"That story is a good example of the caliber of jazz musicianship I speak of that sets the specialists apart from general practitioners. It also illustrates that Charlie's having to play at my level deprived the world of his true potential. I must say though that he took no prisoners on the rest of the track."
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1965 Emmons S-10, 3x5 • Emmons LLIII D-10, 10x12 • JCH D-10, 10x12 • Beard MA-8 • Oahu Tonemaster |
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David Ball
From:
North Carolina High Country
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Posted 26 Aug 2020 4:54 pm
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I was watching a documentary about Lee Morgan, the trumpeter, on Netflix a couple of nights ago. Charlie was prominently featured. I didn't know much about him, but he was great playing in Lee's band.
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Jeff Harbour
From:
Western Ohio, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2020 6:17 pm
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| Scott, Thanks for posting those quotes. I am glad Buddy was a man of many words! It's always inspiring to hear what he had to say. |
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