didierleclair: Dick Katz, pianist about KENNY CLARKE, the drummer:“He had one cymbal; it wasn’t very
didierleclair: Dick Katz, pianist about KENNY CLARKE, the drummer:“He had one cymbal; it wasn’t very big. We used to call it the magic cymbal because when somebody would sit in on drums and use his set, it would sound like a garbage can. But when he played it, it was like fine crystal. He kept the cymbal level like a plate and played with a short, side-to-side wrist motion. It was a very graceful thing to watch.”- -- source link