The Turkish Drummer -- a tale posted

[Larry Kart]

(Edited a bit to suit my ear):

A Turkish drummer dreams of traveling to America to study

jazz percussion. To finance the venture, he joins the

Abdul Ahmed Band, which has pretty much sewed up

the lucrative club-date scene in and around Istanbul.

Having saved up enough money, our hero moves to New York

and for two years takes private lessons from Elvin Jones

and Roy Haynes.

Then he returns to Turkey and rejoins the Abdul Ahmed band.

Eager to show off his jazz expertise, on the first set of the first

night he plays every hip fill and break he can think of.

At intermission, the leader takes him aside.

"You know, I think what you are doing is very nice," Abdul Ahmed says,

"very nice. But all we need is a simple backbeat on seven and thirteen."

[Jazzmoose]

Is this a Don Ellis joke?

[paul secor]

Is this a Don Ellis joke?