tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post1607530769768041450..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.221-07:00Comments on JazzProfiles: Sam Woodyard: A Real SwingerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post-35851184963018130632014-05-02T06:33:56.728-07:002014-05-02T06:33:56.728-07:00Sam Woodyard sure was a hell of a swinger. As Loui...Sam Woodyard sure was a hell of a swinger. As Louie Bellson himself once stated : "My, how he swung that band!" (i.e. Duke Ellington's). I doubt many English speaking people ever heard about such a book since it's been published in France but Alain Pailler's "Duke's place" (Actes Sud publisher, 2002) has a whole chapter whose subject is Duke's drummers. About thirty pages deal with Sam's drumming with The Ellington Band. Of course, you have to understand French if you want to read it. But if ever you do, fortunately, it's very rewarding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com