No Beethoven1/24/2018 Peter Erskine (2013)   In 2017, I wrote a four-page interview with Peter Erskine, which took place at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. About a year prior to this, I had read No Beethoven and was immediately intrigued by Erskine’s openness and the sympathetic and often humble tone he used to describe his impressive career as a jazz drummer. No Beethoven mainly revolves around his years spent with Weather Report, but also provides lots of first-hand stories on e.g. his Steps Ahead days, always displaying infinite respect and admiration for his partner in crime, saxophonist Michael Brecker. Erskine took part in Weather Report in what are often regarded as their finest hours, a period beautifully captured on The Legendary Live Tapes 1978-1981. During the 45-minute interview, which was published by Dutch drummers’ magazine Slagwerkkrant, Peter proved to be one of the nicest drummers I’ve ever spoken to. I would recommend this book to anyone who has a love for music, be it jazz or not, or jazz biographies that seriously excel in all respects imaginable. - Dick
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