CHARLES GAMBLE

Been playing drums: "four scores and seven gigs ago"

Been at the shop: 8 years, as of 2003

Top three cuts/albums (in order):

1. "Three Card Molly," from the album, "Genesis," Elvin Jones; Elvin Jones, drums.
2. "Something Special," from the album, "Emergency," Tony Williams; Tony Williams, drums.
3. "Snap Crackle," from the album, "Out of the Afternoon," Roy Haynes; Roy Haynes, drums.

Top three drummers (in order):

1. Elvin Jones
2. Tony Williams
3. Roy Haynes

Three most memorable experiences at the shop (in order):

1. "Meeting Idris Muhammad the great jazz-funk innovator from New Orleans."
2. "Finding out that one of my customers just happens to be one of the drummers with Weather Report, Stanley Clarke and Grover Washington, Jr. Back in the day, he was one of my early heroes, his name is Darryl Brown and he's still one of my heroes!"
3. "Helping Gene Lake pick out a snare drum for a one night rental. He was in town to slam some funk with the David Sanborn band. He's a monster player...what else can I say?"

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