Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 14 March 1970
SINCE THE days when Chick Webb arrived at a gig armed with gongs, tubular bells, Chinese temple blocks, and an African sunset painted on the front of his bass-drum, jazz percussionists have been involved in a process of refining the tools of their trade.
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