Gregg Bissonette - Big Band de Buddy Rich 

I first met Greg when I was studying drums and music at North Texas State University in the early 80s. It was him and guys like him there that made me realize I had no future in jazz! I especially like the beginning and the part at about 6:00 when the band comes back in. The way he hits the accents of the horns and how he plays little fills setting up the accent. And the 3 accent hits on the snare at 2:40. And the accents the last note of the melody line on the sax soli at 3:41. Masterful.

One of the few cats who did this gig who didn't run all over the band. Very cool.

I love this version of In a Mellow Tone! And Greg's playing is beautiful...being a horn player myself I'm just blown back by this guys ability to drive the band with his ride and snare, yet all the hits with the horns are so nice and at the back of the beat!

Dios mio, esos saxos suenan tan en la misma coma que parecen solo uno... Y cuando llega la parte en que se abren las voces es simplemente sublime!

Que buenos musicos...

What!? Its uber awsome!! ;D

So many drummers overplay But Greg is just swingin along and has a great feel for the music.Hs is listening and responding to it.Great feel.

Gregg Bissonette plays jazz very well. Good :)

7:21 just casually throws in the drum fill from the final countdown, then grins like a Cheshire Cat for the rest of that section.

Even them old Pearls sound nice. He is endorsing the Mapex drums, which are fantastic drums. I use the Saturn Studioease 6-Piece kit and couldn't be happier with their sound. Gregg could sell a set of boxes if he jammed on those!

Nice solo by Bobby Shew

@drums2play1 Remember that even Steve Smith uses a single kick 7 piece.

@billbocate ah cool - I stand corrected then! :-)

greg's such a pro man. he's so versatile. Great musician. It's a pity he doesn't still have that mullet haha. it also always sounds like he has something in his throat. anyone notice that? no matter, he sounds fluid and solid on the drums when he plays so it doesn't matter how his voice sounds haha.

@billbocate the groove on rosanna is know as the 'omar hakim' shuffle. check him out. outstanding player.

Yes, I am. The Home of the ENGLISH language. The clue is in the title.

Actually, it's spelt CALIBRE.

Would you also say that about Gadd's performance with the Buddy Rich big band? No-one could play like buddy, and Gadd can't play like any of the other guys on this, so he does the right thing - he lays down his own shit and puts in a great performance. You should absolutley play it safe, always, becuase otherwise you'll fuck up and then you look like a twat.

look at that hair............ its awful. But his playing is amazing