Part of the problem sometimes is that the guys you play with don't want to give you that much time. I've tried doing that and they sort of wanted me to just play a bunch of notes for 32 bars and call it a day. So there ya go.
Steve Gadd has done it ALL.....Rock,Jazz,Funk,Fusion.....etc......not many drummers can claim that....Paul Simon,James Taylor,Eric Clapton,Chick Corea.....Legendary grooves and chops and timekeeping......a drum lesson on every video he plays on.
Gadd said he was impressed by the quality of play of D"Angelo when he recorded the "Ou est la Source" album of french singer Michel Jonaz (L.Carlton was on the cast also)This album is a jewel ..particular the sad song of Michel Jonaz mourning his brother (Arthur) just a gem ..gives goose bumps each time I listen.
+Abdelkarim Keraressi There's a world of difference between being technically brilliant and beautifully musical. If you can't hear the difference I can only pity your soulless existence.
Steve hit the drums incredible precise , and being able to play slow really says it all. I understand why he was so used up through the especially 70 and 80, 90 a century. One of the best and my favorite
@@jumpinjojo I mean, you clearly thought you were being clever in some way there, but yes, if suddenly today we had more ex-heroin addict drummers than yesterday, that is a good thing because it means fewer heroin addicts.
When “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” came out I was a little kid trying to learn drums in NYC. I always heard the same thing about him. One of the baddest out there.
It must be a little disheartening at times to know you’ll never be any better. This is the best you get. Pure greatness. Good thing I don’t have that problem.
Gadd is the GOAT. Seen all of them. Love all of them. But no-one else maintains their role as a (pocket) drummer throughout pretty much all of his solos. He can do all the fancy stuff as well or better than the rest, but you are always aware that he is a drummer, first. And his mastery of almost every type of rhythm is superb. The man.
He's played with the best since the 60's. I picked up an old CD at a thrift shop a couple months ago...with Chet Baker...then saw him live with James Taylor. He's one of the most "in demand" musicians around. Of course....Steely Dan, Al DiMeola, Mingus, Clapton, James Brown, Laws, Lateef, Paul Simon, Mangione, Ritenour....McCartney....he just keeps going.
Yes! And I loved Gadd's playing in the late seventies with his New York musical buddies when they called themselves STUFF.!! This keyboardist here hits some sounds that remind me of the great Richard Tee! Keep playing!
Clapton said that Gadd pushes him constantly... in a good way. He will look back at Gadd, which he does quite a lot, and Gadd is back there putting his whole body into his playing egging him on like, "Come on man, is that all you got??? You got more than that". I can tell when not looking at a video, if Gadd is there or not. It just doesn't sound the same... the drive is missing. Check out Rick Beato's video "The DRUM SOLO That Changed Popular Music". Was never a Steely Dan fan, so I missed it back in the day, but Gadd has two solos on their song Asia that were un-fricking-believable. Oh and... West on bass. He adds these little ghost notes that really fill out the bottom.
Man, there's nothing wrong with really enjoying what you're playing. When you hear a groove you want to move, it's the most natural thing, it's not "pure exhibition".
I love at 5:50 he comes out of solo-mode way on top of the beat. By 5:58 you can hear him pull the reins and the whole thing subtly just settles right back in.
Hi ! Thanks for this video. I'm french and yes, Steve Gadd is an "immense" in french (amazing) drummer. The pianist is not Brad Cole but a french musician very talented who played many Concert (and album) with Michel Jonasz. His name is Jean-Yves D'angelo. Thanks for him ;)
C'est Jean Yves D'ANGELO au piano ! Pianiste talentueux Français ! (avec entre autre le chanteur Michel Jonasz).Merci pour Steve Gadd quand même ! FRIENDLY TOMGADD !
