Why JR Robinson is Quincy Jones' Favorite Drummer (from the DC Archives, 2011)

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When Quincy Jones says you are his favorite drummer, you are in a class of your own. The elements that are the most important part of a drummer’s career are explained in detail along with cameo appearances by Quincy Jones, David Foster, Abe Laboriel Sr., Luis Conte and John’s band Native Son, featuring Michael Thompson, Bobby Watson, Morris Pleasure and Greg Mathieson.
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John Robinson was born in Creston, Iowa on December 29th, 1954, in Creston, Iowa. He's the son of the late optometrist, Dr. Jack Robinson and the late Helen Sloan. Both parents, through music, had a strong effect on John. He started on piano at the age of 5 and on drums at the age of 8. John turned pro when he started his first band at the young age of 10.
After attending many music camps throughout junior and senior high school, John chose to attend Berklee College of music in Boston, MA. At Berklee, John was introduced to a whole world variety of cultures through music.
While touring with his own band in early 1978, John got his break. Rufus & Chaka Khan came into the club where John was playing and by the third set, the band 'Rufus' was sitting in with John! Within a few weeks, John had moved to Los Angeles to finish the 1978 Rufus world tour.
In late 1978, John was introduced to Quincy Jones. "Q" asked John if he did sessions outside Rufus. Of course he replied "yes" and John was in the studio soon after recording "Off The Wall" for Michael Jackson. Ever since that record, JR's phone has been ringing...off the wall!
John “JR” Robinson has become the most recorded drummer in history, even surpassing the great Hal Blaine. Some of the hits are, We Are The World, All Night Long, You Are and Say You Say Me by Lionel Richie, I’m So Excited and Slow Hand by the Pointer Sisters, I’m Just A Gigolo and California Girls by David Lee Roth, Higher Love, The Finer Things and Back In The Highlife by Steve Winwood, Express Yourself by Madonna, Off The Wall, Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, The Way You Make Me Feel, Smooth Criminal, Workin Day and Night and Bad from the late great Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole’s, ”Stardust” and Change The World by Eric Clapton, Quincy Jones’ The Dude, Q’s Jook Joint and From Q With Love, Give Me The Night from George Benson just to name a few. Of course in 1983 JR won a Grammy with Rufus and Chaka Khan for “Ain’t Nobody”.
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@cronkitepercussion 2 года назад

Changing the hihat like he does is a huge part of the 2nd groove sounding great.

@davidsuprenant2782 Год назад

Jr is a bad man, simply magnificent.

@glengamble526 2 года назад

Even JR’s ‘sterile’ sounds better than most people’s best 😂

@etpslick100 2 года назад

Sometimes I think John eats, sleeps, and drink drums. He sound is so groovacious he makes every track sparkle! Yup! He’s THAT GOOD!!😌🎶🥁👍🏾

@michaeljones6536 2 года назад

Salute to John! One of the baddest drummers ever. I loved John’s work with Rufus. Listen to John’s incredible drumming on “Heaven Bound” on the “Master Jam” LP/CD by Rufus (which was produced by Quincy. John Robinson always in the pocket, and super bad! 👏🏿🎼👏🏿🎶👏🏿

@hugolafhugolaf 2 года назад

Even his robotic groove is groovier than some drummers' best groovy effort.

@musik8948 2 года назад

Actually I liked his robotic groove better.

@knightridernz72 Год назад

Totally! He makes a robotic beat feel good.

@TheGravygun 11 месяцев назад

Sounds like every ZZ top song ever made

@timpricedrums 2 года назад

Goes to show that groove/time/feel pays the bills. Chops are good for impressing other drummers! Ideally a good drummer can do it all.

@jackkearney6951 2 года назад

YESSIR!

@Guppusmaximus 2 года назад

It's a problem when it's become a job. Most artists / musicians that make a lasting impact on music didn't do it to "pay the bills".

@timpricedrums 2 года назад

@@Guppusmaximus and most that can’t pay the bills will have to find another job!

@Guppusmaximus 2 года назад

@@timpricedrums Yup. There's never been any kind of financial guarantee in music. Plenty of jobber bands that signed over their creative license and masters to a label still had to find day jobs.

@timpricedrums 2 года назад

@@Guppusmaximus I’m a drummer/telecoms engineer. Gave up the idea of it being a full time job long ago. Good on those who make a decent living, but from the full time professional musicians I know, it’s stressful as like you say, you’re only one gig away from having to find alternative work. I’m a weekend jobbing drummer now, but my original comment probably applies to that situation. I’m not an artist, I’m someone who loves drumming and music, but it’s now part of my income and as such I have to give people what they want. Dreams of being the next Simon Phillips or Vinnie have long passed!! At least I’ll retire from the day job one day and hopefully get back to doing it for the love again. 😁

@BPJazz 2 месяца назад

Thanks, Master Robinson!!!

@birchply023 2 года назад

My that last jam was amazingly groovy baby . Love to hear the whole jam .

@jamesnikki5 2 года назад

The whole jam is in a recommended video at the end of this video! Its awesome!

@davidnesper5678 2 года назад

When they invented the Metronome, JR. Robinson had to play to make sure everything was perfect.

@truescotsman4103 2 года назад

I heard an accent added to the high hat and a more relaxed flow with snare and bass. Adding relaxed feel with accents is a bette way to describe what he's doing.

@jracerichards 2 года назад

This man.is unparalleled

@dokproduction9881 2 года назад

Perfect as usual 🙏 but It's a pity he didn't mention the accentuation of the hihat which plays a big role in the JR groove version!

@isoEH 2 года назад

Observed that too, but wouldn't know about the role. But it's robot vs.JR and point made.

@Democracy_Manifest 2 года назад

Good point. The HH dynamic is arguably more important

@bbenge2003 2 года назад

It seems to me that the biggest difference here is in hi hat accents and strike position, not the actual placement in time of the hits.

@ofdrumsandchords 2 года назад

The hi-hat accents allow you to play the snare more "au fond du temps" (I don't know how to say this in english). As a matter of fact, the only other option is removing the hi-hat from the back beat and playing the snare alone. You can play it really laid back with a nice rim-shot. Killing your bassist's ears. I played a lot on Marvin Gaye's hits, good way to get some soul groove, not if you want to play bebop. What if you want to play cuban music ? Dance !

@JazzzRockFuzion 4 месяца назад

Put a click to each of his groove variations and you’ll immediately hear/feel the difference

@george8920 Год назад

BEST DRUMMER EVER !!!!!

@J410music 2 года назад

This is fantastic, a basic beat can feel so great. Been listening to JR for years and never knew he plays heel down on the bass drum with a heel up intensity.

@Oneness100 2 года назад

He's a big guy.

@cmtcfu 2 года назад

that's because he's not playing anything. his technique is highly limiting. especially his approach to the snare. i'm surprised it sounds good at all - there is very little flow available with regard to ghost notes as a result of his wrist pronation.

@Diesel0807 2 года назад

@@cmtcfu well you know nothing clearly

@ivannio8519 2 года назад

@@cmtcfu Words of a fool

@jazzbutterworth Год назад

Best sit this one out mate! Every drummer has a different approach. Just look at Steve Gadd! He uses so much arm when he plays you wouldn't think he could get anything done but yet he is one of the most recognizable drummers ever!

@djcoolcliff Год назад

My uncle Wah Wah Watson played on a lot of records with J.R.! He was killing on Off The Wall which is my favorite album ever!!!!!!

@YukonDemon 2 года назад

When he talked about moving the beat back a few milliseconds, I knew this guy was for real.

@bjorn_moren 2 года назад

I went to see JR Robinson and his friends play at The Baked Potato in LA many years ago. The owner thought they played too loud, so after a few songs he turned off the PA, told the band the show was cancelled, and gave the audience their money back. I was shocked that anyone had the nerve to do this to a legend like JR.

@LichenAndMoss 2 года назад

The owner should be running a coffee shop

@drumbird Год назад

Sounds like the band isn't as good as they think they are.

@dmitryowens Год назад

Seriously? That's so lame.

@ratatat9790 Год назад

You're funny@@drumbird

@MortonLuvz2drum Год назад

Ever walk into to a bar uninvited, start playing, and then have the owner walk up to you, hand you cash, and tell you "come back anytime"?

@anttherubbishdrummer.8513 2 года назад

One of my favourite drummers😃

@drunkdadchronicles 2 месяца назад

I play/record to a click because I'm all about that clock/pocket and tbh I'm probably not good enough not to play/record to a click but if you do it right you can dance around the click and have fun with it and during playback it shouldn't sound too robotic...but maybe a smidge robotic, that also depends on what style of music which is a whole other conversation. Bottom line is I always play for the song, what's gonna make the song and most importantly whats going to make the band as a whole sound the best..I serve the song and the band and also make sure I'm complimenting what the bass player is doing. Lastly I think signature drum parts are an amazing thing to reach towards if you can. I like to write my drum parts almost like a songwriter arranging the order of chords or notes for a particular song...drums should be musical where you write the drum parts...I don't play my drum part different every time, that's not serving the song imo. That's just my approach no disrespect to anyone that sees the drums a different way I'm open minded to different approaches...because that's how I learn and grow musically.

@geevee7823 2 года назад

I always thought Ain't Nobody was a Linn machine or a tape loop.

@peterabbate301 2 года назад

i Agree Except for i'd put Jeff Pocaro Right There With Him And Jr Would Agree He Loved Jeff Too

@Wowurka 2 года назад

I'd add Russ Kunkel as well

@RogerBiwandu 2 года назад

Ed Greene, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, James Gadson, Vinnie, the late Carlos Vega, Mike Baird, Ralph Humphrey, Gadd, the late Ricky Lawson, Buddy Williams, Steve Jordan, Charley Drayton, Sonny Emory, and so on...

@AlexVonCrank 2 года назад

Funny, his version of ‘sterile’ robotic drumming still sounded amazing!!

@DerEchteBold 2 года назад

I'm not a drummer but I'd say it's simply two different styles of music and I actually prefer what he calls robotic, in this case.

@tegknox2694 Год назад

I finally got the time to watch several of JR's videos recently. This is a musician's musician. You don't have to play drums to learn from this drummer.

@johnniedelonghi473 2 года назад

Robinson is Da KING! Respect ✊ 🇮🇹🇮🇹

@pfrillele 2 года назад

I thought it is normal that the click disapears if you are in time,like when i play suddenly i can not hear it anymore.So i am one of very few who can do that says David Foster and he should knew it.

@bwolohan18 2 года назад

Jeff Porcaro was the best at this concept

@bullet1218 2 года назад

The JR groove is....💯👍

@peteasarisi2536 2 года назад

Always wondered about the next kick note after the behind the beat backbeat. Great explanation from a true master

@dominic8129 Год назад

We ❤ human feel...

@joemiya6689 2 года назад

Could someone please rephrase about what he says about how to play snare behind 2 and 4 for few milliseconds? I somehow couldn’t understand what he’s saying about how to control the laidback beat continuously..

@tjroy870 2 года назад

That's one of the most important things my best/fav teacher use to nail home to me. . ... SOUND. HUMAN. I'll tell u this. .. @ my college ... The 4 yrs i was there, the program director (jazz & contemporary music program) told me that i myself, had played in MORE RECITALS, than any one single musician, EVER, in the program. Anyone who has been in a "contemporary music" program knows that recitals there, consist of the student putting together A BAND, & then perfeoming your song(s). I did 1-3 ( on avg) EVERY WEEK, for 4 yrs.... BE. HUMAN. SOUND. HUMAN. You WILL work more than the next guy/girl, even if you're NOT as "technical" Also, as stated, when working with a click, aim to NOT HEAR the click. If the click fades out, THAT MEANS YOU'RE PERFECTLY ON TIME. If you CAN HEAR the click. .. you're slightly OFF 💯🤘

@davidjamespiano Год назад

The robotic feel simply has no subdivision swing or bounce to the 8th or 16th notes which is really where the groove sits in the pocket. You can find this when u listen to Sinatra SWING quarter notes when he sings ….. it feels good because he’s slightly behind or a head of the beat & will catch up to or lag to groove within all the subdivisions that nobody can hear but feel in their body. Machines will never replace the human factor.

@CFChristian 2 года назад

This is why I dislike Josh Freese. I understand he serves a purpose for an artist, but his playing is too precise and without the excitement that dynamics provides. But obviously he's a phenomenal drummer.

@etoneetone Год назад

JR ❤❤❤❤❤

@ryannash8143 2 года назад

No wonder I bought tracks 1, 4 and 7 off Steve Winwood’s Back in the High Life Again. Jesus, I bet I’ve got other tracks I bought that I didn’t even know he played on. Guess that’s why I bought tracks 1,4 and 7, his superb control of time, excellent feel and his drum patterns blew me away.

@Guppusmaximus 2 года назад

That's why they call it "playing the drums" and NOT "hitting the drums on time". There isn't a worthy piece of music in music history that had perfect timing.

@spurts Год назад

JR is a badass

@djsaintmichael 2 года назад

Heel down - crazy

@Tydrummer 2 года назад

That snare is perfection.

@rtanidean4931 2 года назад

It is pretty darn tasty. Agreed.

@AECJ1 2 года назад

St. Therese of Lisieux+ Carmelite+ For the Best People to me: Importante: From:. Augustino To: Uncle Remo Zeggerelli+ Good Man of God. Roman Catholic+ Memora Eterna+ A Game Name Apocalyptic Appointments #dreambig #dreamhome #drumtalk #GoInterFaceYourself #druntalk #justdrums #NameGameOfA 🌿🌈✨🌞🌲➕❤️💔⚜️🙏☄️🌄🌤️🌩️🔥💫⛈️🌛🌜

@janbriggs7619 Год назад

JR. IS TOTALLY AWESOME. !!??

@tps0616 2 года назад

I'm glad I got to meet him in high school. Nice guy and also a Kansas City Chiefs fan.

@sandyhanson6082 2 года назад

Well,nobody's perfect.😄

@dannew8868 2 года назад

If you get this, you'll always have work as a drummer! It's amazing how few drummers can do this. You can't write it down. You have to feel it and then be able to perfectly hold it. That's one of the reasons that JR, Steve Gadd, Jeff Porcaro etc are so venerated. If the beginner drummer knew how hard it is for the average drummer to do this well they would probably quit right away.

@nordstrandmusicinternation9518 2 года назад

you have no idea what youre talking about lol

@keithferris9574 2 года назад

@@nordstrandmusicinternation9518 yes he has it totally right

@anthonystone3927 2 года назад

He’s wrong about the quitting partn

@browserboy1984 2 года назад

This is the garbage that technically weak drummers tell themselves when feeling inferior to other drummers.

@tristantheuerkorn5124 2 года назад

Phil Collins, Manu Katché

@drufay4872 2 года назад

There’s so much more I wanna do hearing this lol

@jerryg2757 Год назад

The robotic groove sounds really good

@cedardreamsLLC 2 года назад

I mean this dude sounds great but he's talking about something other than what he's doing and its pretty obvious when he plays them side by side. The kick and snare barely change at all but the hi-hat clearly goes from constant accents to ghosting the off-beats and he makes no mention of this. Its kinda weird I guess lol but still cool.

@bsb1975 Год назад

I agree. His explanation is a bit out there, but it is an accented hi hat pattern. I think he's alternating between hitting the hi hat with the shoulder of the stick and the tip. Shoulder tip shoulder tip, etc. This gives the groove a tiny bit of swing, which sounds and feels great.

@chinmeysway Год назад

Too proud to exemplify bc then is a tutorial that others could learn from ooh no! Ego slam to mj’s drummer is def weird like yup did he not make huge enough munie or does he think ppl don’t get what groove /pocket / swing / accent is; it’s crazy common

@IAMBENNYBLANCO. Год назад

@@chinmeyswaythe audacity of some people huh??? 😂

@chinmeysway Год назад

@@IAMBENNYBLANCO. haha yaaoh

@jonasandezekiel1109 Год назад

@@chinmeyswayI don't think most younger dudes get what a pocket drummer is. Or at least that's clearly what he thinks. I think it's becoming a lost art.

@Lame-Over 2 года назад

lame

@alanabrahams2232 11 месяцев назад

There is nothing he plays that doesn't enhance the songs..........he played on diverse albums I produced from Joan Baez to Les McCann.......HE ALWAYS BRINGS IT!.........Plus he is a sweetheart..........LOVE HIM!!

@theanonymouscat5062 2 года назад

I like how he plays heels down and without beating into the bass drum.

@drumur Год назад

I don't bury the beater either, but I play heel up

@casanodrums 2 года назад

Cool explanation

@alexanderpatrick4866 2 года назад

Have to know what that song is they're playing at the end.. anyone please?!

@Behnan 11 дней назад

My Akai mpc 3000 has a JR Poster and a JR Pyjama .. huge fan of yours

@carleton8654 2 года назад

.....................you know you're great when you never played a 16th note in your life..............

@damienlewis7882 2 года назад

Another way to describe this is dynamics and accents

@gastonbaudoin2350 Год назад

Very overrated drummer. Bad technique. Nothing special.

@Kouros-t6d Год назад

One second of the disco-funk beats from JR worth more than the useless garbage of extreme metal "drummers"

@aldobmusic Год назад

Notice how his left heal is pulsing on the “up” beats.

@jeremyvanbriesies1940 11 месяцев назад

This guy and Jonathan Moffet are like drum machines ...their timing is exquisite

@alexg4284 7 месяцев назад

How can I work on this?

@alexpera2299 Год назад

Dude that's what Steve Jordan did when he did vultures!! (John Mayer)

@RobinL.B 9 месяцев назад

David foster always reminds me of Donald Trump in how he speaks 🤣

@drumtwo4seven 11 месяцев назад

PHIL RUDD PLAYS THAT STYLE BETTER BROADEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF DRUMMERS THERE ARE PLENTY MORE OUT THERE

@honumoorea873 2 года назад

The second one is far slower then the first.. Making it less robotic, not fair and you know it.

@oholm09 2 года назад

Hes one of favorite studio drummers in the industry

@pbaker7160 Год назад

Steely Dan missed out on having this guy play for them.

@kiwibonza 2 года назад

your snare stayed the same. you said you were gonna do it millseconds before the 2 and 4

@mookyyzed2216 2 года назад

Sorry, but Sugarfoot has this locked in.

@asthedaysofnoahliveright8565 2 года назад

Yeah,,, nobody’s ever danced to the “ Billy Jean “ beat

@brendamensi455 12 дней назад

Don't think to much of people you Don't Know..

@cowboy742 7 месяцев назад

Go up against Maison Guidry. That ought to be inspiring.

@drumtwo4seven 11 месяцев назад

INDUSTRY DOGMA THERE ARE PLENTY OTHERS THAT OUT GROOVE HIM ALL DAY

@seeks1986 2 года назад

Swear you were Rick Harrison from pawn stars

@mikebarker9187 Год назад

He says, in sample 2, that he is manipulating time. Maybe so. But he is instead, more significantly, manipulating hi-hat dynamics. Sample 1: even hat strikes. Sample 2: Ghosting the off beat strikes. Accentuating two and four. One and three “normal.”

@JazzzRockFuzion 4 месяца назад

You’re only hearing the hi hat dynamics because that’s the obvious audible thing. Play a riff along with each groove, or set a click to them, and you’ll immediately feel the difference!

@thescatman5029 Год назад

I can play the Billie Jean bassline behind that "sterile" groove....! I know Ndugu Chancler played on Billie Jean, but pick your Quincy Jones legend.....!

@jonRboy Год назад

Man! I had no idea that Will Ferrell is such a good drummer!

@iskendersengor4577 Год назад

Here is one of the best examples about what he says in the video > ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XaH6jYbr_O8.html It!s so plain but 100% groove... It makes you dance for sure.

@robotron17 Год назад

The closest you will ever get to being wrong, while still being right, is in the first couple of bars of the first track of " Barney Miller Theme (All Versions)"

@timothyslaughter476 2 года назад

Absolutely these young kids today need to take a page from JR and the other studio masters. No disrespect but the world doesn't need 9 million Neil clones.

@drummersinger5324 Месяц назад

Fantastic sounding snare drum and bass

@dannylavilla4018 Год назад

Don’t forget about Steve Gadd.

@WinstonBartholomewIII 2 года назад

He's the click commander.

@dalboy2 Год назад

Just watching this as music lover not a drummer and it’s still and musical education from one of the best. This drum groove defo sounds like the basis used on Terence Trent D’arby’s Wishing Well (great tune) 😉👍

@BobandMarthaRenteria Год назад

I think everyone would agree, JR could try with all his might to be mechanical, but he could never in a million years not play without feel. Ironically, it is his ability to lock into time that serves to accentuate his feel.

@dominic8129 Год назад

Can tell the difference

@krenwregget7667 2 года назад

the most recorded drummer on the planet for a reason.

@drumsport 2 месяца назад

JR is a legend, but Jeff Porcaro transcends legendary. Jeff's been gone 32 years, and he's probably still in the Top 5 recorded drummers of all time. Jim Gordon was, and Jim Keltner is in the mix as well.

@EricT43 2 года назад

Great lesson

@JazzzRockFuzion 4 месяца назад

Unbelievable the amount of people here who state empirically that JR’s “just changing the hi hat pulse”. That type of ignorance is exactly why he’s one of the most recorded drummers in pop history, and the commenters here are decidedly not! Set a click to each of his grooves, or better yet, play a riff along with them, and you’ll immediately *feel* the difference. The subtlety is completely lost on so many…

@no-ee Год назад

Softening every other hit on the hi hat.

@bignardo95 9 месяцев назад

Just imagine the younger version of this genius. Otherworldly back then

@primeminister66 Год назад

This sounds like drum calculus

@dominic8129 Год назад

No machine sir....

@ChristianCarpesoChannel 2 года назад

For years I was wondering why some RU-vid drummers feels odd and why some looks cool. This explains why.

@voltairegoethe 2 года назад

Fight Transhumanism everywhere you can, JR. This ain't a dress rehearsal.

@Savignylol 2 года назад

Story goes, once upon a time in the late 70's, someone didn't pay JR for his session. No transaction was made, but the payment was still on time... I'll leave it at that.