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Any changes made can be done at any time and will become effective at the end of the trial period, allowing you to retain full access for 4 weeks, even if you downgrade or cancel. The CD, containing well over an hour of music, is shorter than the 90-plus-minute DVD by four tracks. It’s a shame the band’s spirited take on Keith Jarrett’s “The Windup” and the ballad “Duke’s Anthem,” Fowler’s heartfelt tribute to his deceased friend and former Frank Zappa bandmate George Duke, didn’t make it onto the CD, as they’re among the concert’s highlights. The Steve Gadd Band led by the iconic drummer celebrated his 70th birthday in his hometown of Rochester, NY during the 2015 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival.
Since the mid-1970s, he has refined innumerable albums of a “who is who” of pop and jazz history with his incredibly precise performance and unique groove. Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1984. Gadd's performances on Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and "Late in the Evening" and Steely Dan's "Aja" are examples of his style. Viewing this concert as a DVD holds a distinct advantage for the Gadd fanatic. The big close-ups shot through the battery of drums is filmed with wonderful focus on the movement of Gadd’s hands and the various permutations and combinations that he essays to lay out the rhythmic pattern of each song.
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He also has an LP Steve Gadd signature cowbell, modelled on the LP Mambo cowbell that he has used since the 1970s. Steve Gadd plays with the brushes while watching Chick Corea during their show at the Blue Note in New York City on Friday, September 29, 2017. Change the plan you will roll onto at any time during your trial by visiting the “Settings & Account” section. Standard Digital includes access to a wealth of global news, analysis and expert opinion. Premium Digital includes access to our premier business column, Lex, as well as 15 curated newsletters covering key business themes with original, in-depth reporting.
Baritone saxophonist Ronnie Cuber and bassist Eddie Gomez travelled to Cologne as long time members of the Gadd Gang – a band established in the mid-80s and Steve’s first band under his own name. Further members of the group were guitarist Cornell Dupree and pianist and keyboarder Richard Tee, both have already died. Gadd endorses and uses Yamaha drums, pedals and hardware, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drumheads, Latin Percussion, Earthworks microphones, Vic Firth sticks and brushes and Beato bags.
Steve Gadd Band: Way Back Home – Live from Rochester NY
As someone who has played with virtually everyone, from Chuck Mangione, to Paul McCartney, to Paul Simon, Steely Dan, Chick Corea, and Eric Clapton, it should come as no surprise that the legendary Gadd would surround himself with world class musicians for his solo band. That is indeed the case, as each one of these players have had storied careers of their own, and now together they have formed one lean, mean, jazz machine. Many of the tracks on display here are lengthy and provide for lots of room for the members to stretch out, as on the funky jazz of "Green Foam", the groove laden "Cavaliero", and Jan Hammer's wild "Oh, Yeah!".
He has published three collections of poetry, He studied at Trinity College of Music, London specialising in theory and piano, and he has a Masters in The Classics. He is an accomplished critic whose profound analysis is reinforced by his deep technical and historical understanding of music and literature.
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Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel would testify to that as would Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, Grover Washington Jr, Al Di Meola, Chick Corea, Yusef Lateef… the list is as long as your arm. No matter whom he is playing with or what the musical situation, Gadd’s main strength has been to provide a spacious setting for rhythm, in such a way that it elevates melody and harmony. To that extent he is a songwriters’ dream and this is evident from how many vocalists he has accompanied. On Way Back Home, however, Gadd appears with his group of two albums past.
He uses his 14"x5.5" Yamaha Steve Gadd signature steel snare drum with wood hoops, which also comes in birch and maple versions, and he has started to endorse the newer Yamaha Recording Custom series. In addition to having his own signature stick, he has his own signature brushes. These brushes are intended to solve the problem of wire brushes snagging on new coated drumheads by slightly angling the wires in the top 3/4 inches (1.9 cm) of the playing end. The wires glide across the head, allowing a smoother sweep and a velvet swish sound.
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This is something that is well-nigh impossible in the vast auditorium where the performance took place. But the excitement is palpable, whether you were in the audience or in front of the television screen or CD player . However you choose to experience this extraordinary performance it is nothing if not a memorable one. Along with a Q&A with Gadd, conducted by drummer Rick Marotta, it contains interview clips featuring members of Gadd’s family, key people in his life like his college instructor John Beck, and musician friends like Chuck Mangione, Gap Mangione and Tony Levin. Together, they provide fascinating insight into Gadd’s youth, development as an artist, career, personality and extraordinary musicianship. For the first time in a very long time super drummer STEVE GADD joins up with his friends from “Gadd Gang” times, EDDIE GOMEZ and RONNIE CUBER for a production with the WDR Big Band.
Published since 1970, JazzTimes—“America’s Jazz Magazine”—provides comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the jazz scene. Often controversial, always entertaining, JazzTimes is a favorite of musicians and fans alike. The show was recorded at Gadd’s alma mater, the Eastman School of Music, during the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival on June 26, 2015 (shortly after Gadd’s 70th birthday). According to Allmusic, Gadd has been credited with playing surdo, kalimba, timpani, tambourine, congas, Grand Cassa, bongos, timbales, snare drum, cymbals and palmas in addition to a drum kit.
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In 1973, Gadd formed the short-lived jazz fusion band L'Image with Mike Mainieri, Warren Bernhardt, David Spinozza and Tony Levin. Also in 1973, he started playing on numerous albums for the jazz label CTI Records, backing artists like Milt Jackson, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Jim Hall, and Hubert Laws. Gadd played drums on the title track of Steely Dan's 1977 jazz-rock album Aja; the drum solo he played at the end of the song has become "the stuff of legend", according to a 2019 Jazziz article, with its "explosive tom-tom runs and crisp cymbal grooves". Other notable recordings from the 1970s are Van McCoy's hit "The Hustle" , Paul Simon's "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" , Rickie Lee Jones' "Chuck E.'s in Love" and the Chick Corea albums "The Leprechaun" , "My Spanish Heart" , "The Mad Hatter" , and "Friends" .
While Landau's tasty blues/rock/jazz licks, Goldings' array of keyboards, and Fowler's bleating trumpet provide for most of the solo explorations, the leader of course bursts through with plenty of percussive fireworks of his own, much to the delight of the crowd. He's always been one of the more original and innovative drummers around, and he's in fine form on this evening. He has brought his unique ability to re-colour the music of other musicians.
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