Steve Gadd second Solo 1992 - Three Quartets Band

[godbluffvdgg]

Gadd is ok but he's no Ringo : )

[DrumTchr]

So, there are 101 thumbs up (hope it counted mine) and 1 thumbs down for this vid. The person that gave it a thumbs down... can't they (before clicking the thumbs down) sit back and ask their self, "Why can't I hear the excellence that everyone else hears"?

[dachhh]

anyone else notice that he squeezes out a few little farts at 4:03 ?

[fnkdrmmr]

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[jpb318]

Wow! Gadd playing a flat ride! I'd not seen that before...

[FurlanPaolo]

@jpb318 I noticed too!!

[chungiemunchin]

if there was one mistake in that entire piece, I couldn't find it. Within the structure of that song is so much improvising but it is so damn tight that you would never know it.

For example, coming out of Steve Gadd's drum solo, the cue was so damn hidden that one has to ask, how did they know to go into that intricate figure together at exactly the same time. Masters every single one.

[macurdy]

I know it is not wise to necessarily compare drummers, but for instance, I LOVE Bozzio for what he does, but it seems he is always so in search of the MUSICALITY behind the drums, tuning his drums to notes, building these massive SICK kits in order to have all those "notes" at his disposable...but...Gadd is a musical genius with just that 6 piece kit you're looking at....

[JVThrillz]

Everything started to make sense when the piano and the celo stopped playing :P

[MacMic333]

This is a great vid.Thanks man.Steve in peak form.I know he loved working with Chick because of the creative space, yet so tight. Steve will modestly say he learnt a lot from Chick's drumming ...yeah really.

[kaledoik]

Merveilleux!

[nobmarley806]

tasty !

[Harlew]

All these cats that have come along after Gadd rose to stardom have done so because of what Steve has done,maybe with a little less technique but bucketloads of feel.Trust me I know what I'm talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheGaetano62]

fantastic gadd

[bobbystockerdrums]

Never a letdown with Steve!! Every solo is great!! I like his drum sound when he plays with Chick,a little higher tuning! This is a MASTER in full flight!! Very I nspiring!!

[robliano]

Sick groove and meter, so good.

[tarzancankid]

1:42

[SteelyDug]

My God!...This is Steve Gadd at his best.... Smooth as silk...Intricate while making it look easy....Fabulous!!!

[pcs56]

Damn can that Gadd play! The way he grooves like a mother even at very low volumes...incredible...

[Lickmereet]

anyone know the name of this piece?

[880906]

monsters

[shaunmuffinman]

argh! what a great solo! defintely one of my favorites! thats why Gadd has become my favorite drummers as of lately.  i've been learning from this guy constantly!

[drumdigger]

Thank you tomgadd so much for posting! What a gem! Btw - Are you somehow related to the Gadd family?

[tomgadd]

no, i'm not related to gadd family. i'm simply

collecting over the years gadd-stuff. i think he's the biggest influence in contemporary drumming the last 30 years.

vinnie colaiuta transported again drumming to another level. what he's playing is simply astonishing( jeff beck at ronnie scott's for example). although sometimes i think he's overplaying...

nevertheless two really greats....

[drumdigger]

Thanks! On your comment about influences: I agree. If I may add - I think Dennis Chambers is also in the list in terms of influence on music today. I think his (and Billy Cobham's for that matter) contribution is in introducing "exposiveness". You can see his style sift into the playing of the current top young drummers (of which Ronald Bruner Jr. is my favourite). But anyway - everyone is special. We are mature enough to not get into good, better, best. Cheers!

[sweetfly66]

@tomgadd ... I agree with your opinion about Gadd`s influence on contemporary drumming ... I will go further , Steve Gadd was the bridge between jazz drumming and pop / rock drumming ... Before Gadd you were either a jazz drummer or a rock drummer .. Gadd bridged the two schools and showed everyone that you could be both ..a complete drummer , a complete musician

[Samsgarden]

@tomgadd

I agree that Gadd is one of the pioneers. Lots of narrative in his playing and he really brought rhythmic inversions to the forefront.

[franb63]

aeroastro who the hell are you to tell chick he should shut up

[franb63]

these guys are all great as far as that comment that chick shut up and let steve do his solo if you knew about music you woulden't say shit like that each one of these guys are stars you should learn to appreciate the music

[AeroAstro]

So because somebody is famous, I have to 100% be a fan of every decision they make, or of every note they write?

They're human musicians, not gods, and I'm allowed to think that Chick hitting horrible low piano strings with a mallet is annoying and detracts from the music, regardless of how good a musician he is.

If it makes you feel better, there's another Gadd solo where Chick accompanies, and I LIKE Chick's playing.

So, maybe you should learn to stop being so close-minded.

[hinchman12]

i love the three quartets group. This is a sick performance !!

[AeroAstro]

Chick needs to shut up and just let Gadd do his solo. >.>

[franb63]

thats bullshit you need to learn to appreciate all the musican s drums alone don't make the band i know i've been playing drums for 50 years

[jocovo84]

this is mindblowingly good!

[Trommestikken88]

Is this concert out on dvd?? Please say yes ;)

[tomgadd]

sadly not. but i have do have a 90min version from japan TV.

[stalliec]

Thanks for the wonderful add tomgadd - your stuff is the best out there! Wow - never seen Gadd use a flat ride before...may even have two of them. And who'd ever think playing pinstripe heads in jazz - Gadd makes anything work - as usual!

[dixjazz]

Wonderful to see these musicians who have dedicated themselves totally to their instruments and to the music....Thanks.!!

[boyrob85]

Thanks for uploading! One of the best solos I've ever heard. What sensitivity and taste. The work of a genius!

[orchestra92]

I love the Quartets Band!! :-)