Fantastic!!!!! My man on the guitar puts "it" down & the drummer had some collards and chitlings before this session bcuz he is soooo funky,it's stinkn!!! Can u smell it ? I can......
Pour moi un des plus grand batteur de groove !!! une assise phénoménale, un feeling hors pair ! un de mes maîtres préféré! Didier D'agostino batteur "video groove shuffle funk sur youtube"
"You have to be brash to be in the studio, there's no time to worry about what you're playing, or who thinks what about what you're playing, it really is constant shoot from the hip. Steve is one of those guys who can do that." -John Mayer
Man! Steve Jordan has so much soul in his playing, even the simplest groves sound like they have fallen from heaven, this man and Steve Gadd are the finest drummers on the planet.
Simple... syncopated... and patient. Steve's drumming sits in the groove, toys with it a bit, steps up with a fill or two, then it's back into that groove. Can he blow chops? Indeed he can. And the fact that he can but chooses not too contributes to that inner power his playing exudes. I'm not a huge fan (Richie Hayward was more my style of groover) but Jordan understands the musical concept and can park his ego at the door. Abe Laboriel is another. And David Garibaldi. Keep it in the pocket!
JORDAN WILL ALWAYS BE ONE OF MY FAVORITES, HAD MANY ARGUMENTS WITH OTHER MUSICIANS ABOUT HIS PLAYING.....NEVER COULD GET USED TO THAT CLANGING SNARE SOUND HE AND CHARLEY LIKE SO MUCH! HE'S STILL THE MAN IN MY BOOK!......BUT WHO AM I, ONLY MARVIN!
If you'd like to hear Steve playing some more complex jazz fusion type grooves, purchase/download Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance. He plays on the following songs: Jubilee, Starburst and Heliopolis. Excellent stuff.
I think steve's too "loud" on this song... didn't hear any volume changes just loud well until maybe 1:30 on the hihat. (dynamics) but still not distinct enough .... soooo No Groove for me here...
I preffer the other steve (Gadd) LOL just kidding about the Gadd part, we should not compare artists.
@ezekiel1977 - Why don't you lay down a groove, post a video and show us how you'd play this song. I'm sure we'd all get a huge, gut-wrenching laugh watching your interpretation of how the drum part should be played.
fan total depuis les années 80 !steve est pour moi toujours une inspiration aujourd'hui.avec john meyer par exemple.l'essentiel de la batterie est là! le groove ,l'assise rythmique, le son, la danse,en bref toutes les qualités fondamentale d'un batteur .de plus steve a une humanité,une respiration,je le compare quelquefois a elvin jones pour son l'aspect "artistique" de son jeu ..en binaire ,mais aussi en ternaire ( l'album de donald fagen par exemple.)DIDIER D'AGOSTINO batteur sur youtube.
fan total depuis les années 80 !steve est pour moi toujours une inspiration aujourd'hui.avec john meyer par exemple.l'essentiel de la batterie est là! le groove ,l'assise rythmique, le son, la danse,en bref toutes les qualités fondamentale d'un batteur .de plus steve a une humanité,une respiration,je le compare qulquefois a elvin jones pour son l'aspect "artistique" de son jeu ..en binaire ,mais aussi en ternaire ( l'album de donald fagen par exemple.)DIDIER D'AGOSTINO batteur sur youtube.
Wow, this is an infectiously delicious groove that I wish I could play with even 1/10 of the funk and pocket that Steve lays down! Inspiring and incredible!
steve knows just where to put that kick in at 0:58 - keeps the suspense going and going and then hits it just when ur not expecting it and it sounds goooooooood
man i love this. that guitar player is fucking nice, but he's not doing anything crazy. its all in the nuances. he looks coked out or something though, look at how clenched his jaw is
@choffan - you obviously don't play drums, or for that matter, any instrument at all. You are probably some "Rock Band" expert on the XBox so you think you know what's "good" in terms of music.
@choffan Yeah your a drummer alright, now learn to become a musician. Carter is his own being, Steve is his own. You like Carters bombastic flashy style thats great. Steve on the other hand is the opposite, total servant to the groove. Now google Steve's name, yeah a shit load of sessions have his drumming all over it, Carter...DMB...and a handful of other projects....... Steve is modest in his playing a personality, its what gets you gigs.
@choffan If you really feel that way, good luck ever making a living as a drummer; besides playing in some cover band that plays bars once a week. You might be a drummer, but that doesn't mean you actually know what it is to be a drummer. Learn about all the other pieces of the music puzzle, then go back to your drums and you might understand.
@kweerb8 No, there are quite a few differences. Grace notes are short notes that follow directly before or after the "main" note (Ie the one it's gracing). Ghost notes are simply quiet notes that can be played at any time.
If you do a quick youtube search for grace notes and then listen to this video you should spot the difference quite quickly and it will probably be more explanatory than what I said.
This guy has been doing this stuff for years!!! Hes a big name when you start talkin with the Big Acts! Clapton, Berry, Richards. King, Keyes, Mayer. I dont even play drums and i wish i knew this guy! haha!
Sparse use of the bass drum is fucking unbelievable. You are a soulful prodigy. God damn your groove is fucking disgusting. Steve Jordan, I applaud you.
steve jordan is the shit. this woulda been a little cooler with a real bass, not that the synth isnt tight, but u think they would have used a bass player in a drumming dvd
AWESOME! I'm a musician but not a drummer,i'm guessing that drummers have different styles too (excuse my ignorance guys!) but I can always tell steve when I hear him.And he's played on and produced half the records in my collection.
Steve is an amazing, amazing drummer. I love the way can take the most simple drumbeat and put so much groove and funk into it. Listen to the song " It Means A Lot" from Keith Richards " Talk is Cheap" CD....Plays a very simple beat throughout the song but WOW!! His sound and feel is just incredible!! That's what great drumming is all about for me!
I'm not a drummer, I'm a guitarist. I know very little about drumming. But let me just say that Steve Jordan is one of my very favorite drummers. I think he plays with superior taste. He just seems to instinctively know what the best thing to play is. I love listening to him play drums.
Good Christ...I've been trollin' Jordan videos for about half an hour now. Seen this numerous times prior. I own the DVD and Jordan STILL kicks my ass! Hail STEVE!
As would all drummers... But no doubt Steve's 1 of world's best groovers. The other musicians played their roles of course, without them this song wouldn't sound no different to pots and pans for most people...
by carries "the groove" i mean steve possesses something not many other drummers have. i'm talking about the big picture of the significance of good drumming. steve defines it.
This is the sickest funk beat ever! You can talk about speed metal all you want, but this is the shit and it's freakin' hard to play with pocket and precision.
I've never heard a drummer drive a band so hard while sounding so relaxed. Steve Jordan is as good as it gets. Ever since I first heard the Blues Brothers recordings I've known Steve's unique talent. John Mayer is one wise cat to pick him up.
the man sounds like a drum machine until he spits out those killer fills......his timing is just unbelievable, no useless energy wasting chops here. pure groove, a real drummer
@Bosphorus92 He's like a drum machine in the sense that his groove is so solid and unwaivering, but he has a loose, liquid feel that no drum machine could come up with.
@Bosphorus92 I like both sides of it, drummers like Steve Jordan who can just groove and don't even need to anything else to amaze people, but also I love crazy gospel chops too, it just depends what the situation is I guess
this is not his yamaha signature snare drum . does anybody know what he's crackin' on ?? does anybody own a jordan sig.?? i wasthinking of picking one up ,although i also loved his brady snare . thanks.
I concur. Big hi hats are great for getting laying down big fat grooves. Check out my videos of Steve Jordan and other drum covers with 16" Paiste Hi Hats.
I have a cassette tape of Steve Khan's "Blades" which has Steve Jordan on drums. I've been wearing that tape down for over 16 years and can't find it on cd anywhere.
Jordan has the best "pocket" of all time. He may not be the fastest or most technical, but that funk doesn't wash off. My God I wish I could lay down a groove like he does.
wow that sounded so simple, yet so incredible and crisp! love it
blockow11 1 week ago
thats a huge fucking hihat.
mergim100 2 weeks ago
that change at 1:28 its like an orgasm to me feels sooo damn good!
fic1990 4 weeks ago
wich snare is it?!
Wassim1114 1 month ago
Fantastic!!!!! My man on the guitar puts "it" down & the drummer had some collards and chitlings before this session bcuz he is soooo funky,it's stinkn!!! Can u smell it ? I can......
superugly75 1 month ago
Tighter than a ducks ass in water!
fourfingerfunk 1 month ago
That fill at 1:05... you can hear it coming from a mile away, but had he played anything else it would have been so wrong...
NerfLad 2 months ago
Pour moi un des plus grand batteur de groove !!! une assise phénoménale, un feeling hors pair ! un de mes maîtres préféré! Didier D'agostino batteur "video groove shuffle funk sur youtube"
dagostinoification 2 months ago
The best keeper of time.... His funky body is like a human metronome!
bradadson1 3 months ago in playlist dado22333's favorites
Damn Steve is a bad dude!! Charlie Drayton too!! Bernie is one of the baddest cats to ever do it
DonovanMad 4 months ago
TIGHT.
MrHydrogoon 4 months ago
Its almost like he doesnt need fills. His chops are so fresh and creative that every time he plays it, it feels like its the first time.
6slavid 5 months ago 12
I posted Steve Jordan Pick Hits on here for all the Jordan fans...Electric Outlet album...!
nexusvision 5 months ago
God exists and it's black!! I love this guy!! STEVE JORDAN got the real groove!
LouTheBlues 6 months ago
1:28 makes me wet.
oneshadyveggie 6 months ago 2
He knows how to play in the pocket, the finest skill any musician should learn :)
StrawberryJungle 6 months ago 3
He isn't human... Just an organic part of the kit. I could listen to this all day.
lukeduke931 6 months ago
I have this dvd. those pink hi-hats are the business...
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hotspotsallover 6 months ago
"You have to be brash to be in the studio, there's no time to worry about what you're playing, or who thinks what about what you're playing, it really is constant shoot from the hip. Steve is one of those guys who can do that." -John Mayer
19stuckey 6 months ago
Is there a way to put videos on repeat? Ive been soloing over this but I keep having to get up and restart it...
chewyflea 6 months ago
@chewyflea yeah... jajajaj i did the same.... i made it a track 4min track just 8beats!
aburdido 5 months ago
Respond to this video... is this a special song? whats the name of the song?
aburdido 5 months ago
What a great snare sound and what a great groove ...
formy72 6 months ago 2
drum porn
thealmightypat 6 months ago
by far one of the best, just a cool mother fucker
jonob600 7 months ago
watch this and feel good about playing drums
liennto 7 months ago
smoked it!
RockDrummah96 7 months ago
ohh Ludwig Downbeat snare!
TheSingolarmente 7 months ago
So basic, and yet so difficult to play - to just feel it...
lisanders11 7 months ago
I don't doubt him, I don't doubt John Mayer, and I don't doubt Pino Palladino. JM TRIO FOREVER!
TheFifthTake 8 months ago
0:40 You and me baby, you and me!!
Ramshackled17 8 months ago
does steve jordan EVER make a mistake????
TheWeatherKings 8 months ago 3
Love how the Footage looks old
rhysdbeast5 8 months ago
kinda looks like the black version of steve gadd
alandsouzab12 8 months ago
i love steve jordannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn !!!!!!
betterthanzep 9 months ago
Man! Steve Jordan has so much soul in his playing, even the simplest groves sound like they have fallen from heaven, this man and Steve Gadd are the finest drummers on the planet.
igypsy 9 months ago 2
@igypsy check out Stanton Moore, pretty good too, somewhat similar style (groove)!
pietrocalgremio 8 months ago
I'd love to jam with steve!!
zienaq 9 months ago
some of the funkiest shit i ever heard. triple P-90 hollowbody,damn ,danny sent me back to school fool
lordxerak 10 months ago
Simple... syncopated... and patient. Steve's drumming sits in the groove, toys with it a bit, steps up with a fill or two, then it's back into that groove. Can he blow chops? Indeed he can. And the fact that he can but chooses not too contributes to that inner power his playing exudes. I'm not a huge fan (Richie Hayward was more my style of groover) but Jordan understands the musical concept and can park his ego at the door. Abe Laboriel is another. And David Garibaldi. Keep it in the pocket!
MrCherryJuice 10 months ago
Sloppy.
Easleytee 10 months ago
@Easleytee Good job describing your own timing.
IPstixrawesume 9 months ago
@Easleytee maybe danny was but definitely not steve
sk8rbuoi 8 months ago
JORDAN WILL ALWAYS BE ONE OF MY FAVORITES, HAD MANY ARGUMENTS WITH OTHER MUSICIANS ABOUT HIS PLAYING.....NEVER COULD GET USED TO THAT CLANGING SNARE SOUND HE AND CHARLEY LIKE SO MUCH! HE'S STILL THE MAN IN MY BOOK!......BUT WHO AM I, ONLY MARVIN!
MrMARVIN1952 10 months ago
Steve is the farthest thing from a drum machine. He has soul.
Groovemasterjoe 10 months ago
does he use a yamaha maple custom? and what snare does he use on his side kit when he toured with john mayer?
shadetyped 11 months ago
If you'd like to hear Steve playing some more complex jazz fusion type grooves, purchase/download Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance. He plays on the following songs: Jubilee, Starburst and Heliopolis. Excellent stuff.
PBSTL42 11 months ago
I think steve's too "loud" on this song... didn't hear any volume changes just loud well until maybe 1:30 on the hihat. (dynamics) but still not distinct enough .... soooo No Groove for me here...
I preffer the other steve (Gadd) LOL just kidding about the Gadd part, we should not compare artists.
ezekiel1977 11 months ago
@ezekiel1977 No groove? If you didn't feel the groove in that, you're lost.
PoeticJustice05 11 months ago
@ezekiel1977 - Why don't you lay down a groove, post a video and show us how you'd play this song. I'm sure we'd all get a huge, gut-wrenching laugh watching your interpretation of how the drum part should be played.
PBSTL42 11 months ago
bill hicks on guitar!
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fan total depuis les années 80 !steve est pour moi toujours une inspiration aujourd'hui.avec john meyer par exemple.l'essentiel de la batterie est là! le groove ,l'assise rythmique, le son, la danse,en bref toutes les qualités fondamentale d'un batteur .de plus steve a une humanité,une respiration,je le compare quelquefois a elvin jones pour son l'aspect "artistique" de son jeu ..en binaire ,mais aussi en ternaire ( l'album de donald fagen par exemple.)DIDIER D'AGOSTINO batteur sur youtube.
dagostinoification 1 year ago
fan total depuis les années 80 !steve est pour moi toujours une inspiration aujourd'hui.avec john meyer par exemple.l'essentiel de la batterie est là! le groove ,l'assise rythmique, le son, la danse,en bref toutes les qualités fondamentale d'un batteur .de plus steve a une humanité,une respiration,je le compare qulquefois a elvin jones pour son l'aspect "artistique" de son jeu ..en binaire ,mais aussi en ternaire ( l'album de donald fagen par exemple.)DIDIER D'AGOSTINO batteur sur youtube.
dagostinoification 1 year ago
Wow, this is an infectiously delicious groove that I wish I could play with even 1/10 of the funk and pocket that Steve lays down! Inspiring and incredible!
PBSTL42 1 year ago
steve knows just where to put that kick in at 0:58 - keeps the suspense going and going and then hits it just when ur not expecting it and it sounds goooooooood
bluesy007 1 year ago 3
dudes sooo groovy
vamsterr 1 year ago
S.I.N.E.! simple is not easy... Steve Jordan is immune to a typical musician virus called "the fancy comlex music is always to be good"
nowadays many many musicians forgot what is the GROOVE
bajgergabajgerga 1 year ago
man i love this. that guitar player is fucking nice, but he's not doing anything crazy. its all in the nuances. he looks coked out or something though, look at how clenched his jaw is
kweerb8 1 year ago
@kweerb8 My jaw got clenched by just listening to this. And man, I was sober before I started this video...
maartenmoesen 1 year ago
"u and me baby,u and me!"...ahahaha i love him!!
NiggaWhatChannel 1 year ago
boring
choffan 1 year ago
@choffan ur missing whats in front of u, u ignorant fuck
paisteguy799 1 year ago
@choffan - you obviously don't play drums, or for that matter, any instrument at all. You are probably some "Rock Band" expert on the XBox so you think you know what's "good" in terms of music.
Basically, you're a douche bag!
Dropanobama1 1 year ago 16
@Dropanobama1 Since I don't want to go find his comment, I'll just ask you. What did he say?
MusicOfKeng 1 month ago
@Dropanobama1 well, I'm actually a drummer and I do like smart people like Carter Beauford. I don't see reasons to support modest attempts such this
choffan 1 month ago
@choffan Yeah your a drummer alright, now learn to become a musician. Carter is his own being, Steve is his own. You like Carters bombastic flashy style thats great. Steve on the other hand is the opposite, total servant to the groove. Now google Steve's name, yeah a shit load of sessions have his drumming all over it, Carter...DMB...and a handful of other projects....... Steve is modest in his playing a personality, its what gets you gigs.
TheGardenNoam 1 month ago
@choffan If you really feel that way, good luck ever making a living as a drummer; besides playing in some cover band that plays bars once a week. You might be a drummer, but that doesn't mean you actually know what it is to be a drummer. Learn about all the other pieces of the music puzzle, then go back to your drums and you might understand.
drumguyrobc 1 month ago
@choffan poor you...
marcoplebs 1 month ago
@choffan ^stupid
MrJaake22 3 weeks ago
are ghost notes the same thing as grace notes?
kweerb8 1 year ago
@kweerb8 No, there are quite a few differences. Grace notes are short notes that follow directly before or after the "main" note (Ie the one it's gracing). Ghost notes are simply quiet notes that can be played at any time.
If you do a quick youtube search for grace notes and then listen to this video you should spot the difference quite quickly and it will probably be more explanatory than what I said.
Aardvarked88 1 year ago
The Greatest drummer right now
Jefferies1903 1 year ago
ghost notes? i hear them ! not ghost at all....and they sound SO damn GOOD!
sbellotti 1 year ago
steve jordan is a real example of a black man with his head on strait
Iamshamans 1 year ago
steve always had SJC drums?
inri12 1 year ago
@inri12
Nope , he's endorsed by yamaha
2245DRUMMER 1 year ago
No, Yamaha. I know what you're talking about though, the hoops make it look like SJC.
spacitydrummer4JC 1 year ago
Woooooooooow i would jam with him til' my fingers fell off.
MysticGrant 1 year ago
Deeper Pocket Than Bill Gates but probably poor as a musician.
idrumkingdom223 1 year ago
Those ghost notes are SO tight.
krispy432 1 year ago
This guy has been doing this stuff for years!!! Hes a big name when you start talkin with the Big Acts! Clapton, Berry, Richards. King, Keyes, Mayer. I dont even play drums and i wish i knew this guy! haha!
Bigrusssthefuss 1 year ago
See SoulDrummers . com to see more about Mr. Steve Jordan.
fnkdrmmr 1 year ago
He's so alive with his drumming.
Nothing stupid flashy or ignorant.
It's like ... I don't even know.
I wish I had his groove, man.
BLdrummer740 1 year ago
This dude is beast, I've been trying to play like him for years.
Funk at its finest.
justinkim09 1 year ago
fuckin love steve jordans playing
idrumkingdom223 1 year ago
Steve is all about heart and soul. That's all that matters y'all
Topcats75 1 year ago
zigaboo
jeffpettit1 1 year ago
inspirational
ppingpoong 1 year ago
1:28 starts the real groove.. simple, but works perfect with the bass and the guitar
mdgab321 1 year ago
Jordan has always rated high on the clam meter, usually one in every song live.
generatrix999 1 year ago
Will someone please give steve a tissue because he is SICK!!! AMAZING!!!
Electircteen16 1 year ago
Sparse use of the bass drum is fucking unbelievable. You are a soulful prodigy. God damn your groove is fucking disgusting. Steve Jordan, I applaud you.
mjv108 1 year ago
His face at 1:34 says it all...
chnihy 1 year ago
Mmmm This is Nasty!
That backbeat is just slapping my face.
drummakid101 1 year ago 18
steve jordan is the shit. this woulda been a little cooler with a real bass, not that the synth isnt tight, but u think they would have used a bass player in a drumming dvd
drewhrt2 1 year ago
@drewhrt2 youre right,or both instruments
danieltroche 1 year ago
Damn! I almost couldn't believe how tight n tasty that was. I'd sure like to find a drummer like that to play guitar with.
NatureLegalized 1 year ago 3
AWESOME! I'm a musician but not a drummer,i'm guessing that drummers have different styles too (excuse my ignorance guys!) but I can always tell steve when I hear him.And he's played on and produced half the records in my collection.
drhillaryharris 1 year ago
that's the tightest live keyboards I've ever heard
robertbowen 2 years ago 3
another funky cat is the dude on Scofield's Uberjam !! I hear some of Jordan in his playing (or just good funky stankness).
lilnetty2 2 years ago
Adam Deitch is the drummer on Uberjam and yes, he is funky as hell too!
playswithpassion 1 year ago
Steve is an amazing, amazing drummer. I love the way can take the most simple drumbeat and put so much groove and funk into it. Listen to the song " It Means A Lot" from Keith Richards " Talk is Cheap" CD....Plays a very simple beat throughout the song but WOW!! His sound and feel is just incredible!! That's what great drumming is all about for me!
funkydrummer14 2 years ago 3
@funkydrummer14
Thanks for mentioning that recording!
NatureLegalized 1 year ago
@NatureLegalized
Oh yeah, that's a smokin track....Keith Richards sure put together a great band for his first solo debut....
funkydrummer14 1 year ago 2
wuauuuu!! super groove. genial!!!!
mago5869 2 years ago
I'm not a drummer, I'm a guitarist. I know very little about drumming. But let me just say that Steve Jordan is one of my very favorite drummers. I think he plays with superior taste. He just seems to instinctively know what the best thing to play is. I love listening to him play drums.
slowmonkey156 2 years ago 3
Yeahh same for me! This guy is amazing and makes everyone too
Oxtrack26 2 years ago
Good Christ...I've been trollin' Jordan videos for about half an hour now. Seen this numerous times prior. I own the DVD and Jordan STILL kicks my ass! Hail STEVE!
BillyAtwell 2 years ago 4
same exact position, dude. wow, i love that guy.
katanaxi 2 years ago
vor neid erblassend...
JustSebon 2 years ago
Awesome jam, sick groove! Keep playing it over and over, fantastic. Does anyone know what guitar Danny Kortchmar uses?
TimLorent 2 years ago
@TimLorent
Looks like a Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster
voxaholic 2 years ago
Does anyone know what kind of Condenser microphones Steve is using here?
myownsake1988 2 years ago
in my opinion, i truely think steve carries the groove. he is the king of groove.
punkdude543 2 years ago 2
As would all drummers... But no doubt Steve's 1 of world's best groovers. The other musicians played their roles of course, without them this song wouldn't sound no different to pots and pans for most people...
duplacite 2 years ago
by carries "the groove" i mean steve possesses something not many other drummers have. i'm talking about the big picture of the significance of good drumming. steve defines it.
punkdude543 2 years ago 35
Yeah right, it's like he's really playing more for the song than himself, and blends himself in.
adrianwaj 2 years ago 14
you can really see how much passion he has for the way a band meshes together.
punkdude543 2 years ago
@adrianwaj hai if only more drummers could learn that life lesson
smokejaguar 1 year ago
@punkdude543 I agree my friend. It's that ability to get 'inside' the feel of a song. Difficult to learn, almost impossible to teach.
funkyleo1973 1 year ago
@punkdude543 well said.
PurcellTV 9 months ago
can anyone recommend an album where this guy's drumming is really prominent other than the john mayer stuff?
spidrmage 2 years ago
"You and me baby, you and me!!" and into one of the baddest grooves ever...
Skez01 2 years ago
"baddest"?
aronkarmusic 2 years ago
Groovy. Smooth. Chill. Consistent.
Steve Jordan is my kind of Drummer.
proteinbot123 2 years ago 2
Guy on the keys looks like Q-Tip
MysticGrant 2 years ago
OMG awesome!!
ohhyeahh21 2 years ago 2
wtf...
that just blew my mind omg the groove, the feel
DreamStuffed 2 years ago 3
steve has so much feel to his playing
Danielcrspo 2 years ago
This is the sickest funk beat ever! You can talk about speed metal all you want, but this is the shit and it's freakin' hard to play with pocket and precision.
bakedaddy747 2 years ago 2
I got this DVD and it's immense, he goes behind the philosophy of the whole thing. Great musician and inspirational guy.
theatticboy 2 years ago
I've never heard a drummer drive a band so hard while sounding so relaxed. Steve Jordan is as good as it gets. Ever since I first heard the Blues Brothers recordings I've known Steve's unique talent. John Mayer is one wise cat to pick him up.
KillMeNow1990 2 years ago 4
You got that all right man!
He's so simplistic, yet such a groove. I really dig him.
JamesCecilia 2 years ago
the man sounds like a drum machine until he spits out those killer fills......his timing is just unbelievable, no useless energy wasting chops here. pure groove, a real drummer
Bosphorus92 2 years ago 45
@Bosphorus92 He's like a drum machine in the sense that his groove is so solid and unwaivering, but he has a loose, liquid feel that no drum machine could come up with.
benpruessdrummer 10 months ago
@Bosphorus92 I like both sides of it, drummers like Steve Jordan who can just groove and don't even need to anything else to amaze people, but also I love crazy gospel chops too, it just depends what the situation is I guess
specialness16 10 months ago
damn what was fuckin smooooth!!!
chronic9292 2 years ago
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Put that in your pipe and smoke it...
kage1974 2 years ago
in feeling it. got damn
sillahc 2 years ago
Babay this funk should be put to JAIL !!
JonasBridgous 2 years ago
shit is layyyed back and solid! exactly what i like to hear/feel. im not a fan of all that in front of the beat stuff.
NDiesel31 2 years ago
haha the thing is....steve is pushing the beat real hard
tehmarzvotla 2 years ago
not at all my man. the guitar is pushing way more than he is. thats why it works so well
NDiesel31 2 years ago
lol dude, I play guitar. but this is def drum driven.
ocelott22 2 years ago
steve jordan's playing = more solid than a rock.
eastside3673 2 years ago 6
"Badass" does not even begin to cover it.
DrShrinker 2 years ago 3
:11 Steve Urkel :O
paolobeat 2 years ago 2
dang, that little fill at :45 was tight
fantomseed 2 years ago
That my Drum Teacher.
"And He don't even Know It.!"
birddoggarton 2 years ago 2
very well said ma brotha.
zeppelin511 2 years ago
very excellent that drummer !
nonogroove 2 years ago
Great to hear a drummer groove for a change - very nice!
swmuzik 2 years ago
can anyone say eargasm?
drumbum185 2 years ago 3
feel like bustin loose i feel like bustin loose
SpencerMA89 2 years ago
Great great groove!!! This is what leads drummers to the right place.
crozzara 2 years ago
It sure is (In reference to the location of the groove)
kia1232 2 years ago
this just has to be the fattest motherfucking groove on the planet . . . listen to how the bass intertwines . . . ah yh!
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invisiblekid14 3 years ago 2
Yeah!
masterexploder83 3 years ago
You and me baby, you and me !!! :-)
I just LOVE this video, yeah !!!
Rodgebi 3 years ago
this is not his yamaha signature snare drum . does anybody know what he's crackin' on ?? does anybody own a jordan sig.?? i wasthinking of picking one up ,although i also loved his brady snare . thanks.
beats1969 3 years ago
know what your saying man - me2. Would like to se James Brown do some moves while jordan is drumming
soduno 3 years ago 2
hit hats are so LARGE!
DaMadBlaqDrumma 3 years ago
they're 17" inch
quite large, lol
gibspadovani 3 years ago
hes actually used 2 18" constantinople crashes for sometracks
zildjianxddrums 3 years ago
Wow?! No kidding? I guess when it comes to grooving, the larger the hi-hats the better? Thats it i'm getting 2 28" wuhans for my next hi-hats.
isaacleedrums 3 years ago
Try 15's !! They will give a new feeling , its so cool.
novola1972 3 years ago
I concur. Big hi hats are great for getting laying down big fat grooves. Check out my videos of Steve Jordan and other drum covers with 16" Paiste Hi Hats.
funkdrum5 3 years ago
Great playing man , keep up the good work. I envy you because , apparently , you can play at home. Keep practicing !!
novola1972 3 years ago
Thanks, that room is in fact my dorm. Despite what I anticipated, nobody minds.
funkdrum5 3 years ago
Wow , this is a one in the million chance , to be able to play in your dorm. I guess its some kind of music establishment , like a music college ?
novola1972 2 years ago
That snare drum sound is by far the best snare sound i've ever heard.
NiceToKnowYou6 3 years ago
That's really how I like to hear the drums. Great groove, great sound. Does anyone knows what snaredrum he's playing?
porkpirate 3 years ago
I have a cassette tape of Steve Khan's "Blades" which has Steve Jordan on drums. I've been wearing that tape down for over 16 years and can't find it on cd anywhere.
larkydozer 3 years ago
I'm not familiar with "Blades", but I have Casa Loco and Eyewitness, and I love Steve Jordan's playing on both of those albums.
kopi3nnn 2 years ago
I think "Blades" may be out of print. I only have a cassette tape of it which I've had since 1987 and at some point it's going to wear out.
The drumming on "Blades" is sick. At some points it's reminiscent of Stewart Copeland's playing on Synchronicity 1.
AntiAntiAmerica 2 years ago
Jordan has the best "pocket" of all time. He may not be the fastest or most technical, but that funk doesn't wash off. My God I wish I could lay down a groove like he does.
bakedaddy747 3 years ago 35
Well said.
funkdrum5 3 years ago 3
spot on
sgtg81 3 years ago 4
yumm thats a juicy groove.
metalhed110 3 years ago 2