Bob James feat. Harvey Mason solo on drums (live, 1985)

[halfjapanesenirvana]

This may not be the greatest thing here, but without question, his drumming on Herbie Hancock's Headhunters album is some on the most inventive, white hot drumming ever. By 1985, this video this whole genre had been a corpse 10 years cold. But still a cash cow... jazz for lobbyists and medical professionals, you know, wooden heads.

[dagostinoification]

Un de mes batteurs préférés! groove ,finesse,spécialité caisse claire,jazz funk,déjà au conservatoire de créteil c'est JACQUES MILMAN (très bon batteur lui-même) qui me l'avait fait découvrir! DIDIER D'AGOSTINO batteur/compositeur vidéos sur youtube.

[doc2skate]

The best way to distinguish Gadd's drum style from Mason's is listen to "BJ4" (Gadd) and "Mister Magic" (Mason). There is a difference. BTW, fantastic post.

[Taikomaniac]

during the mid eightees everyone was after the Gadd sound getting the gig and here Harvey does the same

[fnkdrmmr]

Great solo Mr. Mason. Also, great technique and execution.

[koledrum]

i love Harv but this is poorly executed,not his night guess?

[ljubadurbak]

so fucking boring....same chops all the way...And those chops are slopy....nice tone...

[OnTheRoof1]

@ljubadurbak haha

[cuthbertallgood711]

He's got a great sense of humor in his playing, something I see very rarely with modern drumming. For the "big" fusion guys its all about competition, being the fastest, the most complicated, playing the weirdest off-time patterns back to back, without giving the audience a chance to think about what they're hearing. And then there's Harvey Mason, playing with fun, musical, humorous phrases, and playing a solo far more impressive, smooth, and fun to hear than any Lang/Donati/Mangini wankfest.

[loveisthelaw20042004]

@cuthbertallgood711 For real. I totally agree. How about Billy Cobham behind the kit. hes done some real masturbating

[NostalgicProcrast]

So fucking passionate!

[muscit]

smooth as always........

[cfcefa09]

goooooooooooood

[kotep777]

the fckin man

[fnkdrmmr]

Great Solo! Harvey doing what he does best. Check him out on SoulDrummers . com

[oRuTRa45]

Those ghost notes on the snare, that hi-hat work, the tom-toms... Nobody does it like Harvey Mason. A lot of drummers work hard to try to emulate the greats. From Elvin Jones to Tony Williams to Steve Gadd, etc. I have yet to hear someone emulate Harvey's distinct style.

[ins7777]

Love the snare

[Shawn200220012000200]

Harvey Mason is STILL the MVP!

[dagostinoification]

mr mason vous m'avez donné tellement de vie et le sens du grooove! je vous considere comme un de mes maitres!j'enseigne la batterie en france et serait tellement heureux de vous rencontrer!je vous aime beaucoup.didier d'agostino "shaman rythman" demos sur youtube,

[sweepy90]

i like the stereophonic sound of this vid

[BAD20Y]

my favourite drummer of all time

[angeletenz]

Never seen another drummer having so much contagious fun while playing :D

[freein2339]

Harvey's work on Herbie Hancock's "Sly" from the "headhunter" lp is a classic...Every drum student studying drums should listen to that

[Dazzer1234567]

i never heard such a musical drum solo - this is my favorite drummer

[Stevieraylittlewing]

Harvey plays on George Benson's Breezin', my all-time favourite album start to finish, all instrumental apart from This Masquerade; can't recommend highly enough.

[Zeeldjian]

@Dazzer1234567 Perhaps you should listen to Peter Erskine a bit more. He's a very musical drummer

[simmons2]

Great!