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

Live at Montreux, Switzerland, 17 July, 1985,
***** BOB JAMES - keyb, DEAN BROWN - g, KIRK WHALUM - sax, GARY KING - bg (1941 - 2003), HARVEY MASON - dr, DENNIS HENDERSON - perc

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• harvey
• mason
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• solo

[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.

[Dazzer1234567]

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

[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.

[loveisthelaw20042004]

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

[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?

[OnTheRoof1]

@ljubadurbak haha

[ljubadurbak]

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