The legendary Steve Gadd

checked youtube.com for steve gadd...all i found..
i've added some very rare gadd clips from a steve gadd special from 1985 shown
in switzerland....
enjoy....

Steve Gadd at Zildjian Day 1983

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJjoR3EgmUk



Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hWEQPwCHBg


Chick Corea & Friends (With Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez & Bob Berg) - Live In München 1992


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpu47XENZAs




Little Wing Clapton/Crow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAOzLQEu5Do



Eric Clapton - Layla

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw-YZuiRfjc



clapton live layla

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rtD1Cfo21k




Eric Clapton - Cocaine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekHkUYo1g10



Eric Clapton-Reptile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oqv_KJU8NI



Eric Clapton - Badge (Live In Hyde Park)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMY_V7vK8a4



Eric Clapton and B.B. King - Riding With The King

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jNXo4nsHxA




Eric Clapton-Over the Rainbow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9l7OJE2XDU





clapton - Red Hot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Diah1WovZ4




Eric Clapton & Bob Dylan - Crossroads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY01CuNnLHs



Eric Clapton - Layla

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAlkN-r49pc



Eric Clapton Layla Live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn8I9egzrdA



Eric Clapton - Layla (live)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2sfelvHAlU



Paul Simon - Graceland (Later With Jools Holland)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJY8mxwl7Jg




Paul Simon - Hearts and Bones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__GqVybLtng





Paul Simon - Outrageous (Later With Jools Holland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJlxqbMGz70




Carly Simon - Vengeance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWWb7l1fiDU




AL JARREAU - SPAIN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF7oMWVl7Tc



Steps Ahead - Trains 2004

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDDY8uMMAZA




Steps Ahead - Oops 2004

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGy9baiKsWI



Steps Ahead - Beirut 2004

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do4mKn8JlAE



Steps Ahead - In a Sentimental Mood 2004

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBnu2zaCcyI



Steps Ahead - Self Portrait 2004

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqz-ljxwDWc



Steve Gadd Band 1985 - Manhattan Update

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxYZblJr-5k



Steve Gadd Band - Mez-Ga

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RGC8deQ6hk



Steve Gadd Band - Praise - Jazz In Concert 1985

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVTqSb9oGU


Steve Gadd Band - Crossover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFTFFz7EcL8


The Gadd Gang - My Girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msNcAXLX-6w


Stanley Clarke / Steve Gadd - My Greatest Hits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je_iqbgGXFw



Steve Gadd Band - Things Ain't What They Used To Be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9ACD80FRXU



Michel Petrucciani,Anthony Jackson,Steve Gadd-Take the A train


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVdFVtoGl98



Gadd Gang - Way Back home (with drumSolo)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x_UtxM55JY



Steve Gadd Band - Montauk Moon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsEcAW-v8Y8
 
I don´t have the time to read all the posts in this thread and I know this have been said a couple of times before, but I just want to say what I think about Gadd.
In my opinion he is the greatest drummer of them all. He can play all styles there is and whenever he starts to play it grooves more then anything or anyone else. He doesn´t show off with a lot of flashy licks but he plays just what the song needs. And I think that´s harder then anything else when i comes to drumming. To put the right amount of strokes at the right place is not as easy as it sounds!
 
transcribed the basic groove steve gadd played live at Pas 1995

Groove-tempo 91

and a basic variation of his famous lick...
Lick Variation-tempo 72


GaddGrooves.jpg


drum programming was done with BFD

have phun


tomgadd
 
Heads up!

Gadd will be playing with Chick Corea in NYC at the Blue Note this month from the 14th to the 19th, performing material from.... The Leprechaun!! Gadd doing Nite Sprite -- 31 years later!

The lineup is:
Chick
Gadd
Anthony Jackson
Frank Gambale
Ravi Coltrane

and it's $35 at the cheapest

I plan on going on one of the weekend nights, probably Saturday the 18th at 8PM.... is anyone else in the area and wanting to go?
 
KzSgDrummer said:
Heads up!

Gadd will be playing with Chick Corea in NYC at the Blue Note this month from the 14th to the 19th, performing material from.... The Leprechaun!! Gadd doing Nite Sprite -- 31 years later!

The lineup is:
Chick
Gadd
Anthony Jackson
Frank Gambale
Ravi Coltrane

and it's $35 at the cheapest

I plan on going on one of the weekend nights, probably Saturday the 18th at 8PM.... is anyone else in the area and wanting to go?

OH MAN AM I PISSED! Damn it, im going to to New York on the 24th. Geez that makes me angry. Steve Gadd is my drumming idol.
 
Class A Drummer said:
OH MAN AM I PISSED! Damn it, im going to to New York on the 24th. Geez that makes me angry. Steve Gadd is my drumming idol.


NICE! What a "Class A" show this'll be! But, what are ya angry about, Class A? Seein' Gadd live is nothin' to get mad about, buddy! I'd love to go, if I could. But I got gigs that week. Hope you go and have a great time. Enjoy...Play on!

Oh, ok...I get it. You're not going to NY until the following week. You'll miss seein' Gadd. Now I know why you're pissed! Yea, I'd be a lttle upset too, Class A. But hopefully you'll see him sometime in the near future. I'm gonna keep my eyes and ears open for a show I can go to, maybe Baltimore, Philly, A.C....We'll see....Play On!
 
michael drums said:
NICE! What a "Class A" show this'll be! But, what are ya angry about, Class A? Seein' Gadd live is nothin' to get mad about, buddy! I'd love to go, if I could. But I got gigs that week. Hope you go and have a great time. Enjoy...Play on!

Oh, ok...I get it. You're not going to NY until the following week. You'll miss seein' Gadd.

And they say drummers are slow...
 
Womble said:
And they say drummers are slow...


Hee...hee...Yea, sorry 'bout that Womble. You noticed that, huh? Sometimes us drummers can even mis-read a post. But I caught it, though a little late. Play On!
 
michael drums said:
I'm gonna keep my eyes and ears open for a show I can go to, maybe Baltimore, Philly, A.C....We'll see....Play On!
Hey will you be sure to let me know if he comes to philly or baltimore or DC or anything like that? Or any other great drummers actually. Id deeply appreciate if you did because ive never been to a clinic, and rarley get to see great drummers perform.
 
Class A Drummer said:
Hey will you be sure to let me know if he comes to philly or baltimore or DC or anything like that? Or any other great drummers actually. Id deeply appreciate if you did because ive never been to a clinic, and rarley get to see great drummers perform.

Will do, Class A. Clinics are great, concerts are too, when the drummer is highlighted. I'll let you know. Peace...Play On!
 
I SAW THE MAN!!!


i saw Gadd!!!

wooooo!

Im sure its probably rare that Steve Gadd comes to Ireland....but he did!!

and he played 50 ways!!!

yeah...

Basically i went to see Paul Simon....hoping that Dr.Gadd would be drumming for him....an he was...the man is incredible....Paul Simon was incredible too...but Gadd blew me away.....it was such a brilliant night....he had another drummer with him as everyone knows Paul Simons stuff has an awful lot of percussion....it was class...he played 50 ways,late in the evening,he played all teh brilliant Simon tunes...an he did some solos...it was the best ever...wow!!


what a man!! :D
 
GADD is the only drummer I know who doesnt make gymnastics on the set(Look how fast I can! Watch me, I can do 1200 single strokes in a minute!). Those things arent music-where is the music in 1200 strokes.

Why GADD is so good? OK, hear the solo of him, Vinnie and Dave but close your eyes. Dave and Vinnie are pleasant to watch but not to hear. GADD owns the show!!!

MUSIC is for the ears only!

If all people go blind, drummers like Virgil Donati or Assaf will get unemployed, Gadd will be the only one with a job.

DO YOU ALL NOW UNDERSTAND???!!!
 
GADD is the only drummer I know who doesnt make gymnastics on the set(Look how fast I can! Watch me, I can do 1200 single strokes in a minute!). Those things arent music-where is the music in 1200 strokes.

Why GADD is so good? OK, hear the solo of him, Vinnie and Dave but close your eyes. Dave and Vinnie are pleasant to watch but not to hear. GADD owns the show!!!

MUSIC is for the ears only!

If all people go blind, drummers like Virgil Donati or Assaf will get unemployed, Gadd will be the only one with a job.

DO YOU ALL NOW UNDERSTAND???!!!

Whoa! Slow down there, cowpoke. Look, Gadd is a fantastic "odd-time" percussionist, but there's alot of these guys out there, buddy. Have you ever heard Weckl, Colaiuta, Steve Smith, Peart, Jo Jo Mayer, Copeland, Cobham, Greb., etc... Having Gadd as your favorite drummer is fine, he's probably alot of peoples' favorite, but to hold him "higher than thou" is a bit of a stretch. I LOVE Steve Gadd, don't get me wrong, but the only one I consider on a pedestal from all others is Buddy Rich, though not with us any longer. I may even get some flack for saying that here, but I can't waver from feeling that way about Rich!

Play On!
 
Whoa! Slow down there, cowpoke. Look, Gadd is a fantastic "odd-time" percussionist, but there's alot of these guys out there, buddy. Have you ever heard Weckl, Colaiuta, Steve Smith, Peart, Jo Jo Mayer, Copeland, Cobham, Greb., etc... Having Gadd as your favorite drummer is fine, he's probably alot of peoples' favorite, but to hold him "higher than thou" is a bit of a stretch. I LOVE Steve Gadd, don't get me wrong, but the only one I consider on a pedestal from all others is Buddy Rich, though not with us any longer. I may even get some flack for saying that here, but I can't waver from feeling that way about Rich!

Play On!

OK you are right. But Gadd isnt my favorite drummer, it is just that we are talking about him here. There are many good drummers but some just dont know how to use their brain when playing.

Maybe I shoudn't write bad things about any musucian, I respect their hard work-I am still learning by the best drum teacher in Bulgaria-Nikolai Tonchev.

Cobham was here is Bulgaria one month ago and I was happy to see him play live because much of the methods I am learning from are his.

Hey have you seen Dave's 13 accents? And I do not want to boast mysef but at the moment Wekl is practicing from a paradiddle textbook which I am learning from.

Sorry I didn't mean to insult anyone.

Peace!
 
Whoa! Slow down there, cowpoke. Look, Gadd is a fantastic "odd-time" percussionist, but there's alot of these guys out there, buddy. Have you ever heard Weckl, Colaiuta, Steve Smith, Peart, Jo Jo Mayer, Copeland, Cobham, Greb., etc... Having Gadd as your favorite drummer is fine, he's probably alot of peoples' favorite, but to hold him "higher than thou" is a bit of a stretch. I LOVE Steve Gadd, don't get me wrong, but the only one I consider on a pedestal from all others is Buddy Rich, though not with us any longer. I may even get some flack for saying that here, but I can't waver from feeling that way about Rich!

Play On!

Oh and another ting, I REALLY didnt want to say it loudly but you mentioned ODD-TIMES.

OK believe me or not the odd-time signatures originally come from the bulgarian folklore. IT IS TRUE. Modern bg folklore musician play odd-times the traditional old-facion way.

This has nothing to do with Gadd but still-listen to some great bands-"Stoyan Yankoulov and Elitsa Todorova"(friends of mine and the best drummers here is Bulgaria) and Bulgara(a jazz-folklore band-also friends of mine because of my father-he is the best kaval teacher in the world, really!!!)

I didnt mean to boast myself or my countrys musiciants, I just want to share some great learning material to the rest of you drummers!!!

See the two bands, you can learn much from them!!!

Have fun :) !!!
 
Great to watch but not to hear? What am I doing with all these CDs then?!?

Unemployed though? That's interesting. I can listen to an MP3 of Virgil Donati (or Vinnie or Weckl or any drummer) and be completely blown away by some of the stuff he's doing. I don't need to see anything to realize and understand that's some crazy stuff happening with those hands and feet. Maybe I've been playing drums too long or you aren't listening...

Dave and Vinnie are pleasant to watch but not to hear.

If all people go blind, drummers like Virgil Donati or Assaf will get unemployed, Gadd will be the only one with a job.
 
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