How Vinnie Got The Zappa Gig - Vinnie Colaiuta

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18 күн бұрын

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@peterdelaney7061
@peterdelaney7061 17 күн бұрын
I can listen to Zappa stories for hours. Vinnie is a true legend. God bless Dom Famularo. A fabulous ambassador for drums and the drumming community
@TheSessionsPanel
@TheSessionsPanel 12 күн бұрын
Be sure & check out the whole interview as well as the NAMM panel on our channel with Vinnie! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jd5_nNWW25qyoZ8.html
@alholds
@alholds 7 күн бұрын
Sucks that Dom passed
@user-om9ix2lh3t
@user-om9ix2lh3t 16 күн бұрын
Dude played with Frank Zappa who was notoriously difficult on choosing who was playing His music...Respect for Vinnie Colaiuta.
@brutallyremastered4255
@brutallyremastered4255 12 күн бұрын
State the fvcking obvious.
@user-bg4yz1xv7q
@user-bg4yz1xv7q 6 күн бұрын
did ok with j beck as well
@TreyPhillips19693
@TreyPhillips19693 15 күн бұрын
"Ike Willis was over there...and he said to me: 'Did he ask you to wait, too?'" 😀
@josephzummo9685
@josephzummo9685 16 күн бұрын
Zappa loved Vinnie. He said he was his favorite drummer. That's high praise considering the list of top players! Bozzio,Thomson,Humphreys,Dumbar, Tripp, Mundi,Wackerman. All fantastic drummers.
@tmm4461
@tmm4461 15 күн бұрын
Incredible lineup.
@chrismoller4272
@chrismoller4272 10 күн бұрын
Don't forget wacky Jim Gordon
@tmm4461
@tmm4461 10 күн бұрын
Also I didn't remember that Art Tripp played with Zappa. Love Captain Beefheart!
@-Finlander-
@-Finlander- 7 күн бұрын
​@@tmm4461 But Wackerman spent the longest period of time with the Maestro - Mr. FZ. Longer than anybody else, eh!
@tmm4461
@tmm4461 6 күн бұрын
@@-Finlander- His solo work is great too.
@Omegaspeedmaster69
@Omegaspeedmaster69 3 күн бұрын
Love hearing how such talented people get their break. Great story teller!
@gregmock6808
@gregmock6808 15 күн бұрын
Best drummer Frank and Jeff Beck ever hired. Vinnie can play anything and his dynamics are off the charts.
@xxryder1
@xxryder1 14 күн бұрын
Beck had Simon Phillips who ain't bad.
@gregmock6808
@gregmock6808 14 күн бұрын
@@xxryder1 There's not a bad drummer that's played with either guy but Frank himself said Vinnie could play anything in time and few of his drummers could do what he did. Philips is great...Bozzio was great...Vinnie to me is just the best
@xxryder1
@xxryder1 13 күн бұрын
@@gregmock6808 I get it bro, you're right.
@juliojjesgmailcom
@juliojjesgmailcom 11 күн бұрын
Aynsley Dumbar
@dantean
@dantean 9 күн бұрын
Substitute the word "worst" for "best" here and you've got something. Aynsley Dunbar was INFINITELY greater a drummer for both Frank AND Jeff Beck (look it up) than this soulless chops-meister could ever hope to be in his dreams. That's why DUNBAR was Frank's MOST recorded drummer, not this music school victim with infinite skills yet not a musical bone in his body.
@the1101experiment
@the1101experiment 16 күн бұрын
Ike Willis sat across the aisle from me in Biology class at Washington Univesity
@TreyPhillips19693
@TreyPhillips19693 15 күн бұрын
Okay, and? 🤓😎
@tomstiel7576
@tomstiel7576 15 күн бұрын
THEN WHAT HAPPENED ?
@johnned4848
@johnned4848 13 күн бұрын
Wow love to hear more about this . He was so great and I have no idea about his early life and background
@danender5555
@danender5555 13 күн бұрын
Yeah, Ike Willis is well known biologist.
@pangeaproxima3681
@pangeaproxima3681 12 күн бұрын
_...and?_
@dougdrazga4461
@dougdrazga4461 Күн бұрын
The pride of Brownsville, PA. He never forgot that either.
@bjs1130
@bjs1130 17 күн бұрын
Goosebumps! And....the REST IS HISTORY!! What a Player!!
@worldwide_ghosts_channel
@worldwide_ghosts_channel 15 күн бұрын
One hell of a player as is Dom. Still can't believe Dom has left us :(
@chrislenahan4477
@chrislenahan4477 10 күн бұрын
Who is Dom?
@worldwide_ghosts_channel
@worldwide_ghosts_channel 10 күн бұрын
@@chrislenahan4477 Dom Famularo is the guy interviewing Vinnie. The Session Panel was started by Dom and he conducted all the interviews. Great player, lovely guy and also known as the "global ambassador for drumming." So sad that he left us!
@SeatedAtTheLeftHandOfTheFather
@SeatedAtTheLeftHandOfTheFather 17 күн бұрын
Vinnie Colaiuta Is The Real Deal. A Professional, Disciplined Musician.For Me He Is A True Inspiration For Living Purpose Filled Life. One Of The Drummers That Brought My Attention To Drummers. Straight Up One Of The G.O.A.T. 🥁🎵☮️🌎🌍🌏✊
@ChuckSchickx
@ChuckSchickx 14 күн бұрын
Zappa surrounded himself with the very best artists.. He brought out the best in them. Beautiful, original music was the result. I'm forever grateful.
@sgg6927
@sgg6927 6 күн бұрын
I love the Zappa tryout stories. Steve Vai's story was great as well.
@tmm4461
@tmm4461 15 күн бұрын
"Hey, Zap's looking for a rhythm section." Haha sounds like from a mob movie. Great stories these. Great guy too.
@MichaelVLang
@MichaelVLang 16 күн бұрын
Dom was such a good interviewer. RIP
@the6ig6adwolf
@the6ig6adwolf 13 күн бұрын
Kinda young, kinda WOW!! Edit: More Vinnie, please 🙏
@Nevernow721
@Nevernow721 7 күн бұрын
Incredible story.
@eviloverlordsean
@eviloverlordsean 7 күн бұрын
This so ranks up there with Steve Vai's story about his Zappa audition... "Frank was BRUTAL to me! Just ask Vinnie!"
@phildirt3
@phildirt3 17 күн бұрын
He tells stories a lot like Vai does!!😊
@paulkelly154
@paulkelly154 12 күн бұрын
You should Google Vai's story about Vinnie, if you haven't seen it already. It's great.
@hawkrider88
@hawkrider88 9 күн бұрын
A great story...presented by two GREAT artists in their own riight. RIP Dom and thanks so much for posting.
@At.mos.fEarProduktionz
@At.mos.fEarProduktionz 14 күн бұрын
Without a doubt…. Vinnie is one of the greatest to do it.
@dinolisi9812
@dinolisi9812 8 күн бұрын
And such a phenomenal drummer… he went on to play with Jeff Beck.
@elroyblackbean
@elroyblackbean 17 күн бұрын
What a great interview and story. I love being a drummer...such a rich community of terrific people.
@willicat44
@willicat44 7 күн бұрын
I love this story!! Not my first time... I did not know about the 'Fowler family', all I knew was that Tom Fowler is an amazing base player. I love listening to his work.
@Royale_with_Cheeze
@Royale_with_Cheeze 6 күн бұрын
Tom Fowler, Walt Fowler and Bruce Fowler all played with Frank on ROXY & Elsewhere. Walt & Bruce played with Frank during the '88 tour. Too bad Tom wasn't available (or not asked) to play bass on that tour. Scott Thunes, a very competent player to be sure, played in that band and they imploded over issues with him.
@JRM---516
@JRM---516 8 күн бұрын
What an incredible success story!
@markgreene6349
@markgreene6349 13 күн бұрын
Amazing story... Vinnie is the real deal.. percussionist extraordinaire...
@loilt5091
@loilt5091 16 күн бұрын
Man, thanks, such an amazing story. Vinnie’s such a cool guy & one of greats‼️
@NIKONGUY1960
@NIKONGUY1960 17 күн бұрын
Some might call it luck. I call it destiny: where preparation meets opportunity. And he's such a great human being as well. Great story.
@JosephPatrickMooreMusic
@JosephPatrickMooreMusic 16 күн бұрын
Excellent! Total history here...
@KeithCopeland778
@KeithCopeland778 14 күн бұрын
It seems like Frank Zappa was a proving ground for musicians!!! I'm not familiar with all of the musicians who played with Frank but the ones that I'm familiar with such as Vinnie, the late great George Duke, and Chad Wackerman went on to have stellar careers because they had to be impeccable!!!
@AntiMyth
@AntiMyth 12 күн бұрын
Find the Steve Vai audition story.
@KeithCopeland778
@KeithCopeland778 12 күн бұрын
@@AntiMyth I thought Steve played with Frank too but wasn't sure.
@blobscott
@blobscott 16 күн бұрын
Wow. Edge of the seat retelling!
@brunomartelli8163
@brunomartelli8163 15 күн бұрын
Good to know that there are still a few pros out there
@MrGordonGartrelle
@MrGordonGartrelle 11 күн бұрын
Great storytelling.
@SimulacronX
@SimulacronX 14 күн бұрын
Incredible! Love it, thanks. It's like watching a movie
@markaprill6501
@markaprill6501 10 күн бұрын
That is an amazing story.
@johnned4848
@johnned4848 13 күн бұрын
Saw him with Zappa in 81. Steve Vai on guitar; Arthur Barrow on bass. One of Zappa's better bands.
@donaldanderson6604
@donaldanderson6604 8 күн бұрын
I saw those guys in London and it is still the best gig I have ever seen.
@pangeaproxima3681
@pangeaproxima3681 12 күн бұрын
Amazing story.
@mjm5081
@mjm5081 15 күн бұрын
Amazing!!! 🙏❤🌹 Frank & Dom 🌹❤🙏
@billyz5088
@billyz5088 12 күн бұрын
~~ some things you hear over & over about FZ - he would audition a LOT of people - he’d make his decisions on the rejects almost immediately - you didn’t have long to impress FZ - those who made it into the band were expected to work practically around the clock - as FZ did - on a gig day, you didn’t just do one sound check lasting an hour or 2 in the middle of the day - you were sound checking ALL DAY long - right up until the gig - and during that time FZ might be composing new music and directing you on how to play it - you had to be familiar with his entire catalogue as you never knew until gig time what he'd put on the setlist - and he was recording absolutely everything ..
@patpagano
@patpagano 9 күн бұрын
Colaiiuta is a drum master
@hansvandermeulen5515
@hansvandermeulen5515 13 күн бұрын
"I must have been up here a whole minute already! Wow!" Lol. Those auditions must have been so intense.
@JulianFernandez
@JulianFernandez 16 күн бұрын
GOAT meets the GOAT
@anniedarkhorse6791
@anniedarkhorse6791 10 күн бұрын
Wow. No pressure. Jeez.
@jopberlin
@jopberlin 15 күн бұрын
Great Story….wow….👏👏👏
@trapkat8213
@trapkat8213 14 күн бұрын
Great story!
@jp2246
@jp2246 12 күн бұрын
Fascinating stuff!
@brutallyremastered4255
@brutallyremastered4255 12 күн бұрын
That was better than I expected.
@3rdmm
@3rdmm 17 күн бұрын
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy, as the saying goes.
@MoodyWatters
@MoodyWatters 15 күн бұрын
Bloody hell, this is superb!
@markmadonia1258
@markmadonia1258 17 күн бұрын
Great story
@ryanand154
@ryanand154 9 күн бұрын
Colaiuta in Modern Drummer magazine back in the 90s. Made drummers think they needed to be musicians.
@GrooveJuggernaut
@GrooveJuggernaut 13 күн бұрын
This is so incredible 🥺
@patrickmaline4258
@patrickmaline4258 5 күн бұрын
@steveobrien9937
@steveobrien9937 13 күн бұрын
How the great Vinny Colaiuta got a gig with the great Frank Zappa
@markw9512
@markw9512 16 күн бұрын
Man this was so interesting, was sad to see it get cut off… Is the entire interview available on here anywhere?
@John-fc7wc
@John-fc7wc 16 күн бұрын
The entire interview is available, I watched it about a year ago. Click on the Sessions Panel, I bet you can find it.
@markw9512
@markw9512 16 күн бұрын
@@John-fc7wc i’ll give it a look, thanks!!
@TheSessionsPanel
@TheSessionsPanel 12 күн бұрын
Here it is! Be sure to check out the NAMM panel with Vinnie also & subscribe to our channel! Thanks! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jd5_nNWW25qyoZ8.html
@markw9512
@markw9512 12 күн бұрын
@@TheSessionsPanel Thanks so much!! Subscribed!
@alexanderednie1205
@alexanderednie1205 15 күн бұрын
I miss Dom and his energy and enthusiasm
@ST-xg3gy
@ST-xg3gy 12 күн бұрын
Quite a story. Zappa sounds like a real task master. He drove around in a Rolls-Royce? He was successful early on?
@AntiMyth
@AntiMyth 12 күн бұрын
Find the Steve Vai audition story.
@doctorsteve9476
@doctorsteve9476 7 күн бұрын
a cattle call audition. 3 lines of 150. can you imagine the talent that was in those lines. Frank had seconds to listen and plucked out Ike Willis and Vinnie. wow.
@pallhe
@pallhe 15 күн бұрын
Amazing. I would love to see this movie.
@frankrichards3089
@frankrichards3089 16 күн бұрын
Incredible story. Thanks Dom!
@jeffersoncosgrove1910
@jeffersoncosgrove1910 15 күн бұрын
Omg, I remember as a drummer walking into a cattle call one time at B.B. Kings Blue Club in Orlando. 30+ drummers, one guitar player, I think one bassist and a keyboard player. Those three guys ended up being asked to stick around as the audition band for this ridiculous line of drummers and the audition went much like Vinnie's. 15 seconds and the producer said "Next" on most of them. A couple of guys actually got to play a full minute. I was one of only a couple who were asked to play more than one song. Unfortunately I still never got a callback. 😥 It was to put house bands on cruise ships but I think the project never got off the ground and now the clubs have closed.
@ryanand154
@ryanand154 9 күн бұрын
That is the fate of a working musician who is not a working musician.
@dboard9
@dboard9 2 күн бұрын
"Kinda young and kinda wow"
@binkywarren21
@binkywarren21 15 күн бұрын
Wow! I want to hear more 😅
@TheSessionsPanel
@TheSessionsPanel 12 күн бұрын
Check out the full interview on our channel & 100's more! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jd5_nNWW25qyoZ8.html
@hugolafhugolaf
@hugolafhugolaf 13 күн бұрын
I’ll miss Dom’s interviews.
@TheSessionsPanel
@TheSessionsPanel 12 күн бұрын
We will too but will continue to honor his legacy & mission with more interviews, as he asked us to!
@doublecutter
@doublecutter 15 күн бұрын
Where are they now? Did they all take the vow?
@chadstruzynski
@chadstruzynski 14 күн бұрын
The thumbnail 😂
@GeorgeMalletteMusic
@GeorgeMalletteMusic 15 күн бұрын
Well where is the rest of it!?
@pumkinbreath
@pumkinbreath 17 күн бұрын
Dom. Please interview Prairie Prince. That would be great
@andrewscher239
@andrewscher239 16 күн бұрын
Dom's dead...
@TheSessionsPanel
@TheSessionsPanel 12 күн бұрын
We will continue Dom's legacy with The Sessions & coming up with more interviews. Thank you for the suggestion & be sure to subscribe to our channel!
@TheSessionsPanel
@TheSessionsPanel 12 күн бұрын
Despite the tremendous loss of Dom Famularo, The Sessions is carrying on with Dom's mission, legacy & request to continue & we will have more interviews soon.
@user-bg4yz1xv7q
@user-bg4yz1xv7q 6 күн бұрын
tom fowler was a phenom on bass
@tonelocrian
@tonelocrian 11 күн бұрын
Where's the rest of the interview ?
@jimreplicant
@jimreplicant 9 күн бұрын
Stories about zappa are more entertaining than most of his musicw
@perfektno
@perfektno 14 күн бұрын
Tinseltown rebbelion it is...
@DrMabuse2010
@DrMabuse2010 8 күн бұрын
If you thought Fletcher was brutal...
@quogir1
@quogir1 11 күн бұрын
Seven days by Sting
@drumitar
@drumitar 11 күн бұрын
why would Frank Zappa hold open try outs ?
@ikkenhisatsu7170
@ikkenhisatsu7170 13 күн бұрын
Colaiuda is so good I hate him.
@dantean
@dantean 9 күн бұрын
Soulless chops-meisters like this guy (who I saw with Frank in New York in 1978) are part of why we're living through a musically inconsequential age.
@vivaldi1954
@vivaldi1954 11 күн бұрын
Zappa demanded much discipline and prowess from his players, but not from himself as a guitarist. Talented but highly affected as opposed to Allan Holdsworth, who only asked for him to be creative in their own way. Funny how that works sometimes.
@acidrums4
@acidrums4 6 күн бұрын
Because Zappa demanded from others the discipline Holdsworth demanded from himself. There's an interview with Wackerman where he says Holdsworth was so hard on himself never repeated a lick (and lucky him that got to play with both Zappa and Holdsworth). And I do think that's way more respectable than carrying a musical ensemble like the military.
@JoeyRapps1
@JoeyRapps1 14 күн бұрын
Where did the Rolls Royce and "Spago" money come from?
@willicat44
@willicat44 7 күн бұрын
Apostrophe and Overnight Sensation. Frank rented a bus and flew a banner on it while parading in front of Warner Bros. thanking them for getting one of his songs in the Top100 on Billboard
@Sugarsail1
@Sugarsail1 11 күн бұрын
I wonder how many drugs Zappa was on.
@RadiantFutureRecords
@RadiantFutureRecords 8 күн бұрын
13, I think.
@SM-ri2df
@SM-ri2df 14 күн бұрын
It's so good and then it ends?????? Why ?? Where's the full interview????
@TheSessionsPanel
@TheSessionsPanel 12 күн бұрын
Lots of great interviews on our channel... thanks for watching! Here is the full interview kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jd5_nNWW25qyoZ8.html
@Geraint3000
@Geraint3000 10 күн бұрын
Incredible story.
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