His touch, sensitivity, Feel and Groove are just Amazing.
@ericwobschall84104 ай бұрын
Nice to see Andy Fusco and Steve Marcus. Both gone now. Gadd is amongst the top few session drummers of all time and my personal favorite. But no one can play like Buddy. No matter how good a drummer is, it sounds wrong replacing Buddy Rich. I’ve seen all of the analysis of his playing, particularly left land. Give it up everyone. It can’t be done.
@hansoloist97563 жыл бұрын
Steve Gadd is drumming perfection. Love his style.
@roytrevisan34912 жыл бұрын
Sooo tight. Gadd is great but so is everyone else on this recording. This is what music for people who appreciate professionalism is all about. BRAVO
@andrewelwooddrums85124 жыл бұрын
Steve Gadd is so good that he just need to play a simple groove and the song sounds amazing.
@bodhrantipper6 жыл бұрын
Steve Gadd needs no defense, but I will add my two cents to this discussion, having had the amazing opportunity to be at the Power Station the day they recorded this track (I was working as a video assistant for DCI.) When Steve arrived at the studio, someone said "How are you feeling, Steve?" and he said "Scared to death!" Everyone laughed, and of course he was sort of kidding, but a lot of the famous drummers who were asked to play a chart out of Buddy's book had a similar feeling about it. When you compare any of the Burnin' for Buddy tracks to the original recordings by Buddy Rich, you know immediately why - Buddy was and still is incomparable, and all those charts were written specifically for him and his unique style of playing. From a technical standpoint, there was a "sweet spot" for drums at the Power Station, where all the drummers set up to record their tracks, and the band was on the other side of the room, which wasn't ideal - there were some time problems with a lot of the drummers due to the distance between the drums and the band. During the practice take there were some time issues, but Gadd was so solid he pulled the whole band together and locked it in. He played Love For Sale like Steve Gadd, rather than trying to imitate Buddy. It was awesome to behold, and few drummers can drive a big band as well as Gadd.
@sz-ll9iq6 жыл бұрын
Steve, thank you for sharing your story. High pressure, no doubt. I believe Neil recounted a similar remark but exclaimed 'but you are Steve Gadd'! I recall in Steve Gadd's ~95' interview how he want to have the feeling that the band is on fire when they are broken in on the road but it wasn't quite captured given the situation. Humble as Steve is, he sounded super grateful to have that opportunity and to play Love for Sale as a childhood dream. I also recall a Buddy interview, who could be brutally critical, named only Gadd as the 'new kid' that he was diggin' for drums lately (mid 70s I believe). Even though Buddy was a virtuoso, he seemed to always have an ear for musicians that could support a band. Steve plays with no ego and completely selflessly...I find it hard to be critical when I hear his intent. But again, everyone is human too.
@peanutter996 жыл бұрын
I dont get how people are hating on him this much lol - This aint him (as you stated) trying to imitate Buddy, rather Gadd is playing Gadd. He has made the track his own so of course when people state "Buddy would burn him" or "Buddy Rich he aint", no he definitely isnt, but in the same way you could say that about any drummer playing a song Gadd played on, cause there is really no one like Gadd... He doesnt want his version to sound like Buddy's (no one professional drummer should want that) - he wants his own take on it, and I think he definitely got that... People saying he is "too tight" and "should loosen up" my humble opinion is that he cooks the track and makes it work :)
@drummadave6 жыл бұрын
I just commented on another video of this DVD- I lived near Matt Sorum when I lived in LA, he said he same thing about these sessions about being scared to death (jokingly, but a hair of truth in there...)....these drummers are not trying to imitate Buddy- it's to hear how drummers of a later generation would interpret these charts- so any negative criticism is pointless....its a bummer they didnt get Colaiuta on this....i know they tried
@jamesbonney89666 жыл бұрын
Overheard in 18th century Vienna, "That Haydn ain't no Mozart."
@spark_67105 жыл бұрын
Steve Holloway thanks for this great story!!!
@DevinEsleck4 жыл бұрын
Horn section is killin and the soloists are absolutely tearin it up!
@bretburau87484 жыл бұрын
The fact that he's checking the chart as much as he does shows "hey I kinda know this arrangement of a standard". And he's just shredding it. One of my favorite albums growing up and its fun seeing the recordings up here now
@fredquota481411 жыл бұрын
I haven't listened to this record in a decade, but I still know it by heart...
@VivaMcCrilly4 жыл бұрын
No could do Buddy better and no one could do Gadd better themselves. Gadd doing what he does beat sitting in the pocket, very unique time feel. Would love to have seen Tony Williams have a go at some of these tunes, that would have been amazing!
@SpiritualAlien2 жыл бұрын
This man seems to have just limitless technique and imagination. I love the "Bonham triplet" fills he throws in here and there just (seemingly) for the hell of it! Love it and love Gadd!
@szi54438 күн бұрын
Buddy was asked if there were any young drummers he was digging. The only name that came up was Steve Gadd that he said. Steve said would had want to play this live with the band on fire after a couple gigs, that is what Buddy sounded to him. Steve like Buddy’s brush grooves too. They are very different players but their mutual admiration is beautiful, they would had a great hang though, both amazing players in their own way.
@IdirBrams4 жыл бұрын
Every drummer should see this video... Gadd is the best for playing simple and musically... I love Dennis Chambers but Steve Gadd is an expert of music... No need to be fast, technical, just groove is enough and Steve is the best for that!
@GosokuRyuYodan3 жыл бұрын
No stellar comments. I just loved it!
@ericwilhelm29416 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I read what some of the comments are , and Dang , there are some heavy critics on Steve's interpretation of this Song and arrangement . I just notice THIS about his take on that Tune . he has the Big picture in his heart and mind about it . The way he plays behind the 1st soloist , the alto. opens it up and let it pop while being a unit with the piano . same for the trumpet solo , for my ears just slightly different ,as it should be ! driving the bus while paying attention to all of it. then behind the Tenor barely accents just driving that baby safely home with backbeat on 4 in the second half of tenor solo and tight 4's on the Ride ,pushing and pushing the band . Brilliant . while adjusting headphone mix .
@Razdanilo6 жыл бұрын
eric Wilhelm I completely agree with you
@Vazmusic6 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@FazMaTaz2 жыл бұрын
Gadd is a master. Nailed it.
@djpanrasdaversiteoldschool8912 Жыл бұрын
I'm scoring for a drum because that is the very version that got me started listening to jazz drumming. This the best version
@NelsonMontana12345 жыл бұрын
Interesting -- more "in the pocket" than Buddy, who drove it more on top of the beat. Nice job, but honestly, Buddy's take on this on Big Swing Face is so killer, it can't be topped.
@sharper90094 жыл бұрын
Nelson Montana It wasn’t meant to be “topped”. All of these great drummers were gotten together by Neil Peart (RIP) for a project to pay homage to the great Buddy Rich. They all injected their own personalities into the recordings as it should be; no one was trying to outplay Buddy or do a note for note transcription. Drumming is not a competition
@kimmartin66033 жыл бұрын
@@sharper9009 He didn't have to outplay him. Check out Gregg Bissonette. You can tell that Steve doesn't have the same love for the big band style. If he did, it would not have allowed him to take his approach. Gregg put in his own style but his love and decades of immersion helped him play, contextually, in the traditional style of the big band masters. Steve went somewhere else. We can call it "his approach" or "his personality" but I just say this - if he really really craved and loved that style, which I think was Gregg's favorite, he could NOT have plugged in this rendition here. It sounded weird.
@roybeckerman92535 жыл бұрын
Have never seen a guest drummer at these Buddy concerts, playing Slingerland...Buddy’s favourite.
@mancuniancandidatem2 жыл бұрын
These concerts and possibly the recording of this album were partly sponsored by manufacturers. In 1989 when the first Buddy Rich memorial concerts took place and were filmed, and later with the filming and recording of this studio session, Steve Gadd along with Weckle and Vinnie were Yamaha and Zildjian's biggest salesmen. They all switched from the Yamaha recording series to Maple Customs around the time of the filming of this studio session. I don't mean to be cynical as these guys are all amazing musicians, but part of their job was selling product and the the way in which they played sold drumsets , sticks and cymbals to the kids. The same for Omar Hakim, Bissonette, Chambers and Smitty Smith with Pearl and Steve Smith with Sonor. I agree, I would love to hear some of these drummers playing on vintage equipment sometime.
@eduardosposito80522 жыл бұрын
Absolutamente genial Steve!!!!! No me gusta comparar!!! Cada quien tiene lo suyo!!!
@randomaxe77468 жыл бұрын
Damn! That 3/4 pattern comping fill in the beginning of this tune is absolutely ridiculous, the way he fuses with the piano blows me away.
@misterfunnybones Жыл бұрын
Burnin' for Buddy is obviously highlighting drummers, but it's interesting to note the drummers that played best "with" the band. Gadd is easily top 3. My fave are Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Gadd, & Joe Morello simply because they didn't overplay & had that swing feel.
@recordsmanukrnet11 жыл бұрын
He's playing awesomely lightly!
@mikeroberts121710 жыл бұрын
wish I could play as bad as Gadd??? everyone's a critic, Gadd has done it and delivered, just enjoy it people and remember that when you are playing your next gig to 10-15 people
@panzerken8 жыл бұрын
+Mike Roberts 10-15 people that are all family members!
@renatocosta56016 жыл бұрын
Theres a reason for Gadd to be there, as well as guys like Tommy Igoe and Benny Greb, as next generation great drummers. The keyboard drummer warriors are usually in their bedrooms pointing the finger to history making musicians. I wish I could play at this level... I don't consider myself untalented, but I know my place :-)
@vasiliscond94332 жыл бұрын
Gadd: Hey kid, I got some love for sale, you wanna buy? Buddy: Listen here, I got some love for sale, you're gonna buy it, otherwise we're gonna go outside and I'm gonna show you what it's like
@carlosbartnickitort65572 жыл бұрын
Just perfect
@1981TURBOTRANSAM111 жыл бұрын
absolutely fantastic
@FloriDUH_JBot Жыл бұрын
Gadd is phenomenal. But the horn section is ridiculously tight.
@eduardosposito80522 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!!! No competition!!!! I don't like to compare between great musician!!!!!? In all Instruments the same way!
@artilect89882 жыл бұрын
Damn! What a brass section!
@stevedrums167511 жыл бұрын
For those criticizing this performance, you all should be as stiff or be as off as Gadd is in this performance. In my view, this is a brilliant performance.
@davelowrie14863 жыл бұрын
Buddy Rich band arrangement. Steve Marcus on tenor solo
@spark_67105 жыл бұрын
Great ! I love the sax player ! ( sorry! Forgot his name!my bad!).Love Steve Gadd!
@spark_67105 жыл бұрын
@@musopaul5407 Oh! Thank you !!! I appreciate it very much!👍❣🙂
@lawrencelam4787 Жыл бұрын
In addition to Gadd's interesting take on this classic Buddy chart, I thought the trumpets sounded pretty sharp. No wonder- I think that's Dave Stahl and Ross Konikoff on the left. I don't recognize the two on the right.
@shawnbruce69343 ай бұрын
at 1:08 Doesn't like something in the phones plays with a few knobs and comes right in with the Hits. He's Unbelievable.
@Berkleesaxman7 жыл бұрын
Listen to all those Berklee School of Music musicians....they cook!
@montysonful2 жыл бұрын
Tone of Gadd's drums are great. Not the usual dead sound he seems to like.
@jimvild83572 жыл бұрын
A different &;more modern approach than Buddy who would have I'm sure dug it; Rich didn't like copy cats.
@tomasandresvelizcampos9593 жыл бұрын
Great!!
@drewper7311 жыл бұрын
Love it!!
@fbridge6 ай бұрын
Almost there...
@robwest369 ай бұрын
Drummers are better than the original musically. Buddy’s band had a unique sound and style with buddy.
@fadhilarief1537 Жыл бұрын
Nice 💥💢💫
@jamsjr445 жыл бұрын
Anyone criticizing Gadd is just a hater!
@zvensabri25337 жыл бұрын
Ah Steve Gadd
@richprincipe7496 жыл бұрын
I love how someone sitting at a computer can criticize STEVE GADD's ability to swing.... smh
@bsohre17035 жыл бұрын
Everyone has bad days. This was a rough one for Gadd. Just look at his face at the end of the tune, he knows it was far from perfect. Just cause someone is a famous player doesn't mean everything they play is genius.
@bbpapaUozumi6 жыл бұрын
画を見ずに聴くと…すごい!!!!!☆
@NoaPit0411 жыл бұрын
Perfectttttttttttttt
@roybeckerman92535 жыл бұрын
Some top drummers today...but they know they can’t match Buddy...no one can.
@marciefree4 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know if Steve ever had a chance to play with the Tonight Show band? Or did he and Ed Shawnesy ever get to play along side each other like Buddy Rich and Louie Bellson did on occasion?
@bbpapaUozumi6 жыл бұрын
「クロスオーバーな『ラブ・フォー・セール』」というガッド印!☆
@boskosdoghouse9 жыл бұрын
I've said it before and I'll say it again..........stop reading and start PLAYING!!!!!!!!
@paulkempkes82924 жыл бұрын
The parts he's reading is when the trumpet pops happen. You can't "feel" when that's gonna happen.
@tonydir56736 жыл бұрын
I would like to have seen Steve go for that powerful superfast single stroke roll at 3.46 but nevertheless I think he did a great job
@leeenfieldsmle5 жыл бұрын
Me too, but I'm sure Steve thought that was one comparison he didn't want to try to make. Buddy's hypersonic ssroll was absolutely dynamite.
@jimvild83572 жыл бұрын
Maybe Steve couldn't play a fast single stroke roll like Buddy-- but who cares? his fill was his own & nailed the arrangement.
@yiannis233111 жыл бұрын
By the time this compilation was cut, Gadd had a 30yr studio experience knowing what fits or not, but at the end of the day it all comes to ones musical taste... As far as I'm concerned, the straight 4 works just fine coz he seems to play ahead of the time through the whole piece, hence the tightness youre experiencing.. Regarding the speeding at the end, perhaps he was asked to? It was written on the LS? Bad headphone mix? Who knows... Either way, quite a token of Gadds unique approach..
@jrjr2273 ай бұрын
god
@hawkrider888 жыл бұрын
No bigger Gadd fan than me! But I'm not really fond of the straight eighth notes on the ride in this. I think it would swing just a bit more with a standard ride pattern.
@hawkrider887 жыл бұрын
You are certainly correct...quarter notes and yep that straight pattern is sort of Steve's trademark...and he certainly needs no help from me. But still, I think this kind of mainstream straight ahead big-band chart would swing better with a swing pattern on the ride
@piktip3 жыл бұрын
I agree! It bothered me, also with the quarter hihat chick from the beginning. But he had solid groove and got most of the hit right. It's just a matter of musical taste.
@kimmartin66033 жыл бұрын
i don't care for his approach. As I said, if he really loved the big band masters, his love for them would have prevented him from taking this approach. It would have been impossible. He studied them, I am sure, but he didn't love them like a Gregg Bissonette did.
@joejackson36683 жыл бұрын
all these fucking adds are fucking everything up.
@rmoraespinto7 жыл бұрын
Alto improv is great -- all those fffffs... fffrafa-fftftahhh
@jiyujizai3 жыл бұрын
😃🌱💚🌼
@lorenzmuller354211 жыл бұрын
WHICH SNARE IS HE PLAYING????
@user-nv6cl5in7h6 жыл бұрын
He was playing Ludwig Supraphonic 400 snare drum at that time.
@jiyujizai2 жыл бұрын
🌱💙🙄🌱
@jimmyjordan42623 жыл бұрын
Buddy would eat gadds lunch. And did
@kayethomashogan58636 жыл бұрын
Steve Gadd is a monster. There's no denying that. But, let's face it, NOBODY could drive a big band like Buddy. Compare this "Love For Sale" with Rich playing. Buddy always melted into the ensemble with an unsurpassed harmony of rhythm and swing. Never over-emphasizing anything like Gadd or dozens of others who try this kind of style. They all, consciously or unconsciously, overplay every time. When will they ever learn. Just sit back and swing man. Knock off the overplay!
@peanutter996 жыл бұрын
How the hell can you say that Gadd is overplaying here? Backing the soloists letting do their thing and when called upon for the ensemble part he does some tasty fills (again not overplaying compared to Buddy). If you wanna talk about overplaying (or playing a lot) actually go listen to Buddy play lol - Overplaying isnt only about putting in too much stuff, its also about just playing too many notes... The amount of notes Gadd plays compared to Buddy is allllllllways less... oh and btw most people say Gadd underplays so I dont know where your idea of overplaying comes from lol "Just sit back and swing man" wtf is Gadd doing here? Jesus lord almighty
@DDrums-Uroki-Po-Skype8 ай бұрын
Хватит играть пионерские сбивки. Отвыкни раз и навсегда)
@unwindzen8 жыл бұрын
They're playing Love for Sale, he's playing 50 Ways....
@corazonmanosypies211 жыл бұрын
vamos Steve, no te juntes con esta chusma
@davidgasparoni141411 жыл бұрын
Not Steve's best effort. You could say WEAK !! If Buddy was alive he'd probably say, "Steve, take the chains off and LET LOOSE !! "
@joeday42934 жыл бұрын
Many drummers call this their favorite track on the entire compilation, including Neil Peart.
@kimmartin66033 жыл бұрын
@@joeday4293 No - "In a Mellow Tone" by Gregg Bissonnette mirrors BR the best and swings the most.
@djjas7911 жыл бұрын
You are entitled to your opinion my friend, as am I, this is called democracy you know? There is no need to be offensive in what you write, and name calling is for children, then again judging by your poor grammar and punctuation maybe you are a child just trying to play at being "grown up"!
@pegrueneis8 жыл бұрын
Gadd is a verry good drummer - no doubt! BUT this is not his music...And thats OK. it does not mean any classification..right?
@herrfriberger58 жыл бұрын
+peter grueneis So perhaps that's why he sound so much better than usual here? Especially the intro was nice, quite unlike Gadd's usual stiff and unresponsive style.
@kimmartin66033 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Which surprises me. Because he practiced his a&& off for many, many years, and he HAD to go through a phase where he immersed himself in the big band masters. But they did not get him off, and that is why he doesn't sound like them. He COULD have, because he can do anything, but his love and instincts did not lead him to emulate them. And I am surprised. Check out Greg Bissonnette on the same sessions. Check out "In a Mellow Tone". You can tell that the big band masters grabbed him and he HAD to play like Buddy or Sonny Payne. He could NOT have done quarters with his LF or LH or RLF RLF triplets. No way. Because it is out of context, and he knows better, or his love or instinctive mimicking of the style he loves would not let him. Steve doesn't have the same love even though he is as great as any other drummer in the BFB sessions.
@matthewkoob94537 жыл бұрын
Buddy Rich he ain't.
@jojomayerfan43565 жыл бұрын
Steve Gadd he aint. Hes not trying to be buddy rich
@Skinslayer111 жыл бұрын
I would be terrified to play this in public because I know it would be pathetic, just like this, and I'd be sorry I'd done it. I skipped to the break because I KNEW he'd do the same stupid double bass drum thing that he does everywhere, every time, and sure enough... Bih Dih Buh Buh, Bih Dih Buh Buh,... Deliver me!
@kimmartin66033 жыл бұрын
Right. He is an absolute monster but it seems like every time I check one of his videos he is forcing that lick in. Just like Vinnie and the R F L F and all its permutations forced into traditional big band songs out of context. These guys are 100 times as good as I am, and absolute monsters, but they don't love this genre or don't live and breathe it, otherwise they would never choose those licks that none of the great big band drummers would EVER do, even though they could.
@laneyAAA11 жыл бұрын
The band is swinging, Steve Gadd is not.
@peanutter996 жыл бұрын
This comment is ages old but come on... Do you have ears fella?
@kimmartin66033 жыл бұрын
He is swinging, I guess, but the approach and choice doesn't get me off at all.
@laneyAAA3 жыл бұрын
@@peanutter99 I just re-watched this. I guess what made me say he wasn't swinging is the way he's doing straight crotchets on the ride when playing time - imo it's a bit wooden
@peanutter993 жыл бұрын
@@laneyAAA Fair enough man but that is just his sound and what he is legendary for. Some people like it some dont, but from what i've seen around and about Gadd is one of the only drummers where there is practically no hate which id say is cause he plays only for the band and to make it swing/groove and just sound great which imo this definitely does. But each to their own!
@djjas7911 жыл бұрын
Gadd is just too tight here, only in the last 30 seconds or so does he begin to loosen up, also the straight four cymbal method does not work here, it just stops it from swinging and makes the whole piece feel forced. Also, is it just me or does Gadd start to speed up during and after Steve Marcus's solo? All in all a bit disappointing really.
@Mike1960s-teenager3 жыл бұрын
Total crap - what an insult to the great Buddy Rich.