Derek Shulman of Gentle Giant (Part one) - The ProgCast with Gregg Bendian
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2024
- DEREK SHULMAN (Part one)
DEREK SHULMAN is the powerhouse voice behind the incredible music of Gentle Giant. Derek and I celebrate Giant's unique splendour by marking the 50th Anniversary of their
"Three Friends" and "Octopus" albums (both prog masterpieces), plus the reissue of their final album, "Civilian". Gentle Giant are my favorite progressive rock band, and their work has stood the test of time like few others. Lots of ground to cover with this true prince of prog.
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GREGG BENDIAN is a percussionist/composer/producer/educator/podcaster from Teaneck, New Jersey. During his wide-ranging career he has toured internationally and recorded with Todd Rundgren, Jan Hammer, The Mahavishnu Project, Keneally-Bendian-Lunn, The Musical Box, John Zorn, Derek Bailey, Nels Cline, Cecil Taylor, Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman and Zoot Horn Rollo. On the academic front, Gregg develops and teaches courses in studio production aesthetics, music history, and composing/arranging at William Paterson University of New Jersey. For the Yale Oral History of American Music, he has contributed over 100 expansive interviews with major figures including Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones, Carla Bley and Steve Reich. Bendian is archivist/producer for the Bottom LIne Archive of historic concerts. Recorded over 30 years at the Greenwich Village venue, the series features discs by Jack Bruce with Billy Cobham, The Brecker Bros, Lou Reed/Kris Kristofferson, Pete Seeger/Roger McGuinn, and Doc Watson. An accomplished percussionist and a composer of over 200 works, he has created a body of innovative music for jazz, rock, percussion (solo and ensemble) and mixed chamber groups, which include his Interzone and Trio Pianissimo bands. Gregg's music is published by Iamuziks (ASCAP). Begun in August of 2020, The ProgCast explores the creative process and musical history of a diverse assortment of cutting edge artists.
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Thank you, Greg - and Derek! You have the "dream" job!
Gentle giant is/was without a doubt the greatest most legendary genius criminally underated band ever
Could not agree more!
THIS ⬆️⬆️⬆️
Absolutely
Derek is so cool.
He is indeed!
Wonderful interview and expressing what myself and other fans feel when we hear and experience Gentle Giant’s music.
So glad that came across! Thank you.
Spirit are great, so glad that Derek name dropped them. You can't go wrong with their first four album and they really laid the groundwork for prog, metal and the folky intersections that followed.
Yes, checked them out right away!
Gregg - I too saw GG in Dec 75 or 76 in the U.K. it was the Free Hand tour. I was 16 at the time. This evening changed my life and within 2 weeks had persuade my parents to buy me a bass guitar. To this day I study Ray Shulman’s (RIP) bass lines - and still get them wrong! Fantastic insight into the band’s music and dynamics - you’re doing a great job .
i play cogs in cogs, and knots to my students. never fails to blow their head off. saw gg at least 20 times, always fantastic.
I do the same frequently. Thanks so much for listening.
Gregg, thanks for the great interview with Derek Shulman. GG really did stay true to themselves, and keep us smiling with music that is both fun and surprising. Make sure to check out the second half on Patreon.
Thanks so much for listening Tim!
I wonder if Derek would recall playing the Calderone Concert Hall in Hempstead, Long Island on the Civilian tour the night the NY Islanders won their first Stanley Cup. He performed "Number One" as the encore wearing an Islanders jersey.
Civilian tour was incredible. Glad we got to see that one!
I was there.
👍I was in attendance at that one
One of the most amazing talented bands ever ! Hands down ! I love the Octopus Album !! 💪🏻
Woo hoo!!
Woohoo indeed!
Fabulous! 🙏❤️
For me, they were unparalleled. They were phenomenal. The most multi-faceted, creative rock music of the time. Of any time. Along with Frank Zappa( who is mentioned in the interview) and Captain Beefheart they were among the vanguard of creative, experimental music.
Your interviews are top notch, Gregg!
Awww, that is so nice to hear. Thank you!
I used to see Spirit at the Anaheim Convention Center in the day. Great band!!
What a great interview…what really blew my mind is when he talked about how his dad was a jazz musician and would bring back musicians to the house and play all night….my dad did the same exact thing…my dad was a NYC Jazz pianist and trumpet player….I turned him on to GG once and he loved them.
Tremendous stuff, thanks. Looking forward to part two.
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What was the Spirit track Derek mentioned? It might've been Taurus. Great interview Gregg, so many stories too, and it's funny hearing him refer to Elton as Reg, that's old buddies for you. I guess you get to ask him about Civilisation in part 2.
O maior sonho de um fã e ver a sua banda favorita fazendo a alegria de seu público e ver um show do Gentle Giant serei um verdadeiro sonho principalmente que todos eles estão bonitos e saudáveis...Derak o mundo gostaria muito...
Gracias!
Yet another fantastic in-depth interview. We’re spoiled with these. Thank you, Gregg.
I am humbled.
I bought “The power and the Glory” and it blew my mind. I own all of the studio albums on vinyl. I even have a copy of “in a glass house” that has the cover overlay reversed. The. Recordings are not bootlegs etc… but original releases.
I want part two, Gregg! Thanks for this, always great to hear Giant stories from the guys.
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Blew me away when Derek said Giant would never just jam at rehearsal.
So true...Free Hand was my first GG
If Zappa loves you, you know where you stand … up there - And Tull too by the way.
Great interview! Why does the timeline say Phil Collins when you are talking about Phil Shulman?
Is Derek in witness protection ?
Ha! Good one.
It's a sign of the music industry that bands like GG didn't get proper commercial support. Human and musical qualities of these artists count for nothing in this all-profit plague. The best example is the Hall of Shame. Things are BIG that should be small and many of them clap unrhythmically... . ..
Thumb nail has his hand moving into his gang's silly but effective hand sign ! Blatant
not Phil Collins whoever put the chapter headlines in place!!!!!
Derek has lost his accent ( mostly).