Virtuoso drummer here fellow drummers. Steve's approach is playing rudiments over the entire drum kit. His playing is so musical, thanks for all the killer drumming you've created, love you Steve!!!!
So glad I met him and still have his autograph he signed, my ted reed book! Greatest most humble and engaging almost shy in a very nice way!!! Love all your work on all 600 recording sessions you've done!!!
He’s still doing the same patterns and moves - a man who found his thing and committed to it 100%, no doubts, never tentative - if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
it's a left hand flam, and also, the second and the last note that plays the left hand -in this pattern- have accents. Notice that there's also a slight variation on how he hits the cowbell.
Still I remember I watched this video specifically in non android mobile with low quality and still I learnt this beat was priceless feeling it was..... Legend......
I was told this: Gadd got a sheet - some band he was playing. And somehow it did not sound right. There was a quarter of a note wrong in the sheet and Gadd played it like that. He fixed it and came to the groove. What a drummer
the amazing gadd feel we all love :) not that tough sticking tho: S=both hands (flam-like) SRLRRLRLRRLRRLR of course the accents and bass displacement are really tough..especially with that loose feel
"reeeeeeee other drummers can play 10 times faster reeee!!!!111" It's not about speed, kids, otherwise my washing machine would be raking in music awards. Gadd is God. Simple.
makes me look at the drums differently and not to worry just play in the future and be happy with my instincts better go and jump on the throne problem is I need a big smoke ist then sweat then if lucky I might be in the zone it dosnt always happen but Im more inspired with my personal progress when I watch the gods share a part of themselves good stuff and thankyou steve gadd
Steve Gadd based his groove on the Mozambique in the hit Paul Simon song "Late In The Evening." Without his drumming in that song, I don't think it would be known as a "legendary" song. The other Gadd groove I was referring to is "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover," also by Paul Simon.
@drex48239 On a single drum, it's a flam ( both hands at the same time awkwardly cancel each other out). One different drums, one should try to get both hits more or less simultaneously.
It's the same pattern all the way thru, from the hi-hat in the beginning to the snare/hi-hat playing at the end. Simplified it is - rL RLRRLRLRRLRRLR. Then just repeat(rL stands for flam of course). Or am I misunderstanding your question?
so dynamic , so melodic.....you can sing what hes playing!! thats why it works ....who needs other instruments when the complete melody is being played here....not a pattern but a rhythm song....this is what conga players and djembe players know....try to play these forms on the drums...not patterns.....not as a final goal anyway....music out of technique....Gadd is a master at this!!! RESPECT...RESPECT..... hey, thanks for posting this
@BEOWULF282 dude u got it rite, and koodos to u for that. but if u listen carefully at the beginning, there is actually a rest between the both hands and the first right sticking. its a crucial componenet of the drum beat to have the eight note rest. so it would look like this. |B RLRRLR|LRRLRRLR||
sometimes he does a flam...other times he doesnt...depends on drums hes hitting. i love when he does a bass-floor tom flam-very tough to incorporate smoothly
@andrew19vato aggreed it is a flam. But playing with both hands at the same time is an essential part of drumming and only sounds shit if you havn't practiced it. Especially when grooving.
Every second of every video of Steve Gadd is a priceless lesson on how to make the drums sing!
So true.
So true! I want to be just like him when I grow up. ❤
I always come back here!!!!
Been doing it for about 8 years now.. Love this!!!!
How does he do it? What a gift! I never get tired of watching Gadd work his magic.
Gadd is the main man.
Thank you for giving me ears to hear him and eyes to see him.
The Rhythm-o-cratic Oath : I swear to play the whole groove and nothing but the groove,...so help me Gadd!!
A master of technique, groove, style, creativity and great ear for music. the complete package
Gadd has a few benchmark grooves that he's gotten lots of mileage
and this one is one of them.
Taikomaniac agree..same samba based stuff every time..played impeccably although has to be said
Virtuoso drummer here fellow drummers. Steve's approach is playing rudiments over the entire drum kit. His playing is so musical, thanks for all the killer drumming you've created, love you Steve!!!!
If you ask James Taylor who the smoothest drummer is, he will tell you Steve Gadd. He is a legend for a reason.
Touch, feel, musicality and pure groove! That's why he is a master!!
This nice man seems to be getting the hang of drumming. He really should consider a career in music ............
😂 He’s a natural!
Of course you said that with your tongue all rolled up on your cheek!!!!!!
Hes the bus driver in Rosebud
😂 Ха
I would listen to him play the phone book.
Watching from Mozambique 🇲🇿
I bet gadd would be welcomed warmly 😊
So glad I met him and still have his autograph he signed, my ted reed book! Greatest most humble and engaging almost shy in a very nice way!!! Love all your work on all 600 recording sessions you've done!!!
Oooo when he goes back in at 3:42 just so good. Unreal musician
steve gadd was one of buddy's favourite drummers, high praise indeed
Steve Gadd is the drummer playing with most L.O.V.E.
A great musician that has chosen drums to express himself!
Who ever tries to emulate Steve Gadd good luck! He's one of a kind obviously!!!
listening to this, I can type faster and work happier.
thanks for the post tomgadd.
i will never, ever, ever get tired of listening to this! hot stuff!
Gadd is amazing. No matter the style he has a groove for it
He’s still doing the same patterns and moves - a man who found his thing and committed to it 100%, no doubts, never tentative - if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
it's a left hand flam, and also, the second and the last note that plays the left hand -in this pattern- have accents. Notice that there's also a slight variation on how he hits the cowbell.
Still I remember I watched this video specifically in non android mobile with low quality and still I learnt this beat was priceless feeling it was..... Legend......
Witnessing Steve's talent is second to gazing upon the face of God. "Play skillfully..." Psalm 33.
Beautiful! Groovy and powerful yet relaxed and light
I was told this: Gadd got a sheet - some band he was playing. And somehow it did not sound right. There was a quarter of a note wrong in the sheet and Gadd played it like that. He fixed it and came to the groove. What a drummer
the amazing gadd feel we all love :)
not that tough sticking tho: S=both hands (flam-like)
SRLRRLRLRRLRRLR of course the accents and bass displacement are really tough..especially with that loose feel
amazing i am still trying to master this groove
A Master at work
No doubt!
Yuppa!!! Mr. Gadd showin' ya how it's done! : )
"reeeeeeee other drummers can play 10 times faster reeee!!!!111"
It's not about speed, kids, otherwise my washing machine would be raking in music awards.
Gadd is God. Simple.
So what? Fast ain’t the point, junior.
Simple is the wrong word. This not simple at all. 8 from 10 would be lose if he would start playing Mozambique/samba on fire mode 140bpm🔥
@@butuh13 that’s what he said
One of the most important Grooves in the history of drumming.
steve gadd is so damn good. hes real technichal but he also has great feel to his beats, and dont get me started on his dynamics
Omg, like when he just suddenly went fast I was like 😮😮😮 2:12
His groove is magical!
makes me look at the drums differently and not to worry just play in the future and be happy with my instincts better go and jump on the throne problem is I need a big smoke ist then sweat then if lucky I might be in the zone it dosnt always happen but Im more inspired with my personal progress when I watch the gods share a part of themselves good stuff and thankyou steve gadd
Sounds like a drum corp version of Cuba percussion....brilliantly executed of course. 😮
afro caribbean rhythm from Cuba and good lesson with Steve Gadd style!
Steve is the inspiration, just learned the basic version of this groove.
Never gets old....
this is the groove he played with dave weckl,and vinnie colaiuta!!! i was dying to learn it!!!! steve gadd owns !!
@Kane.. Who do u think inspired Weckl? If u like Weckl. You have to love Gadd
nah man 30seconds of this was enough for me. it just got hell boring.
nice video
i always learn lots with him.
tkx
I THINK YOU SAID IT BEST, AND I GUESS IT'S A GOOD LESSON FOR ALL OF US, VERY INSIGHTFUL
Steve Gadd based his groove on the Mozambique in the hit Paul Simon song "Late In The Evening." Without his drumming in that song, I don't think it would be known as a "legendary" song. The other Gadd groove I was referring to is "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover," also by Paul Simon.
Steve Gadd is king!
Late in the Evening was on One Trick Pony released in 1980.
I love it. I'm just learning how to play this, and I'm not gonna lie it's pretty hard. What sticks is he using?
When he switches to the cow bell he changes the sticking..
He actually plays on the 3 with his RH on the CB.
Tell me if you don't agree
Its always a clinic on dynamics and groove
God Damn what a gift! The man is a metronome...
Thank you for posting this. I need to study and repeat it in practice now.
@drex48239 On a single drum, it's a flam ( both hands at the same time awkwardly cancel each other out). One different drums, one should try to get both hits more or less simultaneously.
It's the same pattern all the way thru, from the hi-hat in the beginning to the snare/hi-hat playing at the end. Simplified it is -
rL RLRRLRLRRLRRLR. Then just repeat(rL stands for flam of course). Or am I misunderstanding your question?
does anyone know the sticking pattern from when he first moves on to the cowbell?
Groove master
so dynamic , so melodic.....you can sing what hes playing!! thats why it works ....who needs other instruments when the complete melody is being played here....not a pattern but a rhythm song....this is what conga players and djembe players know....try to play these forms on the drums...not patterns.....not as a final goal anyway....music out of technique....Gadd is a master at this!!! RESPECT...RESPECT..... hey, thanks for posting this
@pulgabros meniel has some nice sounding cowbells
anyone got the sticking for this? (the beginning part at least) i'm trying to pick it up but i just can't seem too... :(
Changed my life
Mellifluous.
Anyone dissing on this just remember Steve has more groove and feel in his pinky toe than all of you combined
Is that groove that he plays from 3:42-3:56from a song? I love it!
I’ve been trying to hard to find a transcription of his version of this beat
Transcribe it yourself, one hand at time and in small sections
Does anybody out there know where I can get a nice bright sounding cowbell like this? So far nobody is making them like this anymore.
@BEOWULF282 dude u got it rite, and koodos to u for that. but if u listen carefully at the beginning, there is actually a rest between the both hands and the first right sticking. its a crucial componenet of the drum beat to have the eight note rest. so it would look like this.
|B RLRRLR|LRRLRRLR||
the snare is supraphonic 5x14??
Good Gadd man!
are there heads on the sticks?
he adds extra beat around 3:00?
"There... that outa hold ya for a while" Gadd doesn't skimp when answering your question.
The daddy, most musical drummer out there still...
He is ¡¡¡¡ THE MASTER ¡¡¡¡
Love this!
Drumming sincerity at it's best
@drex48239
no it´s not at the same time ..... it´s a flame !
Isn't this from the video "Zildjian-A day in New York"???
master of masters
Like poetry in motion.
@BEOWULF282
i believe that it is both at the same time :)
sometimes he does a flam...other times he doesnt...depends on drums hes hitting. i love when he does a bass-floor tom flam-very tough to incorporate smoothly
Isn't it something else that the two most famous Steve Gadd beats are both on Paul Simon songs? Add to that, both songs were hits.
I've been looking for an explanation on this beat. My favorite part is at 3:52!
@BEOWULF282 Both or flam?
THE BEST ONE EVER
Great!!!
I love to dance to Mozambique when it's played at a drum circle.
its based on a mozambique!
best drummer in the world. full stop.
@snorhyveln Well, I'm sure there are very many a drummer that can play, and perhaps surpass, Steve Gadd's talent. We just don't know about them.
exelente¡
@BEOWULF282 Nailed the pattern, thanks!
anyone know what steve is doing these days?
brilliant
Master 🔥
its not a flam but both!! i need to do it on music lessons!
immenso steve
He is Doctor House
@andrew19vato aggreed it is a flam. But playing with both hands at the same time is an essential part of drumming and only sounds shit if you havn't practiced it. Especially when grooving.
Steve Gadd the one man drum orchestra ..legend !