Gadda get it

I'm a lucky dog. Khon Kaen has a mall. In the mall there's a place called Top DVD (it's on the top floor). They have cam versions of the latest Hollywood movies. And if you wait a couple of weeks you can lay your hands on a 'ma-se-tur'. Master copy that is. What's more: they sell music DVD's on the side. Rare ones. Ones with the old dude in the picture. He's only the best drummer in the known world: Steve Gadd.

Steve features (along with Dave Weckl, Steve Smith and Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez) on the 25th anniversary DVD put out there by NYC's Drummers collective. Lot's of para diddles, blender strokes and poly-rhythms. But the real cherry on top of this pound cake is bass player Victor Wooten.

Between all the ghost notes, power solo's and parlour tricks he get's on stage alone. Just a four string bass and...a sampler gizmo. He outlines the rhythm, then plays the chords over it and then plays melody and solo's over that. Insane.

Anywho: even if you are not a drummer, check out my favorite Steve Gadd clip from yesteryear: here he is with Dave Weckl,Vinnie Colaiutta and the Buddy Rich Big Band(bonus: all with 1989 hair and suits).