Late to the chat....Musicians you found late...B. Purdie 🤯

[Anono]

Wow. Not sure how I missed Bernard Purdie. I'm not a decent drummer, in fact I'm a horrible one, but just hearing this guy talk through music is amazing. I can't believe I never heard him before. I've listened to lectures from everyone from Heifetz to Zappa to Casals (classical there and back again) and he just wasn't on my radar. His take on structure is just next level to me.

Makes me wonder who else am I missing?

So, who am I missing?

 

[Bogner]

We Can't Tell You Because We Missed Them And Are Also Unaware.

 

[RickP]

Wow. Not sure how I missed Bernard Purdie. I'm not a decent drummer, in fact I'm a horrible one, but just hearing this guy talk through music is amazing. I can't believe I never heard him before. I've listened to lectures from everyone from Heifetz to Zappa to Casals (classical there and back again) and he just wasn't on my radar. His take on structure is just next level to me.

Makes me wonder who else am I missing?

So, who am I missing?

If you’ve heard Jeff Porcaro, you’ve heard Bernard’s influence! Many drummers have incorporated his grooves into their playing.

There are more great musicians out there than we can ever fully appreciate!

 

[DISTORT6]

Just about every band that came out from the late 80’s and all the way into the early 00’s:
I was too busy with trying to keep four other lunatics on the same page as myself.

 

[WingerRules]

Tell us all the guys you aren't aware of, and we'll tell you which ones you missed.

 

[Kyguitar23]

One of my favorite YouTube documentaries is the one on the making of Aja. The dudes told Bernard they didn’t want a shuffle. So he gave them one anyway and they didn’t seem to mind.

 

[archtop]

I've known about Tony Levin for decades but it wasn't until seeing the Beat tour that I understood how much of King Crimson's sound is Tony on a Chapman Stick. Seeing them live I realized all those "interlocking" guitar parts by Fripp and Belew are really Levin, Fripp and Belew and with Beat there were moments when Levin was playing most of those 'guitar' parts on Stick with Belew and Vai playing little or nothing.

I recently saw an interview with Levin and he commented that with King Crimson he's playing poly-meters on Stick with each hand playing in a different time signature.

 

[Wyzard]

I only really know his work with Steely Dan, but that's pretty much since "Aja" came out in the late '70s. IMO their albums represent a decent showcase for some of the finest musicians ever.

 

[11top]

Mike Slamer. Incredible guitarist and killer tones! Didn’t discover him until Seventh Key (and the band!).
And Slamer looks like Jimmy Buffet.

 

[Bogner]

Karen Carpenter Was A Great Drummer.

 

[Steve's addiction]

Mike Dawes just found him on Rick Beato's YouTube channel

 

[Wyzard]

I didn't find any of these guys late, but one or two here may be unknown to others on the forum:


Drummers/percussionists: I'm pretty sure everyone here knows Steve Gadd's work inside out. Also: Trilok Gurtu, Nana Vasconcelos, Airto Moreira, Jon Christensen, Collin Walcott, Gary Husband, Gary Novak

Guitar: Ralph Towner, Egberto Gismonti

Sax: Jan Garbarek

Flute/oboe etc: Paul McCandless

Bass: Eberhard Weber, Miroslav Vitous, Richard Bona, Jimmy Johnson, Hadrien Feraud, Mike Gordon, Glen Moore

If you don't know them, well - you might like what you find. If not, no harm no foul.

 

[phillybri]

Bernard Purdie lives down here in North Carolina now and has shown up at a few open jams around the area.

He's amazing...

 

[veinbuster]

Mike Dawes just found him on Rick Beato's YouTube channel

Yeah, he is pretty amazing to watch.

 

[veinbuster]

David Sehling is also worth a look.