Tag Archives: Steve Gadd

Happy Birthday: My Pivotal Moments with Steve Gadd

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A belated happy birthday to Steve Gadd. Paraphrasing bassist Ron Carter when asked how Elvin Jones changed drumming: Listen to drummers before Steve Gadd hit the scene and listen to drummers after. There are many excellent pop and … Continue reading →

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Chick Corea and Steve Gadd Online Master Class

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This Tweet from Chick Corea came through yesterday. This morning I watched the almost 14-minutes available — two songs — of this master class on my iPhone. I also watched it on my Macbook, but the iPhone Periscope … Continue reading →

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Steve Gadd Alive!: St. Thomas

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: For Steve Gadd fans, this is a 1972 Down Beat record review of Chuck Mangione’s Alive! album. Not available in MP3 (Rats!). But this is some great Steve Gadd, in concert on a four-piece Gretsch drumset. Check out … Continue reading →

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Steve Gadd Smiling

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This week I came across this 8×10 glossy of a smiling Steve Gadd given to me by Rick Mattingly circa 1982. Rick took a number of good photos when he was Features Editor at Modern Drummer. I remember … Continue reading →

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Chick Corea on Evolution of the ‘Friends’ Album

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Chick Corea: The evolution of that album [Friends] is simple. It felt so good playing with Eddie Gomez, Steve Gadd, and Joe Farrell on The Mad Hatter that I suggested we do something together — not elaborate, no arrangments. It … Continue reading →

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