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Posts Tagged Bernard Purdie

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June 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Purdie / Fabian / Oswanski: Move On!

Purdie / Fabian / Oswanski Move On! Consolidated Artists Productions Here, the living legend of laidback-shuffling funk drums and quick-fire rimshot/hi-hat attack Mr. Bernard “Pretty” Purdie joins up with journeyman musicians Ron Oswanski (Hammond B-3 organ) and Christian Fabian (electric bass) for a trio record of lively, funky instrumentals.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Bernard Purdie, Christian Fabian, Consolidated Artists Productions, Drums, Electric Bass, Fabian, Funk, Hammond B-3 Organ, Instrumental, Jazz, Move On, Oswanski, Purdie, Purdie / Fabian / Oswanski, Purdie / Fabian / Oswanski: Move On!, Ron Oswanski, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Tight But Loose

Playing along to Babylon Sisters on the drums. And Angela- the Theme from Taxi. Man, Bernard Purdie and Idris Muhammad. Beautiful. There’s a philosophy to their playing. They know the magic is in holding back. I never knew how to hold back, so I just dropped out. That’s how it’s usually been. Coming back to […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Pretty" Purdie, Angela, Babylon Sisters, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Bernard Purdie, Bob James, Drum, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Idris Muhammad, Poem, Poem: Tight But Loose, Steely Dan, Taxi, Tight But Loose ·

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March 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Nate Smith: Pocket Change

Nate Smith  Pocket Change  Ropeadope LLC  Nate Smith, master drummer – as a composer and musician he is both bandleader and session-sideman. He’s racking up the credits – in the last week or so I’ve reviewed his James Gadson-aping star-support turn on the Jose James album of Bill Withers covers and his furious funk attack as a cameo-star with The Fearless Flyers. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bernard Purdie, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Drums Only, Instrumental, Nate Smith, Nate Smith: Pocket Change, Pocket Change, Tony Allen, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 802

Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace (1972) Recorded at The New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in LA, with the help of the incredible Southern California Community Choir (and of course her ace backing band with Bernard Purdie as bandleader/musical director) this is Aretha Franklin’s third live album, part of a magnificent run of nearly a dozen must-have […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1972, 33 1/3, Amazing Grace, Aretha Franklin, Bernard Purdie, Church, Gospel, Live Album, Missionary Baptist Church, Record, Southern California Community Choir, The Vinyl Countdown # 802, Vinyl ·

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August 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 831

Hank Crawford, We Got A Good Thing Going (1972) I was in Sydney the other week, but just for a few days. I like record shopping in Sydney. Some good stores. Only got into one this time. Only bought two records. And this was one of them. Slight punt this, in that I hadn’t heard […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1972, Bernard Purdie, Bob James, Cornell Dupree, George Benson, Hank Crawford, LP, Ray Charles, Record, Richard Tee, The Christmas Song, The Vinyl Countdown # 831, Vinyl, We Got A Good Thing Going ·

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January 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Bernard Purdie: Let The Drums Speak! The Life Story of the World’s Most Recorded Drummer

Let The Drums Speak! The Life Story of the World’s Most Recorded Drummer Bernard Purdie/Jack Hoban Pretty Media LLC What a giant disappointment this was. Here I was looking forward to some great stories about one of the world’s very best drummers, instead I was bored silly with stories of him growing up a paperboy, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Autobiography, Bernard Purdie, Biography, Book, Book Review, Drums, Jack Hoban, Let The Drums Speak, Let The Drums Speak! The Life Story of the World’s Most Recorded Drummer, Memoir ·

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December 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 981

Steely Dan, Gaucho (1980) I have the single of Hey Nineteen and that’s a favourite – and I had Gaucho on CD (along with everything else by Steely Dan) but now, finally, I have the LP. That lovely, loping groove of Babylon Sisters (go Bernard Purdie!) and some fantastic stuff here; indicative of where Donald […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, Babylon Sisters, Bernard Purdie, Donald Fagen, Gaucho, Glamour Profession, Hey Nineteen, LP, Steely Dan, Vinyl ·

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September 24, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1027

King Curtis, Live At Fillmore West (1971) I think I must have read about this album first – and that had me importing a copy of the CD. Ever since that first listen I’ve had it on the list, an album I had to have – on vinyl. That CD’s done the rounds, been loaned […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1971, A Whiter Shade of Pale, Aretha Franklin, Bernard Purdie, Billy Preston, Cornell Dupree, Fillmore, Fillmore West, Jerry Jemmott, King Curtis, Live, Live At Fillmore West, LP, Memphis Soul Stew, Soul Serenade, Vinyl ·

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June 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Mac Chrupcala Trio: One More For The Road

The Mac Chrupcala Trio One More For The Road Cat Paw Records At first glance I wasn’t sure I needed to hear this – yet another piano trio album, chock full of standards. I could imagine, pardon the pun, the saccharine treatment of John Lennon’s ugliest, laziest song. Another version of Summertime? No! No! But, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bernard Purdie, Jazz, Jim Cammack, Mac Chrupcala, One More For The Road, Standards, The Mac Chrupcala Trio ·

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May 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1123

Pretty Purdie, Soul Is…Pretty Purdie  (1972) A while ago I set about the ridiculous task of trying to find almost everything by Bernard Purdie – I’m talking albums as a leader and sideman, the recordings where he was so crucial as groove-maker. It didn’t last long – not because I fell out of love with […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged "Pretty" Purdie, 1972, Aretha Franklin, Bernard Purdie, LP, Song For Aretha, Soul Is..., Soul Is...Pretty Purdie, Vinyl ·

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October 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1261

Gabor Szabo, Jazz Raga (1967) Two rules came into play before I even figured that checking out Gabor Szabo on vinyl would be worth it and that an album called Jazz Raga from 1967 was always going to be interesting. You see those would be reasons enough – but before I even got to that […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1967, Bernard Purdie, Gabor Szabo, LightInTheAttic, LP, Paint It Black, Reissue, Vinyl ·

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March 20, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Begins

Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters BGP/Beat Goes Public When Gil Scott-Heron died the focus seemed to be on his comeback, a decade and a half in the wilderness – and at least a decade of not much before that – and then there was one terrific, sometimes terrifying album and a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 3CD, Album Review, Bernard Purdie, Gil-Scott Heron, The Flying Dutchman Masters, The Revolution Begins, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised ·
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