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September 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Blicher Hemmer Gadd: Omara

Blicher Hemmer Gadd Omara C-Nut Records Blicher Hemmer Gadd – or “BMG” – is saxophonist Michael Blicher, Hammond organ player Dan Hemmer and master jazz and pop-rock session drummer Steve Gadd. They released a self-titled group album back in 2014 and then took the songs from it – and a few others – out on […]

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January 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 22 – Giving The Drummer Some…

Drum Solos! – wait, come back! You don’t often hear people crying out for more drum solos, or any drum solos. Even a lot of drummers hate drum solos. But sometimes you see and hear something special. And sometimes the drum solo – or an extended break – is, I dunno, “musical”, and exciting. Well, […]

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August 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 649

Chick Corea, Friends (1978) I first hooked into this album because much as I knew Chick Corea to be a legend I couldn’t find any really great albums by him – now I know of a small handful, but even now I can take or leave a lot of his playing. This was one of […]

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June 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Steve Gadd Band: 70 Strong

Steve Gadd Band 70 Strong BFM Jazz Steve Gadd celebrates his 70th birthday with a walk through some jazz-lite and fusion-esque pieces. It’s nice – chiefly because as good as this man has been (Paul Simon, Steely Dan) he’s also been boring-as (Eric Clapton, Art Garfunkel) and his solo/leader work on projects like Stuff and […]

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February 17, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 947

Grover Washington Jr, Winelight (1980) Been on a strange kick lately, buying up records from second-hand stores and charity shops that I’ve never heard all the way through but I feel like I know. This is one right here – almost the perfect example. I know all of the players on here, have heard them […]

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December 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 9 – Steve Gadd

Steve Gadd. If you haven’t heard of him then you have at least heard him. Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan and Chick Corea have all used him. But beyond that (and in fact Gadd is surely one of the most recorded players ever) the tunes that Steve […]

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April 7, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1543

The Manhattan Transfer, Mecca For Moderns (1981) Many a time I was woken up during the school holidays with the opening cut from this record – On The Boulevard. Impossibly slick. I hear it now and can tell that Steves Lukather and Gadd are playing the guitar and drum parts respectively. I don’t even need […]

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March 19, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1572

Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony, The Hustle [Single] (1975) I just like it. So I was happy to get the single – a perfect DJ-trinket, a curio, whatever you want to call it. But I dig the song. I guess my interest in it picked up from hearing it on the Love Serenade […]