Learn Steve Gadd - 1987 The Gadd Gang

Stephen Kendall "Steve" Gadd (born Apr 9, 1945^[1]) is an American musician. Gadd is ane of the almost well-known together with highly regarded session together with studio drummers inward the industry, recognized yesteryear his induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame inward 1984.^[2] Gadd's groove on Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover", together with drum solo on Steely Dan's "Aja", are both examples of his seminal audio together with signature style. He has worked with pop musicians from a broad attain of genres including notably Simon & Garfunkel, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Grover Washington Jr., Chick Corea, Lee Ritenour together with Al Di Meola.

Drummer artist/steve-gadd-mn0000038004">Steve Gadd, ane of the busiest players approximately inward the '70s together with '80s, formed artist/the-gadd-gang-mn0000074960">The Gadd Gang inward the piece of cake '80s. They solely made ane album nether this banner inward 1987 for Columbia. artist/cornell-dupree-mn0000118597">Cornell Dupree, artist/richard-tee-mn0000360540">Richard Tee, artist/ronnie-cuber-mn0000331319">Ronnie Cuber together with artist/eddie-gomez-mn0000794244">Eddie Gomez played amongst artist/gadd-mn0000074960">Gadd.

Gadd has collaborated since the 70s with ace session men
Cornell Dupree, Richard Tee together with Eddie Gomez with the grouping Stuff.
Bari sax legend Ronnie Cuber was added to the roster during the 80s
together with the Gadd Gang was born. This is feel-good music, these seasoned veterans audio similar having a heck of a fourth dimension playing it scoring high marks inward the trouser flapping department, great, groovy stuff.

Although he has appeared on a countless divulge of studio sessions, this unloosen was (with the exception of an obscure Japanese engagement inward 1984) drummer Steve Gadd's debut every bit a leader. The Gadd Gang (comprised of the drummer, guitarist Cornell Dupree, bassist Eddie Gómez together with Richard Tee on keyboards) was a likable unit of measurement that blended together jazz, R&B together with some groovin' funk. With the improver of a horn department arranged yesteryear David Matthews, the grouping plays Bob Dylan's "Watching the River Flow," together with Wilton Felder's "Way Back Home," a medley of "Honky Tonk" together with "I Can't Stop Loving You," together with some basic band originals that tin appeal to a broad audience.

Track listing:

1. Watching The River Flow 6:34   
2. Strength  4:27
3. Way Back Home  6:56
4. Morning Love  4:19
5. Duke's Lullaby 3:59
6. Everything You Do 3:46
7. Medley: Honky Tonk/I Can't Stop Loving You 6:53

Personnel:

Steve Gadd     Composer, Congas, Drums, Percussion, Producer, Vocals
Cornell Dupree     Guest Artist, Guitar
Michael Brecker     Sax (Tenor)
Ronnie Cuber     Guest Artist, Horn, Sax (Baritone)
Eddie Gomez     Bass, Composer, Guest Artist
Jon Faddis     Trumpet
Barry Rogers     Trombone
Lew Soloff     Trumpet
David Taylor     Trombone
Richard Tee     Arranger, Composer, DX-7, Guest Artist, Organ (Hammond), Piano, Vocals
George Young     Sax (Tenor)