For You Lot Steve Gadd - 1987 The Gadd Gang

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

Drummer Steve Gadd, i of the busiest players some inwards the '70s too '80s, formed The Gadd Gang inwards the belatedly '80s. They alone made i album nether this banner inwards 1987 for Columbia. Cornell Dupree, Richard Tee, Ronnie Cuber too Eddie Gomez played amongst Gadd.

Gadd has collaborated since the 70s with ace session men
Cornell Dupree, Richard Tee too Eddie Gomez with the grouping Stuff.
Bari sax legend Ronnie Cuber was added to the roster during the 80s
too 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 inwards the trouser flapping department, great, groovy stuff.

Although he has appeared on a countless release of studio sessions, this loose was (with the exception of an obscure Japanese appointment inwards 1984) drummer Steve Gadd's debut equally a leader. The Gadd Gang (comprised of the drummer, guitarist Cornell Dupree, bassist Eddie Gómez too Richard Tee on keyboards) was a likable unit of measurement that blended together jazz, R&B too some groovin' funk. With the add-on of a horn subdivision arranged yesteryear David Matthews, the grouping plays Bob Dylan's "Watching the River Flow," too Wilton Felder's "Way Back Home," a medley of "Honky Tonk" too "I Can't Stop Loving You," too 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)