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In Reply to: RE: Say what you will posted by jec01 on March 18, 2015 at 10:23:50
In whatever group he was in in the mid-1970s post-Mahavishnu.
I was awe-struck by how he physically dominated such a huge (and transparently-bodied) drum kit, as I was by his rolling from one tom or floor tom to another to another with this look of rapture on his face... Amazing is the only word.
JM
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Steve Gadd for making a drum set a musical instrument.
Keith Moon for physical involvement and mayhem.
I was lucky enough to see BC a few times with the original Mahavishnu Orchestra. They were boggling musicians, individually and as a unit, with Billy an apparent embodiment of "shakti".
I believe that the sidemen on that YT clip include Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker and John Abercrombie. It was a pretty decent band.
Happy listening,
Jim
"The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
- Brian Eno
I saw them at Gaston Hall on the campus of Georgetown University in April 1974. It was a fantastic performance, and you're right: Cobham had a mesmerizing stage presence. He plays with an "open handed" style that's really fun to watch.
But for sheer physical command of a drumset, IMHO nobody, and I mean nobody, could touch Buddy Rich.
Happy listening,
Jim
"The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
- Brian Eno
I'm a Tony Williams man.
The only Drummer I would have gone to see play
a Drum Single ( by himself ).
I'd like to see who was giving him lessons.
He belonged to a class of one.
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