bernard "pretty" purdie

moments to note:

:25 - just the emotion exhibited here is remarkable.

:52 - this part is fantastic. the surprise on his face when the hat opens up... such precision of demeanor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FX_84iWPLU

this has earned repeat viewings. the man has a whole catalogue of likely very useful drum lessons.

Yeah, he's a monster. Me and my roommates just spent an evening listening to him. I had no idea he existed and now I'm a glad that I do.

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And one of my personal favorites:

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sidestick + ghost notes with his fingers...

it's depressing that i will never be a good enough drummer to play any of his patterns well, including the purdie shuffle.

Purdie is a machine of R&B.

got to see him live and was impressive but the other two members of his trio were fucking impossible to deal with. An old fish of an organ player and a terrible guitar player who thought he could sing 'what's going on' ruined the concert for me.

Mike Clark is better. As the youtube guy calls them: God's rhythm section

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFcpBB4Yy_M

bernard purdie should be fucking illegal. he makes every drummer that isn't him want to give the fuck up, it's unfair.

great drummer with a great name.

the op video made me grin like a kipper. thanks

100000000th thread music forum thread that some how got posted in gen ban...

Keep posting great jazz drummers though, please no buddie rich.

My favorite Purdie youtube quote is something like "Don't worry about those ghost notes! They're just rebound. . . to make it sooooound! and feeeeeeel! GOOOOOOOOOOOD. YEAH! Haha, I like that."

Basically: he's a super awesome human being, A+

Edit: lol, here 'tis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puEVs4g6qyk&NR=1

seeing how easily he destroys the art of drumming is fucking amazing. he is so calm, collected. fucking beautiful.

his whole "i'm going to hit 8 different drums in 3 seconds and grin like it ain't no thang" attitude is what i want.

i think his snare sounds like shit.

WOW , fucking weird.

  On 4/10/2010 at 3:50 AM, Franklin said:

i think his snare sounds like shit.

wow, your fucking dumb, the jazzy way hes playing and his kit sound fucking classic, Ima make a breakbeat from it and try with incorporating his "wooooh alright wooo weee's" in a remix soo fucking awesome

  On 4/10/2010 at 3:50 AM, Franklin said:

i think his snare sounds like shit.

thanks for being dumb.

  On 4/9/2010 at 9:16 PM, dr lopez said:

Mike Clark is better.

wrong, white men cant groove'

  On 4/10/2010 at 4:17 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

  On 4/9/2010 at 9:16 PM, dr lopez said:

Mike Clark is better.

 

wrong, white men cant groove'

yeah but try and say danny carey isn't a fucking genius. completely different genres but he is still a master. as is tim alexander.

yeh I was joking arrdcore, danney carey is a fucking genius for sure, have you seen him playing with volto, they play some pretty groovy cheesy shit, volto's keyboard player is soo lols, looks like something out of a cartoon

was lucky enough to see chris corsano live in a tiny venue a couple of years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H0aEGiCKBc

i love what this guy does

  On 4/10/2010 at 4:17 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

  On 4/9/2010 at 9:16 PM, dr lopez said:

Mike Clark is better.

 

wrong, white men cant groove'

  On 4/10/2010 at 4:15 AM, essines said:

thanks for being dumb.

  On 4/10/2010 at 5:31 AM, dr lopez said:

  On 4/10/2010 at 4:17 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

  On 4/9/2010 at 9:16 PM, dr lopez said:

Mike Clark is better.

 

wrong, white men cant groove'

 

  On 4/10/2010 at 4:15 AM, essines said:

thanks for being dumb.

  On 4/10/2010 at 4:29 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

yeh I was joking arrdcore

  On 4/10/2010 at 4:14 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

  On 4/10/2010 at 3:50 AM, Franklin said:

i think his snare sounds like shit.

 

wow, your fucking dumb, the jazzy way hes playing and his kit sound fucking classic, Ima make a breakbeat from it and try with incorporating his "wooooh alright wooo weee's" in a remix soo fucking awesome

you're (dummy:)

  On 4/10/2010 at 4:15 AM, essines said:

  On 4/10/2010 at 3:50 AM, Franklin said:

i think his snare sounds like shit.

thanks for being dumb.

i dislike boomy snares. i like them tight.