Steve Gadd (born April 9, 1945 in Rochester, New York) is a very well known session drummer, mainly known for work with Paul Simon, Steely Dan, Joe Cocker, Stuff, Bob James, Chick Corea, Eric Clapton, James Taylor, Jim Croce, Eddie Gomez, The Manhattan Transfer, Michal Urbaniak, Steps Ahead, Al Di Meola, Manhattan Jazz Quintet, and many others. Gadd is arguably the most recorded drummer in history. April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Nickname: The Flour City, The Flower City, The Worlds Image Center Motto: Rochester: Made for Living Location of Rochester in New York State Country United States State New York County Monroe Mayor Robert Duffy Area    - City 37. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Steely Dan is an American rock band centered around the core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ... Joe Cocker Joe Cocker (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, in Sheffield, England) is an English rock/blues musician. ... Look up stuff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Bob James can refer to: An actor Bob James A jazz musician Bob James An historian Bob James This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Chick Corea on the cover of sheet music book Chick Corea Collection Armando Anthony Chick Corea (born June 12, 1941) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer. ... The famous Clapton is God graffiti Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the 20th century[1], garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and... James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. ... James Joseph Croce (January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973), popularly known as Jim Croce (pronounced CROW-chee), was an American singer-songwriter. ... Eddie Gomez is a jazz bassist, born October 4, 1944 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... The Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal group that was established in New York City in 1972. ... MichaÅ‚ Urbaniak (b. ... Steps Ahead (originally known as Steps) is a jazz fusion group and the brainchild of vibraphonist Mike Mainieri. ... Al Di Meola (born July 22, 1954 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American jazz fusion guitarist. ... The Manhattan Jazz Quintet is a jazz ensemble consisting of David Matthews on piano, Lew Soloff on trumpet, Victor Lewis on drums, Andy Snitzer on saxophone, and Charnett Moffett on bass. ...

Biography

When Gadd was 7 years old, his uncle, who was a drummer in the US army, encouraged him to take drum lessons. Gadd became so talented at the drums that by the time he was 11 years old he had sat in with Dizzy Gillespie. John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ...

After graduating from high school, he attended the Manhattan School of Music for two years, then transferred to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, playing in wind ensemble and concert band. At night, he would often play club gigs with other young musicians including Gap Mangione, Chick Corea, Chuck Mangione, Joe Romano, Dan Gelber and Frank Pullara. After Gadd finished college in the late 1960s, he played regularly with Chuck Mangione. The Manhattan School of Music is one of Americas leading music conservatories located in New York City that offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition. ... The Eastman School of Music is the University of Rochesters college and graduate school of music. ... Gap Mangione, with his trademark smile. ... Chick Corea on the cover of sheet music book Chick Corea Collection Armando Anthony Chick Corea (born June 12, 1941) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer. ... Chuck Mangione on his Feels So Good record album cover. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

Steve was drafted into army and spent three years in a military band as a drummer. After his military band service, Gadd played and worked with a well known band in Rochester. In 1972, Gadd formed a trio with Tony Levin and Mike Holmes, traveling to New York with them. The trio eventually broke up, but Gadd began to work mainly as a studio musician. Gadd also played with Corea's Return to Forever but left the group since he wanted to work as a studio musician instead of touring. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... For the jazz drummer, see Tony Levin (drummer) . Tony Levin (born June 6, 1946, Boston, Massachusetts) is an influential American bass player. ... Mike Holmes is a British guitarist who plays in the progressive rock band IQ. Mike is known for his warm tone reminiscient of guitarist Steve Hackett circa A Trick Of A Tail/Seconds Out. ... Return to Forever was the name of various jazz fusion bands founded and led by keyboardist Chick Corea. ...

In the 1970s and 1980s, he toured internationally, and recorded with Paul Simon and also with Al Di Meola's Electric Rendezvous Band. Many people assume that he played with the LA rock band Charlie, but Gadd, while on his 'We're on a Mission from Gadd' tour in 2005, told fans that it was another drummer by the same name - not him. In fact, Gadd said, "I've never met the other Steve Gadd. We happened to stay in the same hotel once, though. I kept getting his messages and apparently he was getting mine." The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Al Di Meola (born July 22, 1954 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American jazz fusion guitarist. ... Charlie was a British rock band that formed in 1971 by Terry Thomas. ...

By the end of the 1970's, Steve Gadd was one of the most in-demand and influential drummers in the world. In Japan, transcriptions of his drum solos were on sale, and almost all the leading drummers from Japan sounded like him. Chick Corea once commented, "Every drummer wants to play like Gadd because he plays perfect . . . He has brought orchestral and compositional thinking to the drum kit while at the same time having a great imagination and a great ability to swing."

Gadd showed some of these strengths in his work on the title track to Steely Dan's classic Aja album -- highlighted by Gadd's powerful drum punctuation of the coda. Corea's straight jazz albums Friends and Three Quartets are good examples of Gadd's jazz playing. Steely Dan is an American rock band centered around the core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ... Look up coda in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Some of Gadd's favorite drummers are Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Buddy Rich, and Louie Bellson. Elvin Jones Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was a jazz drummer. ... Tony Williams (December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. ... Jack DeJohnette (b. ... Bernard Buddy Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. ... Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni (born in Rock Falls, Illinois 1924), who performs as Louie Bellson, is an American jazz drummer. ...

Gear

Steve Gadd is one of the first endorsers of Yamaha drums, which he's played since 1976. He is known for using the "Yamaha Recording Custom" drums, but has recently changed his gear to a setup consisting of "Birch Custom Absolute" toms and a maple bass drum. He has several signature snare drum models, but most famous for using a chrome over brass, Ludwig Supraphonic snare drum. Hear it on "Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover," a Paul Simon classic. Gadd first came to the idea of mounting two large tom-toms on a low stand and using them as floor toms. He also uses his own signature series Zildjian K Custom Session cymbals. Yamaha Drums Logo Yamaha Drums is a subsidiary of the Yamaha Corporation. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover is a 1975/76 hit song by Paul Simon, from his album Still Crazy After All These Years. ... The Zildjian logo as seen on the official website The Avedis Zildjian Company is the worlds largest manufacturer of cymbals. ... Sabian Paragon cymbals 10-Inch (25 cm) AA Splash Cymbals (Fr. ...

Trivia

• Gadd is credited by Paul Simon for creating the unique rhythm of "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover".
• Gadd is the drummer on Van McCoy's "The Hustle" and is said to have created the "disco beat."
• Gadd is of Sicilian American descent.
• The song Green Rosetta by Frank Zappa mentions bringing in Steve Gadd's clone to play the out chorus on the song. Contrary to Steve's normal playing, the drums sound almost completely at odds with the song itself. Vinnie Colaiuta is playing the drums on "Green Rosetta" and the phrase is an ironic twist to make fun of the fact that Vinnie is completely off the "click track" (which Zappa at one point has appear in the recording).

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Selected discography

With B.B. King: Riley B. King aka B. B. King (b. ...

• Riding With The King

With Chick Corea: Chick Corea on the cover of sheet music book Chick Corea Collection Armando Anthony Chick Corea (born June 12, 1941) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer. ...

• Friends
• Three Quartets
• The Leprechaun
• My Spanish Heart
• (the unreleased version of Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy)

With Steely Dan: Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973) is the Return to Forevers third studio album. ... Steely Dan is an American rock band centered around the core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ...

• Aja (title track)
• Gaucho (Glamour Profession, My Rival, Third World Man)

With Simon And Garfunkel: Simon and Garfunkel are an American popular music duo comprising Paul Simon and Arthur Art Garfunkel. ...

• The Concert in Central Park

With The Manhattan Transfer: On 19 September 1981 the folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel gave a concert in New Yorks Central Park attended by more than 500,000 people. ... The Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal group that was established in New York City in 1972. ...

• Mecca for Moderns

With Paul Simon: Mecca For Moderns is the sixth album by The Manhattan Transfer. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ...

• One Trick Pony
• Still Crazy After All These Years
• Hearts and Bones
• You're the One
• Paul Simon's Concert In The Park August 15, 1991
• Surprise
• Late in the Evening

With Steps: Still Crazy After All These Years is an album and a song by Paul Simon Song list Still Crazy After All These Years My Little Town I Do It For You Love 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Night Game Gone at Last Some Folks Lives Roll Easy Have A... Hearts and Bones is a rock and roll album released in 1983 by Paul Simon. ... Youre the One is an album released in 2000 by Paul Simon. ... Surprise is an album released in 2006 by Paul Simon. ...

• Smokin' In The Pit

With George Benson: This is an article about George Benson, Jazz musician. ...

• Bad Benson
• White Rabbit

With Eric Clapton: The famous Clapton is God graffiti Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the 20th century[1], garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and...

• Live At Hyde Park (DVD)
• Pilgrim
• Reptile
• Riding With The King
• One More Car One More Rider
• Sessions for Robert J.
• Back Home

With James Brown: James Brown, known variously as: Soul Brother Number One, the Godfather of Soul, Mr. ...

• Black Caesar

With Al Jarreau: Al Jarreau in Wrocław, Poland; June 25th, 2006 Alwyn Lopez Jarreau (born March 12, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), known popularly as Al Jarreau, is an American, Grammy Award–winning jazz singer. ...

• Tenderness
• Breakin' Away

With Rickie Lee Jones: Rickie Lee Jones on the Duchess of Coolsville album cover. ...

• Rickie Lee Jones
• Pirates

With Paul McCartney: Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ...

• Tug Of War"
• Pipes Of Peace"

With Chuck Mangione: Tug of war Tug of war, also known as rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. ... Pipes of Peace is a song written by Paul McCartney, which was first released on his album also called Pipes of Peace on October 17, 1983. ... Chuck Mangione on his Feels So Good record album cover. ...

• Live

With Michel Petrucciani: Michel Petrucciani (December 28, 1962, Orange, France – January 6, 1999, Manhattan), was a French Jazz pianist. ...

• Live In Tokyo

With Al Di Meola: Al Di Meola (born July 22, 1954 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American jazz fusion guitarist. ...

• Casino
• Elegant Gypsy

With Lee Ritenour: Casino is a 1978 album by Latin jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola. ... Elegant Gypsy is a 1977 album by jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola Tracks Flight Over Rio Midnight Tango Mediterranean Sundance Race With The Devil On Spanish Highway Lady of Rome Sister of Brazil Elegant Gypsy Suite Category: ... Lee Mack Captain Fingers Ritenour (born January 11, 1952) is a prominent session musician, and recording artist. ...

• Feel the Night

With Michel Jonasz:

• Michel Jonasz au Zénith (1993)

External links

• Steve Gadd at Drummerworld - contains video and sound clips.

• Steve Gadd at OnlineDrummer - contains video clips.