I LOVE Steve Gadd, but that version could clear a dance floor in a heartbeat. All groove ... no pocket. Maybe that's the wrong words, but it was way COOL, but not very functional ... unless he's doing a showpiece. Very expressive, but too much accents and too much of a solo feel throughout ... no steady pulse. Even if you hate Disco ... that song needs a little more glue to hold the beat together. Great technician, and very expressive, but again .... didn't work for that tune ... at least not for me.
Gimme Ringo.
I also LOVE Steve Gadd. In fact when I was a kid I had a poster of him hanging on my wall and I could even play some of his solos and grooves note for note. I went to all his clinics I could and had a few of his instructional videos...
Anyways, keep mind that in the video that was posted, he is not playing for dancers. It appears to be a concert for listeners. Sort of a jazz trio format. You know as well as I do, Steve Gadd could keep a dance floor packed if that was what was needed.
I love Ringo too, but do you really think he could drive a jazz trio?
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