MUSiC/DRUMS: Steve Gadd, ‘72

Mmm… love this!

I’ve been digging Gadd’s immaculate grooving behind O’Donel Levy, on the superb Simba album a lot recently.

This predates that. And to see Gadd so young – big ‘Fro, but no beard! – is wonderful. And to hear him? Even better.

What touch! What feel! Not super hard and heavy, but light, subtle. Just exactly right! The veritable Goldilocks zone.

The year I was born. And he’s still with us! What a legend. I’d love to know exactly what the performance was. Who with, etc. would like to see the whole thing.

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