Steve Gadd, the Glossary
Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician.[1]
Table of Contents
82 relations: Aja (album), Aja (song), AllMusic, Anthony Jackson (musician), Art Farmer, Avedis Zildjian Company, Bass drum, Berklee College of Music, Blues, Bongo drum, Buddy Rich, Chet Baker, Chick Corea, Chinese Butterfly, Christian McBride, Chuck E.'s in Love, Chuck Mangione, Conga, CTI Records, Cymbal, Dave Weckl, David E. Blackmer, David Spinozza, Drum, Eastman School of Music, Eastridge High School, Elvin Jones, Eric Clapton, Fort Meade, Friends (Chick Corea album), Gap Mangione, Herbie Mann, Hubert Laws, Hudson Music, Iridium Jazz Club, Irondequoit, New York, James Taylor, Japan, Jazz fusion, Jim Hall (musician), Jimmie Vaughan, Late in the Evening, Latin Percussion, Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Mbira, Michel Petrucciani, Mike Mainieri, Milt Jackson, Modern Drummer, My Spanish Heart, ... Expand index (32 more) »
- Bongo players
- Jazz fusion drummers
- Return to Forever members
- Rhythm and blues drummers
- Soul drummers
- Steps Ahead members
- Stuff (band) members
- White Elephant Orchestra members
Aja (album)
Aja (pronounced "Asia") is the sixth studio album by the American jazz rock band Steely Dan, released by ABC Records on September 23, 1977.
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Aja (song)
"Aja" is a jazz rock song, with elements of jazz fusion and progressive rock, by the American rock band Steely Dan (by that time, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen) from the album of the same name, their sixth studio album, released in 1977.
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.
Anthony Jackson (musician)
Anthony Jackson (born June 23, 1952) is an American bassist. Steve Gadd and Anthony Jackson (musician) are American session musicians and jazz musicians from New York (state).
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Art Farmer
Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player.
Avedis Zildjian Company
The Avedis Zildjian Company, simply known as Zildjian, is a musical instrument manufacturer specializing in cymbals and other percussion instruments.
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Bass drum
The bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch.
Berklee College of Music
The Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated amongst African-Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s.
Bongo drum
Bongos (Spanish: bongó) are an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small open bottomed hand drums of different sizes.
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. Steve Gadd and Buddy Rich are American jazz drummers.
Chet Baker
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Steve Gadd and Chet Baker are United States Army Band musicians.
Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. Steve Gadd and Chick Corea are return to Forever members.
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Chinese Butterfly
Chinese Butterfly is a double album by keyboardist Chick Corea and drummer Steve Gadd.
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Christian McBride
Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger.
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Chuck E.'s in Love
"Chuck E.'s in Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones.
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Chuck Mangione
Charles Frank Mangione (born November 29, 1940) is an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer. Steve Gadd and Chuck Mangione are Eastman School of Music alumni and jazz musicians from New York (state).
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Conga
The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba.
CTI Records
CTI Records (Creed Taylor Incorporated) is a jazz record label founded in 1967 by Creed Taylor.
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Cymbal
A cymbal is a common percussion instrument.
Dave Weckl
Dave Weckl (born January 8, 1960, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American jazz fusion drummer and the leader of the Dave Weckl Band. Steve Gadd and Dave Weckl are American jazz drummers, American session musicians and jazz musicians from New York (state).
David E. Blackmer
David E. Blackmer (January 11, 1927 – March 21, 2002) was an American audio electronics engineer, most famous as the inventor of the DBX noise reduction system and founder of dbx.
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David Spinozza
David Spinozza (born August 8, 1949) is an American guitarist and producer. Steve Gadd and David Spinozza are American session musicians and White Elephant Orchestra members.
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Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments.
Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York, United States.
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Eastridge High School
Eastridge High School is an American public high school located in Irondequoit, New York.
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Elvin Jones
Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. Steve Gadd and Elvin Jones are American jazz drummers.
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Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
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Fort Meade
Fort George G. Meade is a United States Army installation located in Maryland, that includes the Defense Information School, the Defense Media Activity, the United States Army Field Band, and the headquarters of United States Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, the Defense Courier Service, Defense Information Systems Agency headquarters, and the U.S.
Friends (Chick Corea album)
Friends is a studio album by Chick Corea.
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Gap Mangione
Gaspare Charles "Gap" Mangione (born July 31, 1938) is a jazz pianist from Rochester, New York. Steve Gadd and Gap Mangione are jazz musicians from New York (state).
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Herbie Mann
Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music.
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Hubert Laws
Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 50 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres.
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Hudson Music
Hudson Music (formerly DCI Music Video from 1982 to 1997) is an American music publishing and distribution company founded in New York City by Robert Wallis and Paul Siegel.
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Iridium Jazz Club
The Iridium is a music club located on Broadway in New York City.
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Irondequoit, New York
Irondequoit is a town (and census-designated place) in Monroe County, New York, United States.
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James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion (also known as fusion, jazz rock, and jazz-rock fusion) is a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues.
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Jim Hall (musician)
James Stanley Hall (December 4, 1930 – December 10, 2013) was an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Steve Gadd and Jim Hall (musician) are jazz musicians from New York (state).
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Jimmie Vaughan
Jimmie Lawrence Vaughan Jr. (born March 20, 1951) is an American blues rock guitarist and singer based in Austin, Texas.
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Late in the Evening
"Late in the Evening" is a song by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon.
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Latin Percussion
Latin Percussion, also known as LP, is a brand of percussion instruments, specializing in ethnic instruments and Latin percussion.
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Manhattan Jazz Quintet
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.
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Mbira
Mbira are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe.
Michel Petrucciani
Michel Petrucciani (28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist.
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Mike Mainieri
Michael T. Mainieri Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American vibraphonist, known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. Steve Gadd and Mike Mainieri are jazz musicians from New York (state), Steps Ahead members and White Elephant Orchestra members.
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Milt Jackson
Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist. Steve Gadd and Milt Jackson are jazz musicians from New York (state).
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Modern Drummer
Modern Drummer is a monthly publication targeting the interests of drummers and percussionists.
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My Spanish Heart
My Spanish Heart is a studio album by Chick Corea, recorded and released in 1976.
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NAMM Oral History Program
The NAMM Oral History Program is an oral history project and archive of recordings of interviews with people from all aspects of the music products industry, including music instrument retailers, musical instrument and product creators, suppliers and sales representatives, music educators and advocates, publishers, live sound and recording pioneers, innovators, founders, and musicians.
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Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known both for his solo work and his collaboration with Art Garfunkel.
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument.
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Pop music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Remo
Remo Inc. is an American musical instruments manufacturing company based in Valencia, California, and founded by Remo Belli in 1957.
Rick Marotta
Richard Thomas Marotta (born January 7, 1948) is an American drummer and percussionist. Steve Gadd and Rick Marotta are American jazz drummers, American rock drummers and American session musicians.
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Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter.
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Riding with the King (B. B. King and Eric Clapton album)
Riding with the King is a collaborative album by B.B. King and Eric Clapton that was released in 2000.
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Rock music
Rock is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles from the mid-1960s, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England.
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Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel.
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Snare drum
The snare drum (or side drum) is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin.
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band formed in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York in 1971 by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals).
Surdo
The surdo is a bass drum or a large floor tom-like drum used in many kinds of Brazilian music, such as Axé/Samba-reggae and samba, where it plays the lower parts from a percussion section.
Tambourine
The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills".
The Concert in Central Park
The Concert in Central Park is the first live album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on February 16, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records.
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The Hustle (song)
"The Hustle" is a disco song by songwriter/arranger Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony.
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The Leprechaun (Chick Corea album)
The Leprechaun is a studio album by Chick Corea, released in 1976.
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The Mad Hatter (album)
Mad Hatter is a studio album by Chick Corea.
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The Mickey Mouse Club
The Mickey Mouse Club is an American variety television show that aired intermittently from 1955 to 1996 and returned to social media in 2017.
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Timbales
Timbales or pailas are shallow single-headed drums with metal casing.
Timpani
Timpani or kettledrums (also informally called timps) are musical instruments in the percussion family.
Tony Levin
Anthony Frederick Levin (born June 6, 1946) is an American musician and composer specializing in electric bass guitars, Chapman Stick and upright bass. Steve Gadd and Tony Levin are American session musicians, jazz musicians from New York (state), Steps Ahead members and White Elephant Orchestra members.
Tony Williams (drummer)
Anthony Tillmon Williams (December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. Steve Gadd and Tony Williams (drummer) are American jazz drummers and jazz fusion drummers.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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United States Army Field Band
The United States Army Field Band of Washington, D.C. is a touring musical organization of the United States Army.
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Van McCoy
Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and singer.
Vic Firth
Everett Joseph "Vic" Firth (June 2, 1930 – July 26, 2015) was an American musician and the founder of Vic Firth Company (formerly Vic Firth, Inc.), a company that makes percussion sticks and mallets.
Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur.
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Warren Bernhardt
Warren Bernhardt (November 13, 1938 – August 19, 2022) was an American pianist in jazz, pop and classical music. Steve Gadd and Warren Bernhardt are White Elephant Orchestra members.
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Yamaha Drums
Yamaha Drums is a subsidiary of the Yamaha Corporation founded in 1967.
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50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon.
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See also
Bongo players
- Airto Moreira
- Al Jackson Jr.
- Alex Acuña
- Angus MacLise
- Arthur Jenkins (musician)
- Bobbye Hall
- Cándido Camero
- Chaino
- Chino Pozo
- Cindy Wilson
- Crystal Taliefero
- Don Alias
- Eddie Brown (musician)
- Emil Richards
- Frank Capp
- Frank Holder (musician)
- Frank Ricotti
- Giovanni Hidalgo
- Henry Gibson (percussionist)
- Jack Costanzo
- Joe Lala
- John Bonham
- Johnny "Dandy" Rodríguez
- José Mangual Jr
- José Mangual Sr.
- Kirby Allan
- Manny Oquendo
- Mickey Finn (percussionist)
- Milt Holland
- Mingo Lewis
- Monchito
- Paulinho da Costa
- Poncie Ponce
- Preston Epps
- Ralph MacDonald
- Roberto Roena
- Roy Harte
- Rubens Bassini
- Russ Kunkel
- Sam Clayton
- Sheila E.
- Steve Gadd
- Steve Peregrin Took
- Steve Price (musician)
- Victor Feldman
- Willie Bobo
Jazz fusion drummers
- Alphonse Mouzon
- Atilla Engin
- Bill Bruford
- Billy Cobham
- Bob Holz
- Branislav Lala Kovačev
- Carter Beauford
- Dan Pinto
- Danny Carey
- Dennis Chambers
- Jack DeJohnette
- Jimmy Chamberlin
- Jonathan Chua
- Larnell Lewis
- Lenny White
- Mike Heller
- Paul Ramsey (musician)
- Phil Collins
- Pierre Moerlen
- Rod Morgenstein
- Ronald Shannon Jackson
- Senri Kawaguchi
- Simon Phillips (drummer)
- Skip Prokop
- Steve Gadd
- Steve Smith (drummer)
- Terry Silverlight
- Tony Royster Jr.
- Tony Williams (drummer)
- Tyler LeVander
- Virgil Donati
- Will Calhoun
Return to Forever members
- Airto Moreira
- Al Di Meola
- Bill Connors
- Chick Corea
- Earl Klugh
- Flora Purim
- Gayle Moran
- James E. Pugh
- Joe Farrell
- Lenny White
- Stanley Clarke
- Steve Gadd
Rhythm and blues drummers
- Al Jackson Jr.
- Andy Newmark
- Benny Benjamin
- Bernard Purdie
- Billy Gayles
- Bobby Z.
- Carter Beauford
- Charles "Hungry" Williams
- Clifton James (musician)
- Dennis Davis
- Earl Palmer
- Fred Below
- Gary Chester
- Graeme Edge
- Greg Errico
- James Gadson
- John Blackwell (musician)
- John Paris
- John Robinson (drummer)
- Johnny Jackson (musician)
- June Gardner
- Marvin Gaye
- Maurice White
- Narada Michael Walden
- Odie Payne
- Prince (musician)
- Richard Allen (drummer)
- Richie Hayward
- Robert Searight
- Roger Hawkins (drummer)
- Sheila E.
- Smokey Johnson
- Soko Richardson
- Sonny Emory
- Steve Gadd
- Stevie Wonder
- Tez Sherard
- Tony Thompson (drummer)
- Uriel Jones
- Walter "Popee" Lastie
- Yogi Horton
Soul drummers
- Al Jackson Jr.
- Anderson .Paak
- Andy Newmark
- Benny Benjamin
- Bernard Purdie
- Bobby Z.
- Carter Beauford
- David Garibaldi (musician)
- Dennis Davis
- Ernie Isley
- Fred White (musician)
- Johnny Jackson (musician)
- Marvin Gaye
- Maurice White
- Narada Michael Walden
- Prince (musician)
- Ralph Johnson (musician)
- Richard Allen (drummer)
- Richie Hayward
- Roger Hawkins (drummer)
- Sheila E.
- Shuggie Otis
- Soko Richardson
- Sonny Emory
- Steve Gadd
- Steve Jordan (drummer)
- Tez Sherard
- Tony Thompson (drummer)
- Uriel Jones
- Yogi Horton
Steps Ahead members
- Bendik Hofseth
- Bill Evans (saxophonist)
- Bob Berg
- Chuck Loeb
- Dennis Chambers
- Don Grolnick
- Donny McCaslin
- Eddie Gómez
- Eliane Elias
- Jimi Tunnell
- Marc Johnson (musician)
- Michael Brecker
- Mike Mainieri
- Peter Erskine
- Rachel Z
- Steve Gadd
- Steve Khan
- Steve Smith (drummer)
- Tom Kennedy (musician)
- Tony Levin
- Victor Bailey (musician)
Stuff (band) members
White Elephant Orchestra members
- Barry Rogers
- David Spinozza
- Frank Vicari
- Hugh McCracken
- Joe Beck
- Jon Faddis
- Lew Soloff
- Michael Brecker
- Mike Mainieri
- Randy Brecker
- Ronnie Cuber
- Steve Gadd
- Tony Levin
- Warren Bernhardt
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Gadd
Also known as Gadd, Steve, Steve Gadd Band.
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