![]() Gadd introduced yet another ensemble in 2017, this time with keyboard wizard Chick Corea, more than half a century after they’d first played together on a Chuck Mangione gig. These have included The Gadd Gang (featuring guitarist Cornell Dupree, the late keyboardist Richard Tee, and bassist Eddie Gomez) The Gaddabouts (guitarist Andy Fairweather Low, bassist Pino Palladino, and singer/songwriter Edie Brickell) Steve Gadd & Friends (Brickell, organist Joey DeFrancesco, saxophonist Ronnie Cuber, and bassist Paul Bollenback) and The Steve Gadd Band, which released a self-titled album earlier this year. And somehow he’s found time to lead his own projects as well. Going on 50 years now, scores of other musical heavyweights have filled his calendar with session dates. He walks that line that divides adapting to the music’s needs and leaving his unmistakable brand on the final mix, probably more than any of his peers - and we’re not just talking drummers.įor decades, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, and Paul Simon have had to wait their turn to take him on the road or into the studio. He’s recorded and performed with an unrivaled array of artists. I f we’re talking legacy, then Steve Gadd really doesn’t ever need to lay down another groove or even hit another snare.
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