Bernard Purdie Poll: His Six Career-Defining Records

My theory on the Beatles stuff..

I reckon he dubbed drums onto some live recordings where Ringo hadn't come over on the tape enough.

I know there was some discussion about issuing a live album back in 1965 or so, maybe the tapes that eventually got issued, maybe not.

i thought this poll would be about roxy's cat in diff outfits

purdie apparently dubbed new drumming over the tony sheridan stuff ('my bonnie,' etc.) when it got an american release -- but he was dubbing over pete best, not ringo.

my fave purdie shuffle is on 'think i'll call it morning' by gil scott-heron (w/ ron carter on bass!)

also love his drumming on 'morning dew' by tim rose - not so much pumpin' as crackin'

yeah that whole G S-H album - pieces of a man - is ace

oh wow didn't even know he was on that gil scot album! man, purdie was a busy dude in the 70s.
everyone on this thread should read the 33 1/3 aretha amazing grace book -- a whole lot of bernard in it.

OK, will do

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Damn, might have to go make a pilgrimage in April:
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