Bernard Purdie Poll: His Six Career-Defining Records

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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'

Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 07:43 (eleven years ago) link

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

(REAL NAME) (m coleman), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 09:25 (eleven years ago) link

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.

tylerw, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 14:38 (eleven years ago) link

OK, will do

Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 15:15 (eleven years ago) link

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

System, Thursday, 31 May 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link

eleven years pass...

Damn, might have to go make a pilgrimage in April:
https://greenmilljazz.com/calendar/?ajaxCalendar=1&mo=4&yr=2024&full=1

Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 17:50 (three months ago) link


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