Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez & Ronnie Cuber - Way Back Home | WDR BIG BAND

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  • Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
  • **CD release on September 23, 2022** The WDR BIG BAND performs together with Steve Gadd (drums), Eddie Gomez (bass), Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone) and Bobby Sparks on keyboards the track "Way Back Home" by Wilton Felder in an arrangement by Michael Abene. The WDR BIG BAND is conducted by Michael Abene, who was principal conductor of the WDR BIG BAND Band for over 10 years. Produced as part of the CD production "Centerstage" at WDR Studio 4 (January 2022).
    More about the WDR BIG BAND:
    www.wdr-bigband.de
    / wdrbigband
    Direction and guest soloists:
    Michael Abene - direction and arrangements
    Steve Gadd - drums
    Eddie Gomez - bass
    Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
    Bobby Sparks - Hammond B3, Fender Rhodes
    Simon Oslender - piano
    Bruno Müller - guitar
    WDR BIG BAND
    Johan Hörlén - alto saxophone
    Karolina Strassmayer - alto saxophone
    Malte Dürrschnabel - tenor saxophone
    Paul Heller - tenor saxophone
    Jens Neufang - baritone saxophone
    Ludwig Nuss - trombone
    Tim Hepburn - trombone
    Andy Hunter - trombone
    Mattis Cederberg - bass trombone
    Andy Haderer - trumpet
    Rob Bruynen - trumpet
    Wim Both - trumpet
    Ruud Breuls - trumpet
    Arnd Richter - leader WDR Big Band
    Joachim Becker - music producer
    Christian Schmitt - recording producer
    Walter Platte - sound engineer
    Raimund Wunderlich - sound assistant
    Carmen Braun - director / picture direction / camera
    Leo Friedrich - picture direction / camera / editing
    Julian Pfeil - picture direction / camera

КОМЕНТАРІ • 325

  • @bobblues1158
    @bobblues1158 Рік тому +54

    Ronnie just passed. I am so glad to see this. Thank you:

    • @SharpElevenMusic
      @SharpElevenMusic Рік тому +7

      yes, this was the collab we really needed, may he rest in peace. Thanks for being the guideline in how a bari sax should sound to so many of us Ronnie 🙏

    • @brucekuehn4031
      @brucekuehn4031 Рік тому +2

      And thanks WDR for capturing these guys and releasing the album! What a documentation of seasoned talent!

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому +2

      🙏Bruce!

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому +2

      🙏Sharp!

    • @yellowquantum4240
      @yellowquantum4240 Рік тому +2

      RIP Ronnie !!

  • @stuartdryer1352
    @stuartdryer1352 8 місяців тому +9

    Steve Gadd always knows just what to do. Always.

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  8 місяців тому +1

      Yes, Sir!

    • @richardstandish2053
      @richardstandish2053 6 місяців тому +1

      He's not a magician...but a true MUSICIAN that is integrally par of a band. That HIS signature.

  • @tims.2832
    @tims.2832 Рік тому +92

    Gadd‘s drumming is steady as earth‘s path around the sun. It never hesitates, it’s unstoppable and there is a gravitational pull to it

    • @za9393
      @za9393 Рік тому +5

      well said !!!!!!

    • @zoltanolah9812
      @zoltanolah9812 Рік тому +1

      great musican, i know his play from an Al di Meola album "Electric rendezvous"

    • @jas_bataille
      @jas_bataille Рік тому +1

      @@zoltanolah9812 He played with everyone from Chick Corea to Eric Clapton.

    • @dickburns9200
      @dickburns9200 Рік тому +3

      You got that right! He’s about the best.

    • @PirAnhaMe
      @PirAnhaMe 11 місяців тому

      I love this analogy. Nicely put.

  • @MOUTHWATERINGVEGANTV
    @MOUTHWATERINGVEGANTV 5 місяців тому +3

    I (Jonathan Sorrell) was so fortunate to have recorded with both Steve Gadd and Eddie Gomez, together with guitarist Hugh McCracken and Toots Thielmans, on a Philippe Sarde film score in Paris, along with the Orchestra de Paris. I was playing keyboards and Synclavier. I even had the honour of giving Steve Gadd a lift to the studios in the morning from his hotel. Such an unassuming guy, really pleasant, and the ultimate professional. The film music was great, but the best moments were in the break when Toots picked up a guitar and jammed with Steve Gadd and Eddie Gomez - wish I'd recorded it !! Thanks all you guys for all the pleasure you give us 🙏🙏🙏

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  5 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for sharing your story with us!

  • @manuelmparis
    @manuelmparis 2 роки тому +55

    Those drums... Oh my Gadd!

  • @bdpyne
    @bdpyne 9 місяців тому +8

    Gadd’s solo starts slow. He outlines the groove. Progressively he gets more intense while never overplaying. Pure artist.

  • @Carlos.Lizzoli
    @Carlos.Lizzoli 10 місяців тому +9

    What a pleasure to listen to this huge muscians. They sound perfect, with the right groove and swing. Steve Gadd is, for me, one of the best drummers ever. An example to follow, no matter which style I play. A big hug from Argentina!

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for your kind words, Carlos! Greetings to Argentina!

  • @paulcombs-bomuse6172
    @paulcombs-bomuse6172 Рік тому +23

    We miss you Ronnie. Thanks for all the beautiful music.

  • @martingjsmith
    @martingjsmith Рік тому +10

    When I need something to lift my spirits, I listen to this!!

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому +1

      Hi Martin! Great, music can heal....

  • @hornblowers12
    @hornblowers12 Рік тому +14

    RIP Ronnie, and thank you for all the inspiration you have given me over the years playing the Baritone Sax.

  • @Kinger1625
    @Kinger1625 7 місяців тому +3

    Steve Gadd is one of the best drummers ever to pick up the sticks! His grooves and his solos are AMAZING!
    The whole band is perfect! Thanks for this so much! Ronnie was one of best!

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  7 місяців тому

      Thank you for watching and your kind words!

  • @I_M_Nonno
    @I_M_Nonno Рік тому +19

    It always amazes me how as musicians get more "seasoned", their music and their solos contain more and more space. Instead of trying to impress you with their prowess on the instrument, they have gone full circle and they are reducing the music to its essentials and are now making great music.

    • @julientardan9188
      @julientardan9188 Рік тому +3

      Couldn't have say better

    • @PirAnhaMe
      @PirAnhaMe 11 місяців тому

      Absolutely. I will never forget hearing an isolated track of later era, Miles Davis. It was all “squeaks, pops and duds”…. Until you put it into the context of the song… then it was musical perfection.

  • @bongoloony
    @bongoloony Рік тому +31

    Sad to hear of Ronnie’s passing…absolute legend.

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому +1

      That is true, Jeff! It was a honour and pleasure to work with him!

  • @jimvanwinkle111
    @jimvanwinkle111 Рік тому +3

    Dang, that was Groovy. !!

  • @1irishanml
    @1irishanml Рік тому +16

    Omg. The beautiful funky sounds coming out of these people. Amazing. Blown away.

  • @alanfurlong-drummer4419
    @alanfurlong-drummer4419 Рік тому +7

    Good Gadd that was awesome 🎉

  • @cheri238
    @cheri238 Рік тому +10

    Beautiful Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez & Ronnie and musicians ❤️

  • @WireleesWorld
    @WireleesWorld Рік тому +2

    Steve Gadd. I just love that drumming ❤

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому +1

      Welcome to our channel and thank you, NewEarthWorld!

  • @saxman8020
    @saxman8020 7 місяців тому +2

    This is such a wonderful "Pre-Tribute" !! Do not wait until People die - Let's celebrate NOW !!

  • @miloscoopy2469
    @miloscoopy2469 Рік тому +7

    WDR horns are amazing.. and with Gadd's drumming, just wowww

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому +1

      Hi Milo! Thank you!

    • @axeman2638
      @axeman2638 Рік тому

      Yeah, superb intonation and tight as.

  • @gordoh7634
    @gordoh7634 Рік тому +11

    The entire composition is just amazing. I love what Bobby Sparks does with a Hammond B3. But, being a college drummer... Steve Gadd can find the pocket and also blow you away with his chops. He can play any style. And I cannot say that about some of the greatest drummers of all time.

    • @jas_bataille
      @jas_bataille Рік тому

      You're not a "college drummer". You are a drummer...! Period :)

  • @fredgenius
    @fredgenius 24 дні тому

    Steve Gadd, his style is so distinctive. His solo is one of the best I've ever heard. I love the baritone sax and B3 (?) combo, and WDR at their finest!

  • @MatNewtonTrio
    @MatNewtonTrio Рік тому +4

    Superb. Rest in Peace Ronnie. ❤

  • @saxman8020
    @saxman8020 7 місяців тому +1

    Wow ! I've never known this one ! Thanks so much because in the original (Yes - We all miss Richard T on that one for sure.), all were so young, like me 'back in the day'. Let me tell you - When I took up Bari Sax some years ago, and now until this day - I'm a major Ronnie Cuber Fan - and that's how I became a major Steve Gadd Fan !

  • @anthonywhite6530
    @anthonywhite6530 Рік тому +1

    Nice sax solo. Steve Gadd is amazing

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому

      Hi Anthony! Welcome to our channel and thank you!

  • @roloduarte3100
    @roloduarte3100 Рік тому +5

    Wow! what a song, Steve Gadd is such an inspiration, seeing him at his age playing strong is so cool.

  • @ferguscurrie5937
    @ferguscurrie5937 Рік тому +28

    RIP one of the true giants! Ronnie was, for me, the ultimate baritone sound! Especially his work with Randy Brecker was astronomic! Thank you WDR for this wonderful video.

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому +1

      Hi fergus! Thank you for watching us!

  • @garyrynar3308
    @garyrynar3308 Рік тому +19

    A lesson in groove.. Gadd doesn't have to play a million notes to show how great he is.. oh b t w 77 years old.. 5*****

  • @waynejrice
    @waynejrice Рік тому +1

    Beautiful transparency. For Cuber, to want to say something, much less have something sublime to offer at 79 years old is priceless. It gives me hope. For Gadd, well's he the gold standard--still.

  • @ronojoysen5324
    @ronojoysen5324 Рік тому +6

    At last - one fleeting glimpse of the great Eddie Gomez. Inexplicable.

  • @aaronsearle4307
    @aaronsearle4307 Рік тому +18

    Rest In Peace Ronnie Cuber

    • @andrewsandoz8005
      @andrewsandoz8005 Рік тому

      And Cornell Dupree.

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому

      True, Andrew!

    • @anothernewworld9650
      @anothernewworld9650 Рік тому

      @andrewsandoz8005. No disrespect to Cornell (RIP), but where’s the relevance? Cornell is not on this recording, and he didn’t play on the original either. Why mention him in this context?

    • @dieterwaldrich8902
      @dieterwaldrich8902 Рік тому

      ​@@andrewsandoz8005üüüüüüäääääüäääääüüäüüääääääääääääääääüäüääääüüü

  • @Delusional176
    @Delusional176 Рік тому +2

    I hope I can still play when I'm their age...Sucks to see the greats getting old.

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому

      Hi Derik! Why pity, - with the day of our birth it is certain that we age. There is nothing pity about it....only in our mind.

  • @ratamacueseven
    @ratamacueseven Рік тому +3

    Superb !!!! Gadd - Creative EXCELLENCE !!!!

  • @robertreedy414
    @robertreedy414 20 днів тому

    How to lay back, and how to lay down a groove. Mastery of subtle taste and style,eh?

  • @luisbaterialghl
    @luisbaterialghl 4 місяці тому +1

    Tha great Steve Gadd!!!

  • @Sharing13
    @Sharing13 Рік тому +3

    Damn that felt great thanks guys for the first class playing by all players!!!!!!

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому

      Hi Spence! Thank you for watching us!

  • @parks-music-cafe
    @parks-music-cafe Рік тому +1

    Wow!!!!
    Excellent performance. I like this kid of music.
    I really enjoyed your music.
    Thank you for sharing nice music.
    Good night !!!

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому

      Hi 박영헌의!Thank you for watching us!

  • @sonokajfumo3969
    @sonokajfumo3969 2 місяці тому

    Great musicians. Steve Gadd, as always, a master of his instrument. You can hear his incredible experience and musicality in every stroke.

  • @jcsk8
    @jcsk8 Рік тому +4

    BRILHANT! Hey, young drummers. Have you seen? That are chops! Spaces, timing, breath and sweet notes with groove and good taste. Less is more.

  • @pdpdesign2508
    @pdpdesign2508 Рік тому +1

    Thank you WDR for all your gems!

  • @martingjsmith
    @martingjsmith Рік тому +3

    This is absolutely wonderful music!

  • @noahpettibon
    @noahpettibon Рік тому +4

    Very tough to see Ronnie looking like that. But still he sounds like Ronnie, man. Very emotional.

  • @yellowquantum4240
    @yellowquantum4240 Рік тому +1

    I am so touched!! Gadd gang so many memories and all magical.
    Thank you for this historic gem!!

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому

      Hi Yellow! Thank you for watching us!

  • @miropopradi
    @miropopradi Рік тому +1

    Wow ! Beautiful

  • @pjpj2639
    @pjpj2639 Рік тому +2

    Great drummer

  • @christophermitchum6829
    @christophermitchum6829 Рік тому +1

    Flams...paradiddles,. Ouch! Straight up fon-kay...and the baritone sax put a slice on the pie💯🤟👆🎶😎💖

  • @__Chey__
    @__Chey__ Рік тому +2

    Love it !!!! So great!

  • @BIG-NEPENTHA
    @BIG-NEPENTHA Рік тому +2

    Steve gadd the King drums❤️

  • @Stiller64
    @Stiller64 Рік тому +1

    Die Besten mit dem Besten. Wie cool!

  • @lessonwithcraig
    @lessonwithcraig 2 роки тому +1

    So, you could sense I was needing a Grove to get me going this morning… So Grateful… Thanks, I Got This 👍🏻😁
    TGIF… ✌🏻❤️🇺🇸 😎

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому +1

      Hi Craig! Hopefully our groove is helping every morning:)

  • @frederickhill7181
    @frederickhill7181 Рік тому +1

    Ronnie's breath control is starting to show hi age but there is no doubting his soul. What heroism!

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 Рік тому

    Baby baby baby baby now. Great music and great instrument playing

  • @planschochse
    @planschochse Рік тому +3

    Erste Sahne! Erfahrene Männer zeigen hier, wie kraftvoll und spielerisch ein Arragement klingen kann. Höre dies zum x-ten Mal.

  • @alexandrahalpern1184
    @alexandrahalpern1184 2 роки тому +2

    Just what the universe knew I needed to lighten my spirit. Thank you 😊 ❤🎉

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому

      Oh wow, great that our music lightened your spirit, Alexandra!

  • @brassperson
    @brassperson Рік тому +1

    🥁Pleasant aftertaste after delicious music.🎷

  • @mrjohnstgeorge
    @mrjohnstgeorge Рік тому +1

    Solid. Gadd Solid.

  • @1981TURBOTRANSAM1
    @1981TURBOTRANSAM1 Рік тому +1

    Good Gaaaaadd Almighty! 💪💪💪👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

  • @ikkenhisatsu7170
    @ikkenhisatsu7170 Рік тому +1

    Gadd is smooth as butter. As usual!

  • @armystrong2727
    @armystrong2727 Рік тому +11

    Gadd is a beast not a flashy solo but great in the art of pocket and simplicity

  • @paulbradley8654
    @paulbradley8654 Рік тому +1

    OMG!!Eddie Gomez!!

  • @khboehm1
    @khboehm1 Рік тому +1

    Welch eine wunderbare Kombination mit dieser Bigband!

  • @HansBaier
    @HansBaier 2 роки тому +5

    I really enjoyed it. Great feel ❤️

  • @RolaHoh
    @RolaHoh Рік тому

    That goes straight into the bones

  • @GregsGuitars
    @GregsGuitars Рік тому

    puh.. da hätte ich beim Drum-Solo an Brunos Stelle schon den ein oder anderen Angsschweiß verspüren können... :-) Er hat den Auftrag dann perfekt und lässig erledigt. Klasse!

  • @tonymarino7391
    @tonymarino7391 Рік тому

    Fantastic.

  • @giovanninoventa6354
    @giovanninoventa6354 Рік тому

    Fantastic groove

  • @lick1665
    @lick1665 Рік тому +4

    最高のメンバー…やっぱりガッドは偉大だ😭

  • @aaronreeves8376
    @aaronreeves8376 Рік тому +1

    Awesome!!

  • @DougSmithBass
    @DougSmithBass Рік тому +3

    What a brilliant idea putting these legends together w/ your perfect Band !

  • @SwissJacques1963
    @SwissJacques1963 Рік тому

    Tears!

  • @grooveclinic
    @grooveclinic Рік тому +2

    Steve.......🙏🏻🥁💕💕💕

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 Рік тому

    Blau that bass sax. Yes indeed

  • @nikupf
    @nikupf Рік тому

    Oh my Gadd!

  • @KevbSka
    @KevbSka Рік тому +1

    Just wow bravo. 🎶👏

  • @PedroMaggioni_
    @PedroMaggioni_ Рік тому +1

    o começo soa delicado igual a essa linda mulher com o seu sopro! que som, inacreditavel!

  • @dominiquebrunet9833
    @dominiquebrunet9833 Рік тому

    Grandiose !

  • @carlosfeliz6569
    @carlosfeliz6569 Рік тому +1

    Oír y ver a míster cuber me recuerda a sus días de colaborador de eddy palmieri y otros músicos de nuestra música latina loor eterno para el y felicidades a wdr por compartir esta joya gracias desde República Dominicana 👏 👏 👏

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому

      Hi Carlos! ¡Mis mejores deseos para la República Dominicana y gracias por mirar...!

  • @samlagreca9283
    @samlagreca9283 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for sharing! Awesome ❤️

  • @marioanselmoruiz4374
    @marioanselmoruiz4374 Рік тому +1

    Que onda maravilhoso abrazos para todos eles

  • @davereid-daly2205
    @davereid-daly2205 Рік тому

    Wow !!! Extraordinary !

  • @CornetBlues
    @CornetBlues Рік тому

    Wow this is different gravy!👏👏👏

  • @normalizedaudio2481
    @normalizedaudio2481 2 роки тому +2

    Old Gadd is crossing over now.

  • @bodgaard
    @bodgaard Рік тому +1

    Pure class

  • @drwooly
    @drwooly Рік тому +2

    Keith Moon had his time, short as it was, and many other rock drummers are good, even a few great ones, but I’ve NEVER heard ANYONE more consistently excellent than Steve Gadd…fan-freakin-tactic.

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому

      😎 drwooly!

    • @andrewsandoz8005
      @andrewsandoz8005 Рік тому

      Can we please leave Keith Moon out of the comments. He wasn't even a good rock drummer, and next to someone like Gadd...please.

  • @TexasGit
    @TexasGit Рік тому

    This is the most badass thing i've heard in quite some time.

  • @SwissJacques1963
    @SwissJacques1963 Рік тому

    Sehr sympathisch, dass alle Mitwirkenden genannt werden! Herrn Abene besten Dank für die zahlreichen aussseridischen Arrangements - das ist mehr Kompositionsarbeit. Unvergessen die Arrangements um Roy Hargrove. WDR Big Band vielen Dank für euer Können. Stets ein besonderer Genuss!

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому

      Danke dir für die herzlichen Worte, DE!

  • @TheHansen01
    @TheHansen01 Рік тому +2

    I had the great honor of having a private lesson with Ronnie back when I was an undergrad student in 2013. I still have the gmail email thread saved with him. I can't believe he's gone. I'm a bit late here, but still can't process it. They say you shouldn't meet your heroes: they were wrong. The man was a jazz giant yet generous with his time. I guess all I can say is RIP to the best.

    • @WDRBIGBAND
      @WDRBIGBAND  Рік тому +1

      Hi Hansen! Thank you for your story! R.I.P. forever Ronnie!

  • @andreasdurrschmidt5321
    @andreasdurrschmidt5321 2 роки тому

    beeindruckend, lässig, eigentlich wie immer. Halleluja

  • @gillucas5305
    @gillucas5305 Рік тому +2

    poxa coisa linda de se ver e ouvir.

  • @DougSmithBass
    @DougSmithBass Рік тому +1

    been following Mike Abene since his early days w/ Maynard .. VERY HIP SOLOS WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME !

  • @Riedel777
    @Riedel777 Рік тому

    Fantastic! 👌🎵🎶🎵🎶

  • @mikebryant4146
    @mikebryant4146 2 роки тому +1

    Good rockin’ y’all !

  • @MikeFloutier
    @MikeFloutier Рік тому +1

    Love it, the conducting was very cool too! 🥁🍾❤️

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 Рік тому

    Out of sight!

  • @lauracastilloruiz9471
    @lauracastilloruiz9471 Рік тому +1

    Geniales 👏👏👏👏😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘

  • @bobbitchin4382
    @bobbitchin4382 Рік тому +1

    So laid back 🐢

  • @marcguillot3843
    @marcguillot3843 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent,bravo👍

  • @willex13
    @willex13 Рік тому

    Title knows Way Back Home ,thx Ronnie hear you again in heaven

  • @galinakrivulin6767
    @galinakrivulin6767 2 роки тому

    Thank you. Enjoying as usual. Catching up.Shiny morning.

  • @j.clovisdattoli8028
    @j.clovisdattoli8028 Рік тому +1

    Sensacional. Vou repercutir no meu blog!!!