A game changing gig!
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- Опубліковано 3 бер 2023
- In this second part of my two part series I talk about my first big break and have some fun jamming a couple of old favorites!
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Gregg Bissonette the Bob Ross of drumming! He always plays easy going like he is driving a car , what we hear is a beast on drums!
You are freaking nuts Gregg, and I freaking love it!!!!!!!!!!!!🤪🤣🥳
Gregg you are such a great player and human being. I sense you had a great family. What a blessing for you. Thanks for all you do. Bill.
Wow, those appear to be Black Locust trees @ 5:48 in the video in the Macarthur Park shot, I had no idea they grew in California! The flowers of the Black Locust tree provide some wonderful nectar forage for honeybees and make delicious honey, in our neck of the woods in VA, it's one of the most welcomed blooms in the spring for the bees! Great videos my friend!!!
Cool story!
I remember my Folks getting tickets for Maynard when you guys were in town, and sat with your Folks. (and Kathy?)
I didn't go, was up north or something, and my Dad talked about that for the longest time. Trumpet was his main instrument, even though he played them all being a band director.
Like Hasspacher was to drums.
Keep rockin'!
Awesome video! As a college student in our school of music, I had the great pleasure of meeting you backstage at a Maynard Ferguson concert in Bowling Green Ohio. I even warmed up with you in one of our practice rooms. Maynard was awesome that night as usual. Great experience I'll never forget!😎👍
Awesome stories Mr. Bissonette. When you talk about music it gets me revved up to play some drums! 🥁❤️
Awesome to meet and share a burger with you tonight. Such an awesome performance with the Rodger Fox Big Band. We left the venue inspired!
Hey Greg, we met at Namm about a decade ago. Of course you shouldn't remember that. But my son and I will never forget! You could not have been nicer to my son and his best friend. Those two will never forget you! He's out on the road right now. Killing it with his band SPY. He's the bass player in the band and really puts it out there. His study of drums and my lifelong passion of drums really set him up to be that great bass player, you always want to your left. I know you and your brother have been able to play in a lot of projects and what a gift! I get a lot out of your videos. I just watched the interview with Beato where you go through the grooves every drummer should know. That is fantastic stuff being a 60-year-old dude myself that explanation of rock and roll completely changed my view of that song from a drummer's perspective. I learned something new every time I watch you and I wish you the best of luck with the channel. Peace, brother!
That song has the most beautiful groove and you are blessed in many ways andi love when you play such a pocket groove you have!The good lord surely has his hand on you!CHEERS!
Awesome Gregg! I loved the energy of that Letterman theme song too, it was bad ass. Hearing Bill Wendell, the announcer say "...Paul Schaefer and the World's Most Dangerous Band..." with that song cooking was a special treat!
Awesome video! Great story of how you got the gig! I’m gonna go listen to the Maynard album again!
Love your videos. Great spirit, great stories, great rhythm. Very inspirational on a lazy Sunday morning.
This is so inspirational great 2 part video man thanks for all the handy tips we can take to our next practice or gig you got great energy !!
What. A. Story! I was introduced to Maynard Ferguson in band class as a high school freshman (I think trombone was my parents' plan for keeping me out of trouble), and instantly hooked. Fast forward a couple years, and I have the good fortune to be selected for a spot in "all county jazz band" in Pinellas County FL. One of our big numbers was... Coconut Champagne - the Maynard version! I was so very stoked just to get to play it. I remember that we played it at the all-county music expo in Bayfront Center Arena in St. Petersburg. Such a cool experience. Wow, I haven't thought of that in a LONG time. (I need to go dig out my Maynard albums now)
Maynard's band played my high school auditorium in 1976. St. Helena, Ca. Honestly, the music was a little over my head at the time, but I sure was impressed by the musicianship of the band. So memorable!
Doing the shot of the MacArthur Park sign is really going the extra mile! 👏 👏👏🤣🤣🤣 This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels.
Now i must get this album, it sounds delicious
That album changed my drumming life. It covers so many styles. It’s a desert island record for me. In 1985, my junior college jazz band played Fire Shaker, and Coconut Champagne. That led me to go seek out that album so I could hear how those songs should really be played. That’s when I discovered Greg Bissonette! I’ve been a fan ever since.
Gregg!!! Love your videos, they always remind me of the group lessons I took with you so long ago. Especially cool to listen to a part of your catalog that I really hadn’t explored before-the Maynard Ferguson years. Fun stories and anecdotes along with great playing and tunes. Love ya, man!
Best story I’ve heard in a long time. So good.
Greg!!!!!!!
I don’t know if you track these responses BUT, I was a sophomore at Countryside High school in Clearwater Fl ….. and I saw you and Maynard Ferguson in palm harborFl at a movie Beer house maybe 100 people at the most ….. you turn out lights and did glowing drum tipped sticks Solo with your percussion guy……. It was Spyro Gyra at the St Petersburg pier a yr before then YOU……. I was hooked on Jazz and drumming ……. It’s so odd to hear you talk about Maynard this was 1985 time frame…… you are one of my favorites brother!!!!
Jared
Yeah Greg, burnin it baby!!! Ira from SD.....
This is so great!! I worked on everything off this album!! Such a terrific band!!
During my first year of high school marching band camp (drumline) the upper classmen played Coconut Champaign on repeat. This was my first foray into the world of jazz. Prior to that I was all metal and inspired by the cool Pearl drum ad with you touring with the DLR band (standing on the kit twirling sticks). Live From SF was a huge game changer for me and became my path to new genres. During my senior year we played Coconut and I did my best Bissonette imitation, which was pretty awful but I had fun. By the way, an old friend recently sold me his old kit for $100 and I'm playing again, working on the Songo groove from Private Lesson. Thanks for a lifetime of inspiration, Gregg!
Wow!! Thanks SO much !! God Bless you!!
Greg this is so great! I've got to say in the fall of 83 1st year of college me and 4 other drummers were like we're going to hear Maynard Ferguson play Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. Gregg Bisonnette!! We were so excited because this Gregg guy played this really cool 6 stroke fill on A Train on a recent Mayard album. So the band comes out and no Gregg. We were all bummed, but Ray Brinker really killed that night it was fun talking with him. He said he left his body a couple of times during that set. Lol! We all wanted to be you and were following you and the next move on with Roth. My buddy Steve Wiest. We have done clinics together and some nice playing. He told me once, "play that cymbal ALL night. Mel Lewis man." The cymbal.....a 1981 20" Swish. Still playing that!
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Dude, you are the nicest guy. I saw you do a Sam Ash store clinic back in the 90’s. So much respect for you as a musician but more so as a person. Your vids are a pleasure to watch. Your personality is endearing and uplifting
We played Coconut Champaign in high school jazz band. A trumpet player lent me that record so I could learn how to actually play the chart! I've been a fan of yours ever since.
Heyyyy great video Greg!!! Building your channel thats awesome!! Many greetings brathaaaa!!
Great.
Thanks for the music, stories and happiness.
It doesn’t matter what my mood is when ever I see Greg and hear him talk he just makes me smile.
He has to be one of the most entertaining,funny,enthusiastic and most of all sincere people in life,let alone the music business.
I’ve been looking at a signed drum skin of his for a while and after watching this I think I’m gonna buy it.😂
Thanks Greg for all your great stories 👍🏻🍻
I watch your videos writing down the names of the bands/ records to research later. I'm learning a lot from your, Gregg. Your videos are funny and really instructive. Thank you.
Wow Gregg such an awesome Story , love hearing about your career
Such a good dude, you tell a good story man, your personality is infectious
SWING SWING SWING. YOUR JUST FANTASTIC BRO
A lot of people already asking for a series about your work on Brandon Fields' "The Other Side...". Count me in. Another album I'd like to hear you talk about would be Richie Kotzen's "Inner Galactic Fusion Experience", PLEASE!!!
I've always loved listening to people talk about their passion, I can listen to someone talk about bee keeping all day if they're passionate about it because there enthusiasm is infectious, Gregg is the epitome of this, I always catch myself smiling when he's talking because its like his affection for drumming and music as a whole has never waned. Please keep the videos coming Gregg, they are the bees knees (although bees don't technically have knees, a passionate bee keeper once told me that)
Wow...loving these videos. If I could morph into any drummer I would say it would be Gregg!
Gregg! His voice reminds me of Miles Davis a little bit. Anyway! What a privilege to be able to watch a living legend like you on this video platform. God bless you!
I’ve heard so many stories using simply looking someone up through the yellow pages! Always seemed to be pretty cool too! Awesome stories. This has really opened me to this style of music even later in my life Greg! So much fun to play and listen to.
Enjoying from Dubai
Maynard Ferguson, the first jazz concert I ever saw, definitely not the last. Calgary, early 1980s, Jack Singer concert hall. Were you perhaps in that band?
Gregg, it's fantastic to hear all these stories about how inclusive Maynard and his band members were. I love the positivity and the non-competitiveness, everyone just wanted to enjoy making good music together. I'm sure it was an amazing environment for developing great musical talent and great humans. (Sadly, not all of my musicals experiences have been positive because they were lacking these qualities.)
Awesome.
The Great Mr Bissonett, as a frustrated drummer loving your channel I’d love to know your thoughts on the film ‘Whiplash’ and how you would view it as an accomplished drummer/musician, much respect sir 🥁
Truly a humble and amazing dude! Thank you Gregg!
Wow - what a great fill at @11:48 of Coconut Champaign - you make it look so effortless!! My first arena concert was that Journey Tour (Frontiers) referenced @4:33, with Bryan Adams opening up at the Frank Irwin Center - Austin, Texas. It was a life changer! My little 5-piece Rogers drum kit with Camber cymbals looked and sounded nothing like Steve's massive Sonor kit with Zildjian K's, but I hiked up the toms & set it up as close to his as I could!!
This and the Brandon Fields album were 'must haves' for me after hearing you on Eat 'Em and Smile and seeing a transcription of Brandon Field's 'Brain Dance' in Modern Drummer. How about a vid about 'The Other Side of the Story'?
This was me also. I had to special order Maynard Ferguson and Brandon from The Warehouse back in 1988ish.
I already hit him up on discussing how he got the Brandon gig and playing some Brain Dance and the drum break in Aggressive Tranquility. Would be great.
@@MikeB-oo9bj lol That drum break from Aggressive Tranquility was THE very first item I used for a non-voice answering machine greeting back in the day, when that was all the rage! Absolutely love that break, and have used variations of that numerous times in my own playing. Let me also add I kept checking out all the music stores in my area (greater DC) and only found The Other Side on cassette initially. Didn't think about special ordering, but was overjoyed when I found it on CD at Tower Records, I believe. Same for Maynard's CD..
@@BrianH020 I think I had Ladies Night in Buffalo on my answering machine.
But from Bullfunk I have stolen Greggs snare hit, followed by 6 bass drum hits, pause and ending on the snare too many times to count over the years. That album is a Top 10 desert island situation album for me.
I have seen Gregg a number of times playing with Brandon and Garfield over the last 30+ years.
I sent Gregg and audio clip of Brandon doing Bullunk at The Baked Potato in L.A. w/Vinnie Colaiuta on drums.
Gregg, you're a natural for this youtube thing. I'm in! Great to see you posting some videos, keep them coming! Your interview with Rick Beato was one of the best of the best, and I'm a big fan of all Bissonettes. I'm not even a drum or bass guy, I've just been a fan of so much of the music you guys made, especially things you did together. You're great to listen to. If I had 1/1000th of the energy and positivity you have I might have actually made something of myself. I wish they could bottle that stuff. Live long and prosper!
Hey Gregg! I went to The Big Drum Off in Palmerston North, New Zealand and I just gotta say, you were INCREDIBLE!!! I just loved your style of playing it just made me smile!! 👍
My high school band teacher was a huge fan of Maynard Ferguson. The school Stage Band played "Teonova" and "Got The Spirit."
I love this album so much and would love to meet you one day. From this to David Lee to seeing you on tour with Ringo recently. Love you man.
Greg, you should do a video calling some attention to the late, great J.C Heard. I'm pretty sure you were pals with Bill Cairo, too. Right?
This is absolutely incredible. Love the storytelling!
Definitely the best Maynard album between Live at Jimmy’s and the Big Bop Nouveau albums. The drumming and all those great charts, soloists like Ron Pedley and Danny Jordan-hard to go wrong. I saw the band with that lineup in Massachusetts a few months before the album was recorded. Probably my fav MF concert.
Streaming it right now
Can we just have a no holds barred everything you got DAVE ROTH WEEK so i can get it outta my system. Maybe have VAI come on with ya. Im sure he would? No? Tell Stories etc etc. then i can stop wondering! Pretty please greg! 🤘👍😜
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Thank you. Great video. It is terrifying to me that music has become so basic and repetitive. But I still can't stand so much music out of the 60's and 70's. Sorry. However - it is fun as hell to play and watch you having so much damned fun.
so funny: 'my brother matt...(view down - than read)....bisonette.....😆