Omar is a amazing player. I worked backstage on this gig. I was a student at the drummers collective in 1991, and they asked me if I wanted to help out backstage and see the gig from there. Incredible lineup : Omar, Steve Smith, Marvin " smitty " Smith ( teacher at dc ), Neil Peart and Will Calhoun + solo performance from Max Roach. But Omar sounded best on stage, actually the only time the rest of the band having big smiles on their faces. Nice memory.
wow ! excellent report of an excellent memory of an excellent event ! my compliments ! May I ask: did Omar's level of playing that nite for you reflect his ability to relax so well, with whatever group he's in..if not, what would you put it down to ? that's the thing I like about his loose and fluid playing... I've always rated and loved him, even tho' he's not really a big-band player, more a big gospel/pop group type musician, leading yet following and full of love and creativity... thanks for that !
@@doce7606 Yes Omar really showed us what it means to play within the music, very relaxed and very confident. During the night we heard all those amazing drummers with blazing chops. I remember when Smitty Smith and Steve Smith trading solos, they took the competition very serious, it was everything except relaxed. When Omar played I danced and the band smiled. He is such a well rounded player, even if he´s not a first call for big bands, he can make any music sound good. And when you get down to it...its what its all about.
@@fekalier this is communicating an elusive concept in music apprehension/learning, that the listener detects fear or aggression, and hears a less pleasing sound than from another who is relaxed, content, and having fun, even if more 'within themselves'. thanks
I don't know if he is the greatest drummer ever, but he did the greatest drum solo I ever saw, believe it or not, with Sting in 1985. I've seen most of the old timers (Buddy, Elvin, etc) but his solo that night put me on the ground.
Omar! So fluid! So honest no pretence behind the kit. Just unapologetic musical expression! Love that guy! Neil Peart was on this show too their styles are on the opposite ends of the spectrum in drumming. It was so cool to watch!
OMAR HAKIM I GROW UP WITH THIS GUY. I LIVED ON THE SAME BLOCK IN ST. ALBANS , QUEENS NY. I USE TO WATCH HIM PLAY IN HIS BASEMENT WHEN WE WAS KIDS. A FANTASTIC DRUMMER THE BEST .
This Performance is LEGENDARY !!!!! Probably one of the best drum solos ever, and some of the sickest grooves ever with the band. These guys are some of the best ever in the Industry !!!!!
A top drummer showcase and a super soprano solo helps, but has sir heard the unbelievably good (for its day - presumably condenser mics) live in Paris (it says birdland) version of Thad Jones' 'Counterblock' played by the legendary Basie band (I think 1959 but post says 1960)... ua-cam.com/video/oJszwIdOe08/v-deo.html The total power balance with the thump in the bass and the sizzling horns, and the kit ! sounds like Jayzee's cat at MSG or wherever.. amazing !! btw, takes two choruses to get going lol... peace and love
I first heard Omar on Sting's "The Dream of the Blue Turtles" album & I've loved his playing ever since. Sting released a live double cd from the tour for that first album called "Bring On The Night." It has Kenny Kirkland on keys, Daryl Jones on bass, Branford Marsalis on saxes, & of course Omar on drums. It came out in the mid-80's & it still knocks me out to this day. There's also a dvd with the same name. Be sure to check out Omar on a tune called, "I Burn For You." Different version on cd.
sick! sick! sick!! a buddy gave me a pair of omar hakim signature series sticks because he never used them and i liked them so much. this was well over a decade ago and i'm just now looking him up! wow!
Omar has to be the best there ever was on the drums, I am so privileged to be able to know him through here. I do not know many drummers that can beat this man, I just only know this man.
One of the first CDs I heard him on was "Still Warm" by John Scofield. His playing on that CD is truly inspiring. This video only helps me to see how amazing he can be. Wow.
David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Anita Baker, Sting, Weather Report, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Miles Davis, Chic, Bryan Ferry, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Everything but the Girl, Marcus Miller, Kazumi Watanabe, Lee Ritenour, Chieli Minucci, The Rippingtons, Bobby McFerrin, and... Daft Punk...
One of my most fave mintzer bigband charts to play drums on, myself. At this tempo you can play as simple as you want to or as complex as you want to without throwing the band down of course. But Omar has never let a band down.
4:10, A producer called Jon Kennedy sampled that beautiful beat and made an incredible downtempo tune. It's called 'A Potrait of Autumn' Check it out. Peace
yeah, he's the real deal. Anyone who is hired by Joe Zawinul of Weather Report is absolutely world class. Hakim is in the same camp as Alex Acuna and Peter Erskine. Every Weather Report musician was among the best in the world.
It really stands out to me now how Omar TRANSFORMS this tune w/ his groove / feel / musicality…sounds nothing like other versions I have heard. Bad….ass. Very weather report.
Who gives a rip about ANY "..stick loss.." eggy He stays in the groove AND IMHO I dare say NOONE caught it except the wonderful HI-DEF camera that we are watching.
All respect to Neil RIP🤗(love Neil love Rush) but could you imagine him playing this song???😱 Nope! It’s a very merciful thing that each player got to choose the songs they liked and felt comfortable with.
Awesome drummer- incredible feel- he played on "Let's Dance" by Bowie - right? Drummer Joey Scrima's "STICKIN TO IT" Written by Andy Celley. HELLRIDER-BOSTON THUMBS UP.
@@rillloudmother purse, keys, airplane tickets, anything a touring musician really needs to get to the next gig or back home... in my touring days (over 22 years ago) we all used them! I guess nowadays a smartphone would be in there too!
We not worthy Omar!!!! Swingin the fuck out that white boy band; Yeah!!!!!! Now they tastin the 'Swingin' Thank you, We LOVE you HAKIM!!! You are not forgotten ( dream of the blue turtles). Respect, you influenced the playin given me, long ago. Keep smilin!!! We Love ya NETZAH
I had this vhs when it came out. Watched it til it wore out. I think he drops a stick and picks it up off his lap real quick then throws em away at the end. They use the same clip on the end credits of the video for some reason.
Does anyone else see the magic trick he does at 8:50?!?!?! Drops a stick, then a new one appears in his hand right before he plays that fatty snare shot. I swear I re-watched it like 30 times
looked like some sort of minor grip issue transferring from floor tom to snare. It happens,but it sure as hell wasn't a loss of time,groove or beat. He cruised like it didn't even happen
This man really walkin onto stage in jeans, Fanny pack, shirt tucked in while everyone else in tuxes. Need that kinda energy in my life
The 80's were a wild time.
Ironically, the same fashion is back in style now lol
Legendary fits mann
Omar is a amazing player. I worked backstage on this gig. I was a student at the drummers collective in 1991, and they asked me if I wanted to help out backstage and see the gig from there. Incredible lineup : Omar, Steve Smith, Marvin " smitty " Smith ( teacher at dc ), Neil Peart and Will Calhoun + solo performance from Max Roach. But Omar sounded best on stage, actually the only time the rest of the band having big smiles on their faces. Nice memory.
wow ! excellent report of an excellent memory of an excellent event ! my compliments ! May I ask: did Omar's level of playing that nite for you reflect his ability to relax so well, with whatever group he's in..if not, what would you put it down to ? that's the thing I like about his loose and fluid playing... I've always rated and loved him, even tho' he's not really a big-band player, more a big gospel/pop group type musician, leading yet following and full of love and creativity... thanks for that !
ps just read that he is now Chair: percussion, college of music, Berkely. you were rite lol
@@doce7606 Yes Omar really showed us what it means to play within the music, very relaxed and very confident. During the night we heard all those amazing drummers with blazing chops. I remember when Smitty Smith and Steve Smith trading solos, they took the competition very serious, it was everything except relaxed. When Omar played I danced and the band smiled. He is such a well rounded player, even if he´s not a first call for big bands, he can make any music sound good. And when you get down to it...its what its all about.
@@fekalier this is communicating an elusive concept in music apprehension/learning, that the listener detects fear or aggression, and hears a less pleasing sound than from another who is relaxed, content, and having fun, even if more 'within themselves'. thanks
I don't know if he is the greatest drummer ever, but he did the greatest drum solo I ever saw, believe it or not, with Sting in 1985. I've seen most of the old timers (Buddy, Elvin, etc) but his solo that night put me on the ground.
He is one of the best...
the best
@@Victor-ge8cs the best at being himself
@@vanguard4065 that sounds like a backhanded compliment but i agree
@@Victor-ge8cs ok he is the best at his style and there are others who are the best at their style you know them all
Omar! So fluid! So honest no pretence behind the kit. Just unapologetic musical expression! Love that guy! Neil Peart was on this show too their styles are on the opposite ends of the spectrum in drumming. It was so cool to watch!
Perfectly stated!
Still one of my favorite drum solos of all time💯..... his phrasing throughout....the journey through many styles, all clean💪🏽
Still one of the best freestyle solo lead into an ensemble piece.Classic. Still one of my favs.
OMAR HAKIM I GROW UP WITH THIS GUY. I LIVED ON THE SAME BLOCK IN ST. ALBANS , QUEENS NY. I USE TO WATCH HIM PLAY IN HIS BASEMENT WHEN WE WAS KIDS. A FANTASTIC DRUMMER THE BEST .
Amazing Omar Hakim
What a special gift given to you Omar Hakim,... Unbelievable, Incredable...
Omar is the personification of joy on a drum kit.
This Performance is LEGENDARY !!!!! Probably one of the best drum solos ever, and some of the sickest grooves ever with the band. These guys are some of the best ever in the Industry !!!!!
One of the best Live Recordings of a big band I have heard. Ever, of course, ever.
A top drummer showcase and a super soprano solo helps, but has sir heard the unbelievably good (for its day - presumably condenser mics) live in Paris (it says birdland) version of Thad Jones' 'Counterblock' played by the legendary Basie band (I think 1959 but post says 1960)... ua-cam.com/video/oJszwIdOe08/v-deo.html The total power balance with the thump in the bass and the sizzling horns, and the kit ! sounds like Jayzee's cat at MSG or wherever.. amazing !! btw, takes two choruses to get going lol... peace and love
I first heard Omar on Sting's "The Dream of the Blue Turtles" album & I've loved his playing ever since. Sting released a live double cd from the tour for that first album called "Bring On The Night." It has Kenny Kirkland on keys, Daryl Jones on bass, Branford Marsalis on saxes, & of course Omar on drums. It came out in the mid-80's & it still knocks me out to this day. There's also a dvd with the same name. Be sure to check out Omar on a tune called, "I Burn For You." Different version on cd.
this guy played em all - a true legend in colour
Hail to the king..Mr. Omar Hakim
sick! sick! sick!! a buddy gave me a pair of omar hakim signature series sticks because he never used them and i liked them so much. this was well over a decade ago and i'm just now looking him up! wow!
Omar has to be the best there ever was on the drums, I am so privileged to be able to know him through here. I do not know many drummers that can beat this man, I just only know this man.
Marvellous drummer ! Mr.Omar Hakim , I LOVE IT ! Friendships Omar ! (Didier D'agostino French Drummer-teacher ).
+didier d'agostino et oui c'est un tueur
+polux troy Un bon mec! LOL
I saw him when he was with Weather Report and Victor Bailey was on bass. Dude blew my mind. Seriously.
watched countless time
Perfect!!!
that oboe solo and the way everything mixed and melted together literally made me start jumping around in my room
OBOE?!?! It's a Soprano Sax!
One of the first CDs I heard him on was "Still Warm" by John Scofield. His playing on that CD is truly inspiring. This video only helps me to see how amazing he can be. Wow.
Fantastic drums solo and music. Good composition
Drums solo is music
@@blopa5893 totally agree with you 🙂
awesome.......simply stated....loved it....
No words!!
one of my faves..
Un seul mot...Fabuleux!!!!
I own that particular side snare. My teacher bought it off him and gave it to me. Pearl Free Floating Brass.
David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Anita Baker, Sting, Weather Report, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Miles Davis, Chic, Bryan Ferry, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Everything but the Girl, Marcus Miller, Kazumi Watanabe, Lee Ritenour, Chieli Minucci, The Rippingtons, Bobby McFerrin, and... Daft Punk...
afiyf Dire Straits (Brothers In Arms)
+afiyf and dave grusin
Yup. He's the man!
His Styles Amazing ! Defiantly Inspiring
One of my most fave mintzer bigband charts to play drums on, myself.
At this tempo you can play as simple as you want to or as complex as you want to without throwing the band down of course. But Omar has never let a band down.
Omar God, you are the MAN!
This has to be the best drumming in the world!
Outstanding!!
una maquina. omar hakim....
damn!!! eargasm, incredible drummer, I play and feels so hard his music, yeahhh
Q: Why do you love to hear Omar Hakim play drums?
A: (Plays this performance for the questioner.)
Unbelievable musicianship - everybody - especially OH!
One of the best matched grip ever
4:10, A producer called Jon Kennedy sampled that beautiful beat and made an incredible downtempo tune. It's called 'A Potrait of Autumn' Check it out. Peace
only drummer I know who makes wearing a fanny pack look badass lol.
hey man this is divine great solo
yeah, he's the real deal. Anyone who is hired by Joe Zawinul of Weather Report is absolutely world class. Hakim is in the same camp as Alex Acuna and Peter Erskine. Every Weather Report musician was among the best in the world.
Ahh the early 90's.
Great from Morocco
Nice stick drop-and-recover near the end there, Omar! Had to look twice to believe it!
I missed it! about where?
After seeing this, I went to the store bought me a fanny pack! Now I’m rockin my fanny pack everywhere I go an nobody can tell me nuthin!!
" Omar Hakim, Drummer.. I Remember the old Band with Herbie Hancock, W. Shorter, and the BassPlayer Stanley Clarke !
Great!!!
It really stands out to me now how Omar TRANSFORMS this tune w/ his groove / feel / musicality…sounds nothing like other versions I have heard. Bad….ass. Very weather report.
What a player. Good band too.
Omar is still my cat on the drums. His touch is so smooth.
Awesome
Con la riñonera puesta por si necesita encendedor o las llaves de la casa. Increible
The soprano sax drove this thing on, and you could tell that Omar was digging it!
@weeblum91 thanks for the heads up. Awesome beat to sample....
which?
❤
You rock that fanny pack Omar!!!
Damn. That band, with Omar, is tighter than a nun's knees!
That's sick how his stick ricocheted and he caught it, never missing a beat.
Groove!!
The trombonist reaction at 8:14 says it all.
guitar buzz is everywhere
Just in case you were wondering.................Yes, everything was better in those days.
Who gives a rip about ANY "..stick loss.." eggy He stays in the groove AND IMHO I dare say NOONE caught it except the wonderful HI-DEF camera that we are watching.
THAT BRASS FREE FLOATING PICCOLO!!! aww so delicious
so underrated
also played with Weather Report, Miles Davis, Sting, Anita Baker, Bryan Ferry, Kazumi Wantanabe, Mustafa Zadeh and
on ..! tons of people..
7:37 ... I need to take some blood pressure medication now.
+Carl Scripter LOL Me too...
Quite normal fill for such a genius
No kidding? I bet those were some good jams!
All respect to Neil RIP🤗(love Neil love Rush) but could you imagine him playing this song???😱 Nope! It’s a very merciful thing that each player got to choose the songs they liked and felt comfortable with.
ALRIGHT
Awesome drummer- incredible feel- he played on "Let's Dance" by Bowie - right?
Drummer Joey Scrima's "STICKIN TO IT" Written by Andy Celley. HELLRIDER-BOSTON THUMBS UP.
Smooth
Is this composition called the Funky Fanny Pack?
Yeah, that's a straight soprano.
Drumming with a fanny pack lol epic
nobody knows this, but fanny packs were actually cool in 1988 and were not yet completely uncool by 1991.
@@rillloudmother and touring musicians dont like to leave passports in unattended dressing rooms...
@@VincentBakker1964 he has a lot more than a passport in there, that thing is packed.
@@rillloudmother purse, keys, airplane tickets, anything a touring musician really needs to get to the next gig or back home... in my touring days (over 22 years ago) we all used them! I guess nowadays a smartphone would be in there too!
After hearing "Contact" by Daft Punk, I knew he was a good drummer, but after hearing this, my mind is blown!
Haaahh!...!..L O double L...That's.The Best funky drumer comment ever!!!!!
Very Cute!
We not worthy Omar!!!! Swingin the fuck out that white boy band; Yeah!!!!!! Now they tastin the 'Swingin' Thank you, We LOVE you HAKIM!!! You are not forgotten ( dream of the blue turtles). Respect, you influenced the playin given me, long ago. Keep smilin!!! We Love ya NETZAH
Mais um video desse cara que me inspira demais =)
hes no 1
The fanny-pack is where he keeps a little extra funk, just in case he needs to get exra-funky.
wait did anyone see that shit at 8:55? did he drop a stick or something and picked up another one?
yes somethimg happened there, but i think it's that he missed a shot
yes somethimg happened there, but i think it's that he missed a shot
I think he lost the left stick and grabbed it back really quick. And stayed super cool!
I had this vhs when it came out. Watched it til it wore out. I think he drops a stick and picks it up off his lap real quick then throws em away at the end. They use the same clip on the end credits of the video for some reason.
I thought I saw him drop a stick during his opening solo as well.
Toca pra carilha, PQP!!!
I like that meaty bass.
Does anyone else see the magic trick he does at 8:50?!?!?! Drops a stick, then a new one appears in his hand right before he plays that fatty snare shot. I swear I re-watched it like 30 times
I slowed down the video, and I still have no idea where the stick came from
Angled, high toms and cymbals on giant boom stands situated significantly above eye level. I wonder what decade this is?
My drum professor in college always sported the fanny-pack?? Rande Sanderbeck at ETSU.
Mamma, here's that bad man again....
like he was jamming to his favourite record in his parents' basement
3:50 = groove
Check Him OUT
When one looks up fluidity it says....Omar Hakim.
i notice all the old school drummers play up high
all the new drummers play with they sets down low almost like in a marching band
You're listening to one of the greatest drummers alive, and you're concerned about what he's wearing?
Really?
..... wow.
8:14 wow
looked like some sort of minor grip issue transferring from floor tom to snare. It happens,but it sure as hell wasn't a loss of time,groove or beat. He cruised like it didn't even happen
This is what you play after a few shots of Crown Royal with a Coke back...