He looks like he's pushing to me...Check out Alphonse Mouzon to see what calm and smooth look like; ua-cam.com/video/8ybIzZNesXU/v-deo.html...He eats this guy for lunch...Kenwood Dennard or Billy Cobham...Those guys are chill...:)
+godbluffvdgg check out the newest comment and chill...he killin it...he juzt FUKd up a move that ain't hiz...itz about innovation smh he grabbed that one...from me... 1:45
HE WAS THE FIRST TO ORIGINATE THE GOSPEL CHOPS STYLE BACK IN THE MID 1980s AND ALL THROUGH THE MID 1990s THERE ARE RECORDINGS OF HIM DOING THOSE CHOPS MOST ARE WITH GOSPEL ARTISTS HEZEKIAH WALKER AND THE LIKES OTHERS ARE ON THE EARLY CDs OF MARY J. BLIGE MISSY ELLIOTT P.DIDDY BEYONCE BUT IT WAS DOING THEIR LIVE SHOWS HE GOT TO SHOWCASE A LOT. HE WAS ONCE THE HOUSE DRUMMER FOR THE WORLD FAMOUS APOLLO THEATER SHOW
TEMP GOT IT RIGHT BRO GENERALLY SPEAKING DRUM FILLS ARE ALWAYS BEING PLAYED IN ANY MUSICAL SETTING THE POINT IS THE WAY GOSPEL CHOPS IS PLAYED ACCORDING TO THE DYNAMIC/ACCENT STRUCTURE OF THE NOTES ACTUALLY DRUMMER JOEL E. SMITH WHO PLAYED ON A LOT OF THE HAWKINS ALBUMS DID CUTTING EDGE DRUM TECHNIQUE THAT WAS OF GREAT INTEREST FROM MID/LATE 70s THROUGH THE EIGHTIES BUT REALLY GERALD HEYWARD WAS LIKE THE DEF STREET JAM BREAK DANCE OF GOSPEL CHOPS BEFORE THE ERIC MOORE AND THOMAS PRIDGEN TONY ROYSTER JR. GENERATION OF DRUMMERS
he took my move tho smh 1:45 and stop runnin the same thing...you special juzt because he plays at your church...?! do y'all talk...?! doez he have your #?!
you can see he waz lyke 'here we go...'I'm bouta try it' then shook it off when he realized it could've been a lil more tighter smh damn man...smh he killed everything elze tho... ...thatz the only reazon I hate other Ppl recordin me smh
He had to see me do that smh I'm the only one who that @ 1:45 he killed everything elze but thatz me smh and he almozt mezzed...I ain't hatin...I'm juzt tight...smh thatz my thing...smh ...you did the thing tho smh
I love the way Gerald plays the Drums....not to fancy, not too soft, but with enough precision to carry the gig.
0:41 smoothest hi-hat adjustment of all time
One of the Greatest to ever do it!!!!! Brooklyns finest!!!!
One of the most entertaining drummers to watch
Always loved this guy.. love the tune too!
Hey Gerald u are one of my influence keep doing it .
What an amazing player very calm and smooth and clean too
He looks like he's pushing to me...Check out Alphonse Mouzon to see what calm and smooth look like; ua-cam.com/video/8ybIzZNesXU/v-deo.html...He eats this guy for lunch...Kenwood Dennard or Billy Cobham...Those guys are chill...:)
godbluffvdgg someones always gotta make it a competition
+godbluffvdgg check out the newest comment and chill...he killin it...he juzt FUKd up a move that ain't hiz...itz about innovation smh he grabbed that one...from me...
1:45
His Set is awesome!
Sooooo just adjust the hihat tension without any lapse in time whatsoever. That’s cool. I’m totally not bugging about how dope you are. No biggie.
TWOC Poetry it’s not as hard as it looks. U gotta be prepared for just an occasion lol
Love it!
Always loves this mans pocket presence! Gets yours GH!
Paused at 1:17... is the stick in his right hand between his pointer and middle finger?
Ye
Some good old badassary right there on the drums
I was there..........woo
That's my claim to fame in the drumming community
Ricardo Cojones haha lol had breakfast with him that morning it took us ages to find a cafe .. I was there also
im a drummer as well but this guy rocks man good talent brother keep it up
Always bringin the killer backbeat!
Perfect Gerald Heyward!
Time to practice
ha ha...
LOL Okay.
O melhor 💥
Legend
HE WAS THE FIRST TO ORIGINATE THE GOSPEL CHOPS STYLE BACK IN THE MID 1980s AND ALL THROUGH THE MID 1990s THERE ARE RECORDINGS OF HIM DOING THOSE CHOPS MOST ARE WITH GOSPEL ARTISTS HEZEKIAH WALKER AND THE LIKES OTHERS ARE ON THE EARLY CDs OF MARY J. BLIGE MISSY ELLIOTT P.DIDDY BEYONCE BUT IT WAS DOING THEIR LIVE SHOWS HE GOT TO SHOWCASE A LOT. HE WAS ONCE THE HOUSE DRUMMER FOR THE WORLD FAMOUS APOLLO THEATER SHOW
GERALD IS A DOPE DRUMMER HE CAN REALLY REALLY KICK ASS
thatz tru...I learn from him eddie... Grafton Nivens and how to play left handed from Michael Blackwell...smh
Lol that’s not true it was in church way before ... but he was the first to do it around the pop scene
TEMP GOT IT RIGHT BRO GENERALLY SPEAKING DRUM FILLS ARE ALWAYS BEING PLAYED IN ANY MUSICAL SETTING THE POINT IS THE WAY GOSPEL CHOPS IS PLAYED ACCORDING TO THE DYNAMIC/ACCENT STRUCTURE OF THE NOTES ACTUALLY DRUMMER JOEL E. SMITH WHO PLAYED ON A LOT OF THE HAWKINS ALBUMS DID CUTTING EDGE DRUM TECHNIQUE THAT WAS OF GREAT INTEREST FROM MID/LATE 70s THROUGH THE EIGHTIES BUT REALLY GERALD HEYWARD WAS LIKE THE DEF STREET JAM BREAK DANCE OF GOSPEL CHOPS BEFORE THE ERIC MOORE AND THOMAS PRIDGEN TONY ROYSTER JR. GENERATION OF DRUMMERS
THAT’S AWESOME
He’s so good
One of the coolest brothers I know. He also attends the same church as I
he took my move tho smh
1:45 and stop runnin the same thing...you special juzt because he plays at your church...?! do y'all talk...?! doez he have your #?!
Okaaaaayyyyy!
Does anyone know the name of the backing track?
That is one small ride.
Such a POCKET! Is this a Kaz's backing track? At least sounds like his stuff.
Bom de mais mano.
Where can I get this track it has a kaz vibe to it
Super ☺ 👍 👌
can I ask what is that track name, please?
Anybody might know the song?
What is this track called??
Whats the name of this track
what song is it???
Al minuto 1:50 se equivoca ...
Gerald Heyward has change and adjust, imagine him on the ride cymbal
What’s the song?
Kenny Liu reminds me of monstercat but can’t find it :/
uze fb
Kenny Liu
Eddie Hayward is his younger brother or nephew ?
Isiah cousin
His lil brother
this shit goes hard
Me.gusta que se mueva la bataca vibre y baile yeahh
Such tepid applause! Maybe the compression was dampening it, but man I would've been louder than that...
Jon Richt mics aren’t picking up the crowd you wouldn’t of been
Song
👍 lembrar-se bateras unidos jamais será vencido!
Great playing, can't seem to get any mileage of those drum tones though
Take a shot each time Gerald has to adjust his glasses
you can see he waz lyke 'here we go...'I'm bouta try it' then shook it off when he realized it could've been a lil more tighter smh damn man...smh he killed everything elze tho...
...thatz the only reazon I hate other Ppl recordin me smh
I saw the miniature: "ok, next no intresting drummer". I think I was wrong as fuck
Badass mf
earthquake in here
He had to see me do that smh I'm the only one who that @ 1:45 he killed everything elze but thatz me smh and he almozt mezzed...I ain't hatin...I'm juzt tight...smh thatz my thing...smh
...you did the thing tho smh
Being a fab. drummer and a mechanical technician at the same time....how does he do that? Even putting his glasses straight while playing....sigh....🤔
yeah yeah just scratch your face and play with one hand xD
heard he got fired from Beyonce's band for playing too many chops.
Owen Burns not true at all
@@pmillergroove1 fair enough.
Thomas L. eats him on breakfast .
Never liked him hahah