that would make make Purdie sound lifeless. Drumming is not about tempo, which is analagous to clock time. It's about 'timing" or syncronization between instruments, and the feel of accent. Subtle (either barely perceptible or imperceptible) speeding up and slowing down is essential to making music interesting
Yeah, It’s like he’s even sometimes playing the noises he’s making. A certain sound he makes symbolizes a hi hat hit just as he hits it. It’s almost like he plays the drums like chess. Thinking multiple moves ahead.
Check the ghost notes he plays with the fingertips of his left hand when he plays cross stick. Bernard's pocket and groove is so deep it makes the Grand Canyon look like a crack in the sidewalk.
He is creating his own inner music and is playing WITH that. Even when doing repeating rudiments, create inner sounds, song, tones inside head and body and throat mouth and head...play along with that. Always, make it musical, make it music! Music, made and heard inside..expressed out to the drums. Always, make it, music,, musical. My own two cents off of your observation.
When it comes to grooving', Mr. Purdie is THE BEST EVER. Listen to how much space he leaves, not filling up the groove with useless notes. That is pure genius.
Dan Will You're right man. He has accepted his role in the band and does his part as well as he can. If you can't accept that your job is to keep a steady and groovy beat instead of playing solos, and you're kinda "hidden" behind your kit, you shouldn't really be a drummer.
Kevin N I have always felt that playing quarter note hi hi hat grooves are far more challenging than 8th note HH grooves. With more space in between hits its so much more difficult to match the time perfectly and retain all the dynamics when you have so much space.
As a drummer who has studied everyone from Nick Mason to Raymond Herrera, this is a SERMON on drumming. If you want chops like Gene Hogan - start here.
Why does he make it look so easy? With all honesty, it sounds great when I don't watch the video but just listen, but when I watch, he looks sloppy. Trust me, I don't play drums and I've tried and couldn't.
This is a REAL musician. Unlike guys like Skrillex who just go to the stage and press "play" button to blast out some shit that sounds like Transformers having sex, or an arrogant douchebag called Bieber who dances like he has some kind of seizure and sings playback.
finnishguy845 Hey listen.If it weren't for guys like you, always mentionning how "This musician is so much better that "..." (Bieber, Skrillex, Lil' Wayne, what you want) I would never have to think about these people.I don't watch their videos, nor do I listen to their music.But, every fkin time, I swear, every goddam time I watch a good video about music, there has to be that guy who thinks it's interesting to comment "wow, that's better than "..." ". What's the result ?? Here:1/ It's obvious 2/ This "joke" is old and overused 3/ BECAUSE OF YOUR FKIN COMMENT, I'M THINKING ABOUT BIEBER, WHILE I'M WATCHING BERNARD PURDIE PLAYING DRUMS !!!!!You know why Bieber's so famous? That might surprise you, but if you guys ("haters") would leave him alone, noone would speak about him and he would disappear. His fame basically lives on people hating on them. So yeah you "didn't start the fire" but you're feeding it (you know, it's like feeding a troll). So, stop talking about them, let them be forgotten, and then maybe you'll stop ruining my days mentioning these morons in a Bernard Purdie video.Thanks.
Purdie plays drums like David Gilmour plays the guitar. He don't trip on ego pretense, or hide behind flashy gimmick. He has the confidence to bare his soul and play rhythm with real human emotion.
@@MrOhmygoditsben I'd give my right eye to go to that show. Purdie and Gilmour played from the depths of their soul; Pastorius's playing came from a whole other planet. Les Claypool, Mick Karn, and others played a fretless electric bass, but what Jaco did with his defies the musical universe time space continuum. His story is the modern Greek tragedy of Icarus, who flew to close to the sun on bipolar wings.
@@timcwalker not only is JPJ not even close to Jaco, but their styles are completely different. Many famous bassists have tried and failed to immitate Jaco. John Paul Jones is amazing but no one has any business mentioning him and Jaco in the same breath. Your opinions may differ.
@@MrOhmygoditsben Jaco was jazz and fusion. Perdie is rock and funk (way more rock and funk credits than jazz). Gilmore is blues and rock. John Paul Jones is rock and blues. JPJ is way more of a fit than Jaco in this imaginary scenario.
There's a tape of Buddy berating the bandmembers. Buddy was a perfectionist . Very intense. That's why I like the stylings of Joe Morelo. Looser style.
I'm not a drummer, but I'm a jazz music fan and truly respect great musicians, especially drummers. Bernard Purdie is one of the best drummers in the world.
NAAAAAAASSSSSSTYYYYYYYYY!!!!😱😱 The audience have never heard such an amazing sense of groove and pocket! That’s that OG funk! He puts that stank on it!
I just love how this man by the name of Mr. Bernard Purdie just puts his rhythmic and intellectual sense of nostalgia, persuasion, and history into his playing while he is exemplifying it and showing it to every audience he plays in front of. That is the kind of old drummer that you could learn and sociably gather lots of musical knowledge from when you're trying to make it into the bigger leagues; especially when it comes to actually playing drums or the (drumset)
I sure hope the young folk in the crowd understand just how much of a monster Pretty is. As a bass player I would LOVE to sit with a human metronome like he is. And more than that, a dude that can flat groove his ass off.
This has absolutely nothing to do with 'musicians' . This is a higher level of honesty an understanding. Purdie is the real deal. If you remember one thing....always remember where 'one' is.
People have no clue how awesome this guy really is and so much respect from very well known drummers. Pocket and groove, that's where it's at. He makes it look so effortless.
So eleven of you don't enjoy a guy who has lived his entire life in the pocket and totally owns his craft? What do you object to? The groove? The perfect timekeeping? The incredible technical skill? The spectacular fills? The elegance? The effortlessness?
It's a shame there are those who don't appreciate a diversity of styles. I love the high energy of Carl Palmer, Buddy Rich, Ginger, Cobham etc But I certainly can appreciate the " in the pocket" groove of this.
What a joy this guy brings... He loves this instrument and he has a Deeeeeeeep pocket... Hard to find young drummers that are doing this kind of stuff these days...
thegougeman Yeah this brings inspiration to me, to come back to practice double strokes and these kinds of grooves. Instead of playing gay dubstep drum covers.
As I was growing up, I would sit with my great grandmother as she would ramble on about the days of the past. I would just sit there and soak it all in. Listening to BP reminds me of those days. He's telling a story, oh and he happens to be playing drums as well. There are some who don't get his style, or may be bored because he's not flashy, but this dude is the real deal. It's why he is one of the greatest. He's teaching musicality and space in the song. I could sit and listen to this all day. "My friends, always remember where the 1 is."
How come almost no one has commented on the 2nd part with Jamey Haddad? The presentation he does is absolutely phenomenal, just as interesting as Bernard and just as important in its specified way if one were to ask me.
notice even when he stops playing his internal clock keeps ticking to the groove he established....this ability is vital in good drumming. An amazing player with beautiful dynamics.
He talks in triplets! When he says always rembember where one is....he can easily find it because this man lives and talks in triplets :D it's a genius
MrMcCoGo it’s not just counting rests. It’s remaining aware of the time grid underneath what you are doing consciously. His conscious action here was talking, his focus goes into that so that he can say what he means to say, but he is. still maintaining time underneath.
I love how non- chalant he is at the beginning of this exercise, but it’s funkier than most spend a lifetime chasing- AND HE’S CARRYING ON A CONVERSATION WITH AN AUDIENCE AT THE SAME TIME. My goodness!♥️ PS You can hear his influence all over Jeff Pocaro’s playing.
AMERICA'S world's wonder Drummer , the true master of Rythm drumming period ! And no one can touch this . ONLY IN AMERICA ,AND IT AIN'T EASY BEING COOL !!!!!
I bet he's a real pain in the arse to recording engineers. "Ok Bernie, take number nine" "Ok boys.. here goes... a ha ha ha heuur heuur heur heur AAAhhhhhh yah yah boy boy ugh UGH UGH UGH!!!!" "CUT!!!!!!"
He is playing around and entertaining the audience but these older musicians are very conservative and professional especially during recordings. When teaching students they are dead serious.
best thing about him... he just keeps grooving... from his first hit right until the last note... no show off, no techical chatter... just plain music... BP, groove on Sir!
Incredible! Purdie seems to have influenced almost every drummer after him. His feel and timekeeping are incredibe, everything he does is extremely useful in a band context - and he talks at the same time and it's clear that the man loves what he does. Very inspiring!
Such a creative teacher. The part at 4:10 made be go back and listen again, he really does stay in time and land on the 1! haha made me smile, wasnt expecting it
A great creator of a timeless groove. This groove came into existence when Bernard was recording one day with Aretha and she dropped some music on the ground while Bernard was practicing this groove and apparently Aretha said yes! Yes! And, Bernard played this groove in a unique way on “ Until You Come Back to Me.” Amazing how this groove would be used later on songs like Home At Last with Steely Dan and countless others. This groove is ingenious. Enjoy!
You mean Luigi Balassoni , Sam woodyard , Dave Black , Carmine Appice , Bill Ward , Dave Holland , Billy Cobham , Alphonse mouzon , Cozy powell , Narada michael Walden , Lesbinks , Simon Phillips , Tommy Aldridge , Reed St mark , Kim kuzz ...were non sense ?
I love how he explains his playing. it's perfect because if you write what hes doing on a staff, it doesn't look difficult. You'd spend the rest of your life trying to make it sound like him though. There's only one godfather of groove, and that's Bernard Purdie. Great video.
After a lifetime as a guitar player, I just bought a set. This guy is the one that really inspires me- a lot of drummers seem to be trying to be ‘good’ or heroic instead of being a vehicle for Spirit, which has been the basic job for drummers since humans began.
Well said Shannon, well said. As a drummer myself, my main focus was always the groove. I never cared much playing a solo, except maybe trading 4's. Other than that, I just wanted to maintain a tight pattern. Robert Coello called me a pocket drummer, and even tho I wasn't sure what he meant, I knew it was a compliment. I have since come to understand what he was talking about and realized that's what I have been all my life, playing kit since 1962.
I had the true pleasure jamming with Bernard Prudie, Jason Ricci, Gino Mateo and the great Rob P at Harpfest San Diego hosted by Harmonica John Frazer!!
Looking at the audience I can't understand why their feet are not moving. Whenever I watch him I can't keep my feet from following him; and I have a massive smile on my face.
![Tighten Up 1/2 [Bernard Perdie, Chuck Rainy, David T Walker, Lou Donaldson ...and more !!]](/img/n.gif)
Bernard Purdie just looks like he is having the time of his life every minute of playing, as it should be.
4:06 "always remember where one is" => in the present moment => what you said.
Or is it 1 from 1 2 3 4... Or are both the same... 😶
About 7 minutes in I’m realizing dude pretty much can put on an entire concert without a band.
Same
He’s doing what he does best and it always sounds amazing. I could listen to just him without a band for days, and never get bored.
Time did not exist in the universe until Bernard Purdie started playing drums.
Time has never existed. It's a measurement.
@@onesong2001 the funk does not reside within you. You have been banished from the realm of funk.
Now get the funk out.
@@int0the3p1t32 Go funk yourself!
@@onesong2001 touché
@@int0the3p1t32 :-)
That awkward moment when you reach into your pocket for your keys but instead you pull Bernard Purdie out.
Priceless.
@@ninobrown876 pocket-my-sweet-patoot
Totally relaxed in the pocket❗️
I'm in tears laughing at these comments!
Underrated comment
When Mr purdie was done playing, his drum set smoked a cigarette.
🤣
Yeh How was that for you?
Lol
Just saw this same comment on another video and I laughed both times
@@Oscar-bp8ye I'm plagiarised all the damn time. LOL
This man is groovin’ and holdin a conversation at the same time
😂😂😂😂😂
Nay, a lecture!
even the conversation invites me to move
Even better is that if you count with his speech patterns, he's in time with the groove whilst speaking. He speaks in musical time
@@BroopSoL1441 his lecture is pretty much a Jazz poem, it's perfectly in time!!
Atomic clocks set themselves to Bernard Purdie.
That hilarious, awesome and totally true!!
Fucking true.
Hilarious!!!
that would make make Purdie sound lifeless. Drumming is not about tempo, which is analagous to clock time. It's about 'timing" or syncronization between instruments, and the feel of accent. Subtle (either barely perceptible or imperceptible) speeding up and slowing down is essential to making music interesting
Fuck yeah they do.
Safe to say he's one of the greatest of all time.
Oh yeah!
Absolutely no doubt
Certainly when it comes to groove. Lint isn't as deep in the pocket as this man
At six minutes in, I just realized I’ve been grinning from ear to ear the whole time! 😁
I know right this made me so happpyyy
Your comment has become the latest instance of me reading a comment in a time in a video exactly as it was happening
@@evenoddridge4829 that’s kind of spooky. Take care, ✌️
I've never seen such a romantic relationship between man and drumset
I like that!!! Nice way to see it!!
it's like he's riding a horse
I think Gadd gets close!
Try watch Virgil Donati on second visit at MI, when he explain on drumset, look like Burdie, when he count, ah uh ergh...., Donato make sound it self
Oh yesss - that's true! I agree with you.
How in God's name do you give this a thumbs down? Can you build a groove even remotely as solid as this? Who ARE you?
THEY are just jealous they don't have the feel for it
Jealous dicks
These people should ask themselves, why famous musicians like Aretha, James Brown, Donald Fagen or Walter Becker asked him to play on their records.
The Black Key
Ordblind
A car could crash through the wall suddenly and this man wouldn't drop the 1
That was a fuckin hilarious thin u just said bro love it 🤣🤣
Ge has too much feeling for others too do that... Right?
i screamed💀💀💀💀💀
Sounds like he's hearing a whole song in his head while he's playin
hell I feel like I can hear it too
Yeah, It’s like he’s even sometimes playing the noises he’s making. A certain sound he makes symbolizes a hi hat hit just as he hits it. It’s almost like he plays the drums like chess. Thinking multiple moves ahead.
I could play bass with him, it felt like we were hearing the same hits and build ups
Very clever!
I can relate...me too 🙂🙃
you know the shit just got serious when Purdie open his eyes...
Check the ghost notes he plays with the fingertips of his left hand when he plays cross stick. Bernard's pocket and groove is so deep it makes the Grand Canyon look like a crack in the sidewalk.
DAGDRUM5 😆😆😆 now that's funny.....but so true!!!
Peace and love.🎶🎶🎶
DAGDRUM5 4:24
Don’t worry about them ghost notes! Those are just rebound, baby!
@@risharddaniels1762
Purdie will splain them to you.
@@jazzmac03 That's literally the most comfortable way to play that tho, I thought everyone did it naturally?
Ok so I double checked. Twice. At 4:23, he landed dead on 1 after an 8 bar rest while talking. Amazing!
People talk about sugarfoot, but BP is time and feeeeel
Bro I was sure I was imagining it when I first watched the video but sure enough. Fuck.
Totally incredible. Must’ve watched it 15 times.
Yes, now if I watch him again, I see he's lining specific syllables up with the counting that is still going on in his head. So cool.
I wish I could play drums so I can appreciate how amazing that must be. 👍
My man turned scatting into a percussive instrument
He is creating his own inner music and is playing WITH that. Even when doing repeating rudiments, create inner sounds, song, tones inside head and body and throat mouth and head...play along with that. Always, make it musical, make it music! Music, made and heard inside..expressed out to the drums. Always, make it, music,, musical. My own two cents off of your observation.
the UA-cam god in the comments
LOL.
My music teacher always said if you can't sing it, you can't play it. I hate it when he's right.
@@AlaskaDavidWwake up from ye slumber!
this man is the symbol of a true drummer who became one with music.
One might say a “living cymbal”
When it comes to grooving', Mr. Purdie is THE BEST EVER. Listen to how much space he leaves, not filling up the groove with useless notes. That is pure genius.
Agreed. He has complete control of the rhythm and tempo. No grandiose solos. His drumming has purpose.
Dan Will You're right man. He has accepted his role in the band and does his part as well as he can. If you can't accept that your job is to keep a steady and groovy beat instead of playing solos, and you're kinda "hidden" behind your kit, you shouldn't really be a drummer.
finnishguy845 Ya, tell that to a gospel drummer and you'll be laughed outta church!
Dan Lo Fat Haha, that might be true :D
Kevin N
I have always felt that playing quarter note hi hi hat grooves are far more challenging than 8th note HH grooves. With more space in between hits its so much more difficult to match the time perfectly and retain all the dynamics when you have so much space.
The secret of course, is obviously the hat.
Nah its making random noises while playing
@@Pauly421 mmm hmmm 🎶🎶
The hi one or the higher one?
@@sassytabasco higher lol
@@sassytabasco that was good haha
The noises he makes while he's playing are really insightful as to the story that is playing out in his mind. what a total dude.
This man is a living legend who actually lives up to his own legend. God bless Bernard Purdie.
As a drummer who has studied everyone from Nick Mason to Raymond Herrera, this is a SERMON on drumming. If you want chops like Gene Hogan - start here.
Why does he make it look so easy? With all honesty, it sounds great when I don't watch the video but just listen, but when I watch, he looks sloppy. Trust me, I don't play drums and I've tried and couldn't.
@@HOWYOUDOIN884 daddy’s cookin
What makes Gene Hogan so great is his ability to take an L and become a better drummer for it
@@philippweisang nice one :P
Amen!
Such economy of movement. He hardly breaks into a sweat. A true master.
Economy of movement is something you find as a common element of master musicians.
"The cymbals bring out the color and the flavor that you want." Man, this cat is smooth!
and this, kids, is what they call a 'musician'.
Amen!
This is a REAL musician. Unlike guys like Skrillex who just go to the stage and press "play" button to blast out some shit that sounds like Transformers having sex, or an arrogant douchebag called Bieber who dances like he has some kind of seizure and sings playback.
finnishguy845 Hey listen.If it weren't for guys like you, always mentionning how "This musician is so much better that "..." (Bieber, Skrillex, Lil' Wayne, what you want) I would never have to think about these people.I don't watch their videos, nor do I listen to their music.But, every fkin time, I swear, every goddam time I watch a good video about music, there has to be that guy who thinks it's interesting to comment "wow, that's better than "..." ". What's the result ?? Here:1/ It's obvious 2/ This "joke" is old and overused 3/ BECAUSE OF YOUR FKIN COMMENT, I'M THINKING ABOUT BIEBER, WHILE I'M WATCHING BERNARD PURDIE PLAYING DRUMS !!!!!You know why Bieber's so famous? That might surprise you, but if you guys ("haters") would leave him alone, noone would speak about him and he would disappear. His fame basically lives on people hating on them. So yeah you "didn't start the fire" but you're feeding it (you know, it's like feeding a troll). So, stop talking about them, let them be forgotten, and then maybe you'll stop ruining my days mentioning these morons in a Bernard Purdie video.Thanks.
Zblex
Well said. I wonder if some of these commenters are shills .. being paid to mention (*advertise*) artist X in as many videos as possible..
Haha that would be a smart move !
"don't worry about those ghost notes, ain't nothin' but rebound!"
Purdie plays drums like David Gilmour plays the guitar. He don't trip on ego pretense, or hide behind flashy gimmick. He has the confidence to bare his soul and play rhythm with real human emotion.
Imagine Gilmour, Purdie, and Jaco on a gig
@@MrOhmygoditsben I'd give my right eye to go to that show. Purdie and Gilmour played from the depths of their soul; Pastorius's playing came from a whole other planet. Les Claypool, Mick Karn, and others played a fretless electric bass, but what Jaco did with his defies the musical universe time space continuum. His story is the modern Greek tragedy of Icarus, who flew to close to the sun on bipolar wings.
@@MrOhmygoditsben John Paul Jones instead of Jaco.
@@timcwalker not only is JPJ not even close to Jaco, but their styles are completely different. Many famous bassists have tried and failed to immitate Jaco. John Paul Jones is amazing but no one has any business mentioning him and Jaco in the same breath. Your opinions may differ.
@@MrOhmygoditsben Jaco was jazz and fusion. Perdie is rock and funk (way more rock and funk credits than jazz). Gilmore is blues and rock. John Paul Jones is rock and blues. JPJ is way more of a fit than Jaco in this imaginary scenario.
Lyrics:
NNNH HNNN NH NH NH NH
NH NHn Hnn HNN HNN NNNNNGG
HNN hnn HNN HNN HNN HNN
Ma may my ma ha hng.
jeewoo7195 don’t forget the part with booboodeebooi
@@NastyCockRoach 6:30 **purdies in portuguese**
*NNNNH 🙄
jeewoo7195 you forgot
Chugga chugga chugga
I can't even hum whilst playing the drums. My man can hold a conference and still goove ridiculously.
Groovistically!
And switchs beats and and the bps lol
I don't think anyone else enjoys playing drums as much as Bernard.
Yeah -maybe. Maybe Buddy Rich. He made it look hard though.
Elvin Jones.
There's a tape of Buddy berating the bandmembers. Buddy was a perfectionist . Very intense. That's why I like the stylings of Joe Morelo. Looser style.
Roger that.
papa jo jones
The Yoda of drumming.
Shout out to all those people who can hear the rest of the music he's playing along to. That's what I call love!
I'm not a drummer, but I'm a jazz music fan and truly respect great musicians, especially drummers. Bernard Purdie is one of the best drummers in the world.
This is class. "Always remember where one is". Amen Bernard.
+Laurie Harper He just forgot it after he said it. Not implifying hes not there for a reason.
A beautiful double entendre.
He didn't forget the "one". It's when he plays the AA china cymbal
@@Gunnon1 no he didn'ttt. He played the bass drum at one. He's such a legend
That snare sounds so beastly, and the room reverb just adds to it!
The Purdie Shuffle is one of my favorite beats, so groovy and clever.
NAAAAAAASSSSSSTYYYYYYYYY!!!!😱😱 The audience have never heard such an amazing sense of groove and pocket! That’s that OG funk! He puts that stank on it!
What a cool dude.I bet he’s forgotten more about drums than most drummers will ever know.
I've played for 30 years. I will very much accept that sting lol thank you, can I go sit back down and keep learning from Mr. Purdie, please?
I just love how this man by the name of Mr. Bernard Purdie just puts his rhythmic and intellectual sense of nostalgia, persuasion, and history into his playing while he is exemplifying it and showing it to every audience he plays in front of. That is the kind of old drummer that you could learn and sociably gather lots of musical knowledge from when you're trying to make it into the bigger leagues; especially when it comes to actually playing drums or the (drumset)
bigger leagues?
There are drummers and then there are musicians that mastered the drums. Mr Purdie is currently teaching class, I'm stunned he's just flawless
I sure hope the young folk in the crowd understand just how much of a monster Pretty is. As a bass player I would LOVE to sit with a human metronome like he is. And more than that, a dude that can flat groove his ass off.
This has absolutely nothing to do with 'musicians' . This is a higher level of honesty an understanding. Purdie is the real deal. If you remember one thing....always remember where 'one' is.
Andrew Ludlam it has everything to do with music lol 😂
you are getting ZEN with it. I understand. Always keep the main thing the main thing... THE One
People have no clue how awesome this guy really is and so much respect from very well known drummers. Pocket and groove, that's where it's at. He makes it look so effortless.
Tony Marinelli The difference is he is Musical and not just rhythm.
Copper3T Very true!!!
We DO know how good this guy is, anyone the a ounce of rhythm will tell you that, if they don't they won't be watching this video
This just makes me smile uncontrollably.
Me too! I’m not a drummer but always loved them.
Humans are 80% water. Purdie is 100% pocket.
"Sex Education for Drumming 101"
It fits considering the fact that Bernard was in a porn movie once :)
Lol
Omfg yessss!
hahaha
😂😂😂😂👏👏👏
So eleven of you don't enjoy a guy who has lived his entire life in the pocket and totally owns his craft? What do you object to? The groove? The perfect timekeeping? The incredible technical skill? The spectacular fills? The elegance? The effortlessness?
Well said, Bernard is such a personality and to have performed with ALL the greats in the industry, He is truly a legend.
Agreed... effortless - I can't play the drums, but love them. this video is deceiving as it makes it all look far too easy!
They didn't get enough of him apparently, so they disliked
It's a shame there are those who don't appreciate a diversity of styles. I love the high energy of Carl Palmer, Buddy Rich, Ginger, Cobham etc
But I certainly can appreciate the " in the pocket" groove of this.
It's just a running total of people who don't like gold records. Or at least the good gold records.
How the hell is he ghosting a cross stick? Sorcery.
He's tapping the snare with his fingers. Very cool.
"Don't worry 'bout those ghost notes, they ain't nothing but rebound"
@@ryansams1268 first saw gavin harrison do that. Awesome technique
Fingers
Some of these kids have NO IDEA the advanced education that they are really recieving right then.
Bernard is ROYALTY!!!
What a joy this guy brings... He loves this instrument and he has a Deeeeeeeep pocket... Hard to find young drummers that are doing this kind of stuff these days...
Benny Greb, perhaps
thegougeman Yeah this brings inspiration to me, to come back to practice double strokes and these kinds of grooves. Instead of playing gay dubstep drum covers.
Check out the band "Vulfpeck" if you haven't yet :)
Day Varia was gonna say them too
thegougeman
I'm not even a drummer, and I enjoy this lesson soo much 😊
An artist at work.
Doesn't get any better 🔅
Bernard Prudie - living example of Audiation ❤
People like Purdy have an uncanny ability to link life with art - he spoke about the train in the beginning. It's not only about the drums themselves.
ted talks for drummers
hardly.... ted talks are shit
portholepirate 🤘🏽
Ba-ba unng AH! hoo hoo hoo GNN GNN gnn didi-boyboyboy uh EH GA!
This man speaks my language!
How many drummers can play, and speak about what they are doing at the same time. Best clinic performance ever.
As I was growing up, I would sit with my great grandmother as she would ramble on about the days of the past. I would just sit there and soak it all in. Listening to BP reminds me of those days. He's telling a story, oh and he happens to be playing drums as well. There are some who don't get his style, or may be bored because he's not flashy, but this dude is the real deal. It's why he is one of the greatest. He's teaching musicality and space in the song. I could sit and listen to this all day.
"My friends, always remember where the 1 is."
Can listen to him all day
12:48 When you control the ghost notes, you always know where everything is.
i need a cigarette after that performance!
antkn33 LOL
Stop smoking while you can
antkn33 🤣🤣🤣
How come almost no one has commented on the 2nd part with Jamey Haddad? The presentation he does is absolutely phenomenal, just as interesting as Bernard and just as important in its specified way if one were to ask me.
I went to a clinic he was holding at a local drum shop 35 years ago, and still groovin .
notice even when he stops playing his internal clock keeps ticking to the groove he established....this ability is vital in good drumming. An amazing player with beautiful dynamics.
He talks in triplets! When he says always rembember where one is....he can easily find it because this man lives and talks in triplets :D it's a genius
I reacted out loud when he started back on beat like that. I thought he had stopped playing. Guys is the truth.
@MrMcCoGo thank you xD
MrMcCoGo it’s not just counting rests. It’s remaining aware of the time grid underneath what you are doing consciously. His conscious action here was talking, his focus goes into that so that he can say what he means to say, but he is. still maintaining time underneath.
You know what he's teaching? He's teaching groooooooovvvvvveeeeee....
LostMyMojo100 He can teach all he wants. What he possesses is something that comes from a higher power.
He is djent
And djent is his name
That so whomever speaks his name will be in the djent
And djent shall shine down on us
I love how non- chalant he is at the beginning of this exercise, but it’s funkier than most spend a lifetime chasing- AND HE’S CARRYING ON A CONVERSATION WITH AN AUDIENCE AT THE SAME TIME. My goodness!♥️ PS You can hear his influence all over Jeff Pocaro’s playing.
AMERICA'S world's wonder
Drummer , the true master of
Rythm drumming period !
And no one can touch this .
ONLY IN AMERICA ,AND IT
AIN'T EASY BEING COOL !!!!!
When that Latin groove kicked in...*chills!*
And those fill-ins! He's like a bank of genre rhythms on a synthesizer.
I bet he's a real pain in the arse to recording engineers. "Ok Bernie, take number nine" "Ok boys.. here goes... a ha ha ha heuur heuur heur heur AAAhhhhhh yah yah boy boy ugh UGH UGH UGH!!!!" "CUT!!!!!!"
Matthew Oakley great one
LMAO I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING
I can picture (Bernard) him reading your comment, rocking back and forth and agreeing....
Matthew Oakley this comment just made my day hahaha
He is playing around and entertaining the audience but these older musicians are very conservative and professional especially during recordings. When teaching students they are dead serious.
best thing about him... he just keeps grooving... from his first hit right until the last note... no show off, no techical chatter... just plain music... BP, groove on Sir!
Well , it have show off here and there where you dong expect to be .
You didnt watch closely
This the most beautiful thing I've ever seen or heard.
It's 2019 almost June... and there still is nobody, nobody like him around... may he live longer and still inspire and keep the beat.
Yeah and he's 80 years old now. I hope he lives over a hundred!
I love DJ Johnson from Khruangbin too. So minimal but groovy and always in the pocket.
He's a happy musician. 🎵🎶
Incredible! Purdie seems to have influenced almost every drummer after him. His feel and timekeeping are incredibe, everything he does is extremely useful in a band context - and he talks at the same time and it's clear that the man loves what he does. Very inspiring!
Indeed, you are totally right, what a talent..
imo "loves what he does" is not enough. he lives it with every breath and pulse!
klick2destruct That's exactly the reason why he is so good. He doesn't just make his living playing music. He LIVES AND BREATHES music.
Sad to know I'm just seeing this guy for the 1st time. Yet so happy I am too! Love the feel. I feel it
He’s a master, not only at drumming, but also at explaining the logic behind what he does. Nothing short of genius!!!
James Brown, B.B. King, Aretha... That's how you know you run with the big dogs.
Lets not forget Stealy Dan...….he set the stander for the Stealy Dan sound.
A Legend indeed!!
@@papo1515 who wrote that tired sea song?
Such a creative teacher. The part at 4:10 made be go back and listen again, he really does stay in time and land on the 1! haha made me smile, wasnt expecting it
Bobby Van Stone; exactly. me too. he is time.
How did you put that time code there please ?
me too. Amazing
gangstaaaaaaa feels
Bobby Van Stone he got me too
I have never seen such passion with drums
A great creator of a timeless groove. This groove came into existence when Bernard was recording one day with Aretha and she dropped some music on the ground while Bernard was practicing this groove and apparently Aretha said yes! Yes! And, Bernard played this groove in a unique way on “ Until You Come Back to Me.” Amazing how this groove would be used later on songs like Home At Last with Steely Dan and countless others. This groove is ingenious. Enjoy!
The master of feel!!! Purdie is a true legend
I just realized what a terrible drummer I really am.
He does that.
firstmusic00 Me too, man.
You have to say hm pup ahh ehh ye eh and that will make your day*;^)
Alexander Logutov I'm pretty sure Benard is the only guy who can properly get away with this!
Don't feel like that.. we all just practice and try to get better... Think how old he is and how long he's been playing.
Purdie and the Groove are ONE ! Love watching him and all of his greatness..
😎😎😎😂😂😂😂 Homie was sexing the hell outta that drum kit....
I could seriously listen to this dude drum all day long ..fuck all that double bass nonsense and noise this is pure feeling and melody
You mean Luigi Balassoni , Sam woodyard , Dave Black , Carmine Appice , Bill Ward , Dave Holland , Billy Cobham , Alphonse mouzon , Cozy powell , Narada michael Walden , Lesbinks , Simon Phillips , Tommy Aldridge , Reed St mark , Kim kuzz ...were non sense ?
That pocket is just filthy.
Basically. Lol
plenty of room in that their pocket💃✌
If you fall in that pocket, you ain't getting out.
I am not familiar with this term "pocket" what is it?
Courtney Johnson its where he keeps his roofies he drugs his set with before he abuses them
Bernard is a national treasure.
Flavor, soul, timing and space to breath. I'm an accomplished drummer. Playing most my life and could watch him do this all day.
I love how he explains his playing. it's perfect because if you write what hes doing on a staff, it doesn't look difficult. You'd spend the rest of your life trying to make it sound like him though. There's only one godfather of groove, and that's Bernard Purdie. Great video.
After a lifetime as a guitar player, I just bought a set. This guy is the one that really inspires me- a lot of drummers seem to be trying to be ‘good’ or heroic instead of being a vehicle for Spirit, which has been the basic job for drummers since humans began.
Same here. This represents the groove I ache to put into music. It's sad to hear so many otherwise great drummers rush and stumble through their sets.
Well said Shannon, well said. As a drummer myself, my main focus was always the groove. I never cared much playing a solo, except maybe trading 4's. Other than that, I just wanted to maintain a tight pattern. Robert Coello called me a pocket drummer, and even tho I wasn't sure what he meant, I knew it was a compliment. I have since come to understand what he was talking about and realized that's what I have been all my life, playing kit since 1962.
There goes that lovely language again. I'm learning. Thanks so much. God bless.
This ain’t an ordinary clinic, THIS IS A DRUM SOLO OF GROOVES.
I had the true pleasure jamming with Bernard Prudie, Jason Ricci, Gino Mateo and the great Rob P at Harpfest San Diego hosted by Harmonica John Frazer!!
If you only get one thing out of this video... remember this: "Never forget where one is."
The foundation of true relaxation is never forgetting where you started
The constant scattin just adds to the charm of him. I love this
since when youtube allows pornography ?
Krzysztof Sosnowski lol
hahahahah
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The man is just downright intimate!!!
😂😂😂👏👏👏
Where can I get just the Purdie vocal track?
totally dig that statement.
vocal at 5:46-5:56 is so nasty.
Ha!
Its up my ass dude. I am gay-Come and get it!!
hahahah i was definitely thinking the same thing
AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND, THIS IS REAL MUSIC
Looking at the audience I can't understand why their feet are not moving. Whenever I watch him I can't keep my feet from following him; and I have a massive smile on my face.
He is the best when we talk about groove...that's what a drummer should always focus...I can keep watching him for hours.
He is the living legend!! He is simply the best groove player ever.
I could listen to this man all day. Those drums just FEEL so damn good!
Digital clock learned a lot from this man