Music profile for bernard purdie, born 11 june 1939. One the cover bernard pretty purdie modern drummer. Bernard pretty purdie soul drums expanded edition on. Bernard purdie on drumming for aretha and more one of the hardestworking drummers in the history of recorded music, purdie has appeared on thousands of albums. He is known for his precise musical time keeping and his signature use of triplets against a halftime backbeat. Bernard purdie plays pocket funk namm center patio by jon hammond. Session god bernard pretty purdie who played on more soul records than dust specks can fit on a pinhead did this soft skin blaxploitation soundtrack. Not so much an album as it is a master class in the art of funk percussion, soul drums is the quintessential bernard pretty purdie lp, an unstoppable rhythm machine made all the more memorable by its fiercely idiosyncratic production. Even though bernard pretty purdie had gone by the nickname mississippi bigfoot, this prolific studio player grew up in. Bernard pretty purdie time is all and the purdie shuffle back to bernard pretty purdie. His drum teacher leonard heywood inspired him to pursue a career as a.
Bernard purdie is one of the most well known drummers of all time, and probably the most recorded in history. He also claims to have overdubbed on the decca audition. Low prices on bernard pretty purdie discography of music albums at cd universe, with top rated service, bernard pretty purdie songs, discography, biography, cover art pictures, sound samples, albums, etc. Listen to your favorite songs from bernard pretty purdie. Well reading wiki purdue claims to have overdubbed on the tony sheridan sessions to add punch. Pretty purdie our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Known as the father time of modern drumming, bernard pretty purdie has drummed up. Stream bernard pretty purdie on amazon music unlimited now. What most animates the drummer is talk of himself at age 8, in elkton, maryland, coming to terms with what would become his signature contribution to music. Bernard pretty purdie the worlds most recorded drummer. Bernard pretty purdie is arguably the most recorded drummer in the world. From his early days as a session player, purdie rose to become aretha franklins musical director, did overdubs for the beatles, and recorded with the likes of.
I always discounted the myth that funk and shuffle session drummer bernard purdie played on beatles tracks just an urban myth. He was so smooth in all of this playing and all of his ghost note work is amazing. Interestingly, he does not flash his chops or get into funk jazz interludes, like iasic hayesso successfullydid on shaft. This is pretty good soul with some great vocalists. Bernard pretty purdie was born on june 11, 1939 in elkton, maryland, usa. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. A1 shaft isaac hayes a2 way back home wilton felder 5. Bernard pretty purdie good livin good lovin youtube. Bernard pretty purdie has done more than left his mark in music history. The guy has more groove than any drummer i can even think of. This led to his 25year association with aretha franklin. Bernard pretty purdie, billed as the worlds most recorded drummer, is a session musician most active during the 60s and 70s though he has played on more recent songs as well. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bernard purdie at the discogs. He made a name for himself working with james brown and others throughout the 1960s, and helped bridge the. Bernard pretty purdie dedicates set to his children phyllis and. Bernard pretty purdie shuffle groove video dailymotion. Namm 2012 bernard purdie at our booth by soultone cymbals. Bernard purdie, grant green, wilson with stanley jordan at the iridium, ny. New drumcore 4 loop collection by legendary bernard purdie. Paired with pianistarranger richard tee, guitarists eric gale and billy butler, bassist bob bushnell, and tenorist seldon powell, purdie creates a suite of. Albums include pieces of a man, quality control, and jazzmatazz volume ii. Bernard purdie was born june 11, 1939 in elkton, maryland as the eleventh of fifteen children. Bernard lee pretty purdie born june 11, 1941 is an american groove drummer, and is considered. Ten seconds of hihatfilled percussive nirvana followed, one of. Get pdf ultimate beginner have fun playing hand drums for. Bernard pretty purdie dedicates set to his children jons archive bernard pretty purdie dedicates set to his children phyllis and anthony in.
The horns and rhythm instruments dropped out, but bernard pretty purdie kept drumming. Pretty purdie returns with cool down forget aretha franklin, james brown, herbie hancock and the multitude of other artists with whom bernard pretty bernard pretty purdie returns with his first album, cool down, in almost a decade. Forget aretha franklin, james brown, herbie hancock and the multitude of other artists with whom bernard pretty purdie has played. He hit the new york music scene in the early 1960 s, and landed his first hit with mickey and sylvia the beginning of a stellar career. Arsey plateau snacks magic jam remix with only their debut 12 on the newly formed magic jams imprint, snacks are already killing it. If you listen to aint she sweet i think thats plausible.
Bernard lee pretty purdie born june 11, 1939 is an american drummer, and an influential. Bernard purdie lialeh original movie sound track album art. Splatt feat bernard pretty purdie, john anter and marty ballou by groove master. Bernard pretty purdie whatcha see is whatcha get youtube. He moved to new york from maryland in 1960, and recorded. Find bernard pretty purdie discography, albums and singles on allmusic. He was inducted into the modern drummer hall of fame in 20. Purdie began already as a sixyearold to bang out rhythms on improvised equipment. But purdie can be heard on countless discs by brown, franklin, curtis, gillespie, and crawford among many others. Born in elkton, maryland on june 11, 1941, bernard was the eleventh of fifteen. Bernard pretty purdie cd discography at cd universe. Prestige recorded at van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, october 11, 1971 tracklist.
Purdie recorded soul drums as a band leader and although he went on to record alexanders ragtime band, the album remained unreleased until soul drums was reissued on cd in 2009 with the alexanders ragt. The worlds most recorded drummer, purdie is known for his signature purdie shuffle, his precise. Bernard pretty purdie the worlds most recorded drummer having played with aretha franklin, james brown, b. Find a aretha franklin with everything i feel in me. He is one of the most recorded drummers and listed in rolling stones top 20 greatest drummers of all time list. Soul drums is the debut album by jazz drummer bernard pretty purdie which was recorded for the date label in 1967. Bernard pretty purdie is an american musician, and is considered an influential and innovative pioneer of funk, jazz, blues, pop. Purdie claimed proof was forthcoming, but none was presented. He made a name for himself working with james brown and others throughout the 1960s, and helped bridge the musical generation gap via his work with such crossover jazz pioneers as george benson, hank crawford and grover washington, jr. Bass chuck rainey drums bernard purdie guitar david t. Imagine bernard pretty purdie, dizzy gillespie and blaze got stuck in a studio and you get an idea what this berlin.
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