Bernard purdie welcome to the home of mike dolbear drums. The couch literally buckled under the weight of bernard purdie and the huge number of heavy breaks hes unleashed upon the world. Soul drums deluxe edition by bernard pretty purdie. You can read the book for yourself or even better hear bernard purdie in person.
Talked for a while about playing with james brown and he signed a copy of his book for me. There is considerable family background including the fact that purdie was the first black student enrolled at elkton maryland high school, graduating in 1960. Now prettys official life story has finally arrived, in the form of the book let the drums speak. The biggest session drummer of all time is ready for the. Purdies signature sound can be heard on records from some of the most prolific artists in the world, including. Biography of bernard pretty purdie, the worlds most recorded drummer. His playing reflects his magnetic personality and his passion for life. Jon hammond leader at the hammond organ, dom famularo drums, joe berger guitar, koei tanaka harmonica, alex budman tenor saxophone, leslie j. Half time shuffle session more bernard purdie here. Bernard pretty purdie let the drums speak the life. We caught up with him to talk about his chicago jazz connections as well as his new book, let the drums speak. He is like that in his personal appearances as well. He is known for his precise musical time keeping and his signature use of triplets against a halftime backbeat. Bernard has played on over 4,000 albums throughout his career, and had the opportunity to grace the stage with amazing artists such as aretha franklin, miles davis, dizzy gillespie, james brown, and many many more.
Buy a copy of bernards new book let the drums speak. Bernard pretty purdie to get into the groove in westport. He finds a way to make music work and for the listener to have a good time. The kickstarter project to fund my book let the drums speak. Purdie recently finished his selfpublished autobiography, called let the drums speak, which will be released in october. Bernard pretty purdie shuffle groove video dailymotion. Bernard pretty purdie is an american musician, and is considered an influential and innovative pioneer of funk, jazz, blues, pop. Bernard pretty purdie let the drums speak book by jack.
Purdies guest at a recording session and cd release party at a date to be determined soon. Known primarily for his halfcentury long career as a studio musician, bernard pretty purdie is an icon in the recording industry. Bernard pretty purdie is arguably the most recorded drummer in the world. Many of them would buy pretty purdie tshirts and the autobiography let the drums speak. Bernard has played on over 4,000 albums throughout his career, and had the opportunity to grace the stage with amazing artists such as. Middletown, ct come and see southern new england jazz legends such as karen frisk, perform, as well as a booksigning by talented drummer bernard purdie. We know that someone was hired to overdub drums onto several of the beatles recordings with tony sheridan for release in the us in 1964 on the atco label. I want to thanks all of my friends, fans and supporters who made this book possible. Taken at face value, this is a bold claim, if not a crazy one. Let the drums speak the life story of the worlds most recorded. Bernard purdie, an elkton native and worldrenowned drummer, autographs a copy of memoir let the drums speak. Biography of bernard pretty purdie, the worlds most recorded. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Carter aka chuggy carter percussion winter namm show anaheim california namm center.
The life story of the worlds most recorded drummer. The book charmingly chronicles the story of purdie trailing a musician all over. If requested, you have the option of having your name actually appear in the book on a page listing patrons. Book jersey blue calendar management web store new. In this podcast i have the opportunity to chat with bernard purdie, who is arguably the most recorded drummer of all time. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Bernard purdie the purdie shuffle online drum lessons.
We had the legendary bernard pretty purdie at our drumeo studios to take you on a drumming journey unlike anything youve ever seen before. And yet, through the pages of this book all we hear is that he spent a. A crowdsourced documentary about his life, made with his excited participation, is in production as well. Only now, after reading his book did i find out that bernard has a photographic memory. There is no mention of bernard purdie in bramwells book. Let the drums speak the life story of the worlds most. Jon hammond funk unit head phone lunch set and bernard purdie book commercial his new book let the drums speak. This photo by jon hammond appears on page 125 in the bernard purdie book let the drums speak since i wasnt credited i will give my own credit.
Jon hammond funk unit with bernard purdie book commercial and funky head phone march 9, 2015 watch the video here. Norman smith was the audio engineer who recorded and mixed the beatles recordings, beginning with their parlophone audition on june 6, 1962 and ending on november 30, 1965 when he resigned his position at. The title reflects a sentiment we can certainly get withbut of course we all want to hear from the man himself. Ghostnotes and 16th note hihat groove more bernard purdie here. On saturday, may 2, he will be at the elkton central library at 1 p. Musician catches up with friends, family at book signing. He said the recording was done at capitol studios in new york. Even at a very young age, his knowitall attitude would get him into trouble at school on a daily basis. Bernard pretty purdie let the drums speak the life story of the. I think hes in like the top ten drummers of all time. This book provides huge amounts of insight into the man and, i think, leaves nothing out. Karen frisk jazz featuring bernard purdie book release. Tapes rolling bernard pretty purdie has never been one to shy away from controversy, and hes always spoken his mind.
This manuscript is about 270 singlesided pages, bound with 19 plastic tabs, commonly known as comb binding. This hard teachers that didnt take prisoners if you know what i mean, no prisoners, i know any in your book and this is one question id like to ask you in in your book, you said. In the 80s, purdie claimed to have been hired by brian epstein to overdub drums onto on 22 beatles songs, including she loves you. Buy let the drums speak by bernard purdie 20141016 by bernard purdie isbn. I have always thought that he epitomises all that is good in the american drum scene.
Let the drums speak pretty media, 2014 is an autobiography, told in the third person, covering his rise from the beginning until today. Aretha franklin, miles davis, dizzy gillespie, james brown, and many many more. Here i was looking forward to some great stories about one of the worlds very best drummers, instead i was bored silly with stories of him growing up a paperboy, his tall mother who birthed too many children to an underpaid and. Let the drums speak, biography of bernard purdie, manuscript by ed dennis ebay. One the cover bernard pretty purdie modern drummer. We had the legendary bernard pretty purdie at our drumeo studios to take you on a drumming journey unlike anything youve ever seen. Jack hoban is raising funds for bernard pretty purdie let the drums speak book on kickstarter. With let the drums speak, he tells you how he does it. Soundcheck time at bb kings 42nd street with bernard purdie flanked by miho nobuzane from osaka piano and tetsuya sato from tokyo. Bernard purdie is one of the most soughtover session drummers in the world.
I consulted with him on the various ways to bring this book to print. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading let the drums speak. This led to his 25year association with aretha franklin. Bernard purdie shares how his drum teacher influenced his drumming and continues to do so. Jon hammond funk unit with bernard purdie book commercial and funky head phone. Steely dan, aretha franklin, miles davis, ray charles, james brown, b. Whether its james brown or aretha franklin, jazz heavyweights like jimmy smith or galt macdermot, firing latin leaders like pucho and mongo santamaria or even controversially the beatles, his innate timekeeping has provided the foundation for innumerable. If you helped as a patron, you will be receiving a special package of gifts and.