Product Description

On Sunday, November 24, Drummers Collective celebrated its 25th Anniversary with an incredible evening of music in NYC. The Collective has been a haven for musicians from all over the world, since 1977. Performers include Kenwood Dennard, Dave Weckl, and The Dave Weckl Band, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez and John Patitucci, along with the brilliant Cuban keyboard player, Oriente Lopez, Victor Wooten, Felix Pastorius(son of the late, great Jaco Pastorius), and Steve Gadd and the Gadd Gang,. Special DVD Features: Disc Two, offers an array of special features, including, 5.1 Surround Sound mixes, Steve and Victor's rehearsal, Interviews with each artist, more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67292 in DVD
• Brand: Hudson Music
• Model: 320391
• Released on: 2003-06-18
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 323 minutes

Features

• Over 5 hours of music
• Steve Gadd & the Gadd Gang
• Dave Weckl & the Dave Weckl Band
• Horacio El Negro Hernandez
• John Patitucci

Customer Reviews

A must have for any musician/jazz or drum lover
It has been a long time since I have found something worthy of reviewing, but here it is. The DRUMMERS COLLECTIVE 25th ANNIVERSARY is great jazz/improv music and a lot of it at that. (OVER 5 hours worth!!!) The 2 disc set features 4 drummers and 2 bassists that are possibly the best at their instruments. The second disc has many bonus features that are interesting if you ever get past the first disc.
Disc one starts out with the Dave Weckl band. Weckl has always been a great drummer and ,unlike many other drummers, he can write great compostions as well. The set that his band goes through is similar to the 'VERY LIVE' 2 disc set. The cameras focus on Weckl as he shows his ability to go from Jazz/Latin Jazz/funk in a great collection of Weckl Tunes. The man can do it all. He has been called a 'Gadd Clone' but he has developed his own style that is amazing. An in demand drummer at the height of his powers.
Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez joins John Patitucci and Oriente Lopez for a Latin Jazz set. Lopez wrote all of the music and it is great latin jazz which isn't typical of the genre. If there is a better Latin Jazz drummer than Haracio out there I'd love to hear him. John Patitucci is amazing as always. He somehow manages to play over changes while he maintains the link between bass and drums. He is one of the greatest complete bassists around. (Other than Stanley Clarke I can't think of a bassist that is a virtuoso on both upright and electric) Great Latin jazz from a trio that I'd love to catch live. Horacio defies convention and is a must for anyone to hear. What he does with his left foot is better than what most drummers do with all of their appendages. He outdoes his playing on the Montreal Drumfest DVD. A feat that I thought was impossible.
Victor Wooten does his thing next. If you have the Bass Day '98 DVD of Victor then this might disappoint.( I have it) All Victor does is solo, and there isn't even a drummer. Great for one viewing, but it doesn't hold up to multiple viewings. It would have been nice to hear him with a band and perform some of his tunes. Maybe since he does that on the other DVD he was trying to do something different. I think Victor is amazing so I shouldn't question the man. IF you're a bassist you'll probably love this because Victor gives a lifetime worth of bass techniques to figure out/practice although they are the same ones from the other DVD.
Steve Smith gives somewhat of a clinic that he gets the audience involved in. It is great to learn from, but if you're a drummer you probably know this stuff already. I don't play drums, so I found his clinic informative and impressive. Steve does some showing off on this, but I couldn't watch this part over and over. The best part is when Steve is joined by Victor Wooten for an improv/duo similar to the ones found on the 2 VITAL TECH TONES discs. This is a demonstration of improv/musicianship that is a must to be heard and it can be heard over and over. The 2 seem to be sharing one consciousness as they improv and impress. Simply amazing.
Finally, the master, Steve Gadd makes an appearance with the Gadd Gang. The set starts out with Gadd doing a couple of solos that show the style that many have tried to duplicate or add to their own personality. Is there any 'offbeat' drummer that can say they weren't influenced by Gadd?? (Colaiuta, Weckl,etc.) After the soloing, Gadd is joined by his organ player Larry Goldings for another incredible duo. This piece is amazing and can be listened to/watched per infinitum. Lastly, the rest of the Gadd Gang plays a short set of Jazz Standards. It is fitting the show ends with Gadd.
If I had a complaint about this DVD it would be that none of the Billy Cobham Power/Funk school players are here. (Cobham, Griffin, Chambers, etc.) However, when you get 4 drummers of this quality and most from the Gadd School; I am not going to complain. There are 5 hours of greatness, and the Latin Jazz/Wooten/Smith Clinic prevent anything from becoming redundant.
This disc isn't just for drummers or bassists (I don't play either) but is for anyone that appreciates Jazz/Fusion music. The rhythm section is the key to great jazz/or any type of music for that matter and this disc has some of the finest. Whether it is WECKL/KENNEDY, PATITUCCI/HERNANDEZ, GADD/GOMEZ or SMITH/WOOTEN you'll hear this point proven. Anyone can sound great if they are able to interact/solo with these duos. BUY it and see why it is all about the groove/pocket first.

a MUST HAVE for all music lover!!
a concert feature Dave Weckl , Steve Smith and Steve Gadd, three of the best role model of all drumemrs, it's always fun to see them play, and the solo of Victor Wooten is just as inspiring as always, and "El Negro" Hernandez, John Patitucci, Oriente Lopez play some odd-metre Latin songs, which is very complex, but these guys just did that like nothing....

so you can see 3 of the most important drummers and 2 of the most important bassists, on 1 DVD, excellent sound quality, what else should i say? GET IT!!

An Excellent DVD
This is an excellent collection of some of the world's finest players in the drumming and bass world. As a drummer (could you guess from my id?), I eat this stuff up. Dave Weckl's performance absolutely blew me away and is worth buying the DVD just to see his playing. This performance demonstrates why Dave is one of the best drummers out there. Horacio plays a good set with John Pattatucci who proves himself to be a master. Steve Smith does a fine job as well and Victor Wooten is phenomenal. The Steve/Victor sequence is a real joy to watch as these 2 talented musicians dig deep to demonstrate their capabilities. Steve Gadd plays a smooth, 'pocket-filled' set that rounds out the performance. His simple yet masterful playing highlights why he is so popular. The performances by the Collective's people are the only down side to the DVD or I would have given it a 5. They're not bad, but they're not worth putting another DVD's worth of material. If your into the backstage stuff, there's plenty of that too (I'm not but I don't mind it on there). If this was a single DVD for 1/2 the price, it would have been perfect. A must see for serious drummers.