Vinnie Colaiuta-Part 1 from rehearsal: Steve Gadd American Drummers Achievement Awards Show.
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- This is Part 1 (excerpt) from the rehearsal featuring Vinnie Colaiuta with Tom Scott, Larry Goldings, Jimmy Johnson and Michael Landau.
Here is the link for Part 2- • Vinnie Colaiuta-Part 2...
On September 13, 2003, Steve Gadd was honored by the Avedis Zildjian Company at the second American Drummers Achievement Awards (ADAA) at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, MA - a historic evening that included a special tribute to the late Armand Zildjian. The once-in-a-lifetime event was hosted by Mr. Bill Cosby and featured an all-star band that included Vinnie Colaiuta and Rick Marotta on drums. The evening culminated in an incredible performance by Steve with James Taylor! - Hudba
Steve Vai on Vinnie Colaiuta:
"I was just enamored with Vinnie. Back in the Frank days, his whole approach, when I heard Vinnie play, his phrasing - it satisfied something in my heart. It was easy to get certain rhythmic gratification from straight up-and-down-type players. Playing grooves, alternate grooves here and there. But Vinnie just came in and threw a wrench into the works. The guy is an alien. He was able to touch buttons with his sense of polyrhythms that no one has ever done. Frank's band was the perfect soundboard for that. I started transcribing his playing for The Frank Zappa Book. I mean, there's five to six different notations for the hi-hat!"
"I'll tell you a really great Vinnie story. He's one of the most amazing sight-readers that ever existed on the instrument. One day we were in a Frank rehearsal, this was early '80s, and Frank brought in this piece of music called "Mo 'N Herb's Vacation." Just unbelievably complex. All the drums were written out, just like "The Black Page" except even more complex. There were these runs of like 17 over 3 and every drumhead is notated differently. And there were a whole bunch of people there, I think Bozzio was there"..
"Vinnie had this piece of music on the stand to his right. To his left he had another music stand with a plate of sushi on it, okay? Now the tempo of the piece was very slow, like "The Black Page." And then the first riff came in, [mimics bizarre Zappa-esque drum rhythm patterns] with all these choking of cymbals, and hi-hat, ruffs, spinning of rototoms and all this crazy stuff. And I saw Vinnie reading this thing. Now, Vinnie has this habit of pushing his glasses up with the middle finger of his right hand. Well I saw him look at this one bar of music, it was the last bar of music on the page. He started to play it as he was turning the page with one hand, and then once the page was turned he continued playing the riff with his right hand, as he reached over with his left hand, grabbed a piece of sushi and put it in his mouth, continued the riff with his left hand and feet, pushed his glasses up, and then played the remaining part of the bar."
"It was the sickest thing I have ever seen. Frank threw his music up in the air. Bozzio turned around and walked away. I just started laughing."
You gotta see Vai telling it live czcams.com/video/u-3vfVmy6FI/video.html.
One of the absolute greatest drummers of all time!
Its a Heavy List but he's definitely pulling the load
SUR !
I love how Vinnie is still absorbing the form of the tune and he's still totally dead on and makes it look completely effortless.
I've been playing a little over 50 years and VInnie Colaiuta makes me want to burn my sticks. He's just a monster.
This guy inspired me to sell my drums
Whew!!!..😩..I hear ya!!!..Love to watch and listen to him,but know I'm not on a level to change the flat tire with his set in the vehicle, lol!!!
I know how u feel mate
🤣 I am next.
Not the best way to learn from other's people talent.
I understand you, even if I mainly play guitar, but try to let this video inspire you to rete to study more stuff... you'll be happy ;)
I think Vinnie is the all in one drummer, my favorite drummer he s so creative dynamic and effortless
I can't believe you have this footage up! I was a student at Berklee at the time and a friend got me a job working with the lighting crew, so I was there during this rehearsal in the Berklee Performance Center balcony. The musicianship that night was just on another level. Jimmy gave me his bass music which was hand written in pencil, and all the musicians were super kind on top of being spot on with the music from beat one. One of the best all around concerts ever too if you include Steve and Paul Simon doing 50 Ways to leave your lover.
The synergy between Vin and Jimmy Johnson is just something else toward the end of this clip. Absolutely unreal.
Vinnie is like a machine,smooth smooth smooth.!!!
One of the greatest readers of all time
As a guy who’s been playing 40+ years but never got much past beginning books when it came to sight reading I’m just amazed watching these guys reading and playing this stuff just like turning on a light switch!! I’m impressed! True professionals!!!
Same here brother, 37 yrs!!!..
it's their job..
That's all they do in their life
They speak the language fluently. Second nature to them. And yeah, it’s immensely impressive.
The 1st 30 seconds is so valuable and how Vinnie communicates over a section of music. To think he understands exactly what each person's going to do and how they going to do it and still navigating through it all while reading. That's why he's one of the best!!
amazing !!! vinnie reading alien skills
absolutely amazing!!
Thank you. Amazing play.
Vinnie; out of this world reader ; absolute Talent; so Smooth .Great musicians as well ; regards from Costa Rica.
I don’t know if we’ll see another drummer with the overall skill set that Vinnie has. Watching him direct other musicians with absolute certainty of where each instrument is on any given note in the arrangement is astounding. This isn’t the only time I’ve seen him do it with other musicians as well. An American treasure.
Absolutely it is magical man he inspire me so much
I'm only just discovering him though sadly
Believe me, everybody in the band know with certainty where to be, and what he was saying and he wasn't directing anymore than anyone else in the group, it's a chart. That is how it's done.
@@Sundaydrumday well you found him now, and that’s wonderful! I’m jealous you get to dig in to all those great records and videos for the first time!
@@nicklangmusic LOL!!! YA, ITS ALSO DISCOURAGING TO DIG INTO ....MY GOD WHAT AN ANIMAL THIS GUY IS...HOW DOES SOMEONE PLAY LIKE THIS....THIS HAS TO BE SEVERAL LIFETIMES WORTH OF PRACTICE, I JUST DONT SEE HOW A PERSON CAN BECOME THIS GOOD, AND DID IT AT A YOUNGISH AGE I SUSPECT AS WELL
Vinnie is a consummate master. Living proof of how far someone can develop natural talent over a lifetime, becoming ALL humanly possible. A great inspiration for us all to WORK at our gifts, taking them farther than we ever thought possible. It's day after day, after day, for a lifetime.
Vinnie has such an impeccable sense of meter. Second to none 👍🏻
this is so lovely!!
The greatest drummers make the most difficult things look easy.
Thanks for sharing..
I must have listened to “the leprechaun” 100s of time in high school/college but it’s been 40 years...I forgot how great it is!
Vinnie having fun and taking chances on a rehearsal!!!
One of the top 5 drummers of all time.
Impossible to say that. Just silly thinking. Shows how little you have heard, and know about drums, maybe.
@@morbidmanmusic name 5 better drummers
@@dressedtosmellgood There aren't any that can do what he does
UNBELIEVABLE!! This guy takes it to a whole nother level!
What’s crazy is that his skill set would take some another lifetime to even get close to what’s in his brain…and in his hands.
Tremendous talent and super tight playing by Vinnie .... He was really on top of his game.
Fantástico!! Incrível!!😃👏👏Musicalidade puríssimo..
For those who might not know it's the song Nite sprite on Chick Corea's album 'the leprechaun'.
The fact that he can read stuff like this down and still play with such world class level of musicality, interpretation, groove etc. is so inspiring. I’m a somewhat decent reader, but this is far beyond just making the notes so to speak.
The cat on bass is a MONSTER!
He played with james taylor , dont know his name
Jimmy Johnson, amazing
He also played quite a lot with Holdsworth
Jimmy Johnson ... Legendary!
Also played with Vinnie back in the day on the Joan Rivers show band!
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Incredible
He is a composer and a great improvisational player. A consummate pro in every sense of the word.
Vinnie please stop, I can’t believe this amazing feels!
My favorite drummer of all !!
Can't believe that guy play drums on a Megadeth record wow
I still amazed about that it s a shame he didn't tour with Mustaine imagine how incredible should Megadeth music became....
@@YAS6931 He's too in-demand to be in a tour. He probably costs a lot of money to be taken on tour.
@@henriqueccruz yeah, sting is loaded af
Incredible sight reading 🤪🤪🤪🤪
beyond incredible I'd say .... what a monster drummer Vinnie is !
That's some damn fine playing. Of course I expected nothing less.
That snare sounds so good!
Awesome, Awesome !!!!!!!!!
He's got a brain for each limb, one for reading the charts and a couple to spare just in case it gets tricky.
Vinnie Colaiuta + Jimmy Johnson = Groove Monster
This music is the very reason that I can't stomach what they pass off today as music. The sad thing is that today's entertainers ( I Refuse To Call Them Musicians) is the gross amount of money they make without any effort. Guys like Vinnie are The Real Deal but just don't get the pay & rewards they deserve
instant read chart with feels...graduated from Zappa academy!
👍Vinnie's TOTALLY on it!!!
Warmup for Vinnie: Got my sticks. Got my drums. Okay, all warmed up.
You cannot go wrong with Vinnie
The Master!
God created Vinnie to share his amazing gift of musicianship through drumming!,,
No god needed. He practiced a lot and played with everyone. Gods are not needed for music and to impose yours on him or anyone is overbearing.
VINNIE!!!
Vinie Colaiuta...!!! El más grande y mejor baterista del mundo....!!!
unbelievable;;;;
That's the true feeling of heaven right there 😁
4minutes 29 seconds 😂😂 loved that
He reads, anticipates and execute like no other ! BEAST
Three-fifths of James Taylor's touring band, too (Jimmy, Larry & Mike).
Mr vinnie colaiuta
It's funny how if you saw any of those guys on the streets you would never think they were such bad dudes.
Pro's !!!!!
Can u imagine Vinnie running into the Dollar General for some ice...gets to the counter and the "attendant" take forever to get him through? Vinnie's inner voice, "Really dude...I just did a session that is really complex, i nailed it every time, and you can't run ice through the scanner?"
Hilarious analogy. :-) thanks for the laugh.
@@carlalbrecht there are the Vinnies and Tarentinos of life, then there are guys making 12 hour...they do not function at the same level...both made in God's image, million miles apart...
everything is all relative.
bangbetter.xxx
"God's Image"? What in the F&%$ are you talking about? More mindless god talk. Zzzzz......
@@Joesfosterdogs
Pro of pros.
The V-man !!
My god. Always thought Vinnie's (and the band's) take on the last run-through here was even better than the show performance. Just sickening.
Totally agreed.
And this is probably quite common for many shows in that what the audience gets to hear is not always their best take….Just goes to show how many good runs are missing haha
Super powers!
God of Sightreading!!!
Does anyone know what cymbals Vinnie was using in this set-up: specifically the ride?
Looks like a K Custom 21" Special Dry ride to me. Easy look like A Customs.
I think it's an Organic ride 😅
@@Doyledrumz No that's definitely a Special Dry Ride - the cymbal had just come out at that point in 2003. Whilst the Organic Ride wasn't released until 2015.
You have balls to rehars this just the day of the concert.
1:41: This is the rarest thing in the universe. The unobtanium of music. It was Vinnie Colaiuta slightly making a mistake.
When you known as a drummer by your first name that's all they need to know
Does anyone know the cymbals he uses here?
Alguien sabe el nombre de la cancion? Name of the song???
Leandro Polisano Nite Sprite by Chick Corea (Steve Gadd was on the record)
Interested in some of Vinnie's charts? Check this out: czcams.com/users/FStDrummer
Jumps in anywhere he damn feels in a chart in the middle of a 16th, this guy is super-human good. Glances over at the chart while he's basically soloing. WTF Vinnie? Can you imagine all the drummers that hung it up because of you? Why bother? LOL !!!!!!!!!
1:04
1:25 someone missed some Notes ;-)
Like Axel said, i played my drums for 30 years, but now it's time to sell them ...
Where is music from?
The piece is called Nite Sprite, it's chicks.
Omer Wilk Classic!
Chick Corea - “Night Sprite”
One of Zappa’s posse, nuff said! Frank only recruited the best, as you can see.
It's like to see Leonardo painting the Monnalisa..
I can do that, but I dont wanna
Chick Corea tune!
Yeah I’m trying to dance to this but it’s impossible! 😉
vinnie is thinking this is sophmoric compared to what Frank was aspiring to
Only in terms of complexity, absolutely not in terms of weight of artistic statement... I think a large part of Frank's thing was to kind of imbue compositions with this incredible complexity as a form of humour.
CNt think for yourself, so you do it for others...? Hmmm.
The music reminds me of Chick Corea from the 70s.
It is
@@nikolajurisic2693 Thought so!
james sholtz chick corea night sprite with steve gadd on drums :)
What kind of K ride is he playing here?
jesus christ!!!!!......uffff....
wow, it helps to read, read and play, Vinnie pisses me off
Vinnie WALTER WHITE Colaiuta !!!
300 IQ
Proof aliens exist.
Great playing but don't like the sound of the snare. A bit too tight for my taste.
But it does cut through the band well. And defines the hits perfectly.
It might be Ab, or A like Dennis Chambers. He also tunes tight.
I thought the same. Snare is a bit annoying with all respect for Vinnie, my all time favorite. To be honest I never really liked his sound, but I love his playing.
My favorite Vinnie drum sound is probably from the 1st Jing Chi record. I think it was the natural finish Gretsch US customs that he used there. Same as the one from Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales sessions and the Baked Potato Jeff richman
Bootleg vids.
Cheers!
@@JoEsp those were all different drums
I wonder what a drummer who doesn't know how to read music would do in this case...
Shit in his pants. :)
@@jazzandbeyond7549 Tell them to call Vinnie...
learn the Song by ear (Dennis Chambers)
totally different style but .... Buddy never had a problem ... ever
@@crissignori7482 Buddy was Buddy ..one drummer every million..
This music is so played out..! I want to give my drums away
This is great reading by all involved but Vinnie doesn't play this like Steve Gadd did. Vinnie is a fantastic drummer but he plays too busy here. Steve was much more to the point without all the extra stuff.
Vinnie is Vinnie, Gadd is Gadd. Let’s just leave it to that.
@@rogerlippelt9487
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There's always 1.
@@michaelw.4434 - 1 what? A person who loves Vinnie's drumming but is also willing to make a rational observation? Is there anything Vinnie plays that any of you think could be better?
@@musopaul5407 - that's the point. Gadd set up the groove much better. As an aside - Gadd was my favorite drummer through the 70's and some of the 80's but he got old and slowed down. Then Vinnie became my favorite. He's still really great though neither him or Steve are at their peak anymore due to age.
Technically yes yes very good but this kind of weird music still sounds like shit.
No, you don't like it, that is different. Your ignorance is the shit part.
There are a lot of 'insanely brilliant and technically genius drummers out there on Instagram but I'm afraid to inform, Vinnie is the master along with Dave Weckl. Their 'overall' genius is simply on another stratosphere. To think Vinnie is sight reading in this clip. Shut your eyes and you'd think he was just jamming with a bunch of shit hot musicians. There's a reason why he is the most hired session drummer out there. He a very gifted musician who just happens to be a drummer.