Happy 86th birthday to the legendary Bernard Purdie! Known for his precise time-keeping and his signature groove—the iconic Purdie Shuffle—he changed the game with those silky triplets against a half-time backbeat. Here he is breaking it down like only he can:
@SVG__Collection Yes, Sir! I liked too 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
@SVG__Collection I was looking forward to seeing him play the cork jazz festival 05, but he couldn’t make it Only to be replaced by Clyde Stubblefield 🥁🥁🥁💥🥁🥁🥁
@SVG__Collection I was lucky enough to see him at the Brecon Jazz Festival in 1995. From memory Cleo Laine, Toots Thielemans, Kenny Barron, and McCoy Tyner also played 😊
@SVG__Collection “The Hitmaker” himself! youtu.be/_ldtieSEyQM?fe…
@SVG__Collection I didn't even know that I have a favourite drummer until 5 minutes and 11 seconds ago 🤯🤯🤯
@SVG__Collection I saw him play a few years ago at the Green Mill Jazz club in Chicago. He sat in with a 95 year old Jazz legend, George Freeman, and they set the house on fire. It was…a religious experience.
@SVG__Collection A musician friend was on a session with him in the '80s. Said he put up a banner behind his drum set that said 'You done hired the Hit Maker.' Dude had a banner behind him during a session! And everyone was okay with it. He is larger than life! One of a kind. Happy Birthday!!!
@SVG__Collection He has a list of recording credits any musician would admire. I have a drum set in my house. I suck at it but it is all good fun. It's good for when I want to call a drummer over and just tell him to bring a stick bag, I got everything else.
@SVG__Collection Music Lovers - do yourself a favor and go look up ALL the records, Mr. Purdie played on! The Beetles to Aretha to Toto to Led Zepppelin Super ubiquitous God-level session player 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
@SVG__Collection This is one of the best drum lessons you could come across. Should save it.
@SVG__Collection We join in wishing the happiest of birthdays🥳to @BernardPurdie1,1 of the most influential drummers ever. Here is our earlier birthday post feat his live cover of "Tighten Up" w/ other legends. Wishing this Giant among Giants many more trips around the Sun x.com/SmoothJazz0204…
@SVG__Collection We join in wishing the happiest of birthdays🥳to @BernardPurdie1,1 of the most influential drummers ever. Here is our earlier birthday post feat his live cover of "Tighten Up" w/ other legends. Wishing this Giant among Giants many more trips around the Sun x.com/SmoothJazz0204…
@SVG__Collection Amazing drummer. Vibes like fuck on Home at Last by Steely Dan 😎
@SVG__Collection @DingusTheKid Happy Birthday to The Hitmaker! ❤️
@SVG__Collection One of the best. Hard to believe he's 86.
@SVG__Collection Damn I love a drummer that knows what he’s doing.
@SVG__Collection The groove legend. Pure genius.
@SVG__Collection Jeff Porcaro used this shuffle for Rosanna. He modified it.
@SVG__Collection Oh man, this gentleman is ABSOLUTELY on my Mt. Rushmore of world’s greatest drummers, easily. Perhaps the most recorded drummer, ever.
@SVG__Collection Here's Toto copping his groove: youtube.com/watch?v=qmOLtT…
@SVG__Collection extreeeeeemely grooooooooovay!
@SVG__Collection I can follow his ‘splaining and follow his playing but can’t follow by obeying.
@SVG__Collection Still kicking it? Awesome! I love his work with Steely Dan.
