Today, I listened to an old favorite record, Steely Dan‘s 1973 release, Countdown To Ecstasy, and I heard it as if for the first time. And I’ve heard it a lot. This record ran through my head during college, when my friend Craig and I would spin it on long weekend nights. Craig loved “Razor [...]
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25 Great Moments in Rock Drumming – Day 5: Bernard Purdie, “Kid Charlemagne,” from The Royal Scam by Steely Dan “Kid Charlegmagne” is full of session wiz Bernard Purdie’s crisp, tight drumming full of sizzle and pizzazz. Like Donald Fagen and Walter Becker’s “Bodhisattva,” Purdie shines like Japan, while his clean hi-hat and snare work [...]
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