I was lucky enough to tune the piano of, then Jam with Chic Corea before soundcheck, while Dave Weckl stood to the side and looked on. (Corea humored me, and let me jam with standard C jazz/blues playing.

During soundcheck, I got to hear Dave Weckl play while I was still onstage, hanging around the piano to make sue it was still good for Corea. I was blown away at the drumming Weckl was doing just to warm up! Then, when they got to songs for a rehearsal, it became clear I was hearing the most crafted and best played modern jazz form three players that could possibly be. (Wish I remembered the bass player's name). Standup bass. I was told his name as if I should know it. ("Oh,,,,ya know that's........"

Weckl used a minimum 4 piece drum set for this show, (as I've seen him use a large setup, with many toms, on video). And wow, did he ever make those few drums sound like two sets! And the precision was incredible! His left hand for the snare work would have so many variations of strikes, with even different volumes for ghost notes!

Was one hellava show later! The crowd would go nuts during Weckl's really great sections with the band, never mind his solos!

Steve Gadd: I heard his name mentioned more than a few times when talking with other drummers.

No ones but Mike mentions Stevie Wonder. But listen to his drumming on those albums of his! Not Weckl-like of course, but great for the style and songs Wonder was writing.

John

Actually a Member Since 1996 or 97 (Number One Hundred Something).
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