I had this video on vhs and it lasts about an hour. Without any doubt rosanna is one of the most elaborated popsongs of all time and the groove is simply magical. This drum video includes discussions on straight time, triplet and shuffle feels, as well as latin grooves, bass drum pedal techniques and a variety of effects on the high hat. Jeff was a session drumming master who played with the group toto. The late jeff porcaro was a grammy awardwinning star from toto and one of the most respected. If you ask drummers of ages 30 to 60 who their main source of inspiration as a drummer iswas, many are gonna say jeff porcaro. Jeff porcaro s drumming style still is, to this day, a reference for many funk and rock drummers.
Pc drums, learn jeff porcaro s funk grooves play drums and learn by the best drummers. Pearl dr 1 rack designed by jeff porcaro and paul jamieson pearl h 800 hi hat pedal dw 5000 cx bass drum pedal yamaha ss 910 snare drum stand yamaha cymbal holder ch 710 ch 712 edrums. Jeff porcaro grooves 8 drum transcriptions by francesco. Buy jeff porcaro grooves 8 drum transcriptions by francesco vecchio paperback online at lulu. He created this beat by combining elements from three other wellknown grooves. Nov 05, 2017 one of jeffs signature grooves is the pattern he played in totos hit rosanna. Pc drums learn and play the drum grooves of jeff porcaro. However, most of those grooves where actually riped off or highly inspired by what some of jeff porcaros favorite drummers did on recordings.
This is truly a unique opportunity to receive a private drum lesson from worldrenowned musician jeff porcaro. Jeff porcaro played drums in toto s first line up and was a much wanted session drummer, working on hundreds of recordings, thanks to his great precision, sophisticated style and refined arrangements with funk influenced drum beats. Jeff porcaro grooves 8 drum transcriptions by francesco vecchio, 9780244343422, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jeff porcaro francis drumming blog drum sheet music.
Grooves like the ones jeff played for totos songs rosanna and mushanga, and for boz scaggs. He starts off with simple grooves that even i thought ooh. I cant find info for who plays on what, but in my ignorance of greenes and mcneels playing, im guessing its porcaro. The thing that blew my mind was everybody was playing one part. Ive heard it now for too many years where people will say, yeah that rosanna groove, thats the jeff porcaro feel. Drum beats play the drums of totos drummer jeff porcaro. See more ideas about jeff porcaro, rock bands and drums. The first was known as the bo diddley beat, which is a 32 son clave feel porcaro used as. Aorstyled grooves in the style of boston, journey, toto, the doobie brothers, and steely dan. The first was known as the bo diddley beat, which is a 32 son clave feel porcaro used as the basis for his bass drum pattern, except in a triplet feel.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jeff porcaro at the discogs marketplace. Virtual drumming is a hub for pc drums where you can learn how to play the grooves of many famous totos songs with drum lessons about jeff porcaro. In addition, 10 of the bestknown drum educators have ended their unique grooves written specifically for this book. Jeff porcaro grooves 8 drum transcriptions by francesco vecchio. In a career that spanned more than 20 years, porcaro was best known for his work with the rock band toto. One of jeffs signature grooves is the pattern he played in totos hit rosanna. Oct 25, 2017 jeff porcaro grooves now available 8 jeff porcaro full drum transcriptions, including some of his most memorable performances with artists such as toto, boz scaggs, steely dan and michael mcdonald. Instructional dvd for drums, steve gadds up close, and billy wards big time. The drummers credited for the album are jeff porcaro, ed greene, and mickey mcneel.
He even moves his head in the same manner as jeff porcaro did he didnt cover the entire song, just the main groove. Jeff porcaro by video sheet music for drums buy print. We help people distribute information and art spanning a wide range of subject matter while. This hook covers the history and development of drums from the precolumbian era to modern times.
The book includes an introductory chapter, a biography. The late jeff porcaro was a grammy awardwinning star from toto and one of the most respected and innovative drummers of contemporary music. This blog is dedicated to the late, great drummer jeff porcaro. Latin grooves, halftime shuffles, bass drum pedal techniques and a variety of. This drum groove is a firm favourite among drummers.
Jeff porcaro instructional drums drum lessons by jeff porcaro. Mar 10, 2016 the tune, anyhow, from the bands last album on the cusp of the disco era, is a solid mid70s studio funk number. Jeff porcaro this drum lesson is dedicated to the grooves of jeff porcaro, the drummer in totos first and best line up. Various references and online drum polls were used to compile this list and some of my own favourites were included too. Over 100 drum grooves, as played by some of the greatest drummers ever. These four dvds are priceless if youre looking for information and inspiration to improve your groove.
A collection of various bits of wisdom in the form of lessons, articles, exercises, videos, pdfs, studies, insights, excerpts from the books. Jeff porcaro instructional drums drum lessons by jeff. After that, he breaks down each part by drum and shows you how. This book contains over 240 of the greatest drum beats and grooves ever performed. If you want to know more about him i suggest you start on wikipedia and take it from there. The drum pattern, called the halftime shuffle groove, was originally created by drummer bernard purdie, who called it the purdie shuffle.
Oct 30, 2017 jeff porcaro grooves 8 drum transcriptions by francesco vecchio, 9780244343422, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A live band setting featuring his brother michael on bass and david. So the way i made it work was by sliding my foot up the pedal. Jeff porcaro grooves first of all, im 37 years old now. A couple of jeff porcaros drum grooves have become staples in the world of drum set playing. Interpretation of the snare drum rudiments because he found practicing out of books tedious. Do you know where i can obtain books or any other information on drum construction and history.
He is the perfect example of what drummer should do in the recording studio. Jeff porcaro this drum lesson is dedicated to the grooves of jeff porcaro, the drummer in totos first and best line up jeff porcaro was the drummer in toto and he was also a much respected session man, thanks to his great precision and inspiration. Gadds inimitable pattern carries the song, a snare roll with accents on the bass drum and hihat offbeats, showcasing his intensely musical approach to drumming. Confident drummer blog a place to look for inspiration and resources, for your growth as a musician. Pc drums, learn jeff porcaros funk grooves play drums and learn by the best drummers. This type of drum beat is commonly known as a linear drum beat. Star licks jeff porcaro video the late jeff porcaro was a grammy awardwinning star from toto and one of the most respected and innovative drummers of contemporary music. How to play it occurs at the beginning and during all the verses. Jeff porcaro grooves 8 drum transcriptions vecchio, francesco on amazon. Inspired by such drumming luminaries as jeff porcaro, bernard purdie, and steve gadd. One year ago i released my book jeff porcaro grooves, now my work is available in a new edition, the second.
Jeff porcaro was born to be one of the worlds top session drummers. Racconta del batterista jeff porcaro, uno dei piu importanti nel palcoscenico musicale anni 70 e 80. Jeff porcaro dvd by jeff porcaro dvd sheet music for. In this exciting instructional video series, jeff describes his approach to straighttime, triplet and shuffle feels, as well as latin grooves. Hal leonard jeff porcaro drum dvd musicians friend.
Favorite drum books since 1977, the worlds most widely read drum magazine. Hell, you could say that about pretty much any track of his. Jeff porcaro rosanna jeff porcaro was one of the most recorded drummers in history, thanks to the depth of passion and groove that came out of every note he played. Only the greatest drum beats were chosen from each of the songs featured in.
Books of the blog include all downloadable materials from the site for that year. Jeff porcaro grooves, second edition francis drumming blog. Later he played drums with toto, steve lukather and. Oct 21, 2018 jeff porcaro grooves now available 8 jeff porcaro full drum transcriptions, including some of his most memorable performances with artists such as toto, boz scaggs, steely dan and michael mcdonald. Dynacord addone with two dynacord pads for large gong and gated timbales sound jeff porcaro drum set 1989 pearl prestige custom 8500 mlx. Katy lied steely dan is a workshop of what studio drumming should sound like. He was and still is a huge source of inspiration for me personally as well. His early death in 1992 shocked us all and left us with his recordings from 1972 to his 1992. Rosanna drum but rosanna is just one of many notable grooves youve played. The late jeff porcaro was a grammy awardwinning star from toto and one of the most respected and innovative drummers in contemporary music. Jeff porcaro was the drummer in toto and he was also a much respected session man, thanks to his great precision and inspiration.
He starts off with simple grooves that even i thought ooh i can play that. Through his playing with toto, michael jackson, steely dan and many others artists, jeff porcaro 19541992 was one of the most demanded drummers in the 70s and 80s. Jeff porcaro grooves by francesco vecchio ebook lulu. On german mainstream radio they still play the song but they started editing out the drum intro, so the song starts when the piano comes in and sometimes they cut out the piano too, so they start when the vocals come in. The book includes an introductory chapter, a biography of the drummer and the full drum sheet music for lido shuffle, lowdown, hold the line. The book 47 pages includes eight transcriptions of some of his most memorable performances, playing with artists such as toto, boz scaggs, steely dan and michael mcdonald some of the transcriptions are available on gumroad and on other digital stores. His grooves were always impeccable, precise, and hip. Jeff porcaro drums only ill supply the love duration. April 1, 1954 august 5, 1992 was an american drummer, songwriter, and record producer. Sitting on top of my world rita jean bodine, human instinct robin beck, the collection toto. Jeff porcaro died on that day, but his grooves and music will live on forever. See more ideas about jeff porcaro, drums and rock bands. A biography is included to introduce the drummer and his intense career as musician.
Also included throughout the book are sidebars that highlight the inspirations for these grooves, such as steve gadd, bernard purdie, and jeff porcaro. The late jeff porcaro was a grammy awardwinning star from toto and one of th. Jeff porcaro is renowned among drummers for the drum pattern he used on the grammy awardwinning toto song rosanna, from the album toto iv. Roseanna is as great a trademark track to be known for as anything, but his performance on mother pink floyd my favorite track on the wall and low down boz scaggs were also as close to perfection as it gets, in my book. Sometimes that hurts my feelings, and im very serious about this. He refers to it quickly as a bit part from a snare drum solo in his book. In october of 2009, totos founding members were inducted into the musicians hall of fame. On this dvd, he describes his approach to straight time, triplet and shuffle feels, latin grooves, halftime shuffles, bass drum pedal techniques, and a variety of effects on the hihat. Jeff porcaro biography famous drummers drum lessons.
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