Michael Brecker Playing Drums Like Steve Gadd To Demonstrate How Much He Values Musical Time

During his lecture at North Texas State University on March 3, 1984 (now University of North Texas), Mike explained how important playing with good time meant to him. To prove his point he sat down at Kendall Kay's drum kit and played some swing with pianist John Ballantyne and bassist Gerald Stockton. Point made.

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