Steve Jordan CAN Groove!!

Just bought Patti Scialfa's '23rd Street Lullaby'. This is a must have for any Steve Jordan fan, he produced the record (w/Patti) and lays down some incredibly tasty/funky grooves on this terrific CD.

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Saw him on Conan the other night with this band...very Jordanesq and having a lot of fun as well. His drum sound was unconventional...refreshing actually.

Refreshing, indeed.

I think Steve Jordan is a great role model and inspiration. He's definitely not "just a drummer", also a good guitar and bass player, ......producer, arranger And Drummer!

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<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ June 28, 2004 06:00 PM: Message edited by: Eaglebeat ]</font>

Steve has always been such a
great groover. I remember him
from the days I would see and
talk to Gadd. He was 'so-Gadd'
back then but we were all try-
ing to be. He made Gadd his
own and now, look at him!

Jordan is one of the 'other
great Steve's'.

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Check him out on the old Scofield CD's.
One funky player.

Oh man, was there ever any question that jordan could groove? I haven't heard a hell of a lot of his playing, but his playing on the brecker bros 'detente' is awesome, with an interesting left hand snare 1/16th note ghosting thing he does on some tracks. I never get bored of that album. And I had a video with james taylor live at the beacon in new york, ( unfotunately, I lent it out and haven't got it back yet), and jordan plays beautifully on it. Fabulous player. Maybe underrated? You certainly don't hear his name as much as some others, but he deserves be more of a household name.

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Check him out on the old Scofield CD's.
One funky player.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">[img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img] Souvenirs, souvenirs.... It's titled "Electric Outlet" and came out in 1984 just before Still Warm.

Go check out some short samples on Amazon HERE (Scroll down) Killin Hi-Hat work on Filibuster

One of my favorite Steve Jordan CDs is Bill Evans' Soul Insider. I think a great CD.

Here's two tracks from the Scialfa (bonus) live disc, enjoy:

As Long As You Can Be

23rd Street Lullaby

These tracks may not sound "perfect" to some of you(?) I just think they Feel Great!
Hope you like 'em?

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Buy the album

Hey Guys,

I'm crazy about Steve, no doubt about his groove and his huge talent for the music as bass & guitar player, producer, arranger, and drummer of course...

You can see him with James Taylor, "live At The Beacon Theatre", Jimmy Johnson (he's awesome like always !!!) on bass, Luis cont? on percussion... It's just magnificent !!!

And with Keith Richard And The Expensive Winos "Live At The Hollywood Palladium".
Steve starts the show playing bass, the great Charley Drayton playing drums and they switch !!!
You can find this dvd pretty easy everywhere so check it out !!!

And I hope that you Guys know David Sanborn's "Upfront", Steve's sound and drumming are so good, that makes me cry !!!

Have fun everybody !!!

yeah, i have the JT live @ the beacon theatre, and i tell ya what. it made me go back to a simple 4 piece. i'd realized that i had to learn how to groove all over again.

i had to literally wipe the drool from my mouth as i was trying to comprehend how steve coaxes serious melodies off his drums and cymbals. dynamics and touch. this guy knows how to control his dynamics. one serious musician.

does anyone have his 'the groove is here' dvd? any comments?

I used to check out Steve Jordan on Letterman and I thought his drums sounded like crap, especially the rack tom that was tuned to the pitch of Joan River's face lift, and he was sloppy.

Then I heard the Blues Brothers and couldn't believe it was the same guy because all the stuff on the BB records, the live stuff, is incredibly slick and strong.

Jordan was on the Dave Letterman Show last night performing with Patti Scialfa. He was groovin' and his drums sounded great(Yamaha blue sparkle?)! Here are a few more albums that Steve played on that are very cool:
Don Grolnick "Hearts and Numbers"
Steve Khan "Casa Loco"
Steve Khan "Eyewitness"
Steve Khan "Modern Times"

Jordan plays on two cuts on the Grolnick album. One is a double drum track shared by Peter Erskine. The Steve Khan stuff is some of my favorite Jordan. Check out the Casa Loco disc for
sure. He uses a unique double hi-hat contraption on these albums which I've never seen since(there is a picture of it in the liner notes).
CB

Hi Guys,

Yeah the stuff with Steve Khan is really great !!!
You also have to check Jordan playing with the Brecker Brother, I like !!!

By the way, I think that these last time Steve Jordan is playing some straight ahead jazz music with the great legend Sonny Rollins, Matt Garrison is on bass...

So if he plays close from your house, go say him "hi" !!!

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Then I heard the Blues Brothers and couldn't believe it was the same guy because all the stuff on the BB records, the live stuff, is incredibly slick and strong.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Man, I think exactely the same thing. I searched for stuff on Jordan with the BB on HOD to see if anybody had mentioned his playing with them. The strange thing is, as you say, is that it sounds very different to (eg) his instructional DVD. Sounds like a completely different guy, the stuff he pulls off on the BB live disc is amazing, whilst on the instructional video he sounds a lot looser and sloppyer. [img]confused.gif[/img]

drumaddix, I think you mean 'Electric Outlet'...Omar Hakim played on 'Still Warm,' which is also a truly GREAT & groovin' album...Omar really shines here, as he did on Report's Domino Theory [Db Waltz!] AWA Sting's Bring on the Night vid] [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img]

I really dig Jordan, he's a tasty, pocket demon, for sure...but I have to say [img]redface.gif[/img] , Omar smokes his shorts on Warm, IMO...groove married to chops & phrasing...Stv's great at that too of course, but Omar...man, that cat is so musical & groovy it's just da** scary...

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<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ October 06, 2004 11:29 PM: Message edited by: FuseU1 ]</font>

I agree...Omar is the best for 'feel'. On anything and everything. Just had to chime in to say that...

FUSE-oops...you're right i meant "electric outlet".
right again when you say Omar smokes his pants on "still warm".definitely awesome.groove,chops,phrasing,Omar got it all!!
i particularly like the sweet funky groove of "rule of thumb".great song by late Don Grolnick who's always been a fav of mine.amazing sideman and composer.gone too soon for sure.

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Yes, I have Steve's DVD "The Groove is Here".

I was very disappointed.

I don't know how to describe it...it was cool because the production was different, but I thought his playing was very sloppy.

Don't get me wrong- I'm not taking anything away from the guy(those Blues Brothers recordings were killin'), he's a great musician. I'm a fan...

It just seems like he's gone 'organic' or 'anti-technical'...and it seems real deliberate... contrived, maybe? I don't know how else to put it. It's like he's deliberately lost a lot of his chops...?

a name, resume, and image can go a long way I guess...

Before y'all jump all over me, it's just an opinion...

Rudy ment-you're right dude,"detente is def a must-have for any Jordan's fan.awesome tasty playin' on a great record.IMO,the best Brecker brother's album and one of the best fusion album ever.
amazing production by mr George DUke himself.another great cat!!!

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also check:still warm-j.scofield
d.sanborn -upfront
d.fagen -the nightfly
blues brothers
and on and on...

I like his playing on the recent Viktor Krauss and Ricky Fante records. Nothing complex; just good solid playing.

i've got his dvd and i believe that if you like it instantly you know what's happenin. if you don't you don't.

that said, there's no chops, no independance theories, no technique information.

there's only, the best kick ass "what the music calls for" playing i've ever seen on an instructional video.

i'ts a take on whats needed by someone who has all the chops, knowledge ect, but realizes that there is sooooooooo much out there on chops and technique but so little on just playing for what the song needs,....what music needs these days.


i loved it


chris perra

I've got the Jordan DVD and love it. Some great playing and some cool insights from guys like Levon etc.

The Beacon Theatre show is also killer.

He really is a king of sound/touch/feel.

Yup, his DVD is very cool and musical - the production as well. The sound hasn't the highest priority.