I studied with Alan at his Lexington, MA home beginning Oct. 1974-1981. Wonderful, kind, dignified absolute musical genius. He could be a stern taskmaster when necessary and I will always consider him my second father. He often schedule my lesson last, so we could go out back and play in his corral with his three Alaskan Malamutes; Kiska, Simba and Juno. Other days we would drive around town. He liked my sports car and enjoyed taking it for a spin after my lesson. Not enough time or space here to say everything but I can tell you not a single day passes without me thinking of him and stll, a week never goes by without my shedding a tear in his memory. A wonderful teacher of both music and life.
@jofujenkins8 ай бұрын
That’s incredible! You’re very fortunate to have had such a great friend, and mentor. Watching him play gives me that “oh shit” feeling still, which is HIGH praise.
@ryanbell64246 ай бұрын
I live in Wyoming and know multiple guys that studied with Alan. It's amazing how many drummers around the country have spent time with him and have shared his wonderful teachings and humanity to the rest of us. Awesome you had that experience.
@jamiemanning3 жыл бұрын
I studied with Alan for five incredible years. This really brought up some great memories. He was all that has been said about him. Humble, generous, strict when needed, and a fantastic mentor. RIP Alan, and thank you for everything.
@acemechanical2753 жыл бұрын
Closest I’ve come is practicing the ritual every day.
@stephenw.smillie29212 жыл бұрын
I studied with him for 10 years. One (of many) great things about him was that no matter how well you played he always made you feel good about yourself, & would always show you one little thing uou never thought of - & that one little thing made you a better player. I miss him, terribly. None like him!!
@arame292 жыл бұрын
I knew about him as a clinician but not as a performer Superb Unique, melodic and some showmanship too
@badhabits252 жыл бұрын
When I was young, i pretty much only knew about rock drummers. I would watch them and think, I get it, I can work that out. I went to see Alan Dawson at a clinic. I stood on the side, I could see everything he was doing. I couldn't believe it. I swear to you, I had no idea that someone could play that good! A lot of people talk about Bonham, and he was great. But people should listen to who he was listening to when he was learning.
@afj6172 жыл бұрын
You must have had played his whole paradiddle thing he wrote which is a landmark piece. Also one of the craziest things i’ve seen or moreso heard.
@warrenhenderson27172 жыл бұрын
Dave Brubeck was really enjoying Alan Dawson’s playing. May they both Rest In Peace.🎼🎶🎵🥁🎹
@rudytormento97532 жыл бұрын
And he sure knows a great drummer when he sees one : He had Joe Morello in his band before.
@JonnyJayJonson2 жыл бұрын
I'm ashamed to say that despite playing drums for about 18 years, this is my first exposure to Alan Dawson. Where have I been?! This man is unstoppable, incredible, joyful playing and what technique!
@geminirhythmspirit25732 жыл бұрын
Me too man, flipping heck, amazing......
@garethparr9482 Жыл бұрын
@@geminirhythmspirit2573 me to. Never heard of him. Call my self a drummer 🤷♀️
@mtgtradingpost737411 ай бұрын
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@potatoplays29 ай бұрын
8 years drumming and I just discovered him today also !
@BrassAttack1Ай бұрын
Alan Dawson embodied the very rare combination of someone who is a great player, great teacher, and most importantly - a great man. A truly dignified gentleman of the highest order. I was very fortunate to have met him and studied with him all too briefly.
@jofujenkins7 ай бұрын
I was so transfixed by this solo that I only just now realized that AD is rocking out a badass clear acrylic kit here.
@FernandoCuadro3 жыл бұрын
that camera director really loves to zoom out
@andrewscher2393 жыл бұрын
The director was a complete ASSHOLE!!!...🙄😡🖕
@lencuriel2 жыл бұрын
This was truly an amazing, superlative solo beyond words can say. That was lightning captured in a bottle; the director and technical director ruined this experience by all of that panning and zooming of the cameras.
@Odthean2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more. Terrible camera work.
@SidLaw5002 жыл бұрын
Every time I see/hear Dawson, I think: Dude is different, special, one of the best.
@luiszuluaga65752 жыл бұрын
He’s so well connected to his instrument and brilliantly hip. The rhythmic development alone was exciting to listen to but you could also FEEL the intensity of the drums themselves. Meanwhile, Brubeck is grinning like a kid in a candy store.
@nachomena90142 жыл бұрын
I studied with Alan at Berklee for 2 years and I still aplied what he learn me. Excellent teacher and friend
@delablobbo2 жыл бұрын
Brings tears to my eyes.
@luytondriman6236 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic solo and version of this track.
@dennishillier86983 ай бұрын
great drummer alot of heart and soul in this drumming
@mltimmons Жыл бұрын
I must have been living under a rock. This is simply amazing drumming! Some of the very best soloing I've ever seen.
@Scottjazz553 жыл бұрын
Such a HIGH BAR to attempt. Many drummers with chops probably can play TO this song. But Alan stays true to the spirit of the song, solo, while putting his own heart and vision into it and all the while being sooooooo smooth Bravo!
@007EnglishAcademy2 жыл бұрын
Its not a song
@farshimelt2 жыл бұрын
@@007EnglishAcademy And it's not a symphony.
@michaelkepes61252 жыл бұрын
I would argue that it was Alan Dawson who had a HIGH BAR to overcome with his predisessor Joe Morrelo
@michaelkepes61252 жыл бұрын
Obviously Dawson jumped that Bar to his own beat and landed just fine 🙂
@classixdrummer6 ай бұрын
On the one! Never off of it which is difficult in 5/4.
@josephkrokoski50953 жыл бұрын
Holy @#$%!!!! This is my first visual of Alan Dawson. I can see where Tony Williams influence came from. Incredible. I'm going to be busy digging up everything I can concerning Alan Dawson. Bravo & Thank you.
@averyclarke73943 жыл бұрын
Bluesette by Hank Jones is a fucking masterclass in brushwork, check it out bruther
@wjcolon3 жыл бұрын
Alan dawson and Tony williams, Roxbury's finest
@charlesdavis55422 жыл бұрын
Look for his work with Booker Ervin,Prestige Sessions ,Freedom Book,etc. for starters. My first visual on AD,too. Amazing hands and a loose supple groove, yet always "in the pocket".
@moondancevanmorrisontribut93612 жыл бұрын
Alan Dawson and Joe Hunt were my drum teachers at Berklee. It was an honor to be one of their students. I will never forget them..
@webstercat2 жыл бұрын
Joe Hunt? What years? I was there in 1975 & Alan had left around that time. Joe Hunt real character….
@billthejazzfan62252 жыл бұрын
alan dawson was a very underrated drummer that in the downbeat vernacular,was talent deserving wider recognition.his work with jaki byard was brilliant.
@jumpinjojo2 жыл бұрын
He was rated exactly where he belonged.
@GrandeCapo_PallaPesante2 жыл бұрын
He's not underrated at all, his work as a teacher is well known in Europe too, and he is considerated one of the greatest drums teachers of all times.
@billthejazzfan62252 жыл бұрын
@@toothnail605 as he should be.
@lisaasmus32842 жыл бұрын
Simply told: for me the best drumsolo ever in history of music. I first heard it in 1980, and til then i heard them all, but this is the best. Period.
@craicattic2 жыл бұрын
So musical, so tight, just amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!
@gt30652 жыл бұрын
Unreal. So fluid, so free. Incredible. I only saw him live once.
@davidwilcox99443 жыл бұрын
You talk about smooth! Alan was an incredible musician!
@arame292 жыл бұрын
And he stayed loose and relaxed, as not to drain energy Great lesson ergomomics
@leokart693 жыл бұрын
sensational solo, one of the best I've ever seen in this song
@garethparr9482 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing!! How does he get those doubles so smooth and even and what an amazing feel. Brilliant!!
@williamkleitsch115310 ай бұрын
Practice
@brianmeese16412 жыл бұрын
Loving the nod to Morello in his opening….
@MrAschiff7 күн бұрын
I love his playing for the rhythms complexity and melodic sound. He's not too loud. Some drummers, play too loud, and Dawson has the right feel to pull it off.
@Bsloga10 ай бұрын
Genius. Sheer brilliance and flawless execution. I learned a ton from his book and consider it a staple of my journey.
@leonparsons22792 жыл бұрын
Cant get over how many zooms out there are
@Odthean2 жыл бұрын
It's awful isn't it
@louiscarrillo66702 жыл бұрын
claps. geesus that was fire. the ideas and construction. his own voice and never repeated himself. genius right there . beautiful Alan Dawson. lemme go practice got his R R Book.
@ovepayne2 жыл бұрын
Superb and musical solo by Alan, truly one of the greatest drummers! It´s also nice to see one of my heroes, Gerry Mulligan enjoying Alan´s solo.
@gadymarcus236210 ай бұрын
Magnifico.😭
@jimbo98002 жыл бұрын
Holy Moly - My teacher - Dale school of music (1961) - Thanks
@guilhermebilllucas Жыл бұрын
Awesome drumming! Very creative and swinging!
@mysticalgerald2 жыл бұрын
Alan Dawson you are the man!
@kesivan2 жыл бұрын
Crazy, After watching this solo I see some movements and phrases that I also notice in Brian Blade. Maybe its just a coincidence. What an amazing drum solo! I have only head legends about this great drummer and great to see this video... thanks for sharing !
@JonnyJayJonson2 жыл бұрын
Yes, totally agree. Did Blade study with Dawson?
@kesivan2 жыл бұрын
@@JonnyJayJonson I was a student of Blade and he never mentioned Dawson. I know that Terry-Lyn Carrington did. Blade studied with some cats in New Orleans... I have to look up his name again but that guy was or is a legend in that scene. But after watching this I am sure Dawson must have been an influence.
@kesivan2 жыл бұрын
@Kyle Cholewinski it’s not?
@georgefromgreece41192 жыл бұрын
same school of drumming
@bennyamon3043 Жыл бұрын
@@kesivan I know Brian checked out Ernie Elly in new orleans, studied with Johnny vidacovich and was no doubt influenced by many of the other great new Orleans drummers such as herlin riley, Shannon Powell etc...
@ghiblinerd61962 жыл бұрын
that was an awesome solo. I’m surprised at how good those acrylic drums sound. Especially with no reso head on the Tom!
@fornlike2 жыл бұрын
This is what I call a crazy performance.
@tmorris72432 жыл бұрын
Got to sit right in front of him when he was with Ludwig in the early 80’s….wow! Serious technician and a great teacher. Humble, musical and the “ritual” is both hard and an excellent system!
@sourmilk_oc5 ай бұрын
..and all this with a kit that makes Charlie Watts look like Carl Emerson. Brilliant
@windswepttwigg2 жыл бұрын
Pure bliss for the appreciative. 👍
@UlfMickaelWahlgren2 жыл бұрын
Really dig the bombastic tones of those drums.
@euex8 ай бұрын
This is from "We're All Together Again for the First Time" live record, probably I have listened it hundered times; I know every second of the solo. It is amazing to watch it after all these years; thanks so much!
@seelanneАй бұрын
Best solo ever
@basilrug5 ай бұрын
Simply awesome, so clean and creative
@dylangatenby99282 жыл бұрын
Alan is terrific!! One of my favorites.
@omegalamda31452 жыл бұрын
He’s so slippery, incredible.
@noblerichosseiberkoh91966 ай бұрын
10/10 great vibes Exllent piano 🎹 and drums synchronisation beautifully muy bueno ❤❤❤
@starskystar3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this!!!! Really appreciate it.
@maxim_hue60893 жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@salpatalano23062 жыл бұрын
As a kid, I use to “listen” to him every Sunday morning in the Boston area on a talent show called “Community Auditions”…..he was the “house” drummer……can you believe that??
@bourgkul2 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching that Dave Maynard show as well. I didn’t realize he was the house drummer. Crazy kool. Thanks for that bit of info!
@harriotteworthington31478 ай бұрын
Star of the day, who will it be?!?
@salpatalano23068 ай бұрын
@@bourgkul yes, Dave followed Gene Burns in 1965…..🙂🙂
@bluejazzcat2 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Wonderful!
@MariaLucia-vl9oy Жыл бұрын
MUITO BOM, ESSE É O JAZZ QUE AMO, PORQUE AQUELE FISION DEUS ME LIVRE, BAGUNÇA DO CACETE E UM SACO.
@MarioCalzadaMusic3 жыл бұрын
Incredible master
@olafjerome2 жыл бұрын
Incredible! I love it!🙏👏👏👏🕉👌
@matthewpaluch7772 жыл бұрын
Alan on a fibes kit.......WOW!!!
@Slammintone3 жыл бұрын
Respect.
@luytondriman623610 ай бұрын
Fantastic solo, I love Alan Dawson's style.
@stevenbatley86662 жыл бұрын
He was very special, the style of playing very unique 👌
@toddwalker43012 жыл бұрын
Wow.....so tasteful and technical. Perfectly suited to the piece.
@bushidowarrior49172 жыл бұрын
Oozing with FUNK !!!! SOOOO GOOOD
@ramarakeshv2 жыл бұрын
Superb Alan Dawson and Dave Brubeck
@sPi7118 ай бұрын
And that's how the drums are played.
@jjfloyd6183 жыл бұрын
BEAST MODE!
@drewanderson71752 жыл бұрын
Master!!❤️🔥❤️
@dd007x5 ай бұрын
Just heard about AD now. I am 50. Weekly, Famularo and others all get mentioned but not this guy?! He is incredible.
@MegaLJ32 жыл бұрын
Freaking incredible!
@fran__co Жыл бұрын
absolute madness
@Trigghalver8 ай бұрын
I studied with Bob Gullotti, who studied with Dawson. Its wild that after 30 years, at times I hear these guys bubble up in my playing and it’s like I’m being played as an instrument ; that the drums aren’t the instrument, I am. I think we all are threads woven into a inconceivable or even ineffable composition. But I do hear those echoes of Bob. Every once in a while. And I’m smiling.
@gregday88668 ай бұрын
Saw Bob at Cafe No in Portland ME. He was insane. I studied with Les Harris Jr who was a disciple of Alan Dawson. Les is one of the best and feel lucky to study with him.
@udomatthiasdrums53222 жыл бұрын
love it!!
@romainc577 Жыл бұрын
Genius
@fredsavage49252 жыл бұрын
smooth flow, happy energy
@ogankrsacloglu76732 жыл бұрын
Best ever version
@mauriciovercesi54762 ай бұрын
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@rmp6083 жыл бұрын
Fibes!!!
@charlieandpamnickrenz56873 жыл бұрын
best they've ever sounded!
@arame292 жыл бұрын
@@charlieandpamnickrenz5687 BR gave away his fibes but kept the snare, voiding his contract with Slingerland
@drMattZappa3 жыл бұрын
3:35 WHAT! so smooth
@maxim_hue60893 жыл бұрын
He really has a wonderful technique
@MacMic3332 жыл бұрын
So creative!
@ricardowiniar4677 Жыл бұрын
espectacular,impresionante
@eugeniomandiola68282 жыл бұрын
Genius!!
@LuisDiaz-tu8ue Жыл бұрын
Now, that's a star shower!!
@freddielee75912 жыл бұрын
BRAVO!
@mjm5081 Жыл бұрын
❤
@robhersh18682 жыл бұрын
Go Alan. So suprb
@ochocabra15422 жыл бұрын
Brubeck's pants are the real star here
@wjcolon3 жыл бұрын
Making Roxbury proud! Al grabbed joe morello's solo and added an exponent by showing the importance of rudiments in soloing. This is why tony williams had an obsession with quality control in playing.
@dynasticlight10732 жыл бұрын
Alan ,also Played the whole Melody on Drums . Take 5
@freein23392 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@montysonful Жыл бұрын
Brubeck's pants are a solo too.
@bradg45623 жыл бұрын
A master drum solo in a video ruined by a novice director. Focus on Alan and end it. Amazing...
@KASSAOVERALL2 жыл бұрын
as someone who has watched a LOT of drum solos, I was kind of feeling that shit
@yossarianbombardier68232 жыл бұрын
Over 40 years of watching music, 99% of videos/film have always been done this way....
@mknaylor2 жыл бұрын
Videography has come a long way since this video was shot.
@bradg45622 жыл бұрын
@@mknaylor amen to thatt!
@purebloodnaturalimmunity19952 жыл бұрын
Awesome Dawson
@petercutler31362 жыл бұрын
Talent
@fp71062 жыл бұрын
めちゃカッコイイ👍
@andyrich70872 жыл бұрын
♥️♥️♥️👍👍
@robhersh18682 жыл бұрын
So superb great
@joshuapearson22172 жыл бұрын
Damn!
@larrbrown72773 жыл бұрын
Funky. Love Brubeck pants
@MrSaemichlaus2 жыл бұрын
Funny how the whole band just stops to watch the show with everybody else, lol Alan is a beast.
@georgefromgreece41192 жыл бұрын
it is meant for them to stop during drummer's solo
One of the best drum teachers as well. He taught tony williams they’re both Boston guys Tony was 17 and got called to play with miles and I hear alan’s playing in his. Dawson decided TOny did it need or want to learn to sight tread perfectly he just needed freedom to be himself
@ricardo-fn1fk2 жыл бұрын
He also taught the great Clifford Jarvis among others!
@roybeckerman92537 ай бұрын
What was in Dave Brubeck’s “ coffee “. ? Why did Joe Morello leave the band.