Dave Weckl Band: The Chicken (2002)

[@funklover24]

Masters from another planet: Dave Weckl, drums Tom Kennedy, bass Gary Meek, sax Steve Weingart, keys

[@jamesmunroe6558]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@BillSpoke]

Your right about that, it’s instrumental and complex. I love it. You don’t see these guys on the National Enquirer getting divorces or going into rehab. The press has nothing to say. I do believe there is enough people that like it(I hope).

[@MiguelCosta-d5w]

Arra. Confia.

[@jamcam9]

Thanks!

[@honuman39]

Weckl's kit always sounds exactly perfect. Every drum sounds tuned to exactly the right note and every cymbal played just right for the music. It almost sounds manufactured it's all so spot on.

[@KMAN8599]

That's Dave in general....just perfect!

[@wattage2007]

A genius at his craft.

[@robert-zr6vo]

Could you imagine if we didn’t have gene Krupa or buddy rich

[@Michael-xw4er]

Wish I could sound so spot on!

[@Jimmy.meyer.76]

Dave is one of the most musical drummers to ever grace a stage.

[@SolarFederate]

Tom Kennedy does not get nearly enough credit for how well his bass playing brings out the best in Weckl’s playing. And his solo here is fantastic.

[@petersteinway4817]

I agree,. great player...

[@MsMojoworks]

You are SO RIGHT! I know him from playing with Mike Stern at 55 Bar in NYC and just the nicest, most humble guy you will ever meet but when he straps on that bass....... LOOKOUT!!

[@khalidalzayani7072]

100%...he makes look so easy

[@Ojb_1959]

Omg, he’s killin it. Whew😳

[@St3ph4n3]

True !

[@harryxiro]

Nothing is better than watching world class musicians play the chicken

[@Justinl2391]

My father took me to see Dave Weckl at an NYC club called The Bottom Line around the time i first picked up bass guitar, it had to be 2004, i was 12 or 13 years old. All i knew of musicianship at that time was my generations music. I left that show a changed kid, my mind was completely melted. Obviously the technical and melodic side of what these gentlemen do is completely not of this earth, but what blows my mind more than ANYTHING, is how complex the rhythms are, the rhythmic displacement and their ability to always know exactly where their downbeats are, they NEVER lose the time. That is the most impressive part of all of this in my opinion. Most people can try to tap their foot or clap their hands to this, and will get lost, or not realize they've lost the tempo by slowing down or speeding up. They displace these rhythms in such a way that you'll think the down beat is in one place but it's in another. As a bass player for 20 years now, i have studied jazz music, and fusion players just like this since i was 12, and I've come to a point where the technical side of things I have a grasp on, but that sense of time is almost unachievable, it's one of those "you either have it or you don't" type things. I have studied for years these rhythms and while I've certainly improved, there is still no way in hell I could get thrown into a performance with players like this and not get completely lost as to the where the hell the down beats are 😂😂😂 Amazing, and one of my favorite performances of all time.

[@-______________________]

It really is true, at some point you just plateau. Like your said either you just have it, or don't.

[@pilsnrimgaard2507]

Its astonishingly a shame how this kind of musicianship is largely ignored.

[@vergon6662]

I think it intimidates people? I've always been fascinated by that level of players - great to watch them feed off of each other & have fun ...

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

@@vergon6662 yes it does. Many don't get it. It's not the simple pop song. I think dedicated musicians see the value, and a few more sensitive listeners

[@mattchase2112]

I realized this too recently and created a band to showcase this kind of music along with big band and fusion-funk

[@billymakesmusic]

Personally I believe many folks love and appreciate this musicianship in this video. The video has had more than 1.3 million views which is excellent! However to your point there is a certain musical maturity one must have to have an appetite for the sophistication of this style of music. And perhaps an intellectual appetite as well. 😊

[@lordprivateer4965]

Reasons for ignorance: 1. It sounds dissonant to non musically trained people 2. It is too complex 3. They grew up with other forms of music due to waning popularity of jazz; there is some evidence to say that if you don't start listening to a particular music when you're young, you'll never like it; musical tastes "ossify"

[@butterfingers_the_gk1072]

i got to meet Dave Weckl 2 days ago for the first time because he played in my area. HOLY CRAP. how did he get SO GOOD!!?!?!?

[@charlieimages]

Never ever in my life i had hear any other drum sound as perfect as this dude drum..

[@trex3938]

The best musicians on earth..👍👍👍

[@vernonleewarren280]

I love this band so much! Dave weckle is that dude

[@Rbattam]

That fucking keyboard solo....holy shit.. that was amazing, and the bass player wtf.

[@thomasfebyanto43]

Unison 2-keys solo + A-five. Crazy!

[@robbrowne9171]

It warms my beak knowing this video gets played every day somewhere in the world

[@BlackRootsAcademyOfSoul]

I'm ashamed to say that I didn't know about this Bassist Tom Kennedy till last week! Gosh. I'm now listening to all Dave Weckl Band albums. He's 👌🏿👌🏿♥️

[@svenbohlin6017]

Stunning - fantastic - awesome!!!

[@joshlanders8512]

I'm sure that everyone who attended this performance fully expected to see a wonderful show. But my god, the masterful level of skill displayed by everyone in the band is just unbelievable. I have revisited this performance many times over the years and am always just left speechless. Thank you for sharing your talents with us for all these years!

[@rubenfe91]

Today i remember this dvd. Man, how many times i watched it.. Soo good!!¡

[@user-ov5nd1fb7s]

This is the greatest ever drum performance i have heard. My father bought this DVD for me at 2003, when i was 16 years old. It melted my face then and my face continues to be melted as we speak.

[@scottpitner4298]

That’s awesome! He’s so good that watching him play or hearing it can be Life Changing

[@yyh2023]

Thank u for putting in words what I couldn't. Just amazing!!

[@alexunagalex]

Professionals with a capital letter!!! I got real pleasure and enjoyment from music! It's nice to listen!Thanks!

[@japzproductions]

My favorite rendition of this tune!

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

The Dave Weckl band with Steve Weingart, Tom Kennedy and Gary Meek is the best incarnation ever, these guys sound absolutely on fire and very tight as a unit. Fantastic performance

[@CSSZiegler]

My favorite Dave Weckl performance ever

[@kokiman.romero]

Brilliant !!! Such a wonderful version !

[@kmvenezia4337]

Always great to hear Dave make music

[@dropkickmonk3y]

Love the "Take the A-train" quotation at the end of the keyboard solo!

[@jonasgluck2569]

I noticed that too!

[@budda777pl]

😍

[@DeadlySpecies]

I had a hearty laugh at that one 😂 what improv

[@-dash]

Disgustingly good. World-class interpretation and execution of The Chicken.

[@tengkuibrahim1982]

Amazing.... the music brings me to the stories that I look at the happy chicken in the morning enjoy his breakfast

[@estebansilva905]

Great, very beautiful. This video was deleted a couple of years ago, which I'm glad it's back on top. Many greetings from Santiago de Chile.

[@paulemma8125]

In the quest for the masses to crown their favorite drummer I’ve read some that give negative praise of Dave’s playing. I never could understand that. This guy is top in the field. So beautifully precise. There is NO best greatest. But he sure is in the top hundred thousand. 😏

[@Hannibalix1]

We will never forget Jaco. He was extraordinary. Dave and his people appreciate him perfectly. Thx

[@alfonsojauregui236]

What a magical combination: Weckl, Kennedy and the rest of musicians. Just impossible doing better.

[@gustafsone]

My first introduction to Mr. Weckl, and a large amount of other amazing jazz musicians, was their sessions with the "GRP All-Star Big Band". Those albums came out at the perfect time for me. The first one was when I was in grade school and had just started playing saxophone for the first time, and then "All Blues" came out when I was a freshman in high school. Jazz was the only genre I cared about. I was forced to sit in with the concert bands, but I devoted all my practice time to jazz. I had those GRP albums on repeat pretty much every day. I got addicted to Dave's drumming and I had always fancied playing myself, but I wasn't allowed to play in the house due to a mother who considered the drums "noise" and nothing else. Anyway, I started playing on practice pads trying to get my rudiments down, and when I graduated from high school and moved out on my own for college, I was able to actually start playing real drums. Speaking of going off to college, that happened to be the same year the "Synergy" came out and it just so happened that Dave and his band came to play in the jazz club in my city later that year! I made sure to position myself to where I could see Dave's kit so I could watch him play. My God, that was an experience! As I write all of this, I've just realized that I haven't listened to any of the above mentioned albums in such a long time. My favorite was "All Blues" from the GRP All-Star Big Band, and my favorite track was "Senor Blues". I just love the way it builds, and builds, and then you eventually get your head ripped off by Arturo Sandoval. Now I'm just rambling. Dave, if you ever happen to read this, I just want you to know that you helped inspire a young lad to develop his playing skills. Watching you play live when I saw you way back when, was an experience I'll never forget. Thank you for uploading this video. I brought back so many great memories. Now, where did I put my GRP CDs??

[@funklover24]

Similar story with me. GRP-records in my CD-player all the time ... :D Also would like to recommend the version of "All Blues" by "Los Lobotomys", also great! :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3uUdGCOrciSobs

[@JosephMiller-u3t]

Omg...this will never get old...thanks 😊

[@fernandopamenes5249]

Tom is one of my favorite bass players alive. When I saw the D.W.B back in 2004 or so I enjoyed Tom's playing as much I did with Dave's playing, one of the best drummers alive too!!!

[@pierrepeyronnet6800]

Master piece... Played by masters. Thanks 👌👌👌👌👌👌🙏🙏

[@Eduaro2U]

This is so good! I have to come back every couple of months for another hit of such awesome playing, creativity and general all-round brilliance. Wow - thanks guys!

[@jesielandradedrummer716]

sensational, this dvd changed my life, thanks a lot Dave Weckl.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@thatdudekyle5690]

90% of people are talking about how amazing Dave is as a drummer and I couldn’t agree more...he is masterful! But can we talk about how amazing The rest of the band is? Tom Kennedy Has to be one of the best bassist on this earth. His solo was absolutely phenomenal. The key board player was incredible...Talk about top tier musicians!

[@funklover24]

Right. Steve Weingart on keys is from another planet. Also Gary Meek on sax and Tom Kennedy on bass. 👌

[@raffaelehuang8360]

1:51 Absolutely love that ride cymbal work. What a treat for ears.

[@jfayiii]

all kinds of little things in that sequence

[@kennethschweighardt4920]

A musical journey of wit, emotion, technique, playfulness, and the joy of life, for us to take part in. This is what makes life pleasurable at times. Thank-you Dave and band

[@KIRBA30]

Dave Weckl. The holy sensei of drumming!

[@josephtrunk3565]

Glorioso! Love it! Shout out to my nephew for making this video known to me. Saw Dave with the Chick Electrik Band in LA, May 1986 at the Universal A theatre

[@bg357wg]

First Dave Weckl video I’ve ever seen awhile back, been following his playing ever since.

[@wellbatera]

Sensacional! Grande Dave 🥺🙏🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Revyansah]

Love the snare drum sound, it's soooo Crunchy

[@louamirvasconcelos3217]

Há 18 anos atrás assisti esse video pela primeira vez em dvd, hoje esse tempo todo depois, revendo aqui e vejo a mesma magia! Show demais!

[@ardnicholls]

I saw Tom Kennedy and Dave Weckl at Ronnie Scott’s just 2 nights ago with Bob Franchesini on saxes and wind synth, and Stu Mindeman on keyboards,it was just awesome 😁👍

[@paulhole6953]

Truly amazing drummer & band🥁🇳🇿

[@DeepsongProductions]

Brilliant... amazing how good this band is!

[@paulhartmann6989]

Tom Kennedy gets me crying after 2 minutes ... damn!!!!! i just love it this is to good …

[@paulhartmann6989]

edit: pure disbelieve after 07:50

[@igordeoliveira8530]

The keyboard solo is amazing.

[@St3ph4n3]

Steve Weingart 😍

[@JENNYTRIBALDrums]

The best...great sound,great Drummer!

[@BeatofHerDrum]

One of my all time favorite drummers ! Love his grooves :-) Band is awesome...

[@YaoEspirito]

What a surreal level understanding of 'feel' on display here.

[@drummerchen4053]

Legendary drummer,legendary song,and legendary performance❤️

[@JazzFluteTV]

Dave, I still listen to you as a whole, a musician and a drummer. No one brought anything newer than what you did! big hugs!

[@stephanmarcouxdrums4877]

I can't stop watching it and listening to it everyday, I mean there is a reason. That hi-hats sound so ''crystal sharp clear'', the part on the keyboard where everything goes in another dimension at 3:26, the damn bassist lol ridiculous playing and chops, the sax sound so great, amazing! The switch to a Jazz part at 5:12 incredible, and that part 7:51 is unbelievable + the bassist going nuts, him and Weckl is just something you won't find anywhere else. Thank you for sharing this again on KZbin!

[@jamesroboyle]

Those high hats sound so clean.

[@MrEleazarD]

I love the way these guys communicate with each other...and that's exactly what music is...let your instrument do the talking!

[@けい-c7j1w]

星の数ほどあるthe chickenの中で一番好き いつまでたっても色褪せない

[@pabloclement1314]

Like said here below, Tom Kennedy does an outsanding amazing solo!!! Wooow I mean goin from regular 16'th to 32's ..so on ...GREAT JOB TOM❤💥👌👌👌

[@dwayneaguiar1148]

Right On Brother....🥁😎🥁

[@JosephMiller-u3t]

Omg...PerfectiON in every way possible 😊😊😊😊

[@RickCarr]

Wow... amazing talent al across the board!

[@andrewlittleton7837]

Thanks! Haven't seen this is years and it's one of the videos that got me hooked on Dave.

[@gordontheorgan]

Mind blowingly awesome 🎼🎶♥️

[@JB-wi3vn]

The intro to this jam is worth the trip!

[@deniskarlash]

I admire this concert! Dave, you have a wonderful sound!

[@eltigrecervantesjuliocerva7023]

The bassist amazing solo ❤️❤️❤️

[@EvanJr]

This DVD is epic. I watched It when was released. 🎶

[@boinknook]

2 of my favorite drummers Dave weckl and Neil peart! Both my idols! I even got Dave's funny brown signature series drumsticks. Nice!🎉

[@bataleon112]

IMO Perhaps this is Weckl's best performance, all members totally on fire. But every time i watch this video theres one thing that never seize to amaze me: 3:10 pretty sums up the style of Dave Weckl, totally relaxed, deep inside his playing practically in trance. He's always been my reference drummer, unique in his style, musicality and above all his technical complexity, Master Plan is my Bible!

[@ClaudiaSouza-g5c]

Grande tema!!!!.... Jacoooo.... Linda execução!!!! Na veia.... Chão!!!!!

[@maxteitelbaum5388]

2:30 that transition from dave weckl was top notch

[@OficialLeandroVidotto]

I love the interpretation of this tune that you guys did, just amazing.

[@mikejc7390]

What a band man DOPE solos of all of them!! The bass backing right on time after his ridiculous epic solo kill me man LOL I'M DONE🔥🔥🔥🎶🎶🎶

[@freeyourmind757]

At last! I've been looking for that video on youtube and never found! Thank you very much for what you are doing!

[@Drblack1]

Dave the Legend of the drums welcome to Morocco 👍🏽

[@brnby8984]

Two stand out phrases in this performance for me: 1:42 really changing the groove mood and 8:46 building on ghost snare to kick

[@kz1000ps]

AHH I'm somewhere in that crowd! What a legendary show and what a performance right here =)

[@CSSZiegler]

I was looking for this song for years played by you Dave. You finally posted it after all these years

[@JerryT21]

Great playing by everyone here 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@livrariasagradocoracaodema4930]

Dave weckl is you are very good the best i have ever seen in this life

[@andersonchaves8251]

Resumo este video como PERFEIÇÃO !!!!!!!!!

[@ChefChrisDay]

Super tight groove. Well played gents.

[@aaronharrod2096]

This is the GOAT performance of “the chicken”!

[@adamannear]

Takes me back to high school 15 years ago trying to learn this song for the first time.. thanks for sharing Dave and being an inspiration

[@hunterofliars9600]

Just.... beautiful !!

[@irasound]

Насыщенная игра Вэкла восхитительна!Гений!

[@dpre100]

that reference to "Take the A train" at 3:52 was so good that made Dave Weckl smile!

[@bikeundertheskybuts1969]

I just wanted to watch it again!!!!

[@enadanaopo]

questo è incredibile!!!!!! congrulazioni maestro!!!!!

[@itsjoeredula7]

Oh my gosh! This is gold! ❤️

[@gregdes1385]

Dave Weckl is to Drummers what Eddie Vanhalen was to Guitarists. Dave's fluidity is second to none!

[@pablo_ibarra_P]

3:52, some quote maybe? What a fantastic solo, omg. Weingart damn, you got it.

[@Xformat01]

Nine minutes and 22 seconds has never gone by so fast!

[@drumitology]

That secondary snare is the real deal! :-) Glad to see this here, Dave. Cheers!

[@chriso8193]

Man, that combo of bass and lower keys @ 1:20.......wasn't planned, just happend in the FUNK of things.

[@tinhovich]

I am Brazilian, since 1986 I accompany Dave Weckel ... Kiko Freitas who has already told his story with Dave ... it was incredible the influence of Dave in his career here in Brazil

[@jessebradley1720]

The looks at 8:13 - 8:15 the bassist is like "you got it" Dave is like "hell yes..." after playing one of the hardest jazz music breaks every caught-on film x D makes me laugh

[@joseguillermoespinozaarce]

I remenber when i see you in Costa Rica. Greetings from Costa Rica pura vida.