Vinnie Colaiuta-Part 1 from rehearsal: Steve Gadd American Drummers Achievement Awards Show.

[@groethej]

Most people have zero comprehension of just how incredibly difficult what Vinnie is doing. And he makes it look so efficient and effortless. Let me tell you it seriously difficult and very few people can sight read to such a high level. If you shut your eyes, you'd never know he reading music on the fly....and with expression. Vinnie is probably THE most complete drummer and musician the of the modern era. He has every weapon necessary to play any style of music to the highest level. The perfect drummer!

[@Io1564]

Steve Vai on Vinnie Colaiuta: "I was just enamored with Vinnie. Back in the Frank days, his whole approach, when I heard Vinnie play, his phrasing - it satisfied something in my heart. It was easy to get certain rhythmic gratification from straight up-and-down-type players. Playing grooves, alternate grooves here and there. But Vinnie just came in and threw a wrench into the works. The guy is an alien. He was able to touch buttons with his sense of polyrhythms that no one has ever done. Frank's band was the perfect soundboard for that. I started transcribing his playing for The Frank Zappa Book. I mean, there's five to six different notations for the hi-hat!" "I'll tell you a really great Vinnie story. He's one of the most amazing sight-readers that ever existed on the instrument. One day we were in a Frank rehearsal, this was early '80s, and Frank brought in this piece of music called "Mo 'N Herb's Vacation." Just unbelievably complex. All the drums were written out, just like "The Black Page" except even more complex. There were these runs of like 17 over 3 and every drumhead is notated differently. And there were a whole bunch of people there, I think Bozzio was there".. "Vinnie had this piece of music on the stand to his right. To his left he had another music stand with a plate of sushi on it, okay? Now the tempo of the piece was very slow, like "The Black Page." And then the first riff came in, [mimics bizarre Zappa-esque drum rhythm patterns] with all these choking of cymbals, and hi-hat, ruffs, spinning of rototoms and all this crazy stuff. And I saw Vinnie reading this thing. Now, Vinnie has this habit of pushing his glasses up with the middle finger of his right hand. Well I saw him look at this one bar of music, it was the last bar of music on the page. He started to play it as he was turning the page with one hand, and then once the page was turned he continued playing the riff with his right hand, as he reached over with his left hand, grabbed a piece of sushi and put it in his mouth, continued the riff with his left hand and feet, pushed his glasses up, and then played the remaining part of the bar." "It was the sickest thing I have ever seen. Frank threw his music up in the air. Bozzio turned around and walked away. I just started laughing."

[@ilyakonrad]

You gotta see Vai telling it live kzbin.info/www/bejne/q16Wp5mMot5pfKs.

[@drumlover1687]

One of the absolute greatest drummers of all time!

[@haroldbrooks4235]

Its a Heavy List but he's definitely pulling the load

[@dagostinoification]

SUR !

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

I've been playing a little over 50 years and VInnie Colaiuta makes me want to burn my sticks. He's just a monster.

[@belleepoque4597]

I love how Vinnie is still absorbing the form of the tune and he's still totally dead on and makes it look completely effortless.

[@ALBundy73]

I think Vinnie is the all in one drummer, my favorite drummer he s so creative dynamic and effortless

[@PLDrums1]

The synergy between Vin and Jimmy Johnson is just something else toward the end of this clip. Absolutely unreal.

[@axel6047]

This guy inspired me to sell my drums

[@michaelw.4434]

Whew!!!..😩..I hear ya!!!..Love to watch and listen to him,but know I'm not on a level to change the flat tire with his set in the vehicle, lol!!!

[@markdavid3076]

I know how u feel mate

[@budda777pl]

🤣 I am next.

[@pacmanlp8876]

Not the best way to learn from other's people talent.

[@Larriex97]

I understand you, even if I mainly play guitar, but try to let this video inspire you to rete to study more stuff... you'll be happy ;)

[@danieljacobs6909]

I can't believe you have this footage up! I was a student at Berklee at the time and a friend got me a job working with the lighting crew, so I was there during this rehearsal in the Berklee Performance Center balcony. The musicianship that night was just on another level. Jimmy gave me his bass music which was hand written in pencil, and all the musicians were super kind on top of being spot on with the music from beat one. One of the best all around concerts ever too if you include Steve and Paul Simon doing 50 Ways to leave your lover.

[@Grayham4]

One of the greatest readers of all time

[@paradiddle16]

For those who might not know it's the song Nite sprite on Chick Corea's album 'the leprechaun'.

[@stevenbardsley2489]

As a guy who’s been playing 40+ years but never got much past beginning books when it came to sight reading I’m just amazed watching these guys reading and playing this stuff just like turning on a light switch!! I’m impressed! True professionals!!!

[@michaelw.4434]

Same here brother, 37 yrs!!!..

[@administration8961]

it's their job..

[@petarpavasovic6333]

That's all they do in their life

[@alexbaum2204]

They speak the language fluently. Second nature to them. And yeah, it’s immensely impressive.

[@johnz4412]

Vinnie is a consummate master. Living proof of how far someone can develop natural talent over a lifetime, becoming ALL humanly possible. A great inspiration for us all to WORK at our gifts, taking them farther than we ever thought possible. It's day after day, after day, for a lifetime.

[@chrismitchell45]

I don’t know if we’ll see another drummer with the overall skill set that Vinnie has. Watching him direct other musicians with absolute certainty of where each instrument is on any given note in the arrangement is astounding. This isn’t the only time I’ve seen him do it with other musicians as well. An American treasure.

[@Sundaydrumday]

Absolutely it is magical man he inspire me so much

[@Sundaydrumday]

I'm only just discovering him though sadly

[@morbidmanmusic]

Believe me, everybody in the band know with certainty where to be, and what he was saying and he wasn't directing anymore than anyone else in the group, it's a chart. That is how it's done.

[@nicklangmusic]

@@Sundaydrumday well you found him now, and that’s wonderful! I’m jealous you get to dig in to all those great records and videos for the first time!

[@Sundaydrumday]

@@nicklangmusic LOL!!! YA, ITS ALSO DISCOURAGING TO DIG INTO ....MY GOD WHAT AN ANIMAL THIS GUY IS...HOW DOES SOMEONE PLAY LIKE THIS....THIS HAS TO BE SEVERAL LIFETIMES WORTH OF PRACTICE, I JUST DONT SEE HOW A PERSON CAN BECOME THIS GOOD, AND DID IT AT A YOUNGISH AGE I SUSPECT AS WELL

[@dalezjc]

One of the top 5 drummers of all time.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Impossible to say that. Just silly thinking. Shows how little you have heard, and know about drums, maybe.

[@dressedtosmellgood]

@@morbidmanmusic name 5 better drummers

[@cvoelter]

@@dressedtosmellgood There aren't any that can do what he does

[@MarkusBoettner]

Some say… that Vinnie is 3 out of the 5 best drummers in the world.

[@nathanwalsh3028]

The 1st 30 seconds is so valuable and how Vinnie communicates over a section of music. To think he understands exactly what each person's going to do and how they going to do it and still navigating through it all while reading. That's why he's one of the best!!

[@davidsuprenant893]

Vinnie is like a machine,smooth smooth smooth.!!!

[@retroradio2277]

The greatest drummers make the most difficult things look easy.

[@CM-ut3wy]

Vinnie; out of this world reader ; absolute Talent; so Smooth .Great musicians as well ; regards from Costa Rica.

[@scravitz1958]

I must have listened to “the leprechaun” 100s of time in high school/college but it’s been 40 years...I forgot how great it is!

[@ferrernic]

amazing !!! vinnie reading alien skills

[@sumithramachandran6870]

Incredible sight reading 🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@crissignori7482]

beyond incredible I'd say .... what a monster drummer Vinnie is !

[@kennytesta9312]

What’s crazy is that his skill set would take some another lifetime to even get close to what’s in his brain…and in his hands.

[@kevinkress7156]

UNBELIEVABLE!! This guy takes it to a whole nother level!

[@mikeseymour5398]

Can't believe that guy play drums on a Megadeth record wow

[@ALBundy73]

I still amazed about that it s a shame he didn't tour with Mustaine imagine how incredible should Megadeth music became....

[@henriqueccruz]

@@ALBundy73 He's too in-demand to be in a tour. He probably costs a lot of money to be taken on tour.

[@bg357wg]

@@henriqueccruz yeah, sting is loaded af

[@MrBostonrobb]

The cat on bass is a MONSTER!

[@funkeysman1]

He played with james taylor , dont know his name

[@davismania]

Jimmy Johnson, amazing

[@wadsmitter511]

He also played quite a lot with Holdsworth

[@markdavid3076]

Jimmy Johnson ... Legendary!

[@MyTEEsharp1]

Also played with Vinnie back in the day on the Joan Rivers show band! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4GkfGSOeZx1nKc

[@MJ-dw7lc]

Vinnie has such an impeccable sense of meter. Second to none 👍🏻

[@OneCupOfCoffee204]

He is a composer and a great improvisational player. A consummate pro in every sense of the word.

[@MarkusBoettner]

Our drummer back in our college band is the best drummer I have the privilege to call a friend and have played with. He said about Vinnie: "this guy has more accurate timing than a Swiss watch."

[@lateralus747]

The fact that he can read stuff like this down and still play with such world class level of musicality, interpretation, groove etc. is so inspiring. I’m a somewhat decent reader, but this is far beyond just making the notes so to speak.

[@ivanalfonsocorderogutierre7498]

Vinnie please stop, I can’t believe this amazing feels!

[@Nickc4555]

He's got a brain for each limb, one for reading the charts and a couple to spare just in case it gets tricky.

[@EGOS42]

That's some damn fine playing. Of course I expected nothing less.

[@coolhatadventures8111]

God created Vinnie to share his amazing gift of musicianship through drumming!,,

[@morbidmanmusic]

No god needed. He practiced a lot and played with everyone. Gods are not needed for music and to impose yours on him or anyone is overbearing.

[@MahavishnuProject]

Vinnie having fun and taking chances on a rehearsal!!!

[@Ye36912]

My favorite drummer of all !!

[@crissignori7482]

Tremendous talent and super tight playing by Vinnie .... He was really on top of his game.

[@9TNyne]

Vinnie Colaiuta + Jimmy Johnson = Groove Monster

[@tortillasarenotbiceps7622]

Warmup for Vinnie: Got my sticks. Got my drums. Okay, all warmed up.

[@haroldbrooks4235]

This music is the very reason that I can't stomach what they pass off today as music. The sad thing is that today's entertainers ( I Refuse To Call Them Musicians) is the gross amount of money they make without any effort. Guys like Vinnie are The Real Deal but just don't get the pay & rewards they deserve

[@Meiyor]

this is so lovely!!

[@TurgutAlpBekoglu]

Thanks for sharing..

[@janetremsing6988]

👍Vinnie's TOTALLY on it!!!

[@jackt7836]

instant read chart with feels...graduated from Zappa academy!

[@commonman317]

That snare sounds so good!

[@karldegroot3131]

absolutely amazing!!

[@xaviermejia3362]

It's funny how if you saw any of those guys on the streets you would never think they were such bad dudes.

[@tristantheuerkorn5124]

For those who might not know I recommend: "Red Day On Blue Street" from Tony Banks. 😊

[@marcofuentes9099]

Vinie Colaiuta...!!! El más grande y mejor baterista del mundo....!!!

[@rogersat]

My god. Always thought Vinnie's (and the band's) take on the last run-through here was even better than the show performance. Just sickening.

[@masterworks71]

Totally agreed.

[@bg357wg]

And this is probably quite common for many shows in that what the audience gets to hear is not always their best take….Just goes to show how many good runs are missing haha

[@jaybrecker]

Three-fifths of James Taylor's touring band, too (Jimmy, Larry & Mike).

[@terranceshider3660]

Incredible

[@jamesconnors5653]

Thank you. Amazing play.

[@bigstef2010]

You cannot go wrong with Vinnie

[@claus.f4856]

Fantástico!! Incrível!!😃👏👏Musicalidade puríssimo..

[@RobTaylorDrums]

4minutes 29 seconds 😂😂 loved that

[@bitzmil9319]

The Master!

[@cesardias7126]

Awesome, Awesome !!!!!!!!!

[@Joesfosterdogs]

Can u imagine Vinnie running into the Dollar General for some ice...gets to the counter and the "attendant" take forever to get him through? Vinnie's inner voice, "Really dude...I just did a session that is really complex, i nailed it every time, and you can't run ice through the scanner?"

[@carlalbrecht]

Hilarious analogy. :-) thanks for the laugh.

[@Joesfosterdogs]

@@carlalbrecht there are the Vinnies and Tarentinos of life, then there are guys making 12 hour...they do not function at the same level...both made in God's image, million miles apart...

[@administration8961]

everything is all relative. bangbetter.xxx

[@CE700Driver]

"God's Image"? What in the F&%$ are you talking about? More mindless god talk. Zzzzz...... @@Joesfosterdogs

[@PeterBrown-mz4nv]

I'm a drummer that works at Dollar General. Working at DG is much harder than you would think.

[@patton303]

1:41: This is the rarest thing in the universe. The unobtanium of music. It was Vinnie Colaiuta slightly making a mistake.

[@joemusicman64]

Jumps in anywhere he damn feels in a chart in the middle of a 16th, this guy is super-human good. Glances over at the chart while he's basically soloing. WTF Vinnie? Can you imagine all the drummers that hung it up because of you? Why bother? LOL !!!!!!!!!

[@ejalpa9633]

That's the true feeling of heaven right there 😁

[@pacmanlp8876]

You have balls to rehars this just the day of the concert.

[@mineabsgov5772]

Mr vinnie colaiuta

[@mattmartinez4972]

Numero uno in my book.

[@ynokoko]

VINNIE!!!

[@hectorroca8824]

The Best!

[@frankmartinez6027]

When you known as a drummer by your first name that's all they need to know

[@jenko701]

Pro of pros.

[@kacemkafi1455]

He reads, anticipates and execute like no other ! BEAST

[@johndiraimo1444]

The V-man !!

[@PeterBrown-mz4nv]

This is very impressive, but I'm sure that Vinnie was quite familiar with this tune before he got to this session. It's a well-known Chick Corea tune.

[@FStDrummer]

Interested in some of Vinnie's charts? Check this out: kzbin.info

[@asr0815]

Like Axel said, i played my drums for 30 years, but now it's time to sell them ...

[@megyalilaballad]

Does anyone know what cymbals Vinnie was using in this set-up: specifically the ride?

[@adrianvioli]

Looks like a K Custom 21" Special Dry ride to me. Easy look like A Customs.

[@Doyledrumz]

I think it's an Organic ride 😅

[@robinjohnson6301]

@@Doyledrumz No that's definitely a Special Dry Ride - the cymbal had just come out at that point in 2003. Whilst the Organic Ride wasn't released until 2015.

[@kso826]

God of Sightreading!!!

Pro's !!!!!

[@JasonCBrewer]

Chick Corea - “Night Sprite”

[@e-money5851]

One of Zappa’s posse, nuff said! Frank only recruited the best, as you can see.

[@niksmylonas3983]

Does anyone know the cymbals he uses here?

[@johnfoster535]

....but...can he play " Wipeout " ??

[@banburydrumtuition8651]

There are a lot of 'insanely brilliant and technically genius drummers out there on Instagram but I'm afraid to inform, Vinnie is the master along with Dave Weckl. Their 'overall' genius is simply on another stratosphere. To think Vinnie is sight reading in this clip. Shut your eyes and you'd think he was just jamming with a bunch of shit hot musicians. There's a reason why he is the most hired session drummer out there. He a very gifted musician who just happens to be a drummer.

[@frankrowlandmusic]

Super powers!

[@lucasrodriguez8798]

[@aufdraht6470]

1:25 someone missed some Notes ;-)

[@LeandroPolisano]

Alguien sabe el nombre de la cancion? Name of the song???

[@ulo]

Leandro Polisano Nite Sprite by Chick Corea (Steve Gadd was on the record)

[@Fededrum71]

It's like to see Leonardo painting the Monnalisa..

[@RommelEGH]

vinnie is thinking this is sophmoric compared to what Frank was aspiring to

[@PLDrums1]

Only in terms of complexity, absolutely not in terms of weight of artistic statement... I think a large part of Frank's thing was to kind of imbue compositions with this incredible complexity as a form of humour.

[@morbidmanmusic]

CNt think for yourself, so you do it for others...? Hmmm.

[@jamesconnors5653]

Where is music from?

[@MrDanimer]

The piece is called Nite Sprite, it's chicks.

[@ulo]

Omer Wilk Classic!

[@RommelEGH]

wow, it helps to read, read and play, Vinnie pisses me off

[@djelnaur8871]

What kind of K ride is he playing here?

[@keithwillb5691]

Yeah I’m trying to dance to this but it’s impossible! 😉

[@TheTralfaz]

I can do that, but I dont wanna

[@jamessholtz6016]

The music reminds me of Chick Corea from the 70s.

[@nikolajurisic2693]

It is

[@jamessholtz6016]

@@nikolajurisic2693 Thought so!

[@nikolajurisic2693]

james sholtz chick corea night sprite with steve gadd on drums :)

[@TolgaBedirVideos]

1:04

[@MrGaffer49]

Chick Corea tune!

[@streetsmartdrumming9567]

Vinnie WALTER WHITE Colaiuta !!!

[@fabricegourdon1633]

Est il facile . mais oui mais oui il est facile,,..

[@garridoentertainmenttv9615]

jesus christ!!!!!......uffff....

[@stephenj8576]

Proof aliens exist.