James Gadson – Funk/R&B Drumming

 James demonstrates and explains the many funk and rhythm & blues beats in his entertaining and enthusiastic manner.

Drummer, producer, singer, and songwriter James Gadson has worked with the world’s top performing artists, including Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Bill Withers, The Temptations, Ramsey Lewis, Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, Patrice Rushen, the Pointer Sisters, Herb Alpert, the 5th Dimension, Smokey Robinson, B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, and Paul McCartney. On this DVD, James demonstrates and explains the many funk and rhythm & blues beats in his entertaining and enthusiastic manner.

This session includes several live performances with talented sidemen June Yamagishi on guitar, Toru Tsuzuki on keyboards, and Ko Shimizu on bass guitar.

Songs featured include:

Double Deal
Cold Sweat
What’s Going On
Loveland