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Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:30 pm
by beat hit
I'll never forget the time I saw Virgil doing a clinic in the mid 90's in a Toronto suburb. T'wasn't so much his ferocious double-bass chops that impressed me most but his outstanding dynamic control on the snare. He demonstrated it playing pianissimo rudiments at high tempo on the snare alone... Totally blew me away... wow...

Funny thing was, there were some big names Toronto Fusion cats in the house. I still remember hearing one's envious comments after the clinic... "Yeah he's good but I could pull that off too"....
Wha? Really???

Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:58 am
by amoergosum

Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:04 am
by sjj123
I dont play the bass but that guy is pretty awesome...a lot like Geddy Lee in terms of the effortless singing/playing simultaneously

Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:06 pm
by Kurtis


nice find!!! i have been watching this gig all day. entire concert! thanks interweb. any band Vifgil is in i'm sold! His drum sound is huge. 60 years plus and killing it!!!

Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:23 pm
by Kurtis


Oh Shit!

Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:04 pm
by Morgenthaler
The two albums Virgil did with Joel Hoekstra remain favorites of mine


Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 12:44 pm
by amoergosum

Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:18 am
by Peter C
Thanks, Morg. Great vids.

I am alive. Not the same but
am functional waist up, mostly.
Let Virg know I would like to
contact him.

Hope you (and everyone here)
are healthy and OK in life. I
will try and come by and see
if we can catch up some.

Regards,

Pete

Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:23 am
by Morgenthaler
It warms my heart to hear from you, Pete. I've thought of you so many times.
Virg is crazy busy these days, but I'll see what I can do.

Much love, J

Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 6:48 pm
by Kurtis


youtube feed said hey watch this. wow.