DAVE WECKL - The thread about Dave

[Steve Holmes]

I think this s the only decent video from the 3-rack tom Inside Out era.

[Kurtis]

^^^ love it

[Kurtis]

This is some super slick Wek killing it! 65 years young

[Steve Holmes]

Dave sounds awesome in that setting!! ^^

[Morgenthaler]

Totally agree. Oz Noy releases something different in Weckl

[Juan Expósito]

This was posted 10 years ago, but I think I didn´t see it until now.
Live at Montreux '99

[Andrew<3'sVinnie]

Steve - love your new website and was interested in your take on Alive. I grew up on the studio Akoustic Band recording and was not aware of Alive until the other day. I listened to it. It is great. I may be biased, but I like the studio album even better. They all sound more settled and relaxed, but with just as much beautiful playing and interaction. Curious on your take.

Also - I always found Dave's interpretation of jazz/swing so interesting. He swings like a mother, but he does not play in the traditional swing vernacular. A lot more bass drum and back beat interspersed. I imagine some purists may criticize him for this. But it works so well in the context.

[Steve Holmes]

Yeah his swing playing has some super interesting phrasing underneath - and he's been playing that stuff for so long he's just got it mastered. But yeah ALIVE was a game changer for me - then they released the video which is also kind of untouchable.
I really like the studio recording as well - the mallets on the toms are a nice touch on some of the endings.

[Rudy_Ment]

I love Dave's playing here with Richard Bona. As usual he plays so effortlessly and fluid. Tasty solo in it.

[Rudy_Ment]

Steve, not sure if you've already covered it in any of your tutorial videos before (you probably have), but there's a lick Weckl does here I'd love to see you do a breakdown of! At 3:57, he does what I think is repetitions of RLRLL between snare and ride, accenting the first R on snare and playing a kick with the second R. Have I got that right or completely wrong? The more I watch it, the less I'm sure if he's bringing the right hand across to the snare or not. He does it again for longer at 4:12. It sounds pretty cool and might be one of the few Weckl things I might actually be able to play with some practise!