Gary Novak Three Nighter at the SPUD

[Avi_drums]

I've never been able to pinpoint why Gary never "hit" in the 90s, in terms of getting a huge name like Weckl or Chambers or _________. I've wondered if it was because he followed Weckl with Chick and people couldn't get adjusted to it and stigmatized him because he "wasn't Dave"? Who knows.

'Huge' is relative, and somewhat inconsequential. One would assume the money was better playing stadiums than half empty jazz clubs. I remember hearing the opening bars of Paint the World, sensing something fresh was going on. He had a writing background too, if I recall.

[Julián Fernández]

[youtube_https]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4w0Jo60OmQ[/youtube_https]

[Juan Expósito]

Gary Novak...I´m still shocked since I saw him with Chick Corea EB2 in 1994.
I´m still shocked since Chick´s "Paint the World" (sound, playing and tunes)

I nominate this topic for "GARY NOVAK thread...The World Painter."

What a monster !!
Nice clip with Billy Ward.

[littlegrooves]

I've never been able to pinpoint why Gary never "hit" in the 90s, in terms of getting a huge name like Weckl or Chambers or _________. I've wondered if it was because he followed Weckl with Chick and people couldn't get adjusted to it and stigmatized him because he "wasn't Dave"? Who knows.

'Huge' is relative, and somewhat inconsequential. One would assume the money was better playing stadiums than half empty jazz clubs. I remember hearing the opening bars of Paint the World, sensing something fresh was going on. He had a writing background too, if I recall.

You are correct, "huge" is inherently relative since it is often used as a comparison of magnitude and scale relative to some agreed upon reference point, but I get your point-- "huge" is subjective, perhaps?

[drumsrdrugs]

Gary has a bunch of clips on possiblechops. The site is in various states of build still, but there's some gems.

http://possiblechops.com/

[deseipel]

All of those possible chops clips are now on YouTube I believe.


Edit: I guess not, just the Dave Hooper clips . Bummer.

[Juan Expósito]

Some musicians playing some music.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbQJTAXVwUo[/youtube]