Steve Gadd

Steve Gadd

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From an early age, Steve Gadd benefited from the advice of a percussionist uncle, and began learning the drums in the late 50s. He soon acquired a taste for the stage when he put on a percussion and tap show with his brother, before experimenting with rock & roll and rhythm & blues. He later enrolled at the Manhattan School of Music, then the Eastman School of Music, to benefit from a solid musical training. It was during this period that he met pianist Chick Corea, but had to interrupt his civilian career to do his national service. On leaving the army, he resumed his activities in a large orchestra, setting up a quartet with Warren Bernhardt, Eddie Gomez and George Young. He moved to New York in the early '70s, took part in a project with trumpeter Chet Baker and joined the Stuff band. He came to prominence again in the late '70s, making records with Chick Corea and Ben Sidran, but it was above all with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead that SteveGadd gained wider recognition. This seminal group of the 70s and 80s featured such outstanding instrumentalists as Michael and Randy Brecker, Eddie Gomez and vibraphonist Mike Mainieri. In the early '80s, he left the group to record a number of albums, again with Chick Corea, but also with Herbie Hancock, Joe Farrell, George Benson and Ron Carter. After further experience as a leader, he was called upon by popular variety artists such as Stevie Wonder, Al Jarreau, Paul McCartney and Michel Jonasz, a prolific activity crowned by numerous studio recordings and international tours that gradually distanced him from jazz.

Top tracks

07
Take the "A" Train (Live)
Michel Petrucciani
Best of Dreyfus Jazz Recordings
09:11
Writer: Billy Strayhorn / Composers: Billy Strayhorn
03
Home (Live)
Michel Petrucciani
Trio in Tokyo (Live)
09:18
Writer: Michel Petrucciani / Composers: Michel Petrucciani
02
September Second (Live)
Anthony Jackson
Trio in Tokyo (Live)
05:19
Writer: Michel Petrucciani / Composers: Michel Petrucciani
07
Se Bastasse Una Canzone
Luciano Pavarotti
Pavarotti & Friends For The Children Of Liberia
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Writer: Eros Ramazzotti - Adelio Cogliati / Composers: Eros Ramazzotti - Pierangelo Cassano
01
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Live)
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On A Roll (Live)
10:47
Composers: Stevie Wonder
03
Summertime (Live)
Al Jarreau
Live At Montreux 1993 (Live)
07:29
Writer: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin - Dubose Edwin Heyward - Dorothy Heyward / Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin - Dubose Edwin Heyward - Dorothy Heyward
10
Cantabile (Live)
Anthony Jackson
Colors
07:48
Composers: Michel Petrucciani
01
Let It Rain
Luciano Pavarotti
Pavarotti & Friends For The Children Of Liberia
04:59
Composers: Jon Bon Jovi - Michele Centonze - Veris Giannetti
07
So What
Anthony Jackson
So What - Best Of
07:02
Writer: Miles Davis / Composers: Miles Davis
13
All That Matters (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
06:46
Composers: Simon Oslender
12
Along The Coast (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
06:53
Composers: Simon Oslender
01
Chick's Chums
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
09:23
Writer: John McLaughlin / Composers: John McLaughlin
04
Donkey (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
08:13
Composers: Simon Oslender
03
Like I Was Sayin'
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
06:44
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
02
Serenity
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
06:39
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
09
Take the "A" Train (Live)
Michel Petrucciani
Trio in Tokyo (Live)
09:11
Writer: Billy Strayhorn / Composers: Billy Strayhorn
04
A Spanish Song
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
08:51
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
07
Exactly Like You (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
05:23
Composers: Jimmy Mc Hugh
10
On A Roll (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
05:34
Composers: Simon Oslender
02
Quite Logical (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
08:35
Composers: Simon Oslender
14
Watching The River Flow (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
07:38
Composers: Bob Dylan
08
So What (Live in Tokyo 1997 / Remastered 2025)
Anthony Jackson
Trio in Tokyo (2025 Remastered Edition)
07:29
Writer: Miles Davis / Composers: Miles Davis
06
In Good Hands (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
05:48
Composers: Simon Oslender
05
Close Call (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
05:21
Composers: Simon Oslender
05
Chinese Butterfly
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
11:50
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
01
I Love It When You Smile (Live)
Michael Blicher
Live at Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall
04:02
Composers: Michael Blicher
08
Say It Again (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
05:17
Composers: Simon Oslender
03
Leaving Paradise (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
08:53
Composers: Simon Oslender
11
Two Brothers (As One) (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
04:58
Composers: Simon Oslender
01
Gravelwalk (Traditional)
Eileen Ivers
Crossing the Bridge
05:03
Composers: Traditional
01
Watching the River Flow
Steve Gadd
Live at Voce (Deluxe Edition)
09:10
09
Cruisin' (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
06:32
Composers: Simon Oslender
01
Signed Sealed Delivered
Steve Gadd
Center Stage
07:17
Composers: Stevie Wonder
02
Way Back Home
Steve Gadd
Live at Voce (Deluxe Edition)
07:36
01
Any Moment Now
Michael Blicher
It Will Be Alright
04:01
Composers: Michael Blicher
05
Marimba Concerto No. 1: II.
Mika Stoltzman
Crossing the Bar
06:18
Composers: Miho Hazama
01
Training (Live)
Steve Gadd
Trio in Tokyo (Live)
04:39
Composers: Michel Petrucciani
07
Colors (Live)
Anthony Jackson
Trio in Tokyo (Live)
10:49
Composers: Michel Petrucciani
04
Little Peace in C for U (Live in Tokyo 1997 / Remastered 2025)
Anthony Jackson
Trio in Tokyo (2025 Remastered Edition)
07:29
Composers: Michel Petrucciani
06
Return To Forever
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
17:29
Composers: Chick Corea
01
Leaving Paradise
Simon Oslender
Leaving Paradise
04:28
Composers: Simon Oslender
01
Breakfast in Tokyo
Ratko Zjaca
Continental Talk
08:25
Composers: Ratko Zjaca

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  • Discography
Albums
On A Roll (Live)
(P) 2025 Broken Silence / Leopard
07-11-2025
On A Roll (Live)
01
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
10:47
Composers: Stevie Wonder
02
Quite Logical (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
08:35
Composers: Simon Oslender
03
Leaving Paradise (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
08:53
Composers: Simon Oslender
04
Donkey (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
08:13
Composers: Simon Oslender
05
Close Call (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
05:21
Composers: Simon Oslender
06
In Good Hands (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
05:48
Composers: Simon Oslender
07
Exactly Like You (Live)
Simon Oslender
On A Roll (Live)
05:23
Composers: Jimmy Mc Hugh
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All That Matters (Bonus Edition)
(P) 2024 Broken Silence Records / Leopard
07-02-2025
All That Matters (Bonus Edition)
01
In Good Hands
Simon Oslender
All That Matters (Bonus Edition)
05:44
Composers: Simon Oslender
02
Quite Logical
Simon Oslender
All That Matters (Bonus Edition)
04:33
Composers: Simon Oslender
03
On A Roll
Simon Oslender
All That Matters (Bonus Edition)
05:27
Composers: Simon Oslender
04
Two Brothers (As One)
Simon Oslender
All That Matters (Bonus Edition)
04:45
Composers: Simon Oslender
05
Say It Again
Simon Oslender
All That Matters (Bonus Edition)
04:28
Composers: Simon Oslender
06
Donkey
Simon Oslender
All That Matters (Bonus Edition)
05:47
Composers: Simon Oslender
07
Cruisin'
Simon Oslender
All That Matters (Bonus Edition)
05:45
Composers: Simon Oslender
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All That Matters
(P) 2024 Broken Silence Records / Leopard
25-10-2024
All That Matters
01
In Good Hands
Simon Oslender
All That Matters
05:44
Composers: Simon Oslender
02
Quite Logical
Simon Oslender
All That Matters
04:33
Composers: Simon Oslender
03
On A Roll
Simon Oslender
All That Matters
05:27
Composers: Simon Oslender
04
Two Brothers (As One)
Simon Oslender
All That Matters
04:45
Composers: Simon Oslender
05
Say It Again
Simon Oslender
All That Matters
04:28
Composers: Simon Oslender
06
Donkey
Simon Oslender
All That Matters
05:47
Composers: Simon Oslender
07
Cruisin'
Simon Oslender
All That Matters
05:45
Composers: Simon Oslender
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It Will Be Alright
c-nut records
01-09-2023
It Will Be Alright
01
Any Moment Now
Michael Blicher
It Will Be Alright
04:01
Composers: Michael Blicher
02
Susanna
Michael Blicher
It Will Be Alright
04:32
Composers: Michael Blicher
03
Through the Hurricane
Michael Blicher
It Will Be Alright
04:47
Composers: Michael Blicher
04
The First One to Know
Michael Blicher
It Will Be Alright
04:30
Composers: Michael Blicher
05
It Wil Be Allright
Michael Blicher
It Will Be Alright
06:10
Composers: Michael Blicher
06
Lady Tambourine
Michael Blicher
It Will Be Alright
06:21
Composers: Michael Blicher
07
Snow
Michael Blicher
It Will Be Alright
04:15
Composers: Michael Blicher
Center Stage
(P) 2022 Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln
23-09-2022
Center Stage
01
Signed Sealed Delivered
Steve Gadd
Center Stage
07:17
Composers: Stevie Wonder
02
Watching The River Flow
Steve Gadd
Center Stage
08:04
Composers: Bob Dylan
03
I Can't Turn You Loose
Steve Gadd
Center Stage
05:14
Composers: Otis Redding
04
Che Ore So
Steve Gadd
Center Stage
06:14
Composers: Pino Daniele
05
Them Changes
Steve Gadd
Center Stage
05:41
Composers: Buddy Miles
06
Way Back Home
Steve Gadd
Center Stage
06:06
Composers: Wilton Felder
07
Lucky 13
Steve Gadd
Center Stage
03:50
Composers: Steve Gadd
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Spirit of Chick Corea
diskunion
08-06-2022
Spirit of Chick Corea
01
Armando's Rhumba
Mika Stoltzman
Spirit of Chick Corea
05:23
Composers: Chick Corea
02
Crystal Silence
Mika Stoltzman
Spirit of Chick Corea
04:42
Composers: Chick Corea
03
Wigwam
Mika Stoltzman
Spirit of Chick Corea
03:45
Composers: Chick Corea
04
Children's Song No.3&4
Mika Stoltzman
Spirit of Chick Corea
04:24
Composers: Chick Corea
05
Chick's Groove
Mika Stoltzman
Spirit of Chick Corea
04:02
Composers: John Patitucci
06
Marika Groove
Mika Stoltzman
Spirit of Chick Corea
11:07
Composers: Chick Corea
07
Birthday Song for Mika
Mika Stoltzman
Spirit of Chick Corea
04:29
Composers: Chick Corea
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Riverbeast
ZenneZ Records
06-12-2019
Riverbeast
01
The Man with the Hat (On the Train)
Hermine Deurloo
Riverbeast
04:34
Composers: Hermine Deurloo
02
If We Can't Trust Each Other
Hermine Deurloo
Riverbeast
03:34
Writer: Earl Randle / Composers: Earl Randle
03
Hoop and Pole
Hermine Deurloo
Riverbeast
05:00
Composers: Luca Benedetti
04
So Long, Redhead
Hermine Deurloo
Riverbeast
04:40
Composers: Hermine Deurloo
05
Riverbeast
Hermine Deurloo
Riverbeast
04:15
Composers: Hermine Deurloo
06
Doctors Wind
Hermine Deurloo
Riverbeast
04:32
Composers: Joey Spampinato
07
Zombie Chicken
Hermine Deurloo
Riverbeast
03:56
Composers: Hermine Deurloo
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Get That Motor Runnin'
℗ 2019 c-nut records
01-11-2019
Get That Motor Runnin'
01
Get That Motor Runnin' (Live)
Michael Blicher
Get That Motor Runnin'
04:13
Composers: Michael Blicher
02
Mr. T
Michael Blicher
Get That Motor Runnin'
06:39
Composers: Michael Blicher
03
The Moment She Falls Asleep
Michael Blicher
Get That Motor Runnin'
08:22
Composers: Michael Blicher
04
Samba de Menino (Live)
Michael Blicher
Get That Motor Runnin'
06:58
Composers: Michael Blicher
05
The First One to Know
Michael Blicher
Get That Motor Runnin'
04:05
Writer: Michael Blicher / Composers: Michael Blicher
06
Roll (Live)
Michael Blicher
Get That Motor Runnin'
06:31
Composers: Michael Blicher
Sir
2019 Jayarvee Inc
31-07-2019
Sir
01
Come Rain of Come Shine
David Matthews
Sir
05:14
Composers: Harlold Arlen - Johnny Mercer
02
Sir,
David Matthews
Sir
05:15
Composers: David Matthews
03
I Love You
David Matthews
Sir
04:11
Composers: Cole Porter
04
Stella by Starlight
David Matthews
Sir
06:34
Composers: Ned Washington - Victor Young
05
A Felicidade
David Matthews
Sir
06:13
Composers: Antonio Carlos Jobim - Vinícius de Moraes
06
'round Midnight
David Matthews
Sir
08:15
Composers: Thelonious Monk - Cottie Williams - Bernie Hanighen
07
Get over It
David Matthews
Sir
04:11
Composers: David Matthews
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Live At Blue Note Tokyo (Live)
℗ 2019 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
20-03-2019
Live At Blue Note Tokyo (Live)
01
Somehow It's Been A Rough Day (Live)
Ai Kuwabara
Live At Blue Note Tokyo (Live)
09:03
Composers: Ai Kuwabara
02
How Do You Keep The Music Playing? (Live)
Ai Kuwabara
Live At Blue Note Tokyo (Live)
06:02
Writer: Alan Bergman - Marilyn Bergman / Composers: Michel Legrand
03
Black Orfeus Medley (Live)
Ai Kuwabara
Live At Blue Note Tokyo (Live)
12:10
Writer: Antonio Maria / Composers: Antonio Carlos Jobim - Vinícius de Moraes - Luiz Bonfá
04
Whereabouts (Live)
Ai Kuwabara
Live At Blue Note Tokyo (Live)
07:20
Composers: Ai Kuwabara
05
SAW (Live)
Ai Kuwabara
Live At Blue Note Tokyo (Live)
06:48
Composers: Ai Kuwabara
06
March Comes In Like A Lion (Live)
Ai Kuwabara
Live At Blue Note Tokyo (Live)
07:12
Composers: Ai Kuwabara
07
All Life Will End Someday, Only The Sea Will Remain (Live)
Ai Kuwabara
Live At Blue Note Tokyo (Live)
05:34
Composers: Ai Kuwabara
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Omara
℗ 2018 C-Nut Records
16-02-2018
Omara
01
Omara
Michael Blicher
Omara
06:39
Composers: Michael Blicher
02
Elijah Rock
Michael Blicher
Omara
05:37
Composers: Traditional
03
They Had No Roses
Michael Blicher
Omara
05:50
Composers: Michael Blicher
04
The Colour Red
Michael Blicher
Omara
06:28
Composers: Michael Blicher
05
Three Grains of Salt
Michael Blicher
Omara
05:42
Composers: Michael Blicher
06
My Babe
Michael Blicher
Omara
05:44
Composers: Willie Dixon
07
If I Were a Cow
Michael Blicher
Omara
05:33
Composers: Michael Blicher
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Chinese Butterfly
℗ 2018 Stretch Records, Inc., Under exclusive license to Concord Music Group, Inc.
22-11-2017
Chinese Butterfly
01
Chick's Chums
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
09:23
Writer: John McLaughlin / Composers: John McLaughlin
02
Serenity
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
06:39
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
03
Like I Was Sayin'
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
06:44
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
04
A Spanish Song
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
08:51
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
05
Chinese Butterfly
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
11:50
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
06
Return To Forever
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
17:29
Composers: Chick Corea
07
Wake-Up Call
Chick Corea
Chinese Butterfly
18:13
Writer: Chick Corea - Lionel Loueke / Composers: Chick Corea - Lionel Loueke
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Steve Gadd Drumscores, Vol. 2
2015 Q Up Arts.com
31-05-2015
Steve Gadd Drumscores, Vol. 2
01
Demonstration Grooves
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd Drumscores, Vol. 2
00:33
Composers: Steve Gadd
02
90 Slow Groove: Kit 1
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd Drumscores, Vol. 2
03:46
Composers: Steve Gadd
03
90 Slow Groove: Loop Segments
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd Drumscores, Vol. 2
03:56
Composers: Steve Gadd
04
95 Latin3's: Kit 2
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd Drumscores, Vol. 2
00:58
Composers: Steve Gadd
05
95 Latin3's: Loop Segments
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd Drumscores, Vol. 2
01:06
Composers: Steve Gadd
06
98 Stateside: Kit 1
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd Drumscores, Vol. 2
00:43
Composers: Steve Gadd
07
98 Stateside: Loop Segments
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd Drumscores, Vol. 2
00:49
Composers: Steve Gadd
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SAME TREE DIFFERENT FRUIT - ABBA
2015 레드포유
23-03-2015
SAME TREE DIFFERENT FRUIT - ABBA
01
Voulez-Vous
Anders Wihk
SAME TREE DIFFERENT FRUIT - ABBA
04:17
Writer: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus / Composers: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus
02
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Anders Wihk
SAME TREE DIFFERENT FRUIT - ABBA
04:42
Writer: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus / Composers: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus
03
Money, money, money
Anders Wihk
SAME TREE DIFFERENT FRUIT - ABBA
05:53
Writer: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus / Composers: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus
04
Fernando
Anders Wihk
SAME TREE DIFFERENT FRUIT - ABBA
05:31
Writer: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus / Composers: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus
05
Dancing Queen
Anders Wihk
SAME TREE DIFFERENT FRUIT - ABBA
04:53
Writer: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus - Stig Anderson / Composers: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus - Stig Anderson
06
The name of the game
Anders Wihk
SAME TREE DIFFERENT FRUIT - ABBA
04:38
Writer: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus - Stig Anderson / Composers: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus - Stig Anderson
07
SOS
Anders Wihk
SAME TREE DIFFERENT FRUIT - ABBA
03:41
Writer: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus - Stig Anderson / Composers: Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus - Stig Anderson
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Blicher Hemmer Gadd
℗ 2014 c-nut records
15-09-2014
Blicher Hemmer Gadd
01
Well I'm Not Really Much of a Dancer (Live)
Michael Blicher
Blicher Hemmer Gadd
05:51
Writer: Michael Blicher / Composers: Michael Blicher
02
She Curves, She Curves (Live)
Michael Blicher
Blicher Hemmer Gadd
06:03
Writer: Michael Blicher / Composers: Michael Blicher
03
Treme (Live)
Michael Blicher
Blicher Hemmer Gadd
06:23
Writer: Michael Blicher / Composers: Michael Blicher
04
By the Sound of Her Voice (Live)
Michael Blicher
Blicher Hemmer Gadd
07:01
Writer: Michael Blicher / Composers: Michael Blicher
05
In a Little Spanish Town (Live)
Michael Blicher
Blicher Hemmer Gadd
08:45
Writer: Mabel Wayne / Composers: Mabel Wayne
06
Babylon (Live)
Michael Blicher
Blicher Hemmer Gadd
05:53
Writer: Michael Blicher / Composers: Michael Blicher
07
It's Just Not the Same (Live)
Michael Blicher
Blicher Hemmer Gadd
04:35
Writer: Michael Blicher / Composers: Michael Blicher
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