Bernard Purdie Drum Lesson - 16th Ghost Notes

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[AndrewBannanDrums]

This guy is the coolest man on the planet.

[hazanko]

His suprise at the air in his hi-hat is guaranteed to make you smile no matter what.

[scottdapot]

“I like it very much” such a dope line.

[johncrawfordpiano]

By the end of this video there's a big smile on my face. That's what a good groove can do to you

[wasteyelo]

I never get bored of watching this. What a legend.

[kawabungadad]

I wish I could give this guy a hug, I feel like he'd give a great hug.

[andrescaicedo]

i made that groove on my kit, then i tried to talk while playing like he does and my groove went to the shit.

[cnewman]

I love those ghost notes, they add so much texture to the beat.

[Jaydrums]

So Eric Moore playing these fancy ghost note grooves and I'm looking for vids on all this ghost note business then this bloke I havnt heard of comes and whoops my ass back into learning properly well done sir

[PolkaCorn]

2:24-4:50 is some of the best drumming ever.

[teugene]

What a teacher... this man has the universal groove of the universe.... how wonderful.

[belladonnatv]

This video teaches us all what is in my opinion the most important thing a musician should ever learn: to feel PHYSICAL PLEASURE while hearing the sound of the instrument you're playing.

If you don't feel it, you're not really making Music. You're just playing an instrument. And it must NOT be that stupid ego-driven pleasure ('omg i am playing so great!"), but an actual physical, inexplicable wave of sheer pleasure, the same one you get with really good food or with really good sex. Or with really good music! :)!!!

This physical pleasure Bernard Purdie is feeling while playing is patently obvious in this video, where he's actually acting as a Pleasure Transmitter: we cannot help by sharing his pleasure with him!! It's actually impossible to watch this video and not feel pure joy!! :)!!!!

[niceguybytheway]

You just have to love this guy for his entusiasm. I wish that I could love my job the way he's loving he's drumming

[macemace]

I agree with Tomasz. That really is probably the coolest video I've ever seen.Bernard Purdie is a drummer's hero.

[TeeOhEhm]

this made me smile...the love is pure and the joy genuine

[int]

We need more men like this. What a legend.

[sweetlowsounds]

Bernard Purdie is our real life Odin. His funk force protects us all from the dark forces of quantized music.

[punkster]

I've seen this video so many time over the years, it never gets old.

[nextelito]

... a real musician that love and enjoy his work... and that groove is pure funk and feel

[GarenEvansMusic]

The way he said: "Well, yes!" was spot on. Maybe smile and feel happy.
Bernard is a legend! Such tranquility and passion he shows to teach us about the drums.