OT - Dennis Chambers RAWKS

[TheEqualizer]

I just cannot contain myself. For the past 2 days, I have been listening to a recording of the Andy Summers Trio from Aachen, Germany from February 11, 2001. Dennis Chambers on drums.

OH.

MY.

GAWD!!!



It is so fricking AMAZING I cannot stop listening to. Especially track 5 - "Evidence."

I've always liked Dennis Chambers, but this show had converted me into a true lover of his drumming.

I highly recommend to EVERYONE who has any appreciation in drums to seek out this recording.

As an aside, when I saw Andy on this tour, he had Toss Panos on drums. He was ok, but nowhere near Dennis' level.

[Laz]

...yeah, I'd been listening to him since a couple of early '90s John Scofield albums (around '90 and '91 I think... I remember one of them was called Loud Jazz)... There's a live Parliament album he's on, P-Funk All-Stars Live, which is good too... There's also a Steely Dan live album with good Dennis playing on it, Alive In America... alot of good stuff on YouTube as well...

Laz

[TheEqualizer]

Recent live Steely Dan with Keith Carlock is also really, really good. I am not a fan of Steely Dan in general, but I do find myself listening to them just for the great drumming.

[samburusunset]

Dennis was one of the judges at our local Guitar Center drum-off last fall. I had no idea who he was at the time. I've watched him play since then. He's a freak on the drums! Wish I'd had a clue back then! I'll have to keep an ear out for more recordings of him.

[njperry]

Is that recording of Andy in 2001 available somewhere other than on Dime? Policefans.org in the members section of the forum has a show in Germany in 2001 but it appears to be a different show.

ETA: the one on policefans.org is different, 10-26-2001 / Frankfurt / GERMANY. May not even be the same band since it is different time of the year.

[TheEqualizer]

Sorry. I was hoping that Agroovie1 would see my post and gigasize it. Didn't happen.

[BABA]

Holy smokes, Dennis Chambers is a monster on drums. I was in a record store years ago minding my own business when "Pick Hits" off "Pick Hits Live" by the John Scofield Band absolutely *erupted* through the sound system. I was so blown away within about 30 seconds that I staggered over to the nearest sales clerk, pointed to a speaker hanging from the ceiling and asked may I please have a copy of THAT. Turns out that tune is only the tip of the iceberg.

On a somewhat related note, I finally got to see Vinnie Colaiuta play live last week, backing Jeff Beck, which was an utterly thermonuclear experience. Don't miss that tour if it comes your way.