027: Bernard Purdie, Part One (Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Steely Dan, etc.)

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Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2015

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In part one of a two part interview, Joe speaks to a true original, the legendary Bernard Purdie. They discuss Purdie's early fascination with drumming, the tragic loss of his parents, overcoming alcoholism at a very early age, and his arrival in New York. Part two airs next Wednesday.

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0:00.0	The Trap Set will always be available for free, but we rely on donations from our listeners.
0:05.1	Please visit our website at thetrapset.net and click Donate.
0:08.9	Subscribe to our show on iTunes, and if you enjoy what you hear, give us a review. This is Joe Wong.
0:26.6	Welcome to the Trap Set, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.
0:31.6	It's Funky Donkey Time. You're for the dog
0:43.4	It's for the dog it's hard.
1:01.9	You're hearing Funky Donkey by my guest Bernard Purdy. One of the most prolific drummers ever, Purdy has over 4,000 credits to his name.
1:07.2	And it isn't quantity alone that makes his discography so impressive. It's the fact that he's worked with so many incredible artists,
1:14.6	crafting iconic record after iconic record.
1:17.6	Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, James Brown, King Curtis, Dizzy Gillespie,
1:23.6	Miles Davis, B.B. King, Kat Stevens, Steely Dan, Jimmy Smith, the list goes on and on.
1:31.9	Add to that his fantastic solo catalog, and there's no doubt that Bernard is truly a giant among giants.
1:42.9	With a one-of-a-kind style and a supernatural sense of rhythm, Purdy has influenced countless
1:49.0	drummers.
1:50.0	His trademark beat, the Purdy shuffle, has been reappropriated by everyone from John Bonham
1:55.0	to Jeff Procaro.
2:00.0	My conversation with Purdy and his friend's New Jersey home lasted three hours.
2:04.4	That, coupled with the fact that so many of you have asked for longer episodes, led us to make
2:09.1	this our first two-part episode.
2:11.6	Part two will be released next Wednesday.
2:20.3	Now I'm honored to present part one of our interview with Bernard Purdy. I started playing the drums when I was three years old.
2:28.3	I started playing the drums when I was three years old.
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