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Steve Smith Drum Legacy: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Steve Smith (Actor), John Riley (Actor), Rob Wallis (Director) Rated:
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  • Actors: Steve Smith, John Riley
  • Directors: Rob Wallis
  • Format: Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rated:
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  • Studio: Hudson Music
  • DVD Release Date: June 17, 2008
  • Run Time: 300 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00186RS6E
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,460 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 starsGiant Legacy passed on by a Giant Drum Legend
By Ramkumar Swaminathan on August 19, 2008
Steve Smith Jazz Legacy DVD Review

Steve Smith has, yet again, given us a wealth of information that will surely send us back to the woodshed for months to come. This double DVD/CD set is a must have for drummers, regardless of their playing level and style of music they are into. If you are a jazz drummer or call yourself a drummer who also plays Jazz, then this DVD is for you, as it analyzes the playing styles of several ground breaking Jazz drummers who have laid down the vocabulary of jazz drumming. If you have analyzed some of these "Giant" drummers yourself, this DVD only reinforces those fundamentals and concepts, along with apt demonstration and application of those concepts by Master Drummer Steve Smith himself. This DVD is also for Jazz musicians, enthusiasts, educators, as well as critics who can get deep insight into the playing styles and analysis of Giant drummers, like Max (Roach), Elvin (Jones), Tony (Williams), Art (Blakey), Philly (Joe Jones) to name a few, all of whom have come up with drumming styles that complement the advancement of the art of Jazz compositions as well as influenced their peer musicians to compose and play differently. Also sitting on the analyst chair is Jazz Drum Guru John Riley, who has authored the Art of Bop drumming, Beyond Bop drumming, and Jazz Drummer's workshop. The performances on this double DVD/CD are stunning, executed with the absolute command and mastery of the instrument. The conversations happening between John and Steve are enlightening in itself. Also shown are clips of some of the Giants playing their signature licks. Steve also goes head to head with himself, trading licks, at the end. You be the Judge! A Giant Drumming Legacy is being passed on to us by a Giant Drumming Legend, Steve Smith!
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5.0 out of 5 starsCovers the subject well - subtitles would be nice though
By A C SHIELDS on January 25, 2009
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I also have Steve's 'US Beat' DVD which is similar to this one in that it tries to take a very broad subject and present it without explaining too much or leaving too much out. It must be hard to know how to start on such a broad subject and to know how much to assume the drummer already knows or understands, but Steve manages to do it.
The recommended listening information is great too, because once you get into jazz drumming, you can be spending a lot of money and time to find the recordings! It is a great all round package, but it is not for beginners.

Over time, I realised that although Steve wants to pay tribute to other drummers, he takes the understandable but redundant step of playing their styles (and well known songs) with his band, which is is only going to be partially successful. For me, this is starkly illustrated when he plays the Tony Williams tune. Steve is obviously playing something very close to what Tony plays, but there is no excitement there for me - there is merely technical ability, as if he wanted to compare the sheet music with another player and say 'look how close I got to what Tony did'. The heart, fire and soul of the original players do not seem to be coming through.
Instead, something else is likely to come through - it is like someone doing 'impressions' of someone else. I do not know what that achieves. I think a more successful way of approaching it would be to completely change the arrangement to make it fresh, whic also gives one the challenge of creating same.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsSteve Smith Drum Legacy
By R. J. O. III on January 20, 2009
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This follow up to the Steve's History of the Beat DVD worth every penny, Highly recommended for aspiring big band and/or small group jazz players intersted in a study of standards and the musicians who became legends from playing them. Thanks Steve
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5.0 out of 5 starsA master class for experienced drummers
By Mike Tarrani HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER on December 25, 2015
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Up front and in context: the information and demonstrations in this set can be used by drummers playing any genre. However, they are probably going to be more meaningful to jazz drummers. That is only because the styles played and dissected are of influential jazz drummers (although Bonham, Mitch Mitchell and a few other rock drummers are briefly mentioned.)

For me this is like a master class and the demonstrations are mainly from a live performance by Smith and his band at the 2006 Modern Drummer Festival. The performances are inspiring, but it's the between-performance segments with John Riley serving as an interviewer that are the real meat of this set. Riley is excellent in this role and on more than a few occasions asks probing questions that draws out some deep insights from Smith.

If you are already an avid fan of Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Art Blakey and Philly Joe Jones you will probably immediately connect to the performances and understand the ensuing discussions. If not, you will be introduced to drummers you should be listening to regardless of the genre of music you play. Another giant who gets a lot of mention is Max Roach (and in my opinion, rightly so because the thematic approach he takes to crafting solos is a lesson for any drummer). Plus there are some drummers who are not as famous, such as Joe Dukes who should be studied for his approach to drumming. I liken Dukes' use of space to the way Ahmad Jamal plays piano.

Overall, this is probably not the best DVD for beginning drummers, but will still be inspiring to them. For seasoned drummers, however, this is a gold mine of techniques and advanced topics that are of immediate interest to jazz drummers, but should be more widely disseminated to a wider audience of drummers.
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I love this guy. This DVD is a mine of treasures. I got lots of good things out of it

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Steve Smith remains one of the world's leading players and, like all of his video productions, this one delivers great care in demonstrating his love and attention to detail. Read more

Published on February 10, 2013 by Robert Martin
5.0 out of 5 starsgreat teaching

Mr Smith, as always; he is so methodical and didactic. This video teach you the chops and gives you the history behind them. A must have!

Published on December 15, 2012 by Luis Carlos Huertas Gbert
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Being an amateur drummer I can only gaze with wide open eyes to this DVD. What a craftsmanship and skills... Read more

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Steve Smith cover some the greatest drummer in the history and give us some inside into his playing. Read more

Published on February 19, 2011 by Martin
5.0 out of 5 starsJust love it..

A very well done DVD..
I would have bought this JUST to see/hear Steve play..plus you get his and John's input on on what is going on and how to play most of the fills.. Read more

Published on June 24, 2010 by John Keith
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in this educational dvd steve explains and demonstrate the playing of jazz drumers giants. he also takes it one step beyond and explain how you can orcastrate it on the drums. Read more

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