Steve Gadd Band - At Blue Note Tokyo [2021/FLAC]

 It should come as no surprise that the Steve Gadd Band’s latest album is tasteful and deeply grooving, as that’s been the 75-year-old drummer’s M.O. since the 1970s. Recorded one evening in December 2019 during a four night booking at the Blue Note Tokyo, it follows on from the previous year’s Steve Gadd Band studio release which won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.


The major difference this time is the presence of guitarist David Spinozza deputising for Michael Landau who was unable to make the tour. An old friend and colleague of Gadd, ‘Spin’ fits in perfectly and brings another dimension to the band. And what a band this is – there’s bassist Jimmy Johnson and trumpeter Walt Fowler who both played with Gadd in James Taylor’s band, and keyboard player Kevin Hays.


  • Steve Gadd - Drums
  • David Spinozza - Guitars
  • Jimmy Johnson - Bass
  • Kevin Hays - Keyboards
  • Walt Fowler - Trumpet

01. Where's Earth? 07:06
02. Doesn't She Know By Now 06:26
03. Timpanogos 05:46
04. Hidden Drive 07:18
05. Walk With Me 06:06
06. One Point Five 04:53
07. Way Back Home 09:20
08. Rat Race 07:34
09. Watching The River Flow 05:44