Today the second part of a two-part series on American drummer Jim Gordon, who played with The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Traffic, Steely Dan and many, many other artists. Although he can be heard on an impressive amount of pop and rock songs, his name is barely known. We hope to change that, if even a little bit, through this broadcast.
01. Eric Clapton. After Midnight. (John Weldon Cale). 2:52.
02. George Harrison. What Is Life. (George Harrison). 4:17.
03. Joe Cocker. The Letter. (Wayne Carson Thompson) 4:46.
04. Traffic. Rainmaker. (Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood) 7:53.
05. Tim Weisberg. Maat. (Dave Parlato) 5:03.
06. Frank Zappa. Imaginary Diseases. (Frank Zappa) 9:44.
07. Art Garfunkel. I Shall Sing. (Van Morrison) 3:29.
08. Michael Viner’s Incredible Bongo Band. Duelling Bongos. (Michael Viner, Perry Botkin Jr.). 2:58.
09. Pachuco. Pachuco. (Ruben Romero). 3:21.
10. Pressure Cooker. Step in Time. (Michael Omartian, Mark Tulin) 3:22.
11. The Electric Connection. Groovy. (John Andrews Tartaglia, Sue Collins) 4:06.
12. Michael Viner’s Incredible Bongo Band. Apache. (Jerry Lordan) 4:53.
Sources:
01: Time Pieces – The Best Of Eric Clapton. RSO – 2394 303.
02: All Things Must Pass. Parlophone – 7243 5 30474 2 9.
03: Mad Dogs & Englishmen. A&M Records – UICY-20075.
04: The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys. Island Records – 842.779-2.
05: Hurtwood Edge. A&M Records – SP4352.
06: Imaginary Diseases. Zappa Records – ZR 20001.
07: I Shall Sing. CBS – CBS 2013.
08: Bongo Rock. Pride – PRD 0028.
09: Pachuco. EMI – 5C 006-96675.
10: I’ve Got The Music In Me. Sheffield Lab – LAB 2.
11: Magik Sunset Part 1. Leng – LENGCD008.
12: Bongo Rock. Pride – PRD 0028.
More information:
Scott K Fish, “Interview: Jim Gordon” (Modern Drummer, 01-1983)
https://scottkfish.com/2015/09/25/scott-k-fish-interview-jim-gordon/
Barry Rehfeld “When the Voices Took Over” (Rolling Stone, 06-06-1985)
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/when-the-voices-took-over-19850606
Martin Booe, “Bang the drum slowly” (The Washington Post, 03-07-1994)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/07/03/bang-the-drum-slowly/18987952-f600-4120-88f3-8f7920e63e3e/?utm_term=.f299c018f382
“Happy Birthday: Jim Gordon” (www.rhino.com, 14-07-2015)
http://www.rhino.com/article/happy-birthday-jim-gordon
Jim Gordon Discography
https://www.blogger.com/profile/06316638009802833122
Jim Gordon (Drummer World profile)
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Jim_Gordon.html
Jim Gordon (Facebook fanpage)
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/JIM-GORDON/100750399969090
“Jim Gordon (musician)” (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(musician)
