Drum-Related Blathering and Minutiae
As a follow-up to yesterday’s Omar Hakim video post, check out this transcription of a Omar’s groove from Weather Report’s “Molasses Run” (listen here on Grooveshark). The content below is from Lee Jeffryes’ website Respect the Groove.
Find the original post on Respect the Groove here.
The first time I heard Omar Hakim was on the Burning for Buddy tribute. I was 15 then, and “Slow Funk” remains one of my favorite tracks on that album. Beyond technical ability and “groove”, there’s just a certain energy to Omar’s playing that I’ve always really liked.
These aren’t necessarily the best clips of Omar out there, just a few I hadn’t seen before and found enjoyable.
With Sting:
Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Stanley Clarke, and Omar Hakim with “Footprints” in 1991, Montreax:
Omar Hakim in Weather Report – “Where the Moon Goes”
Omar Hakim with Bobby McFerrin (too bad Richard Bona doesn’t get in on the action in this clip):
