It's a crying shame that so many more of Jeff's sessions weren't filmed like this. To see the man in action is a true joy & inspiration to anyone who's ever played drums.

@RaincloudmusicTFS6

3 жыл бұрын

I got the instructional thing he left us on DVD, saw the opening tune ("Corbit Von Brauer", Garfield), and wanted to throw my sticks away....

@RaincloudmusicTFS6

3 жыл бұрын

Except.... Man, the more I watch that right hand; the more I'm convinced that was a God-Given gift he had, and I'll never come close!!!! I mean.... Daaaaang!

@tmaddrummer

2 жыл бұрын

@@RaincloudmusicTFS6 talent on loan from GOD, and Jeff sure had an Ark full. Great video!

@Hellrun

2 жыл бұрын

I agree but you don't need to have it on film to appreciate his talent, the performances are all on the original cuts. Go and buy the albums, the body of works is vast. I have a fair few but still a drop in the ocean of what he recorded.

@paulrevelli

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Can you imagine what a video of him cutting "Calling Elvis" with Dire Straits would have imparted? It's such an insane track.

the way he moves on the drums shows his musicality... pure genius.

@deanstevens3071

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!! 👍

Look how he moves his whole body while he's playing.. man, he's what groove is all about itself

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Daniel Maganto Pizarro Absolutely Daniel.!! 👍

@kai326

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of the stuff he plays requires that you dance a little bit, otherwise it’ll feel stiff

This guy was one of a kind. Nobody grooved like Jeff. Gone way too soon!

@phillipgoins1509

3 жыл бұрын

Genius.

I don't think I could ever grow tired of watching this...feel, flow, razor-precise, intricate fills, and just pure passion in the moment. He is SO missed by us musicians!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Joel..!! 👍🥁

@RaincloudmusicTFS6

4 ай бұрын

There are very few who are still spoken of, with such reverence 30 years after they've gone. Marty Robbins is another. That's the true mark of one who has left a huge mark on history.

I can’t stop watching this! I love Jeff’s choreography-he dances, swings, bobs, bounces. He’s amazing!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Catherine Vantour it’s so true! I think the dancing and bobbing added to the incredible feel when he played! I’m glad you enjoyed this 👍

@catherinevantour9840

3 жыл бұрын

@@deanstevens3071 Thanks for this awesome upload.

@nobbesrieger8820

3 жыл бұрын

Here we can see how Jeff feels the music when he is playing. The whole body is in action - great!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Nobbes Rieger Absolutely! Didn’t he have such amazing feel?!! 👍

All time favorite drummer - Period!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Mackie337777 👍👍👍

@RaincloudmusicTFS6

3 жыл бұрын

MINE, Too.

@Mackie337777

3 жыл бұрын

@@RaincloudmusicTFS6 wait, who is this and how do you know Dino?? This it crazy...

@RaincloudmusicTFS6

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mackie337777 I don't. Lol. But, Jeff has been a big part of my own formative years...even back as a piano player when I was 10. I am 50. Been hearing that cat for that long. My "Me Too" was in agreement that JP is my fave drummer all time. I saw Sinon with Toto in 2013, and he rocked the HOUSE, but my musical chops were coloured by Jeff's own.

@RaincloudmusicTFS6

4 ай бұрын

DITTO!

I love the slight roll of his right shoulder when he's playing time. Such an incredible feel. None like him! G.O.A.T. You have to wonder how anyone could 'dislike' this clip. Freaking gold!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree on all points Mike!!! Absolute monster!!! 👍

@Scottjazz55

7 ай бұрын

Yes, the slight hunch, roll. His whole body (and soul) is playing and giving to the song. wow.

That guitar couldn't be any more Steve Lukather. Such unique phrasing.

@gerachog.kanela8492

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously dude!👍 ❤️🎶🎸That's riffs are inconfundible!!!!🙌

@jakobole

3 жыл бұрын

@@gerachog.kanela8492 Unpossible!

@kai326

3 жыл бұрын

@@jakobole inconfundible means unmistakable in Spanish.

@jakobole

3 жыл бұрын

@@kai326 Aha!

@mattdaggett3695

3 жыл бұрын

Bingo

love the way his shoulder comes up into the hi hat sweep ,amazing dude

I miss him so much. The King of groove and studio sessions. So many iconic drum parts and grooves that just were perfect. Never overplayed, musically perfect!

@deanstevens3071

5 ай бұрын

Completely agree!! 🙂👍

@RaincloudmusicTFS6

4 ай бұрын

It's why we still speak his name. That, and if he wasn't cutting a tune, he would CALL a pal, "Bail me out...". Keltner has said as much! Humility speaks, folks.

Music is all about breaking tension through motion to create fluidity. Mr Porcaro was a brilliant musician who expressed his gift on drums.

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely KV, J.P was a master of musical flow. 👍

I can watch Jeff all day! No one grooves like him! Thank you for uploading this....have never seen this one!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Stephan Longo You’re welcome! And you’re right, he had a special groove!! 👍

@konarain

3 жыл бұрын

I watch Jeff, across the room live on f.m.in '74 w Steely Dan..he would stand up sometimes! 2 drummers on 'reelin..' I've stood behind Ginger B on stage that's a groove also, w sloshing hi-hats Alohas

@konarain

3 жыл бұрын

I watch Jeff, across the room live on f.m.in '74 w Steely Dan..he would stand up sometimes! 2 drummers on 'reelin..' I've stood behind Ginger B on stage that's a groove also, w sloshing hi-hats Alohas

@konarain

3 жыл бұрын

@@deanstevens3071 Have seen this? Wow! kzread.info/dash/bejne/h2Wq2auKcqXVgNY.html

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

brad wellstone This is brilliant, thanks for sharing!! The 16ths at those tempos are tough, I can see why he’d want to warm up for them!! 🙂👍

Sick snare sound. He was the master.

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Tony Fazioli Absolutely mate! 👍

@bobdobalina692

3 жыл бұрын

Gated reverb?

@bissiouakabdellah593

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree

@jakobole

3 жыл бұрын

Well, it takes some engineering to do as well....

@BolsaChicaRadio

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobdobalina692 Exactly! 1) Great Composition. 2) Great Drummer!!! 3 Great microphone placement & recording technique. 4) Great mixdown using VERY expensive, analog outboard effects, including gates, compressers, limiters, downward expanders and tons-o-verbs! ALL in that order. BCRadio

I grew up with this magician. One of the very best percussionists of all time right here.

I've never thought I'd enjoy hearing Eleanor Rigby with drums ...

I've been a fan of these guys since that first album in 78. When I was learning to play bass in the 80's I copied so many bass lines from David and Mike P, I consider them my first bass teachers. And then there is Jeff... There was always SOMETHING about his playing that was magnetic, even before i knew what the hell I was doing. If younger players ask me about pocket and groove, Jeff Porcaro is THE GUY I bring to their attention.

Beginning with 4:35 you see the true unfiltered mastership of this unique groove drummer ❤

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I read somewhere that Vinnie Colaiuta called him ‘the man with the golden feel’. It’s so true! 👍

@morbidmanmusic

8 ай бұрын

that is right where the first lip sync is clear!

@mancuniancandidatem

7 ай бұрын

​@@morbidmanmusicIt looks like the take we are hearing is not the take we are seeing. What's crazy is that some of the fills match up exactly. Some don't.

The man is an icon. The way he approached a song, will never be duplicated.

@deanstevens3071

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree!!! 🙂👍

My two favorite musicians...Jeff Porcaro and Steve Lukather

The fill into a double crash at 3:30 is so Jeff and one of the MANY things that set him apart from all others!

@deanstevens3071

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Kevin!! He played a similar fill using semiquaver triplets during a live performance of Africa once.. I almost fell off my chair!!! Stunning!! 🙂👍

watching footage of him is so surreal. what a groove and skill that he had ,, and the way that he would show and give tutorials shows how down to earth he is!!! such an inspiration on the drums. so so sad that he is gone. ALWAYS PLAY MUSIC LIKE IT IS YOUR LAST DAY ALIVE!! GIVE IT YOUR ALL!!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

GuitarForAll So true, he was a massive inspiration. 👍

He was such a force. Man I miss him.

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Tim Allbritton So true, a true legend.👍

His grooves, shuffles, licks and fills as a young drummer in the late 70s and early 80s are what i strived for. Yes i love Bonham, Peart, Copeland, but Jeff was my hero!!

Simply one of the greatest drummers to ever live, and a hellova nice human being as well!

Jeff was not only my favorite drummer, but reported to be one of the greatest persons you could ever meet. I can believe it.

obviously a mix of tracks combined with different fills but great to see him in his element and more importantly I love hearing anything LUKE

This man obviously loved his craft! He was incredibly precise.

Unique playing. Only Jeff could play with this feel

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

So, so true Paulo. 👍

@mikeraz594

3 жыл бұрын

every player has a unique feel but petty much anyone could play this

@RaincloudmusicTFS6

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeraz594 I could play that.... but, it wouldn't SWING as hard. We're not talking difficulty. It's straight-ahead 4. We are talking "feel". Jeff was the worlf's best at sboving a click around. He could be on top of it, ahead of it, or waaaay behind it. There is his personal swagger in this tume that makes it what it is.

@mikeraz594

3 жыл бұрын

@@RaincloudmusicTFS6 yeah it's not that hard and stating someone was "the best" at anything is a bold statement. there are so many great drummers who never got out of dive bars. Pocarro's success was pretty much base on his father's success. Pocarra was an average drummer within his peer group IMO.

@robertlange8349

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeraz594 where is your stuff. where are your videos? show us

The vibe, the groove, the energi, the enormous charisma of this guy... This is so great! Thanks a lot for uploading this. Thougt I had found all Jeff-related material on KZread.

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Rasmus Fink Lorentzen You’re welcome mate and you’re absolutely right, he was such a monster!! 👍

This is so great! Doesn’t matter that it isn’t the take used. What an incredible insight it offers. Thank you!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Ben Cox Ah, you’re welcome mate, so glad you like it. Thanks for your comment. 👍

@nobbesrieger8820

3 жыл бұрын

Great paiste cymbals

The Porcaro's dominated the music industry... together with all the other Toto members over the years.... all the albums they played on.. as one remarked here you can easily pick out a Luke , Mike , Jeff.. Dave off of any album... be it Michael Jackson, Airplay, Steely Dan... omg the list goes on.... amazing ....

I've looked at a couple of these videos where you see Jeff playing a rehearsal and then hear the final take. One of the interesting things is that the final take is always simpler than the rehearsal; less busy fills and slightly stripped down groove. That says a lot about Jeff as a drummer and what his priorities were. A great lesson!

It took me years to understand how he could perform perfect time with the hi-hat. Programing the left foot to be the metronome all the while doing so many different dynamics in perfect rhythm. He was truly the master of hi-hat techniques. Conditioning the mind to become one within the music and feel as if you playing each instrument was the best advice he would give and it shows. Thanks Dean!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Scott Murray Thanks mate. He really was the master and I really like that mindset! I’ve only noticed recently how much he changes the sound of hi hats by easing the tension and applying more pressure with his foot.... (I think I’ve always spent most of my time just listening to his colossal grooves!!!). I’m going to start paying more attention!! 😁👍

That quintessential late back beat, relaxed fillls & body groovin'. We knew he was special on Toto IV before we knew who they or he was.

Notice the way he moves while he nails his part. Very relaxed almost dancing motions in his upper body which transfer directly to the kit. His hihat- work is such a trademark, very inspiring.

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Dr. Tim Schurig I’ve spent a great deal of time watching the way drummers move while playing and wondering how much physical movement (as well has touch and technique) does transfer to the kit. I do think that Jeff’s ‘dancing’ must have been a major contributor to his amazing feel. 👍

@dr.timschurig234

3 жыл бұрын

@@deanstevens3071 Thanks for your response. Talking about motions: I like the energetic way Chat Smith pounds out his grooves: relaxed almost swinging motions but maximum energy. It is good to know that others focus on motions, too. Greetings from Germany.

@konarain

3 жыл бұрын

I'm subribed to Dean, I see..nice channel! One thing Joe taught us, and I only used twice in Hawaii, is (the same reason I walked outside when we opened for Van Halen in '74 (small kine) Drummers who can 'bounce' at a concert volume (no mikes) made me sick, till Joe taught us the 3rd Buddy Rich technique, 'fingers' learning to open the fingers then using the bounce as we close the grip, for a ride crash, a ton, a ride..🙃 and what about the left hand even Ringo did it (very loud and foot pounder-like Me) I'm old now, But the groove and ghost notes, and thanks for pointing it out, Is probably Jeff using left hand Fingers..no fear of dropping da Stick, eh? 🤙 Alohaz guys thanks for the memories!

@konarain

3 жыл бұрын

You guys see my comments, Yeah? Alohasz

the studio is a magical place...and with a drummer like Jeff it becomes grand !

I love Jeff...and Toto my absolute heroes ❤

He had lots to say and did it with Confidence Charisma and Caress. His right hand was magical followed by left handed powerhouse grooved punchlines mixed to meet the music head-on. He along with Michael and Dad JoPo left to us admirers a wake of greatness. Had the pleasure to learn from them personally. Respect.

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Michael Monaco Thanks for your comment and great to hear that you were lucky enough to learn from the greats! Cheers. 👍

Thanks a million times. Great stuff. I can't get enough of that greatness.

Stellar to the bone. RIP Music God❤

Jeff Porcaro... Absolutely Amazing !!! My favourite drummer. What else ???

Thanks for this great, rare post. Amazing drumming and footage of Jeff!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

randyedward1 You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for your comment. I thought it was nice to hear what he was hearing and watch how he reacted to the music. 👍

Tears ........of Joy ........watching The Man .....Nobody plays like that .........EMOTIONALE

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

eric Wilhelm so true.

This is absolutely incredible. Every note on the snare and kick hit you in the feels. That pocket...man, I miss him. Thank you for this.

@deanstevens3071

8 ай бұрын

Cheers Jerry. You’re right, it was the pocket!!! “The man with the golden feel”… 🙂

Jeff and Luke what a combination!!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Stacey Westwood They were something else weren’t they?! 👍

That last minute is full of so much cool stuff, wow.

This is just killer!!

Absolutely beyond epic. No words sufficient to describe this as a drummer.

@deanstevens3071

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!! 🙂👍🥁

I have never heard this song before played by Jeffrey. The way he feels this incredible groove and effortlessly adds his signature fills. The precision of time, feeling the emotion of his own style just add up to musical perfection.

Like Bonzo, Jeff always had that heavy snare thud. Such a great sound.

@zachiro20

3 жыл бұрын

And his ghost notes are actually that lol

@dcmastermindfirst9418

11 ай бұрын

You mean crack

This overdub matches very well with the video footage here, and if this isn't video of the drum take used on the album, then you need to appreciate how precise Jeff's drumming ability was. For the video to have matched the final audio, it looks like his part was composed, or at least thought out. These fills are sophisticated, the notes he hits are on point, and he was probably playing consistently over at least two or more takes of his drum track.

@RaincloudmusicTFS6

3 жыл бұрын

It *was* an overdub..... So, that makes complete sense!

@nickavenoso7851

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. There some spots that are different. Like at 1:31-1:36 and 3:15-3:26. But, most of it fits perfectly.

@chriskiefer7493

8 ай бұрын

Compd '

What a groove that guy had. I just love his breaks

Jeff Porcaro was the Steve Lukather of drums OMG just stellar musicianship .

Incredible! And the end at 4:30 on is an absolute gem of musical footage!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

John Stelzer Nice one John. There a couple of vids on here with the camera audio only. Glad you liked it. He had such an amazing groove didn’t he?! 👍

Man I love the sound and tone of his drums. Especially the snare!!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

They sound great don’t they?! I’m not 100% sure which drums he used back then. I think they might have been Pearl BLX/MLX.

@Monsterdrumma

3 жыл бұрын

Dean Stevens I know he was a closet Gretsch guy so they could also be USA custom Gretsch.

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Jo-Jo Moceri drums Ah, I didn’t know that. Maybe he snuck his Gretsch kit in there when Pearl weren’t looking?! 😬👍

@Monsterdrumma

3 жыл бұрын

Dean Stevens Yeah I seen a pic of him behind his brownish finish USA kit before that he supposedly secretly tracked with maybe not on everything but he did use them in the studio.

@mancuniancandidatem

3 жыл бұрын

@@Monsterdrumma If you look at his hot licks instructional video even his Pearl Kit appears to have silver sealer on the inside of the shells. I wonder if Pearl assembled him a one off kit using the jasper gumwood/maple shells from the Gretsch factory combined with Pearl hardware?

Es increíble este video. Gracias por subirlo. Ojalá haya más material así de esta gran persona GRACIAS.

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome Sergio, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Jeff Porcaro is one of the greats and I enjoyed putting such rare footage to such a great recording! 👍

Thank you for posting this!

That was great! Thanks for putting that together and posting it, Dean!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Henwy2 You’re welcome, thanks for your comment. Cheers 👍

thanks so much, any thing with Jeff is great to look at, listen to and learn from

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

marcello rosmini so true! Thanks.

Absolutely fantastic. The groove Jeff played was always undeniable. Great to hear and see some of these monster fills!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

J410music Hey man, so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting, he really did have an incredible feel for the music!! 👍

The King of Feel & Groove

Gran sonido....maestro de la bateria ,gracias por haber sido uno de los formadores de esta gran banda....GRANDE TOTO!!!🥰♥️🇨🇱

This is amazing. Thank you. Love the ending where he almost hits the dirt from going for one last next level.

@deanstevens3071

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Christian! Ha, that really is next level isn’t it!! 🙂👍

Perfection! Love that ghoststrokes! Mr groove!

This is soooooo Awesome,this is like rare footage and feels like your actually their seeing how its really done

He's got a full size ashtray beside em. Crazy kool

@TRICK-OR-TREAT236

3 жыл бұрын

LOOK CLOSELY. NOT ONE BUT TWO.

@SYQmusic

3 жыл бұрын

That's actually a drum

@snickerseldorado7041

3 жыл бұрын

@@SYQmusic its an ashtray, this dudes smoked like a steamtrain

@martinlind9413

3 жыл бұрын

That ash tray was still there when I worked there. Cherokee Studios.

Thanks! This was so awesome! Thank you!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Earl Bennett - earldrum You’re very welcome, I’m glad you like it mate! 👍

Thanks for the video Bro!! Jeff ever will be the best

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Rodrigo Mássimo You’re welcome mate!! And you’re right, he definitely will be! 🤘

So incredible! Thank´s for sharing this treasure!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Jorge! Thanks for your comment. He was such a legend wasn’t he? 👍🙂

Love Jeff’s playing! He is greatly missed!!

A legend , sadly missed

Just amazing 👍👍👍 Think you so much for this video 👍👍👍

Great job putting this together

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

80 Three Thanks so much!! 👍

Magnifique les arrangements ! Tout est parfait...

Fantastic groove, pure class. Top of his game as he always was.Steve ain't done bad eirher!!

Thank you so much for sharing this video🥰. Jeff was not just a musican, to this day I keep trying to figure out his uniqness, diversity, his special taste, literally like every time he touched the drums, the music turned to gold. I hate to say it, but Toto wasn't the same band without him.

@deanstevens3071

5 ай бұрын

Hey @jp. I totally agree! He had something really special and I‘ve also spent many years trying to work out how he did what he did. The only thing I can come up with is that he was born with that ‘golden feel’! I could listen to his grooves and fills all day!! 👍

So great, thank you!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Christoph You’re welcome!! 👍

Pure joy to watch.

FENOMENAL!!!

I've always tried to feel the rhythm like Jeff here in all I've played. It's in the body an internal metronome guided through notes but done with such a natural understanding. Damn.

Always makes me feel good when I watch this video…

Aww Jeff! RIP! And my god that was tasty playing! Great Video!

What a friggin groove. God damn. The master.

@deanstevens3071

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!!! 👍

amazing just amazing !

Dean Stevens thanks for sharing with us this rare footage, it was great. Yes my two favourite drummers of all time are of course, Jeff Porcaro (he may rest in peace) and Steve Gadd.

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

CRISIS FOCUS You’re welcome my friend, I’m glad you enjoyed it!! 👍

Awesome! Thank you for sharing.

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Tony Blanco You’re welcome, thanks for your comment Tony. Cheers. 👍

Magistrale esecuzione di Jeff come sempre, i Jeff (RIP)

Man... he makes it look so easy!!! Just seemingly effortless precision, groove, timing, phasing, and style.... and those fills... holy crap, Almont nobody back then was pulling off stuff like that... maybe Simon Phillips, Barriemore Barlow, and a handful of other giants in the drumming world... but VERY few had that kind of chops and still managed to keep a tight-a$$ groove locked down... Jeff was the whole package... an absolute stud in every aspect of the game... not a lot of drummers even today could hold a candle to him.

@deanstevens3071

11 ай бұрын

Totally agree @maineexport13 Isn't it incredible the amount of drummers that just don't 'get it' and comment with things like "What he's playing isn't that hard, I could do that!" 🤷‍♂

Awesome loved every second of it we miss you RIP Jeff 👏👏👏🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🥁🥁🥁

What a gem!!! Dear God.

man that snare sounds amazing

Jeff ídolo! gracias por este video! Saludos

Amazing! Thank you!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Andrea Reffo You’re welcome. 👍

Outstanding!!! Bob

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely Bob!! 👍

always play the best fills on the fadeout! Haha! Thanks for this video, great to seeing the Maestro work his magic in the studio! RIP Jeff!

@deanstevens3071

3 жыл бұрын

drummaman1 Ha, so true. So many drummers do that one the fade out. I think it must be because they relax and just ‘let loose’! (And maybe they start thinking about which type of coffee they’re going to buy on the way home!!). 😂

SIGHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Was magic !!!!!

Divino, assolutamente, ogni volta che ascolto questo pezzo suonato da Jeff (RIP) mi emoziono. Ciao Jeff ovunque ti trovi.

Legend

jus a delight--the riffing after 3:30 is fabulous, and the outro just killer...this is a portrait of a man who loved to play, and set the mark high...

@deanstevens3071

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Stephen!! 🙂👍