A question about Freddie Gruber

[sevenoverthree]

At the risk of putting my foot in my mouth, can someone direct me to ANY recorded footage of Freddie Gruber actually playing drums? I can't find audio, video, studio credits- NOTHING! Even the wiki is basically empty. All I wanted to do is hear what he sounds like. I've seen all the talks you all have seen, and I was really curious to his playing style. Am I missing something here???

RP

[DSOP]

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6072204

[YamahaPlayer]

There's a few of him playing, youtube search.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... ruber&aq=f

[bensdrums]

I found this pretty funny. Freddie has some great wisdom, but the guy does talk like he's in the Matrix. There is no shortage of demonstrative pronouns with Freddie:

[Andrew<3'sVinnie]

To reiterate the OP's point, none of these show him actually playing. What is known about him in this regard?

[DSOP]

Some people are better at teaching than at playing. Freddie Gruber has helped many drummers become better drummers. The fact that he doesn't have a huge discography doesn't take anything away from that. Look at Gary Chaffee's list of recordings. I consider Gary Chaffee to be one of the most important educators for drummers of all time, but I can't say that his playing moves me as much as many other players.

If Freddie's ramblings don't strike a chord with you, look elsewhere. It's not always in the playing. Sometimes it's more about the approach and attitude.

[YamahaPlayer]

I love how Freddie get's ripped on in the "Traditional Grip" HoD video haha.

True what DSOP says, some are great educators, others great players.

Check out Gary Chester - The man was BOTH!

[Rodge]

Alan Dawson was both too.

[Patrick Tiglao]

John Riley too!!

[Andrew<3'sVinnie]

Some people are better at teaching than at playing. Freddie Gruber has helped many drummers become better drummers. The fact that he doesn't have a huge discography doesn't take anything away from that. Look at Gary Chaffee's list of recordings. I consider Gary Chaffee to be one of the most important educators for drummers of all time, but I can't say that his playing moves me as much as many other players.

If Freddie's ramblings don't strike a chord with you, look elsewhere. It's not always in the playing. Sometimes it's more about the approach and attitude.

For sure- totally agree. Was just curious. I actually like how Gruber intellectualizes it, and no doubt he has been immensely helpful for many of the greats.