{"product_id":"bernard-pretty-purdie_soul-to-jazz_2023_pia","title":"Soul to Jazz","description":"Who did Aretha Franklin not want to miss when she recorded her most inspiring albums in the early seventies? Who set the pace for Steely Dan, to whom did Isaac Hayes, Donny Hathaway, B.B. King, \"Sweet\" Lou Donaldson, and Joe Cocker entrust the drum chair? The list is incomplete, but it has to be, because no drummer has seen the inside of a studio as often as Bernard \"Pretty\" Purdie. On more than 4,000 albums, the artistry of the artist, born in Elkton, Maryland, in 1939, strengthens his partners.\n\nThis small excerpt already provides clues about the man's unique qualities. It's not for nothing that his colleagues credit the drummer with the \"funkiest soul beat\" on the scene. Purdie therefore never relied solely on the jazz genre but instead looked curiously beyond its borders. Sessions with the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, or Tom Jones pose no problem for him, his precise and sensitive playing being synonymous with dynamism and groove. This is undoubtedly one of the reasons why his rhythms are still used as samples by many DJs today.","brand":"Bernard “Pretty” Purdie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55304405942616,"sku":null,"price":20230707.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/0614427924216_414b6e22-3fb3-4816-bbd0-6891a9a8f562.jpg?v=1772569413","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en\/products\/bernard-pretty-purdie_soul-to-jazz_2023_pia","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}