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Hailed as "The Most Recorded Drummer In History" this cat has laid down the beats on over 4,000 recordings to date.

His universal dancefloor anthems include "souldrums", "super bad", "whatcha see is whatcha get" amongst many others.

Purdie was the backbone for all the greats including James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, The Jackson Five, Gladys Knight, B.B.King, Miles Davis, Isaac Hayes, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, Percy Sledge, Nina Simone, Gato Barbieri, Steely Dan and many others.

DRUM MAGAZINE wrote, "Some players just have it.

That intangible feel and magic that really can't be taught or learned.

Bernard Purdie is one of those musicians".

On "KING OF THE BEAT" you will hear a selection of latin, Reggae, Funk, Groove, Pop, R & B, Jazz, and Country.

Some of the tracks were recorded years ago, but never released and included artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Richard Tee, Galt MacDermot, Roy Ayers, and many others.

"King of the Beat" will show you the versatility of this legendary drummer.

Check out the artist's website:
http://www.bernardpurdie.com

Track List:
1. Feeling Good Again
2. Deep Purple
3. Carnival
4. Who Is Sylvia
5. Rainy Afternoon
6. Crazy
7. In The Middle Of The Night
8. What Is Your Name
9. All Your Tomorrow's
10. Pass The Pain
11. Do You Remember/The Good In You
12. Real Good Thang/Precious Gift

Suggested CDs:

• Sam's House
• Ava

Other Genres:

• JAZZ: Latin Jazz
• URBAN/R&B: Funk
• FEATURING DRUMS