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The View (album)
''The View'' is the second studio album by drummer Chad Wackerman, released in 1993 through CMP Records; it was later reissued together with Wackerman's 1991 album '' Forty Reasons'' as a limited edition double-disc compilation. . . Retrieved 2015-03-26. Critical reception Alex Henderson at gave ''The View'' three stars out of five, calling it "worthwhile fusion ..which falls short of remarkable but is a decent, respectable effort".[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Wackerman
Chad Wackerman (born March 25, 1960) is an American jazz, jazz fusion and rock drummer, who has played with Frank Zappa and Allan Holdsworth. He has worked as a band member, session musician, sideman, and leader of his own ensembles. He is the older brother of drummers John Wackerman and Brooks Wackerman. Musical career Wackerman was raised in Seal Beach, California, in a family immersed in music. His father Chuck Wackerman, a drummer, is a music teacher who has taught at both high school and middle school levels with a specialization in jazz. Chad and his brothers John and Brooks are all proficient drummers and multi-instrumentalists. John recorded an album titled ''Drum Duets Vol.1''. Wackerman joined the Bill Watrous band in 1978, and then worked with Frank Zappa from 1981 to 1988. Zappa demanded high musical standards and imposed exacting discipline in rehearsal and on tour. The auditions for his band were "grueling", according to Steve Vai and Wackerman himself. Two piec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
