Daniel Richard Gottlieb (born April 18, 1953) is an American drummer. He was a founding member of the

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and was co-founder of Elements with Mark Egan.

Biography

Gottlieb was born in New York City on April 18, 1953. He took lessons from

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and

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and graduated from the University of Miami in 1975. Morello was his lifelong teacher, beginning in 1968 and through the late 1990s. He became a member of the Gary Burton Quartet in 1976 with

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. He was one of the original members of The Pat Metheny Group from 1977 to 1983. Bassist Mark Egan was also in Metheny's first group. Egan and Gottlieb formed the band Elements. In 1982, Gottlieb toured with Flora Purim and Airto Moreira. Gottlieb played with singer Michael Franks in 1983, and the following year toured with trumpeter

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and saxophonist Stan Getz. He was, for a short time in 1984, a member of the

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led by guitarist John McLaughlin. He was also part of the band Second Story Television in 1985 and was a regular member of

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' orchestra from 1986 until Evans died two years later. "From 1991 Gottlieb made a number of visits to Germany to perform with the WDR Big Band in collaboration with Bob Brookmeyer, George Gruntz, and Dino Saluzzi." In the mid-1990s he was part of less jazz-oriented and more vocal-based performances: Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and accompanying The Manhattan Transfer. Gottlieb is currently on faculty at the University of North Florida School of Music and performs with the Lt. Dan Band.

Discography

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