Zak Starkey's work with: Pete York's Superdrumming

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Pete York, original drummer for Spencer Davis Group, has over the years, organized tours that showcased talented drummers from a wide variety of genres. Each series also resulted in an album release, and there have been several "best of" packages reissued over the years.

Although first reported in the works back in Jan 2002, the DVD "Pete York's Super Drumming, Vol 1" was released Dec 17, 2002 as a codefree, NTSC DVD with remastered 5.1 Dolby Digital PCM stereo sound, on Inakoustic of Germany. Zak is featured on two tracks.
(see releases).

Superdrumming Vol 1:

These sessions were Analog recorded live at a former church in Staig/Ulm, Feb 8 - Feb 20, 1987 produced by Wolfgang Schmid and Pete York. According to the CD cover, these performances were featured in the ARD-TV series Super Drumming, broadcast August 3,10,17,23 & 24 1989. The CORE BAND, referred to as - The "All Styles" Band - was made up of Brian Auger (keybrds); Wolfgang Schmid (bass); Gerd Wilden Jr.(keybrds); Peter Wölpl (guitar).

The special drummer guests included:

• Pete York
• Louie Bellson
• Simon Phillips
• Nippy Noya
• Gerry Brown
• Cozy Powell
• Ian Paice

Superdrumming Vol 2:

These sessions were digitally recorded Live in Volklingen / Saarland, August 1988. The performances were shown on German TV June 14/15/22 and July 6/13/20/27 of 1989. There are two CORE BANDS for this volume.
The SD-Band: Wolfgang Schmid (bass); Gerd Wilden Jr.(keybrds); Peter Wölpl (guitar)
The R&B-Band: Colin Hodgkinson (bass); Miller Anderson (guitar); Eddie Hardin (Hammond Organ)
Again Jon Lord is a special guest on keyboards.

Special guest drummers include:

• Pete York
• ZAK STARKEY
• Dave Mattacks
• Bill Bruford
• Freddie Santiago (perc)
• Billy Cobham
• Nippy Noya (perc)
• Nicko McBrain

Superdrumming Vol 3:

Volume 3 was DIGITALLY recorded live in Volklingen/Saarland, Germany - August 1989. It was featured on the Superdrumming German TV series Jun 26, July 3,10,17,24,31 1990.

This CORE BAND - The R & B Band - was made up of Colin Hodgkinson (bass, vocals), Brian Auger (Keyboards), Miller Anderson (Guitar, Vocals). Plus a few more guest like Jon Lord.

Special guest drummers include:

• Pete York
• Steve Ferrone
• Freddie Santiago (perc)
• Jon Hiseman
• Mark Brezicki
• Glen Velez (perc)
• Trilok Gurtu (perc)
• Ian Paice
• Ed Thigpen
• Jim Killpatrick
• Hermann Rarebel

|See releases for all 3 volumes of Superdrumming|

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Related Links:

• Super Drumming DVD
• Super Drumming The Best at Amazon.com
• Pete York's Official Site!!
• The LP track listing were found via the Deep Purple Discobiographies section at deep-purple.com. An AMAZING collection of anything and everything remotely DP related!

Last Updated: Friday, November 19, 2004
Created:  Sept 23 1998
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