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Gary Chester (October 27, 1924 – August 17, 1987) (born Cesario Gurciullo in Siracusa, Italy) was a studio drummer. According to ''The Complete Idiot's Guide To Playing Drums'', "When talking about the great studio drummers, Gary Chester deserves a place near the top of the list." His work appears on thousands of tracks, including hundreds of hit records from the '50s, '60s and '70s. He logged over 15,000 studio sessions over three decades. He is on the short list of 20th Century Drummers' Hall of Fame. Chester occupied the same position of studio prominence on the east coast recording scene that Hal Blaine did on the west, and had the musical abilities and creative spirit to roll with all the changes in popular music flow that happened during his lifetime. Beginning with doo-wop and rhythm and blues recordings, Chester also showed a great knack for rock, folk rock, rockabilly, and pop. In 1970-1, Chester was the Musical Contractor for the Broadway musical production of ''Purlie''. In 1964, Gary formed a group, ''Gary Chester and the Beatle Beat'' which released its only album entitled "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!" consisting of a dozen Beatles' cover songs. == History == Chester's first successful recording session was to replace a studio drummer. He repeated his success with artists on songs that are considered to be hits, to the extent that Eugene Chadbourne has advocated the renaming of the "oldies" radio station format to "Gary Chester radio."〔 As a result of Chester's work and instruction, a pro studio drummer can play well in any requested musical genres. In the studio, a drummer will often be given a sheet of music to read with one or two words describing the style. From this basic information, an accomplished drummer will understand the groove and feel of the song. Some of today's most famous studio drummers are renowned for their ability to adapt to any style of music. As his reputation grew, Gary became a respected teacher, with drummers searching out his expertise and demanding techniques. His drumming systems have been used and endorsed by drummers such as Kenny Aronoff, Danny Gottlieb,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Danny Gottlieb: Teaching )〕 Max Weinberg, Chris Adams, Tico Torres, Lindy Morrison, and Dave Weckl, each having studied under Gary. His daughter Katrina Chester, is a rock and roll singer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gary Chester」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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