Yes, we seem to be surrounded by them these days don't we? I'm not referring to those vultures, but instead the John Mayer song from his 2006 album "Continuum". The drummer on the album is the great Steve Jordan along with Pino Palladino (gosh if there were ever a bass player that I wish I could jam with it would be Mr. Palladino).

I don't nor have I really paid attention to John Mayer, I have always paused however when I hear a song that have these rhythm juggernauts playing on the track. That was the case with this song "Vultures"*. It is a simple, tight bass and drum groove with tasty guitars and fairly decent vocals. I came across a live performance of Steve Jordan playing it and the groove hit hard.

So I decided to do one of my one take drum covers. I listen to the song once, chart out a basic form and get a sense of the feel and press record. It was nice to feel motivated behind the kit again, a nice distraction from what has been going on lately. Here's my drum performance of the song:

*Goes without saying that I hold no copyright or ownership of this music, the drum performance in this track is mine for my own musical education purposes. All rights are reserved by the respective copyright owners.