On A Roll (Live) Simon Oslender, Steve Gadd, Will Lee, Bruno Müller

• 1 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Live) 10:47
• 2 Quite Logical (Live) 08:35
• 3 Leaving Paradise (Live) 08:53
• 4 Donkey (Live) 08:13
• 5 Close Call (Live) 05:21
• 6 In Good Hands (Live) 05:48
• 7 Exactly Like You (Live) 05:23
• 8 Say It Again (Live) 05:17
• 9 Cruisin' (Live) 06:32
• 10 On A Roll (Live) 05:34
• 11 Two Brothers (As One) (Live) 04:58
• 12 Along The Coast (Live) 06:53
• 13 All That Matters (Live) 06:46
• 14 Watching The River Flow (Live) 07:38
• Total Runtime 01:36:38

Info for On A Roll (Live)

It was in Studio 4 of WDR in January 2022 when Simon Oslender first met Steve Gadd during the recording session for the album "Centerstage." Guitarist Bruno Müller was also there. The chemistry between the musicians was right from the very first time they played together. At the end of the session, Steve Gadd said to Simon and Bruno: "We"ll do more together." And that"s exactly what happened! Simon Oslender"s highly successful studio album "All That Matters" was recorded at the end of 2023. Will Lee was also there on bass, who together with Steve Gadd has been one of the most famous rhythm sections in pop and jazz history for almost 40 years. At the end of the recording session, it was clear to everyone involved: this band had to go on tour to present this music to fans live. In December 2024, the time had come. The band, joined here and there by guests Jakob Manz on alto saxophone and Nils Landgren on trombone, went on tour. All concerts were sold out; the atmosphere in the respective venues was magnificent; thunderous applause and encores in every club or concert hall. Every concert was recorded. Now the result is here. A double album full of joy, musicality, spontaneity, creativity, and incredible grooves! "On A Roll - LIVE", a concert to take home with you. It doesn"t get any better than this!

Simon Oslender, piano, organ
Steve Gadd, drums
Will Lee, bass
Bruno Müller, guitar

Simon Oslender
Born in Aachen, Germany on March 26, 1998, Simon quickly developed musical interest. Inspired by his father’s drumming and his mother’s singing he had a strong connection to all kinds of music right from the start. It didn’t take long for him to abandon children’s music and dive into the world of his fathers record collection which consisted of classic rock, blues and soul music.

Simon began playing the drums at the age of two and, just a couple of years later, discovered the Hammond B3 organ when his father brought home a concert DVD of John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Tom Canning on organ. Simon was hooked after hearing the first couple of notes – it was the start of a deep connection to the organ and its musical surroundings.

During the first couple of years after his first encounter with the Hammond Organ, Simon developed his musicality by playing along to blues records by ear, eager to figure out what it was that his heroes played on the recordings. His progress was rapid and by the time he took his first classical piano lessons at the age of 8 he was already a capable blues pianist/organist and had gained his first experience playing in several local bands.

In the following years, Simon acquired more experience playing in local big bands and several other jazz ensembles in Germany and the Netherlands, won a number of Jazz awards and worked with great teachers and mentors, most notably one of his favorite pianists, Frank Chastenier.

Still in the middle of high school, 2010 was the year Simon started playing professionally at the age of 12. He teamed up with his close friend, drum virtuoso Jérôme Cardynaals and formed Twogether. The duo instantaneously won 3 awards at the prestigious Prinses Christina Jazz Concours in Amsterdam which served as a strong career start. In their 10 years of playing together, the dream team of Simon and Jérôme has toured all over Europe, worked with various greats of the Jazz world (Dr. Lonnie Smith, Nils Landgren a.o.) and produced two critically acclaimed albums.

At the same time, these events also started Simon’s career as a solo artist and sought-after session and live musician. At the age of 25, he is currently touring around the globe with some of the most acclaimed artists in the music world with the mission to make the world a more soulful place and spread love through music.

Just recently, Simon has become a member of German drumming legend Wolfgang Haffner’s band as well as saxophone icon Bill Evans’ new band “Bill Evans & The Spykillers!”. In 2019, he joined the Jazz quartet of world star singer Thomas Quasthoff with Wolfgang Haffner and Dieter Ilg. Another dream came true in 2022 when Simon joined Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez and Ronnie Cuber (alongside the WDR Big Band, arranged and conducted by Michael Abene) to record the album “Center Stage” (Leopard) which received a Grammy nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.

After his auspicious debut on Leopard Records, 2020’s “About Time” (feat. Randy Brecker, Bill Evans, Ricky Peterson and more), Simon revealed more of himself on his sophomore release for the label, “Peace of Mind”, backed by an international rhythm tandem of American bassist extraordinaire Will Lee and Germany’s most acclaimed jazz drummer Wolfgang Haffner. 2024 marks the release of Simon’s third album for Leopard, “All That Matters”. It features an exhilarating line up consisting of Steve Gadd, Will Lee & Bruno Müller along with guest appearances by saxophone phenom Jakob Manz and Swedish trombone icon Nils Landgren. To be released in fall of 2024!

Steve Gadd
One of the most influential drummers of all time, Steve Gadd set a new standard in contemporary drumming techniques and performance, and in doing so launched a thousand imitators. Recording so many legendary drum tracks like; " Aja"," Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" and "Nite Sprite", there is no drummer alive today who in some way has not been effected by Steve Gadd. His influence is still very much felt and can be heard in the playing of everyone from Vinnie Colaiuta to Carter Beauford. And still to this day there is no one who can get "inside" a tune and find the "pocket" quite like the great Steve Gadd.

Steve Gadd was born in Rochester, New York, April 9, 1945.

Steve's Uncle, a drummer in the army, encouraged him to take drum lessons at the age of seven; by the time Steve was 11 he had sat in with Dizzy Gillespie. Studied music at Eastman College, Rochester, playing in wind ensemble and concert band, and at nights in a club with Chick Corea, Chuck Mangione, Joe Romano and Frank Pullara. After college, drafted into army and spent three years in a military band. After the army, gigged and worked with a big band in Rochester. 1972, formed a trio with Tony Levin and Mike Holmes, going to New York with it. The trio fizzled out, but Gadd began to work extensively as a studio musician. He also played with Corea's first Return to Forever. 1970's and 1980's, toured internationally, recorded with Paul Simon and with Al DiMeola's Electric Rendezvous Band.

By the end of the 1970's Gadd was the most in-demand and probably the most imitated drummer in the world. In Japan transcriptions of his solos were on sale, and all the leading Japanese drummers were sounding like him. Chick Corea commented, "Every drummer wants to play like Gadd because he plays perfect . . . He has brought orchestral and compositional thinking to the drum kit while at the same time having a great imagination and a great ability to swing." After graduating from Eastman, Steve was drafted into the Army. While carrying out his three-year tour of duty, Steve ended up playing drums in the military band. After leaving the Army, Steve began gigging with a big band in the Rochester area and in 1972, formed a trio with Tony Levin and Mike Holmes. It was after relocating to New York City that Steve became one of the most sought after studio musicians in town. It was as a studio musician that Steve came into his own and worked with such musicians as Chick Corea, Paul Simon, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, Bob James, Nancy Wilson and Joe Cocker to name a few.

In the 70's and 80's, Steve Cut five albums with Chick Corea, several albums with Al DiMeola including Al's Electric Rendezvous, and recorded and toured with Gato Barbieri, George Benson, Stanley Clarke, Steely Dan, Joe Cocker, Maynard Ferguson, Roberta Flack, Jim Hall and of course, Paul Simon.

In 1976 Steve became a member of the group Stuff with Gordon Edwards, Richard Tee, Eric Gale, Cornell Dupree and Chris Parker, while continuing his heavy schedule of studio work. Towards the end of the 70's, Steve had not only become one of the most in-demand drummers, but he had also become one of the most imitated, and revered drummers in the world.The 90's saw Steve become Eric Clapton's first call drummer, solidifying Steve's reputation as one of the most accomplished and skilled drummers of his generation.

Today Steve is just as busy as he ever was with one of the most intense recording and touring schedules in the business, spending time in the studio and on the road with Eric Clapton, Paul Simon and James Taylor.

Steve's influence on the drumming community can be heard in players from all walks of life, whether they know it or not. His feel, imagination, and abilities are the signatures of his trademark sound. Few others can manage to get inside a tune like Steve Gadd."

Will Lee
Grammy Award-winning Will Lee is mostly known as a bassist for over three decades on Late Show with David Letterman, giving him the world’s record for longest-running bassist on late night television.

Will has also lent his considerable talents to over 2,000 Pop, Jazz, Rock, Reggae and Gospel albums from Chaka Khan to Ricky Martin, Frank Sinatra to James Brown, Barbra Streisand to D’Angelo, Cat Stevens to Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin to BB King, David Sanborn to Spyro Gyra & Bob James to Pat Metheny…go to Discography page for full list

He has sung and played on an equal number of TV and radio commercials as well as many movie soundtracks.

Will performed at Live Aid with The Thompson Twins & Madonna

Will has been part of the house band for most of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremonies.

Will’s also been Sting’s bassist of choice for all of Trudie Styler’s Rainforest Benefit concerts.

He has played with Miles Davis, Gary Burton, Dizzy Gillespie, and was held in Charlie Parker’s arms as a baby.

Will also has the enviable position of having performed or recorded with all 4 of the Beatles, which is pretty thrilling for a guy who is a founding member of the world’s premier Beatles band, The Fab Faux!

Will is an inductee in the Musician’s Hall of Fame in Nashville.

Will has recorded 2 solo albums and multiple records with bands from The Brecker Brothers, The 24th Street Band, Joe Cool, Toph-e & The Pussy Cats, Oz Noy Trio & Band Of Other Brothers.

And when not playing or producing projects, doing some musical directing for some pretty awesome organizations including the already legendary annual Love Rocks NYC in benefit of God’s Love We Deliver.

Bruno Müller
Following in the tradition of American live and session musicians like Tommy Tedesco, Lee Ritenour, Robben Ford, etc., Bruno Müller is one of the busiest guitarists in Germany. His intricate craftsmanship, coupled with stylistic flexibility across pop, soul, funk, and jazz, but above all, his groove, are the hallmarks of his musical personality.

Born in Cologne in 1969, he began playing guitar in his school band in 1983. Lessons with Norbert Scholly and guitar seminars with Peter O'Mara and Scott Henderson were important milestones in his guitar training. Equally important was his study of jazz guitar with Professor Frank Haunschild at the Cologne University of Music, from which Bruno Müller graduated with honors in 2000.

Even during his studies, he toured throughout Germany with soul cover bands, accompanying artists such as Gloria Gaynor, Jennifer Rush, and the Weather Girls, as well as German pop stars like Howard Carpendale, Jürgen Drews, and Heino. In 2001, Bruno Müller was the guitarist for the Pepe Lienhard Band and toured with Udo Jürgens.

An important milestone in his career was his collaboration with Stefan Raab. As early as the mid-1990s, Bruno Müller recorded advertising jingles in Raab's small attic studio, later contributed to numerous Raab productions, and was the guitarist for the TV show "TV Total." However, after just under a year, he had had enough of the daily grind of being a TV studio guitarist and subsequently focused more on his activities in the German jazz scene.

With bassist Christian von Kaphengst, he founded the band "Café du Sport," with whom he won the prestigious Hennessy Jazz Prize and released two albums. In recent years, the band toured West Africa, Turkey, and India for the Goethe-Institut.

From 2002 to 2004, Bruno Müller also taught jazz guitar at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. Since 2009, he has continued his teaching career with a lectureship in jazz/rock/pop guitar at the Cologne University of Music and Dance.

Mezzoforte, Till Brönner, Wolfgang Haffner, Thomas Quasthoff, Joe Sample, Jeff Cascaro, Max Mutzke, Blank and Jones, and Marshall & Alexander are just some of the well-known names with whom he has collaborated extensively in recent years.

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