In between being one of the most recorded studio drummers of all time (the “Purdie Shuffle” graced everything from Aretha Franklin to Steely Dan), Bernard Purdie squeezed in a few sessions of his own. Purdie Good! was recorded early in 1971 by legendary engineer and audio obsessive Rudy Van Gelder at his bespoke studio, and it masterfully balances three Purdie-penned originals with …
Top Shelf Double Feature Bundle (Heavy Axe & Purdie Good!)
This Top Shelf Double Feature bundles our first two releases of 2023, David Axelrod’s Heavy Axe, and Bernard Purdie’s Purdie Good! Both albums were cut from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI, and come packaged in a tip-on jacket.
