Vinnie Colaiuta
Vincent Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is an American drummer . He participated in the studio works of many artists and is considered one of the most influential drummers of our time.
Career as a musician
In addition to the drums, Vinnie Colaiuta also learned guitar and organ earlier . He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston for a year , then moved to Los Angeles and played drums in clubs and bars. In April 1978, after an audition with Frank Zappa, he was engaged as a studio and live drummer. He worked for Frank Zappa on the albums Joe's Garage , Tinsel Town Rebellion and Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar , among others , which helped him to break through in the music business. He benefited from the fact that he feels comfortable in many styles of music, for example in the areas of pop , rock , country , jazz , blues and metal . A producer reportedly once told him that if Tony Williams and Steve Gadd were thrown into a blender, Vinnie Colaiuta would come out.
After leaving Zappa in 1980, Vinnie Colaiuta played with various artists, including Herbie Hancock , Jeff Beck , Joni Mitchell , Barbra Streisand , Chaka Khan and Robben Ford .
Collaboration with Sting
In 1990, after a successful audition, Colaiuta was inducted into Sting 's touring band to promote the then current album The Soul Cages . Colaiuta then stayed with Sting and played with him the albums Ten Summoner's Tales and Mercury Falling . He can also be heard on the CDs Brand New Day and Sacred Love . In September 2003 Colaiuta worked again with Sting to present the album Sacred Love live with him . He then turned down the offer to be on Sting's world tour. Since the end of October 2011, Vinnie Colaiuta has been performing live again with Sting on the Back to Bass Tour after more than fifteen years .
Equipment
From 1997 to 2012 Colaiuta played Gretsch drums on the "Vinnie Colaiuta Signature" series made for him. From the beginning of his career he played exclusively Zildjian - pool , on whose development it was involved, and sticks the same company. He also used DW - Pedals . He also uses Remo drum heads. In April 2012 Vinnie Colaiuta switched to Ludwig drums and Paiste cymbals. Since June 2016 Colaiuta has been playing Gretsch Drums again.
Discography (excerpt)
- 1979 - Joe's Garage (with Frank Zappa)
- 1979 - Collection (with Lee Ritenour )
- 1980 - Bewitched (with André Heller )
- 1981 - Tinsel Town Rebellion (with Frank Zappa)
- 1981 - Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (with Frank Zappa)
- 1981 - Nightwalker (with Gino Vannelli )
- 1982 - Desire (with Tom Scott )
- 1982 - Wild Things Run Fast (with Joni Mitchell)
- 1984 - Emotion (with Barbra Streisand)
- 1985 - Dog Eat Dog (with Joni Mitchell)
- 1985 - Soul Kiss (with Olivia Newton-John )
- 1986 - The Bridge (with Billy Joel )
- 1987 - Swing Street (with Barry Manilow )
- 1987 - Portrait (with Lee Ritenour)
- 1987 - Famous Blue Raincoat (with Jennifer Warnes )
- 1987 - Collaboration (with George Benson )
- 1988 - Talk to Your Daughter (with Robben Ford )
- 1988 - I'm Your Man (with Leonard Cohen )
- 1988 - Guitar (with Frank Zappa)
- 1988 - Y Kant Tori Read (with Tori Amos )
- 1988 - Last Days of the Century (with Al Stewart )
- 1989 - Secrets (with Allan Holdsworth )
- 1989 - Upright (with Philip Aaberg )
- 1989 - The Best of Feldman and the Generation Band (with Victor Feldmann)
- 1989 - The Works (with Nik Kershaw )
- 1989 - Still Cruisin ' (with The Beach Boys )
- 1989 - Big Harvest (with Indio : Gordon Peterson, Joni Mitchell , Larry Klein and others)
- 1990 - Sketchbook (with John Patitucci )
- 1991 - Free (with Rick Astley )
- 1991 - Any Way the Wind Blows (with Frank Zappa)
- 1991 - Night Ride Home (with Joni Mitchell)
- 1991 - House of Hope (with Toni Childs )
- 1992 - Still (with Tony Banks )
- 1992 - Wardenclyffe Tower (with Allan Holdsworth)
- 1992 - The Hunter (with Jennifer Warnes )
- 1993 - Ten Summoner's Tales (with Sting)
- 1993 - The Wedding Album (with Duran Duran )
- 1993 - My World (with Ray Charles )
- 1994 - Vinnie Colaiuta (solo album, feat. Herbie Hancock , Chick Corea , Sting , Michael Landau )
- 1994 - Emperors of Soul (with The Temptations )
- 1995 - Mercury Falling (with Sting)
- 1995 - Good News from the Next World (with the Simple Minds )
- 1995 - The Promise (with John McLaughlin )
- 1995 - No Resemblance Whatsoever (with Dan Fogelberg )
- 1996 - Dove C'E Musica (with Eros Ramazzotti )
- 1996 - Lost Episodes (with Frank Zappa)
- 1996 - Misses (with Joni Mitchell)
- 1997 - Live From Blue Note Tokyo (with Chick Corea )
- 1997 - Starfish and the Moon (with Bill Evans )
- 1997 - Let's Talk About Love (with Celine Dion )
- 1998 - Spirit (with Jewel )
- 1999 - Brand New Day (with Sting)
- 1999 - Touch (with Bill Evans)
- 1999 - Enrique Iglesias (with Enrique Iglesias )
- 1999 - Rainmaker (with Lothar Kosse )
- 2000 - My Kind of Christmas (with Christina Aguilera )
- 2000 - Two Against Nature (with Steely Dan, on song # 8)
- 2001 - M2 M Squared (with Marcus Miller )
- 2001 - Voices (with Mike Stern )
- 2001 - The Well (with Jennifer Warnes )
- 2002 - Cry (with Faith Hill )
- 2002 - From the Inside (with Laura Pausini )
- 2003 - Michael Bublé (with Michael Bublé )
- 2003 - 1 2 to the Bass (with Stanley Clarke )
- 2003 - Sacred Love (with Sting)
- 2003 - 9 (with Eros Ramazzotti)
- 2004 - The System Has Failed (with Megadeth )
- 2004 - Heart and Soul (with Joe Cocker )
- 2004 - Motown Two (with Michael McDonald )
- 2004 - A Christmas Album (with James Taylor )
- 2005 - Never Gone (with the Backstreet Boys )
- 2005 - PCD (with the Pussycat Dolls )
- 2005 - Rock Swings (with Paul Anka )
- 2005 - Pieces of a Dream (with Anastacia )
- 2005 - It's Time (with Michael Bublé)
- 2005 - # 1’s (with Destiny's Child )
- 2005 - Fireflies (with Faith Hill)
- 2005 - Soulgrass (with Bill Evans)
- 2006 - Industrial Zen (with John McLaughlin)
- 2006 - Burning (with Nils Gessinger )
- 2006 - The Ultimate Adventure (with Chick Corea)
- 2006 - Amore (with Andrea Bocelli )
- 2006 - Givin 'It Up (with George Benson)
- 2007 - Call Me Irresponsible (with Michael Bublé)
- 2007 - River: the Joni Letters (with Herbie Hancock)
- 2010 - Now Is The Time (with Jeff Lorber )
- 2011 - Galaxy (with Jeff Lorber)
Awards and honors
- Colaiuta has received the Drummer of the Year Award a total of 18 times .
- In 1996 he received an entry into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame.
- In 2016 Rolling Stone listed him 49th of the 100 best drummers of all time .
Web links
- Works by Vinnie Colaiuta in the catalog of the German National Library
- Vinnie Colaiuta's website
- Vinnie Colaiuta at drummerworld.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ sticks.de: Vinnie Colaiuta returns to Gretsch Drums
- ↑ 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. Rolling Stone , March 31, 2016, accessed August 6, 2017 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Colaiuta, Vinnie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Colaiuta, Vincent |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American drummer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th February 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania |