This month’s transcription is Pat Petrillo’s solo on the song “Runnin’” from his recording Pat Petrillo: The Big Rhythm Band, The Power Station Sessions. He explains, “We do a cool version of Earth Wind and Fire’s “Runnin’.” They were in heavy rotation on my record player at an early age. “Runnin’” is a track that I always loved, it was one of the first times that I ever heard a samba, and it happened to be on Earth Wind, & Fire’s All ‘n All. Towards the of end of my version of the tune, I took this solo, and it was “first take, only take!” I had intended to do a couple takes then “pick and slice” as many drummers do, but this just flowed naturally in context, so what you hear is what went down, with no edits!

February 2023 Issue