Frank Gibson Jr’s beat has gone well beyond Drum City: he clocks in at Drum World. Few drummers anywhere have a CV to compare.
Among the highlights have been touring and/or recording with Nat Adderley, Frank Foster, Johnny Griffin, Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz, Leo Sayer, John Scofield, Dusty Springfield, Sonny Stitt, the Temptations, Rick Wakeman, the Walker Brothers, Dionne Warwick, Ernie Watts and Jimmy Witherspoon. He appeared on Lonnie Donegan’s 1978 comeback album, Puttin’ On The Style, which featured Rory Gallagher, Elton John and Brian May sharing drumming duties with Ray Cooper and Ringo Starr, and Gibson’s 1982 album Parallel 37 features a who’s who of New Zealand players plus international guests Milt Jackson, John Scofield and Bobby Shew.