Hudson Music Reissues Steve Gadd’s Up Close and In Session Expanded Edition

Hudson Music has released a revised and expanded edition of Steve Gadd’s Up Close & In Session that packages material from the classic DCI music videos with new transcriptions and matching audio and video files. Hudson’s product page calls the new book “a new, revised and updated version of material from the classic DCI music videos that put video drum education on the map,” and the publisher says the edition was prepared under Steve Gadd’s supervision.

The reissue runs 112 pages and is offered as a print book and eBook, with a Signed Book option that includes digital access. Thomann’s listing shows the physical dimensions as 23 x 30.5 cm and gives the ISMN 9798350174410, HDBK97, listed in English. Hudson displays a price range of $29.99 through $45.00, and the product page notes a limited-time offer: receive the digital edition free when you purchase a print or signed copy.

Inside the book Hudson highlights groove construction, chart reading, samba and Latin styles, and film‑session material. The In Session section documents Steve playing in the recording studio with two different rhythm sections and contains note-for-note transcriptions by Terry Branam. The book includes transcriptions of Paul Simon’s “Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover” and “Late in the Evening,” and Hudson lists styles demonstrated across the recordings as R&B, reggae, shuffles, funk, samba, bebop, and Latin. A bonus transcription and video from Zildjian Day 1984 are also included.

Personnel named on the In Session studio tracks read like a who’s-who of session players: Richard Tee on piano and Will Lee on bass in one rhythm section, and Eddie Gomez on upright bass with Jorge Dalto on piano in the other. Hudson credits Terry Branam specifically for the new, note-for-note transcriptions that align with the included audio and video files. Hudson also makes clear that the original Up Close and In Session full videos remain available separately from the publisher.

Hudson opened pre-orders for print and signed copies and set expected shipping for the first week of March 2026. Dr. Steve Gadd’s social post reinforces the push, stating “HUDSON is offering a very limited supply of signed books if you act now!” Retailer Thomann lists the product as ordered and “expected to arrive in the next few days,” suggesting some channels may receive stock ahead of Hudson’s official shipping week.

Hudson’s reissue arrives alongside other recent Gadd items on the same channels, including a separate Hudson release titled GADD: A Life in Time and tour-related listings for Blicher Hemmer Gadd and James Taylor dates on Dr. Steve Gadd’s page. For players tracking session technique and studio groove detail, this 112-page package—complete with matching audio/video and detailed transcriptions—lands as a focused reference timed to ship the first week of March 2026.