This description might be withdrawn in light of the revelation that he recorded on bongos more than once. If that isn't enough to take back a "groovy," it was also Saltzman, along with peers such as guitarists Hugh McCracken and Dave Appell, bassist Chuck Rainey, and fellow drummer Gary Chester, who provided the instrumental backup on records by the Archies. Chester is another studio drummer whose career overlaps with Saltzman, and students of rock drumming can try to figure out which one of the two is playing on sides by the Monkees. When it comes to the Four Seasons, however, Saltzman seems to have been a favorite of the group's creator, Frankie Valli. The subsequent string of hits features the drummer's most aggressive and bombastic work, inspiring the following description of Saltzman over cyberspace: "God as a drummer." The point is well-taken. If God played drums, he most certainly would be sensitive to dynamics. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi