.........I read once that Jim Gordon along with girlfriend at that time ; Rita Coolidge wrote the piano / ending part of Layla. Rita was never given any credit and or royalties for her efforts on that part of the song. If anybody knows if that is in fact true, please chime in.
I tried to play drums for 17 years and yes ; Jim Gordon was a really good drummer. I enjoyed the way he approached them. A troubled but talented soul.....