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Old 11-21-2018, 01:34 PM
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I just had to have some fun with a few drum solos... any drummers out there?

Buddy Rich...


Max Roach...


Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta and Steve Gadd...


Joe Morello...
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Old 11-21-2018, 01:49 PM
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Can't leave this guy out:

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Old 11-21-2018, 01:51 PM
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Absolutely, one of the best! He was in my second batch... coming up. I loved Krupa...
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Old 11-21-2018, 01:57 PM
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Jo Jones...


Daniel Glass...


Sandy Nelson...


Michael Shrieve of Santana, "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock, begins 3:05...


Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich...
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Old 11-21-2018, 03:45 PM
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Hi Kerbie--great idea for a thread!

I'm not a drummer, but I'm going to chime in because I love listening to them. I don't understand all the jokes about drummers and the folks who say they are not real musicians-- a band without a good drummer is a painful experience. We all agreed that the best musician in our high school band was a drummer, and I say that even though a couple of our horn players went on to play at very high levels.

Art Blakey would fit right in your line up nicely.

On the rock side I am a big fan of Ritchie Hayward (Little Feat) and Levon Helm (The Band) and Steve Gadd. I also don't understand why Ringo gets a bad rap. I may not understand drumming, but I know what I like

I can't leave out one of my all time faves, the self professed hit maker, Bernard Purdie. I got to see him sit in for a set in a bar a while back on a Monday night (completely unannounced). This was a big band of sorts, a pick up group made up of a local music school prof and a lot of his current and former students. These folks were in awe of the man. Still swinging and shuffling very hard in his later years!
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Old 11-21-2018, 03:54 PM
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Hey Bob... glad you're a fan. I've played for 53 years. Drums are great... they teach a lot about rhythm that transfers to every instrument.

Art Blakey... fantastic with The Jazz Messengers. Steve Gadd, I included... one of the most tasteful drummers I've ever heard. There are SO many...

Great story about Purdie... thanks for sharing it!
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Old 11-21-2018, 04:32 PM
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So I've got a glass of wine in hand and had to add my two cents:



Seriously Kerbie - the rhythm is what it's all about!
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Old 11-21-2018, 04:42 PM
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I love that, Rick, and I remember it. Kermit just had that innate sense of rhythm.

I hated to see Buddy leave Slingerland and go to Ludwig. I owned both brands, but at that time, preferred Slingerland. I still have my classic, white marine pearl Slingerland set based on Buddy's. Great drums.
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Old 11-21-2018, 04:54 PM
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Gil Evans once wrote a piece he titled "If Charlie Parker Were a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats". Here's Elvin Jones, playing a gunslinger and man who you don't want to get into a drum battle with.



Bonus points to the first person who can identify the band on stage.
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Old 11-21-2018, 05:06 PM
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That's great... thanks! I've never seen that. The man could play. I think I first heard him with Coltrane in the '60s. Remarkable.
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Old 11-21-2018, 05:29 PM
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I'll include Chapin because I learned a ton from some of his records and books. I think he did the original "Music Minus One" for drums and he wrote outstanding instructional books on independence. He lived until age 89 and I believe he was about 86 when this video was shot... amazing!
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Old 11-27-2018, 06:18 PM
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I don't even want to begin to calculate how long ago it was since I first listened to this ... but I remember I loved it ...

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Old 11-27-2018, 06:34 PM
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I hated to see Buddy leave Slingerland and go to Ludwig. I owned both brands, but at that time, preferred Slingerland. I still have my classic, white marine pearl Slingerland set based on Buddy's. Great drums.
I still have the same '64 Slingerlands in chrome wrap that I've had since grade 8. Pretty thuddy compared to modern drums, and they really make you work for it, but I love 'em.

Where's Bonham?

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Old 11-27-2018, 07:14 PM
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I don't even want to begin to calculate how long ago it was since I first listened to this ... but I remember I loved it ...
Murrmac, that's great! I remember that tune, but haven't heard it in years. I had a couple of his albums when I was a kid. He was a delight.

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I still have the same '64 Slingerlands in chrome wrap that I've had since grade 8. Pretty thuddy compared to modern drums, and they really make you work for it, but I love 'em.

Where's Bonham?
A 1964 beats my Buddy set by about 15 years. Lol... yep, love mine too.

Bonham usually tops most lists of greatest rock drummers. I like Zep a lot and thought Bonham was great, but I studied him less than others. Don't know exactly why... Here's an interesting video analyzing Bonham's style...

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Old 11-27-2018, 07:48 PM
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He generally gets his fair share of the drummer limelight for sure...
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