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The old jazz drummers were in a class by themselves over the rock drummers.
The old jazz drummers were in a class by themselves over the rock drummers. Possibly the best of the best was Buddy Rich.Of the more modern guys, I'd pick Steve Gadd.
Gotta go with the Professor! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw6aWbXL5McDefinitely the best I have ever seen.George
I love jazz but Buddy Rich??? Maybe your favorite but best????Um, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Jack DeJohnette, Jo Jones, the list goes on.... plus my favorite Sonny Payne of the great Count Basie orchestra.
I was wondering when this tired line would come along. Different? Sure. Better? Not necessarily. +1 for Neil Peart.Cheers,Scott
Deep Purple's Ian Paice, showed the world class drumming on "Made in Japan" album.I have witnessed live, amazing and extremely physical drum solo by Tommy Clufetos, during the last Black Sabbath world tour, in support for their last studio album.
So true about Ian Paice. I would put his Mule solo from Made in Japan up there with anything anyone has ever done. The brute force in that solo has to be heard (and FELT) to be believed. I was lucky enough to see Deep Purple at the Olympia two days after Aerosmith at Cobo in '74. My ears are still ringing!I'm so envious (in the good way, of course), that you expierienced Them live, in Their glory days.I got into Deep Purple at the age of 12, right after They bisbanded in 1976.To this day Mark II, III and IV albums are the most precious cds in my collection.Also, "Live in Concert 1872/73" (in black and white) and "Live in California '74" dvds are visual gems.I'm taking them to the grave (I instructed my son already), lol.By the way, why is this thread so wide?I'm running out of computer screen.
I was aiming this tread at rock drummers. I never listened to very much of Rush. Didn't care for Lee's voice. Got to admit few if any three piece rock bands made it if they were not all excellent musicians. If I chose a jazz trained more disciplined rock drummer it would be Grinder Baker.