The Drum-God Essential Recordings Thread

Drumman74 · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 37 Location:

One of the lesser known Chambers, but an absolute must have is...

Tom Coster - Lets Set the Record Straight

If you don't have this, and you are a Dennis fan, get it NOW!
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25 years + beginner · Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 38 Location:

Here is a little list that I compiled that don't seem to have been listed on this thread as yet. I don't know if these are 'essential' recordings for drummers, but they are recordings of drummers I enjoy that I feel reflect their individual styles.

Philly Joe Jones.

Blues For Dracula

Mo' Joe

Milestones. Miles Davis.

Pairing off. Phil Woods.

Jackie's Pal. Jackie McLean.

The Tough Piano Trio. Kenny Drew, Philly Joe Jones, Paul Chambers.

Art Pepper meets the rhythm section. Art Pepper.

Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez.

Live at the Blue Note. Michel Camilo

Italuba. Horacio Hernandez.

Roby and Negro at the Third World War. Roby Ameen & Horacio Hernandez.

Carnival in San Juan. Papo Vazquez.

Reminiscences. Charles Flores Quartet.

Ignacio Berroa.

Codes. Ignacio Berroa.

Nocturne. Charlie Hayden. (Lovely ballad playing)

Manhattan Mambo. Hilton Ruiz. (Great to hear Ignacio also doubling on timbales along with Giovanni Hidalgo, Steve Berrios and Joe Gonzalez on percussion)

The journey. Danilo Perez.

Live at the Royal Festival Hall. Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nations Orchestra.

Buddy Rich.

Mercy Mercy.

Blues caravan.

Very Live at Buddy's Place.

Buddy and Soul.

Rich vs Roach. With Max Roach.

Ndugu Chancellor.

Upon the wings of music. Jean-Luc Ponty.

Tale Spinnin'. Weather Report.

Steve Jordan.

That's what I say. John Scofield.

Tiger walk. Robben Ford.

Modern times. Steve Khan.

Elvin Jones.

Bill Frisell with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones.

A Love Supreme. John Coltrane.

Humbug. Sahib Shihab Sextet.

Bird Song. J.J. Johnson Quintet.

A Night at the Village Vanguard. Sonny Rollins Trio.

Reflections. Steve Lacy Quartet.

Brass Shout. Art Farmer Tentet.

Gretsch Drum Night at Birdland. (with Philly Joe, Art Blakey and Charlie Persip.)

Elvin!

Inception. McCoy Tyner Trio.

Jack DeJohnette.

Song X. Pat Metheny.

Extra Special Edition.

Standards. Keith Jarrett trio.

In concert parts 1 & 2. Freddie Hubbard.
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tvdrum · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject: The Painter

<------ The PAINTER......ARI HOENIG
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25 years + beginner · Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 38 Location:

Having picked it up yesterday, I can recomend Trio Beyond's "Saudades".

Jack DeJohnette plays beautifully on this album.
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moondogrex · Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 756 Location: San Diego

Shawn Lane, Jonas Hellborg and Jeff Sipe (Drums)
Temporal Analogues of Paradise -- Time is the Enemy -- Personnae

Shawn Lane, Jonas Hellborg - Abstract Logix -- Kofi Baker (drums)

Shawn Lane - Powers of Ten LIVE with Sean Rickman on Drums.

Shawn Lane, Jonas Hellborg and Vinayakram Brothers (percussion)
Paris LIVE DVD -- Good People In Times of Evil -- Icon

John Scofield - Pick Hits Live w Dennis Chambers.

Pat Martino - Stone Blue - Kenwood Dennard on Drums

VINNIE - Solo Album
Jing Chi - VINNIE - All 3 Albums
Karizma - VINNIE - Document
Sting - VINNIE - Brand New Day

Weckl - Master Plan - Check the Duet with Steve Gadd - RE-DIX
Weckl - Head's Up - Rhythm of the Soul

Dave Holland Quintet -- Points of View - Live - Prime Directive
Billy Kilson on Drums --- YEA!!

Brian Blade Fellowship - First Album

STEPS - 2 Disk Live (Smoking in the Pit) - Steve Gadd on Drums.

Mahivishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame - Billy Cobham

Herbie Hancock's Headhunters - Thrust - Mike Clarke drums

Tony Williams Lifetime - ALL

Miles Davis - Nefertiti - Live At Plugged Nickle - Tony Williams

Herbie Hancock - VSOP - LIVE Under the Sky - Tony Williams rips it up on this album!

Freddie Hubbard - Straight Life - Jack DeJonette

Pat Metheny Group - Debut - Danny Gottlieb

Chad Wackerman - Legs Eleven

That's a good start ..... :shock:
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Flampa Drummer · Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 45 Location:

Here are some of the records I listen to for some great drumming and just plain ol' MUSICAL inspiration:

Temporal Analogues of Paradise-Hellborg, Lane, and Sipe

TOP Live-From like, late 90's? Garibaldi tears it up on Soul with a Cap S, I Gotta Groove, Soul Vac, all that stuff. I tend to turn it up to distortion level and then back it off. Just play it LOUD.

Protocol- Simon Phillips first solo record. REALLY good.

Cave Men
Karizma Document
Secrets
Any and all Sting w/Vinnie
ESPECIALLY the live stuff- All Vinnie of Course

Dogman-King's X
Jerry Gaskill lays it DOWN, all the time. Love his simplicity and how he can lay WAY back on a groove. He's very Bonham.

Live-Erykah Badu
GROOVE! Drummer? Can't recall but I wanna groove like that!

All OZ NOY stuff. Carlock is just so much fun!

Ghost of a Dog-Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
All Critters Buggin-Matt Chamberlain
Beautiful playing.

Double Live James Taylor-Carlos Vega. Man, what a sound, feel, and touch. So deep.

Any and all Jeff Porcaro. He NEVER played a bad note/groove.

Anything with Bill Frisell and Jim Keltner

Anything with Steve Khan and Steve Jordan.

The Steely Dan Box Set, Citizen Dan.

Rush-Replay DVD set.

Just a few that are fun anytime of the day! Cool

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Rodge · Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 1007 Location: Bordeaux (France)

ptrack · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:05 am Post subject:

Here are some of mine.

SKETCHBOOK - Patitucci
Pick Hits Live (Japanese Edition w/extra disk and a KILLIN version of "The Nag" - Scofield
CCEB - Inside Out ,
Document - Karizma
Live in Florida 88 - Allan Holdsworth w Vinnie
Masterplan - Weckl
Dyno 4-Live at the Baked Potato 2000
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Henry II · Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 1752 Location:

Here are some of mine. I'll try not to duplicate what's already been mentioned.

- Count Basie - Basie Jam - Louie Bellson
- Miles Davis - Workin' and Steamin' - Philly Joe
- Buddy Rich - Best of The Pacific Years
- Dave Brubeck - Time Further Out - Joe Morello
- Blood, Sweat & Tears - B,S&T - Bobby Columby
- Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Reflections in Blue
- Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters - Harvey Mason
- Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame - Billy Cobham
- Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy - John Bonham
- Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior - Lennie White
- Steely Dan - Katy Lied - Jeff Porcaro
- Steely Dan - Aja - Steve Gadd, Bernard Purdie, Rick Morotta, Paul Humphrey, Ed Green
- Steely Dan - Gaucho - Bernard Purdie, Jeff Porcaro, Rick Morotta
- UK - UK - Bill Bruford
- Stuff - Live in N.Y. - Steve Gadd, Chris Parker
- Weather Report - Night Passage - Peter Erskine (With Jaco and Robert Thomas Jr.)
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scott_j · Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 63 Location: Australia

Warren Cuccurullo- Thanks To Frank. Vinnie's on the whole album, I think it was recorded in 2001 (?). A bit hard to find, but I think it's on DIME somewhere.

Also, someone mentioned the Rush Replay x 3 DVD set, but I want to make special mention of 'A Show of Hands'...man, that Simmons Clap Trap sound at the start of 'Big Money'. Crazy.
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sshu · Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 158 Location: Los Angeles

Here's some of my essentials by artists:

Neil Peart - Moving Pictures
Rod Morgenstein - The Best of the Dixie Dregs:Divided We Stand
Vinnie Colaiuta - UnReel and Ten Summoner's Tales
Dave Weckl - Synergy
Joe Morello - Dave Brubeck Quartet:Live at Carnegie Hall
Simon Phillips - Symbiosis
Steve Smith: Steve Smith & Buddy's Buddies: Very Live at Ronnie Scott's London
Ari Hoenig: The Painter
Brian Blade: Joshua Redman's Momentum
Virgil Donati: Moonbabies
Marco Minnemann: Broken Orange
Bill Stewart: Think Before You Think
Jojo Mayer: Artistry in Rhythm (Vienna Art Orchestra) although his MD '05 video performance is better IMHO
Dennis Chambers: Extraction

Steve
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jacksMack · Joined: 23 Feb 2007 Posts: 3 Location:

some of my favourites:

joes garage - zappa (vinnie)
live at the philmore west - arethra franklin (pretty purdie)
milestones - miles davis (philly joe)
the real mccoy - mccoy tyner (elvin)
fushcia swing song - sam rivers (tony)
live at the hollywood bowl - p-funk allstars (chambers)
tokyo live - john mcg, joey d, and chambers
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drumnhands · Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 99 Location: Buena Park, CA

There's not enough time in a day to list everything but these jump ou a me:
Steve Gadd: Chick Corea Friends
Lenny White w/RTF: Romantic Warrior
Zigaboo Modeliste: ANY Meters record
Elvin Jones: Coltrane's A Love Supreme
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Jan-Kris · Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 39 Location: Belgium

Jonh Mayer - Continuum

It's with Steve Jordan on Drums, he also produced the record. Nice sound, fat groove.

Daniel Lanois - Shine

Brian Blad on that one.

I think these guys are also in "the zone"
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Ben Johnson · Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 579 Location: Omaha, NE

gotta bump... this topic is irresistable.

Noel Okimoto- Ohana during my time in Hawaii, I met and heard Noel Okimoto, and discovered for myself one of the most talented people I have ever seen play any percussive instrument... this record is a great example: vibes, kit, hand held percussion-he kills it all.

Dave Weckl- Rhythm of the Soul I don't know why, but this is the Weckl (as a leader) record I am most drawn to. It just seems to have more groove to it.

Pat Metheny- The Road to You Paul Wertico. He plays the perfect part, every time.

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones- Live Art For some reason, a lot of drumset players I have met lately are bagging Futch. I wish I could play on a kit what he does on the Drumitar. But if you don't believe he can play kit... you're mistaken.

Vinnie Colaiuta-Vinnie Colaiuta I really shouldn't have to justify this one. I only hope he makes another one.

Delbert McClinton- Live From Austin My friend Harrell Bosarge is on the drums on this record. Delbert's band during that era was one of the best blues bands you'll ever hear.

Peter Gabriel- Secret World Live Manu Katche and Tony Levin. Peter Gabriel. A killer concoction. Live. Some of the greatest pop ever made.

Dave Matthews Band- Under the Table and Dreaming Carter Beauford is the cliche "favorite drummer" of every pothead in America, but this record demostrates a killer pop sensitivity without loosing that technical thing I love so much. Try and play some of these songs note for note all the way through. They're tough.

Anything Steve Gadd (that's a lot of records)

Anything Jeff Porcaro (that's more records than you think)
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