Best Drummer?

Isn't (wasn't?) Dennis Chambers widely acknowledged as the best R&B and Jazz Fusion Drummer?
Or, am I a decade behind the times?

Originally Posted by Connemara

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Indeed.

Jimmy Cobb also deserves a mention. The guy is still kickin'.

As for rock and roll: Levon Helm

Duh.

No contest:

Originally Posted by pstoller

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Actually, I mentioned all three.

I think we posted at the same time. Your post wasn't there when I posted...

Originally Posted by The Deacon

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Isn't (wasn't?) Dennis Chambers widely acknowledged as the best R&B and Jazz Fusion Drummer? Or, am I a decade behind the times?

I don't know about "the best," but he's certainly one of the best. I'd have cited him, but my list was growing too long.

I'm not sure to what extent the younger current music fans even think of "jazz fusion" as a category, but apparently it's making a comeback; I was surprised and pleased to discover that my friend's high school-aged daughter and her musician friends have been studying the likes of Mahavishnu Orchestra and its contemporaries. (We took her to see RTF on the reunion tour.)

What about the doodz from the Dirt Bombs?

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Always had a soft spot for Max Weinberg, Ringo and Stephen Morris.

Some great stories about max suffering during the springsteen tours and taping the sticks to his wrists in order to keep playing.

In order of precision:

Jaki Liebezeit
Klaus Dinger
Roland TR-808

+ for Neil Peart and Danny Carey.

Originally Posted by countdemoney

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Always had a soft spot for Max Weinberg, Ringo and Stephen Morris.

Some great stories about max suffering during the springsteen tours and taping the sticks to his wrists in order to keep playing.

I think Ringo's underrated. Sure, he had his limitations"”lord knows they frustrated Paul"”but what he could play, he played superbly.

I dunno about Max. Whenever I hear him on Conan O'Brien, he sounds to me like a guy with sticks taped to his wrists; he can un-swing a groove like nobody I know. I'm told he's a heck of a nice guy. Still, gimme Anton Fig or, better yet, Marvin "Smitty" Smith any day. (For that matter, I prefer Ernest "Boom" Carter, though Weinberg made more sense stylistically for the E Street Band.)

Originally Posted by Gherkins

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Best???
Good lord, there is only one drummer in the world:

Haha, I think that guy had *********** sister.

Originally Posted by Virginia Dandy

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Word.
My buddy and ex-band mate saw him play a week or two ago in LA in a small club with a project band. We're both Toolheads and he said it was un-*******-real.

Originally Posted by pstoller

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Gene Krupa
+1 but I'm surprised Chick Webb wasn't on your list.

Originally Posted by Piobaire

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Neil Peart.
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...........Karen Carpenter....just kidding.

My fav is Airto, percussionist supreme but explosive when he hits the sets. Jack DeJohnette and Dannie Richmond are also distinctive in their attack and sound.

Another +1 for Danny

And when I was a youngster (and still!) I used to love me a little Dave Lombardo. Still no better metal drummer alive IMO.

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