16 thoughts on “Elvin Jones Quartet -Three Card Molly”

1. Feel free to post why John Bonham or Keith Moon

   Try Billy Cobham, maybe.

   1. I know that dude in Rush gets a lot of mentions too.

      1. Oh yeah, Neal Peart can work a paradiddle.

         I tend to favor drummers in groups that play mix meter songs, since they carry a bigger part of the load, but that doesn't mean they're "better", only that they have to work harder. All the drummers mentioned here are excellent.

         And then there's Buddy Rich.

         1. I tend to favor drummers in groups that play mix meter songs

            i've always felt pity for dave brubeck's drummers for this reason.

2. I have no horse in this race but, for your consideration (first one gets it going at 1:10).
   httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOb8otk7Y0U&feature=fvwrel
   httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKYGa8A9Fog

   personally, I liked Rhu_Ru's guy.

3. I know I've probably heard more Clyde Stubblefield than anyone else.
   httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3xSXc1vy5I

   And then there's Bernard Purdie:
   httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixow5LZh5rs

4. 

   I like Pete Best

5. Roland Shannon Jackson is probably the "best" I've seen. Best, in that he drove the whole sound and it was impossible to take your eyes off of him.
   httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U78P_cUq6Rw&feature=related

6. All fine drummers and great vids.

   1. It was easier to come up with other drummers than other Ukulele or Bari Sax players.

7. I don't want to make any proclamations as to his being the "best" or better than anyone else presented here, because my knowledge base simply isn't large enough to make such comparisons, but I always enjoy it when Dave Grohl is drumming.

   httpv://youtu.be/25wRp7fBoW8
   "No One Knows"

   httpv://youtu.be/xW2AKkwJb_c
   "Avon"

   httpv://youtu.be/9WFw7rgPumY
   "Rock n Roll" with Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones, Live at Wembley* (Music starts around 3:15)

   *I get some obscure VH1 channel way up in the part of my cable package I never go to. But it seems like everytime I think to check there, this concert is on. I watch it almost every time.

   1. The part he plays on "No One Knows" is everything I like about Dave Grohl condensed into one song. Absolutely relentless.

      1. Absolutely relentless.

         Definitely. He plays with such intensity and power, it's like the drums said something bad about his momma.

8. For me it's always been Moon, as much for spectacle as for sound. Along with him are countless jazz drummers, many of which have been mentioned here today.

   In rock, I'll cop to usually not immediately recognizing great drumming. It's one of those things, for me, where I'll notice if it's bad but won't even think about it if it's great.

9. My brother was visiting here today, so I'm late to the party. Great selection, Buffalo. Elvin's a fine pick. I don't want to Max Roach to be left out of the conversation:

   httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8syiOwwVyY

   httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wnW2KLWE-g

   1. I looked for "Garvey's Ghost", couldn't find it, and got distracted by that Purdie clip.

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