Best Drum Solos

My pleasure, ghosthouse. There are plenty of other drummers with highly developed technique, but that alone is no guarantee of good drumming. It is that ability in combination with musical creativity and good taste that makes Gadd the drummer he is. Another was Johnny Barbata, as I previously mentioned. He was an L.A. studio drummer who was enlisted into The Turtles, and though the other Turtles were nothing special, he was very special. Listen to his playing in "Happy Together", "She’d Rather Be With Me", and "You Know What I Mean". Really cool parts that take a fair degree of technique to play (Buddy Rich was a fan of Johnny’s). Levon Helm had a fair amount of technique, along with off-the-charts musicality, taste, and creativity. He could play a "press-roll", which Ringo has yet to learn. That’s okay, Keith Moon couldn’t play one either, but both had their own style, and did pretty well without technique! The pursuit of technique as an end unto itself can lead to a style of playing that in nothing more than the vulgar display of athletic ability. It is only in the service of making music that it has true value.

Not a drum solo per se' but...

"Starbird"  Manfred Mann.. the drums are the beginning of the song that provide the rhythmic drive and backbone throughout the entire song.

I have thoroughly enjoyed making playlists from these suggestions.  I'll add a few of my own.

I see Ginger Baker is somewhat controversial but I didn't see these so I'll list them.  I really like his work with Charlie Haden and Bill Frisell.  I guess I like that "off beat" sound and tend to gravitate to drummers that are not just there to keep the beat.

• Ginger Baker Trio
  
• African Force/Ginger's Solo

Also,

• Deep Purple/Space Truckin'
  
• Royal Crown Review/Mugz's Move/Topsy 

A while back I went looking for drum music and discovered The Drummers of Burundi and  Babatunde Olatunji.  It can get a little monotonous at times but with all the chanting I feel like I'm sitting around some hot, dusty sacrificial fire pit on the African Savanna.

• The Drummers of Burundi/The Drummers of Burundi
  
• Babatunde Olatunji/Drums of Passion
  

Finally, the album Swamp Sally has some great percussion from Minu Cinelu.  Nothing mind blowing here.  Just relaxing and sultry.  I love it when percussion moves beyond just drums.

• Kenny Barron and Mino Cinelu / Swamp Sally / Moondance
  

Let's get this going again!

Alright, time to take it to another level:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aL2I--TCHM&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Loudwire

@treebeard1  

Thx for sharing not that was great. 

Apologies to all who have seen this already (42 million hits and counting)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ItZyaOlrb7E