I need a recording with a good drum solo .

"Rythmn Devils Play River Music" Mickey Hart & Billy Kreutzman

"Dozin at the Knick" Grateful Dead (CD 2 has the Drums>Space)

"Ondekoza" Japanese Kodo drummers

"Dafos" Mickey Hart, Airto, Flora Purim

Most of the "Dick's Picks" series from Grateful Dead Merchandising currently up to Vol. 28, live recordings of Grateful Dead shows, many with excellent Drum solo sections

Slipknot1, you're on to some cool stuff. A friend of mine here in the Los Angeles area was trained by members of Ondekoza many years back and is one of the directors of her own troupe called Zendeko. The Rhythm Devils CD is neat too. I also think Kodo's early release [1984?] Heartbeat Drummers of Japan is good, especially "O-Daiko". Thundering and it goes straight to the soul!

Check this out: http://www.zendeko.org/

Anything with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.

When you say "good" drum solo, do you mean great playing, or above average realism and soundstage?

jd

Gunbei,
Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out. I've seen Ondekoza live several times, and I'm always amazed. Over the years, the MANY Dead shows I attended, "Drumz" was always my favorite part of the show. The LP's I mentioned above are wild to listen to on a high rez setup..