Jazz drum music recommendations?

A friend of mine is looking for some good jazz drum music and drummer recommendations. Anyone?

TIA!

mgs

mgs12-23-2003 5:19pm

lugnut Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,190 posts 12-23-2003 at 07:09pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Buddy Rich. IMHO, simply the best drummer to ever live. I don't know if his stuff has been coverted to CD. A google search for a "Buddy Rich discography" should yield good results.
clueless Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 763 posts 12-23-2003 at 07:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'll add just one too like Lugnut and make it the obvious one at that. Art Blakey. Not only will you hear a great drummner but the guy's band was basically "grad school" for a generation or two of jazz players of all types. Oh, I take it back..I'll mention Max Roach too. Cheers I remain,
itsalldark Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 182 posts 12-23-2003 at 07:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The list is long, but a couple that come to mind are Bill Bruford and Dave Weckel.
easy_e Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 95 posts 12-23-2003 at 08:22pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Elvin Jones' work with Coltrane is awesome. Max Roach's work with Sonny Rollins is as well.
pragmatist Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 336 posts 12-23-2003 at 08:43pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete To the drummers listed above,I'll add Billy Cobham,Jack DeJanette, Tony Williams,and Mel Lewis.