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Best Drum Solos

I'm finding that I've been REALLY enjoying drum solos on my system lately. They seem to work the whole speaker, from the kick drum in the woofers, to the tom-tom in the midrange, and the cymbals and high hats in the tweeters. And when it all comes together, they are the instrument I have the easiest time seeing in front of myself.

I searched the forums titles to see if there were any good drum solo discussions going on, but I didn't see any. So here we go. In no particular order, here are some drum solos I've found to be very high quality:

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Drum Thunder Suite
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Caravan
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Far More Drums
Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick
Max Roach - Max's Variations

What are your favorite drum solos to listen to on your system? 
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chazro
635 posts
 
Gentlemen, I give you Gergo Borlai!  As far as Fusion power drumming goes, while there's truly been so many exceptional drumming forces to be reckoned with, I believe the 1st generation belonged to Billy Cobham, the 2nd generation was Dennis Chambers, and currently the reigning champ is Gergo Borlai!  Check him out!

https://youtu.be/6_18gwqAYW4

https://youtu.be/sBN9i_NIbxQ

https://youtu.be/e5NyqFiSfrM

BTW, the last clip is from bass phenom (and Tribal Tech member) Gary Willis's latest; Larger Than Life.  This is one of the great Fusion Jazz recordings of the 21st century!

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slaw
22,027 posts
 
There's a nice one on the Whiplash soundtrack.
skelton
7 posts
 
Check out Ginger Baker's "Basil" from Middle Passage album. The whole song is nothing but a 5 1/2 minute drum solo.

crwindy
123 posts
 
Take a look for Tommy Igoe. He is one of the best drummers and drum instructors out today. I have heard him with the Birdland Big Band. There are a few of their recordings. He has moved to LA and he has some new recordings.
retrofunk
15 posts
 
Just my 2c, the best 'drum' vinyl is Ed Graham 'hot stix' direct master to disc -45rpm. It can be tricky to track down a copy, on the 'bay' it can go over $100, it's a great disc to push your system and a/b all components. 

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