Guest akanalog Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 sometimes i don't like what he is playing and he is not a favorite generally, but i really like barry altschul's sound palate. he gets some interesting sounds going. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 sometimes i don't like what he is playing and he is not a favorite generally, but i really like barry altschul's sound palate. he gets some interesting sounds going. ← Barry still sounds fantastic. I wish he was more visible on the current scene. Quote
marcoliv Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 maybe not hardbop or whatever but Omar Hakim is a favorite of mine too Marcus Quote
clifford_thornton Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 As Jazzbo said earlier, Baby Dodds is a raw dude. That thing on Folkways is just bad-fuckin-ass. Quote
Elissa Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 Does Shadow Wilson count? ← How could he not?!?!!? To boot Shadow was Jo Jones' favorite... Anyone mention Mel Lewis? He may be my favorite of the (older) white drummers. Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 Next to singers, drummers may be the most subjective of tastes, so these are some of my PERSONAL FAVORITES: Papa Jo Jones Roy Haynes Elvin Jones Billy Higgins Tony Williams (up through Capt Marvels anyway) Joe Chambers Odie Payne, Jr. Fred Below Sam Lay Al Jackson, Jr. Clyde Stubblefield John Starks Mitch Mitchel Micky Waller Bill Stewart Kenny Barron Quote
Elissa Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 (edited) danas: Kenny Barron the pianist? Hadn't a clue. Many great drummers played piano though - wasn't Art Blakey a pianist before he set to the drums? Eric Lewis quite an extrordinary drummer too. I love the fluidity between between rhythm and lyricism in this music, between melody and percussion. I suppose its Jazz's rhythms that make so many other musics dull in repect. Sidney Bechet wrote a beautiful story about his grandparents in his book in which he talks about rhythm and melody a bit and says something to the effect of: rhythm conveys a longing for Africa and the melody soothes slaves' souls in the new world. Wait, I'd better find the quote... But re: drummers, Joe Chambers told me it all leads to Roy Haynes in a sense: from Zutty, Big Sid and Papa Jo to Klook, Max and Roy. I revisited that conversation when Elvin died and posted it on my blog, Contrarian Quarterly. Would be interested in your opinions. The blog may be best otherwise navigated by its categories: Elvin is there under Great Americans. Edited July 19, 2005 by Elis Quote
Guest akanalog Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 just wanto to give respect to art taylor. i believe he has been mentioned before, but i think he has often been taken for granted. after hearing how he could adapt to freer settings on the recent frank wright free america, i have even more respect for him. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 Peter Brotzmann once said that the freest thing he'd ever witnessed was Jackie Mc and Art Taylor in a duo at the American Center in Paris in the early '70s. Quote
slide_advantage_redoux Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 Billy Higgins, Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Jack DeJohnette, etc. Really, this is an impossible question to answer, because I like so many players on their respective instruments, and its hard to omit anyone! Quote
SGUD missile Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 Tony ..all time champeen .. the established guys: ( aside from the obvious Roach, Blakey, Klook, et al ) DeJohnette Joe LaBarbera Gary Hobbs Lewis Nash Kenny Washington Vinnie Coliauta of the newer guys: Greg Hutchison Billy Kilson Tain El Negro Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 Tony ..all time champeen .. the established guys: ( aside from the obvious Roach, Blakey, Klook, et al ) DeJohnette Joe LaBarbera Gary Hobbs Lewis Nash Kenny Washington Vinnie Coliauta of the newer guys: Greg Hutchison Billy Kilson Tain El Negro ← Yeah but you prefer Louie to Sonny - you are disqualified. Quote
Guest akanalog Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 someone a bit outside the realm who i enjoy is luqman ali. every time i hear him, i enjoy what he is doing-though i could say the same for all of sun ra's drummers. i believe lex humphries was mentioned earlier in this thread. i am also sorry i forgot to name joe chambers, who has also been mentioned. seeing chambers name on an album will make me want to investigate it, although i can't say i always care for his compositional style. Quote
keberobeats88 Posted July 20, 2005 Report Posted July 20, 2005 Well as long as we're branching out from the said Bop and Hard Bop genres I want to include Dennis, Babatunde Olatunji, Akira Jimbo, and El Negro. (Look, affirmative action!! I'm not racist I swear!!) Quote
bertrand Posted July 20, 2005 Report Posted July 20, 2005 Joe Chambers is probably my favorite of all, although there are dozens mentioned above that I love as well. Bertrand. Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted July 20, 2005 Report Posted July 20, 2005 danas: Kenny Barron the pianist? Elis: Sorry for the confusing brain fart, I meant Joey Baron, my Bad. Doesn't invalidate your point about drummers who played other instruments though... Dana Quote
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