Well, I agree that I don't want to say "best" but here are some of my favorites -at least, this week.
Aretha Franklin's version of _Respect_ with Roger Hawkins on drums
Shelly Manne playing _on green dolphin street_ or _A gem from tiffany_ from 'live at the manne hole vol. 2'
Marvin Gaye's 'heard it through the grapvine' -not actually sure of the drummer on this tune off hand. The opening fill kills me very time, though. what a groove
Philly Joe on Kenny Dorham's _Philly Twist_
Meg White on 'denial Twist' ...no, seriously.
Jerome Deupree on the song _Buena_ by Morphine -taseful, tasty goodness.
Jimmy Chamberlin on _Tristessa_ and _snail_ from the smashing pumkin's album Gish.
Bill Wither's _Ain't no sunshine_ Again, I dunno who's drummin' on this one. I love this song, though -just so stunningly pretty and sad and such groovy-tastefull drumming at what, at least to me, is usually a pretty akward tempo.
-And I'll cut myself off there; just like all of us I'm sure, I could go all afternoon and I know I'm forgetting some big ones. It's funny, but I can't usually get into the drumming on a song unless I like the song itself. I don't really have any songs that I listen to 'for the drumming' per se.