10 grooviest drummers

[trumvirvel]

Hi,
I've just been able to decide on the 10 "grooviest" drummers in my opinion. Here are my picks (in alfabetical order):

Gerry Brown
Dennis Chambers
Steve Gadd
Omar Hakim
Per Lindvall (Swedish studio drummer)
Harvey Mason
Jeff Porcaro
Bernard Purdie
Clyde Stubblefield
Dave Weckl

Which drummers would make your top 10 when it comes to playing a great groove?

/M

[Jeff Almeyda]

Add J.R. Robinson to that list (and make it 11) ;)

[The popes love child]

Definitely add David Garibaldi.

[rendezvous_drummer]

Steve Jordan. 'Nough said.

Purdie, Gadd, Garibaldi,Larry Mullen Jr.

[trumvirvel]

I thought about Garibaldi, but only have "Back on the streets" by TOP and it was a long time since I last listened to it. Remember that I really liked "soul vaccination" when I first heard it. Better get some more TOP-records.

Jordan and Robinson I have barely heard, but I know JR is known as one of the great studio drummers. Better check them out (one of the reasons I started this thread was to get some recommendations on great drummers to explore)

Larry Mullen is a really interesting - and innovative - drummer, with a sound and style of his own. I really like U2 - which particular songs do you have in mind?

Cobham and Colaiuta were two others I considered, but I haven't heard them enough yet...

[kung_f00]

David Garibaldi
Adam Deitch
Stanton Moore
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Mike Clark
Bernard Purdie
Ziggy "Zigaboo" Modeliste
John Bonham
Steve Gadd
Zoro


Definitely some of the drummers who have inspired my groove.

[rendezvous_drummer]

Originally Posted by trumvirvel

Larry Mullen is a really interesting - and innovative - drummer, with a sound and style of his own. I really like U2 - which particular songs do you have in mind?

Tons!

Until the end of the world
New York
Pride
Bullet the Blue Sky
Stuck in a moment
Walk On
Bloody Sunday- has sort of a marching feel to it, but still very nice
Lady with the spinning head
Summer rain
Always


Also, if you want to hear some Steve Jordan, check out the John Mayer Trio albums "Try!" and "Continuum". Definitely check him out.

[KzSgDrummer]

Originally Posted by kung_f00

David Garibaldi
Adam Deitch
Stanton Moore
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Mike Clark
Bernard Purdie
Ziggy "Zigaboo" Modeliste
John Bonham
Steve Gadd
Zoro


Definitely some of the drummers who have inspired my groove.

This list is nearly perfect. The only glaring omission from my point of view is not having Steve Jordan on there; he's an absolute master at playing understated yet seriously groovy beats.

[bballdrummer34]

Add Harvey Mason also and you got yourself a deal

[KzSgDrummer]

Sounds like a deal to me!

[kung_f00]

Kz and bball: Harvey Mason and Steve Jordan are up there, but probably as 11 and 12.. that's just my personal outlook. I mean.. I would have wanted to put Benny Greb up there too, but, y'know.. I only had room for 10. :)

[Michael G]

I would rather just list 3.

Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Starks, and Cissy Strut

"Yo Jabo let's get funky!"

[kung_f00]

Originally Posted by SmoothJazz

I would rather just list 3.

Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Starks, and Cissy Strut

"Yo Jabo let's get funky!"

I believe you mean Zigaboo? There's no drummer named Cissy Strut. ;)

[Michael G]

Originally Posted by kung_f00

I believe you mean Zigaboo? There's no drummer named Cissy Strut. ;)

Yeah Ziggy, wasn't Cissy strut a nickname though for him? I thought it was.

[NUTHA JASON]

sigh. DW managed to have at least 6 months of list thread free bliss.

j

Jean Paul Gaster from Clutch. Enough said.

[Jeff Almeyda]

Originally Posted by trumvirvel

Jordan and Robinson I have barely heard, but I know JR is known as one of the great studio drummers. Better check them out (one of the reasons I started this thread was to get some recommendations on great drummers to explore)

If you've heard anything by Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Madonna, Steve Winwood or Chaka Khan then you've heard JR.

[trumvirvel]

Oops, forget what I wrote about not having heard JR - just found out he's the drummer on "We are the world" - and the one behind that mean "I'm so excited" - beat (always wondered who that was, had a hard time trying to make that groove when we played it 8 years ago)

Really glad I started this thread - already widened my "great drummers" horizon...

Hope you don't mind Jason - discussing "best of"-lists is one of the best ways to find new musicians to listen to. :-)

/M

[bballdrummer34]

Originally Posted by NUTHA JASON

sigh. DW managed to have at least 6 months of list thread free bliss.

j

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