Friday 29 August 2014

PART 2 - GREATEST JAZZ DRUMMERS THAT EVER LIVED

PART 2 OF THE GREATEST DRUMMERS BLOG STARTS AGAIN WITH THE GREAT GENE KRUPA WITH TENOR PLAYER EDDIE SHU

ANOTHER PHOTO OF MY HERO GENE KRUPA WITH ROY ELDRIDGE ON TRUMPET

THE GREAT BUDDY RICH (HUGE HERO OF MINE) UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE GREATEST DRUMMERS OF ALL TIME - I HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH BUDDY AND HIS BIG BAND - SENSATIONAL EXPERIENCES

ANOTHER PIC OF THE INCREDIBLE MR BUDDY RICH

FINE DRUMMER ALVIN STOLLER WITH SINGER FRANKIE LAINE AND BUCK CLAYTON ON TRUMPET


BARRETT DEEMS WITH GENE KRUPA AND BUDDY RICH - BARRETT CAN BE SEEN IN THE FILM HIGH SOCIETY WITH BING CROSBY AND LOUIS ARMSTRONG - AND NOW YOU HAVE JAZZ….

SO MUCH BEGAN WITH WARREN BABY DODDS PHOTOGRAPHED HERE IN 1953


THE GREAT ZUTTY SINGLETON - ANOTHER MASSIVE PIONEER OF THE DRUMS

RAY MCKINLEY FINE DRUMMER AND BAND LEADER - WORKED WITH GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA

CLIFF LEEMAN WHO WORKED WITH MANY OF THE BIG BANDS BUT ALSO MADE THE TRANSITION TO EARLY ROCK N' ROLL (RECORDED WITH BILL HALEY AMONGST OTHERS)

SUPERB PLAYER BRIAN BLADE

A STAR PERFORMER AND GREAT TEACHER ALAN DAWSON

BOBBY COLOMBY GREAT PLAYING WITH BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS

CHAUNCEY MOOREHOUSE A PIONEER OF THE DRUMS

THE WONDERFUL CONNIE KAY - PLAYED WITH THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET FOR YEARS

ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVOURITES DAVE TOUGH WITH BASSIST CHUBBY JACKSON PLAYING WITH THE WOODY HERMAN HERD

THE TRULY UNIQUE JOE MORELLO WITH THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET - UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS OF ALL TIME

DONALD BAILEY FINE PLAYER

SHELLY MANNE PLAYING WITH THE STAN KENTON ORCHESTRA - EVERY DRUMMER SHOULD CHECK OUT SHELLY - A TITAN OF THE DRUMS

ANOTHER WONDERFUL PLAYER MR BILLY HIGGINS

ONE OF THE TRUE GENIUSES OF DRUMMING ELVIN JONES

THE ORIGINAL MR CHICO HAMILTON

DENNIS CHAMBERS PLAYING WITH CARLOS SANTANA

DJ FONTANA PLAYED WITH MANY OF THE ROCK GREATS INCLUDING ELVIS PRESLEY

THE GREAT ED THIGPEN WHO PLAYED SO BRILLIANTLY WITH THE OSCAR PETERSON TRIO

FRANKIE CAPP PLAYING WITH THE FRANK CAPP/NAT PIERCE JUGGERNAUGHT ORCHESTRA IN LOS ANGELES - LEADING SESSION PLAYER AND GREAT JAZZ MAN

 ED SHAUGHNESSY FROM THE TONIGHT SHOW - HUGE INSPIRATION TO DRUMMERS ALL OVER THE WORLD

HERLIN RILEY WITH WYNTON MARSALIS

J.C. HEARD IN THE RECORDING STUDIOS - GREAT PLAYER


JIMMIE COBB FROM THE KIND OF BLUE ALBUM WITH MILES DAVIS - ONE OF THE CLASSIC JAZZ RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME

THE SUPERB JACK DE JOHNETTE - HEAR HIS PLAYING WITH KEITH JARRETT AND BILL EVANS - SUPREME!!

KAISER MARSHALL ANOTHER GREAT PIONEER OF THE DRUMS

LOVE THIS MAN - THE GREAT GREAT LOUIE BELLSON - LISTEN TO HIS RECORDING OF "SKIN DEEP" WITH THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA IN 1952 (FROM ELLINGTON UPTOWN LP) ONE OF THE GREATEST DRUM SOLOS OF ALL TIME. LOUIE WAS A MASTER PLAYER, COMPOSER AND ONE OF THE NICEST HUMAN BEINGS EVER

ONE OF THE FIRST GREAT PIONEERS TONY SBARBRO WITH THE ORIGINAL DIXIELAND JASS BAND

ONE OF MY ALL TIME HEROES TONY WILLIAMS - HIS DRUMMING WITH MILES DAVIS WAS TRULY SENSATIONAL - GROUND BREAKING PLAYING

THE LEGEND HIMSELF MR ROY HAYNES PLAYING WITH CHICK COREA

THE VOLCANO - MR ART BALKEY - HIS JAZZ MESSENGERS LAUNCHED SO MANY GREAT JAZZ ARTISTS - THOSE PRESS ROLLS LAUNCHED A THOUSAND ROCKETS!

CHICK WEBB - THE GENIUS OF THE DRUMS WHO INSPIRED VIRTUALLY ALL THE GREAT PLAYERS - KING OF THE SAVOY BALLROOM IN HARLEM - DIED MUCH TOO YOUNG

MR MEL LEWIS - ANOTHER GENIUS OF THE DRUMS - LISTEN TO HIS WORK WITH THE THAD JONES - MEL LEWIS BIG BAND

MAX ROACH HAVING FUN WITH SHELLY MANNE

PAPA JO JONES SWINGING THE GREAT COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA - HUGE INFLUENCE ON ALL DRUMMERS

KENNY 'KLOOK' CLARKE - ONE OF THE GREAT PIONEERS OF MODERN JAZZ DRUMMING

PAUL BABARIN - WE MUST NEVER FORGET THESE PIONEERS OF DRUMMING

MR PHILLY JOE JONES - ANOTHER MARVELLOUS PLAYER

DON'T BELIEVE THE GUYS GET ALL GIGS - CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA A FABULOUS PLAYER - WHAT A DRUMMER!

RAY BAUDUC WITH BASS PLAYER BOB HAGGART - THEY MADE THE FAMOUS TRACK "BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA" - RAY WAS A TRUE ORIGINAL

SONNY PAYNE'S PLAYING WITH THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA WAS SENSATIONAL

A YOUNG STEVE GADD - DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN STEVE - LAYING DOWN THAT FUNKY GROOVE

THREE GREATS IN ONE PIC - VINNIE COLAIUTA - PETER ERSKINE AND TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON

AS WITH PART ONE I END THIS BLOG WITH ANOTHER PHOTO OF THE GREAT GENE KRUPA - THERE ARE MANY MORE GREAT DRUMMERS TO COME BUT WE'VE RUN OUT OF SPACE - PART 3 WILL COME SOON  - WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN TODAYS GIANTS OF DRUMMING BUT WE MUST NEVER FORGET THE LEGENDS THAT MADE TODAY POSSIBLE - THANKS FOR READING