Spectacular Drum Set?

The drum solo towards the end of "The Maker" on Spyboy by Emmylou Harris. Great drumming on a truly great song. Very nicely recorded too with some super bass.

Buddy Rich's work on the Audio Fidelity SACD "Buddy Rich With The Best Band I Ever Had" (AFZ003) is excellent. This is a very honest drum recording, but maybe not in the "spectacular" category.

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Nardis on Patricia Barber's Cafe Blue CD (and SACD and album). Not a typical drum solo but very much "in the room". Good luck in your search.

Yim Hok-Man, Poems of Thunder. Ever heard the track on the Burmester Sampler CD? This is the guy from that disc. Not necessarily a drum kit, but its very well recorded.

Micky Hart/Airto "Dafos" originally released by Reference Recordings on 45 rpm LP, reissued by Rhino on CD

Micky Hart/Bill Kreutzmann/Airto "Rhythm Devils Play River Music" also on Rhino

Ondekoza (Demon Drummers of Japan) "Za Ondekoza" on CD, but can't recall the label.

I'll second Mickey Hart/Airto "Dafos". It was recorded in a theater in San Fran in the early 80's. I have it on CD released by Referance Recordings and can only imagine how good it must sound on 45 rpm LP.

To qoute the liner, "Consider that the sounds you hear on this album were recorded in a real concert space, not in a studio, were mixed on the spot to two tracks with no overdubbing, artificial reverb or equalization, and marvel at the engineering wizardry of Kieth Johnson."

This has become my reference when auditioning audio gear.