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Best Drum Solos

I'm finding that I've been REALLY enjoying drum solos on my system lately. They seem to work the whole speaker, from the kick drum in the woofers, to the tom-tom in the midrange, and the cymbals and high hats in the tweeters. And when it all comes together, they are the instrument I have the easiest time seeing in front of myself.

I searched the forums titles to see if there were any good drum solo discussions going on, but I didn't see any. So here we go. In no particular order, here are some drum solos I've found to be very high quality:

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Drum Thunder Suite
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Caravan
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Far More Drums
Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick
Max Roach - Max's Variations

What are your favorite drum solos to listen to on your system? 
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hugodataway
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+1 for any and all Neil Peart live solos
garebear
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...we get it you obviously like RUSH...now if they only had a lead singer ! I left one of their shows because of that voice ..... I have always wondered if somebody actually told him that he could sing  
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bdp24
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Don Lamond in Bobby Darin’s version of "Beyond The Sea". Lamond had been Woody Herman’s drummer in the 1940’s. Don's two short little drum "breaks" on "Beyond The Sea", especially the second, are insanely cool.

The worst drum solo is probably Ron Bushy’s in Iron Butterfly’s "Inna Gadda Da Vida". Second place for me is Ginger Baker’s in Cream’s "Toad". Just miserable. Buddy Rich characterized Baker as a "clown".

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dweller
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See: That's the difference between Cool and not Cool. I'll bet President Nixon would pick Buddy Rich over Ginger Baker.
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ghosthouse
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Wow bdp. Don’t ever miss a chance to dump on Cream. But thanks for sharing your O-pinion. Hmm..."miserable".  That sure changes my view of Toad. Buddy Rich calling Baker a "clown" just sealed the deal. Curious though, you being the professional drummer and all, what exactly makes that solo miserable? 

Since you brought it up...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIqa27Ml3jI&ab_channel=GingerBakerTheMovie

Comments are worth reading too. I guess not everyone shares your appreciation.




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