Try the Ecstasy in Numbers CD on Diversity Records at Elusive Disc. There is a 5 minute drum solo with a huge drumset with double kicks and was recorded DSD format.
Best I know of for performance and recording is Bernard Purdie playing on Bucky Pizziarelli's "Nirvana" cd - the track: Sing Sing Sing Definitely one-ups Gene Krupas original (IMHO).
Try a song called "T.N.U.C" by Grand Funk Railroad. It is available in studio and live versions...though Don Brewer is most excellent in the live version.
anything that JACK DEJOHNETTE has done in his inimitable spacious and joyfully uncluttered way.Lets not forget the recently departed BILLY HIGGINS as well
The reference where all others are judged, Wheels of Fire, Toad. If you want something more modern, Babaturi Uratunji (spelling) and his drums of passion. This is an entire group of drummers.
Title of cd is : The Heart of Things by John Mclaughlin Track # 5 and all the rest of cd is amazing sounding drummer Drummer name is Victor Williams. I m a guitarist and i was amazed by the technique and sound of that drummer. Just full of energy and complex beat. Then came a solo on track 5: amazing. Hope you will like it. Donat
lets see this isn't a 100% solo with no accompanying music but lovely none the less
steely dan - aja title track STEVE GADD in one take Seconds Out -Genesis live - several Collins/Thompson/Bruford King Crimson - Satoria in Tangiers - off Beat BRUFORD
anything by Brian Blades try the Wayne SHorter Footprints Live disc for starters
There's several i like to hear. My favorite is the Danny Carey's off time solo in Tool's 46&2. Also good is the solo on track 6 of Frank Zappa's Roxy and Elsewhere. Most anything by Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment) is essentially a drum solo as well.
Wdhsvbgod, No I don't think so, but I could be wrong, I remember Gene Simmons sang the lead on this song. I'd have to break out my old records to be sure what it was. I haven't listened to Kiss since the 70's. Every once in awhile I'll hear some of their stuff on the radio, which takes me back down memory lane, now I listen to jazz. Go figure. From Kiss to jazz. Must be getting old:)
Dbx...are you referring to the solo on "Black Diamond"? That was on Kiss Alive (not II ---- unless there's one on that too) which was recorded at Cobo Hall (Detroit) in about 1975.
Not quite as long a solo, but still impressive would be by Neal Peart on the Rush album "Moving Pictures", a number called "YYZ".
Vinnie Colaiuta: Palladium / Karizma ,Document (Live) Vinnie Colaiuta: All Blues / Los Lobotomy's Vinnie Colaiuta: Against the Clock / Allan Holdsworth Steve Smith: Two fo One / Vital Tech Tones Terry Bozzio: The Black Page / Frank Zappa
One great CD. Drum concerto at Dawn by Michael Carwin on Mapleshade label. Not a Rock drum kit but a Jazz drum kit. Played at right level, sounds very close to real!!
Please, ignore all rock suggestions. If you want authenticity, then you really need to check in with jazz cats. It's not that rock drummers are bad; it's just that they are usually woefully deficient in skill, execution, emotion, and musicianship compared to jazz drummers. Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Paul Motian, Carl Allen, Art Blakey, Philly "Joe" Jones, Billy Higgins, Jimmy Cobb, Art Taylor, Kenny Washington, Jeff Watts, Eddie Marshall, Mel Lewis, Peter Erskin, Sylvia Cuenca, Joe Chambers, Rashid Ali, Eddie Thigpen, Lewis Nash, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Ben Riley, Yuron Isreal, Dannie Richmond, Ed Blackwell, Al Foster, Jack DeJohnette, Roy McCurdy, Connie Kay, Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Barry Altschul, Alvin Queen, Marty Moriell, and Chico Hamilton will provide the most creative and *musical* drum solos you will ever likely hear. Seriously, if you want more than just chops, listen to these guys. My three cents.
LES BATTERIES - Demesure Revolutionnaire LES BATTERIES - Bell System Rick Brown and Guigou Chenevier,two of the best. Great interwoven patterns and some kick ass drumming from both. Probably would want to start with Bell System. Dont even try to tap your foot.
But that's not really a drum solo. Alex Van Halen fessed up that only the first few bars of the double bass figure are actually him playing, then it's taken over by a drum machine. Quite disillusioning.
For great playing you might want to listen to Max Roach on St. Thomas from Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus. For soundstaging and realism, I would recommend Wayne Phillips' solo on Moliendo Cafe from the 45 rpm direct disc recording entitled Charlie Byrd from Crystal Clear Records.
Jdombrow's question is an excellent one, trying to check out how close your gear can get to the real thing might have nothing to do with getting a dose of percussive genius stuck into yer' head. Here's a (criminally) short list that omits tons of great drummers:
Pierre van der Linden- First Trace album, beginning of Gaillarde and A Memory (track 4 and 10). The digital version ain't as good as the record. This guy has a feel for bouyancy and collision like very few drummers. Induces real bad testoterone poisoning (not the best recording tho').
Max Roach- Pictures in a Frame, Reflections (first track), you can hum this drum solo (maybe minus a few mathematical nuances). The whole disc is brilliant and easily one of his best. Superb recording too.
Jon Hazilla & Saxabone- Form and Function, Lack of Evidence (track 3). You won't believe you're hearing one guy (no multi tracking), and this isn't because of blinding rpm's. The seemingly spring loaded patterns that he works into an ostinato give you the impression that two or three nimble minded drum freaks are plotting to make all listeners turn to jelly.
Anderson/Bennink/Doran-Azurety,tracks 3 & 4 demonstrate a great mastery of spitting rimshots and wildly undulating rolls. Like most Hat discs, the recording quality on this one kicks ass.
Jerry Granelli- Another Place, Wood and Steel (track 6). Rhythmically compelling and memorable, his drumming often has a delicate tactile quality that sets up a dramatic contrast to big resonant tom work. Another excellent recording from Lee Townsend on the Intuition label.
Andrew Cyrille-C/D/E, Aubade, (track 6). Cyrille has put out a huge amount of high quality stuff, but lately, I've really enjoyed this little cymbal solo that seems so perfectly executed and carefully thought out.
Pierre Favre-Portrait, Les jeux sont faits, (track one) You probably won't often yank this one out after the first cut. One of the most acoustically realistic discs I've heard. The music on this one is in no way generic or stale. Using this disc to demo or sell equipment would be kinda weasel like.
the best ever is Ed "Hot Sticks" Graham half speed master on M&K (I beleive). It is approximately 13 minutes of absolute ripping drumsolo recorded direct to disc. These recordings were demo"d heavily in all the high-end suites at the c.e.s. and I.H.F. shows in the early '80s. Very rare but I might be able to locate. Let me know if your interested but first research this to see for yourself.
Be for-warned make sure you system is at a low level the first time if you try it. You will find out alot about your bass/mid response. Its my current reference for dynamic bass/mid response.
Praxis ---->>>"Transmutation" has an excellent drumming of Brain including drum solos that even heavy metal folks would drop the jaw on the floor.
Somre rare-rare-rare stuff:
Ginger Baker "African Force" on CMP label tough to find either on CD or vinyl. Grab even cassette if you see somewhere. You're going to have the most exciting drum-percussion experience you've ever had in your life.
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