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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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tostadosunidos
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Tony Williams, with The Trio of Doom (John McLaughlin/Jaco Pastorius), intro to The Dark Prince, live at Havana Jam festival.
Billy Cobham, One Word (Birds of Fire LP), Mahavishnu Orchestra
rpeluso
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Sandy Nelson, Let There Be Drums.  Many of my favorites already posted.
martykl
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I'll toss in a personal guilty pleasure:

Mick Fleetwood - "World Turning" from Fleetwood Mac Live in Boston
rshak
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Second wlutke's recommendation of Sing, Sing Sing.

You'll want the 1938 version recorded at Carnegie Hall.  I think the drummer was Gene Krupa.  Excellent performance (if dated sound) all the way around.
ejr1953
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I was a drummer in high school & college, had a set of Ludwigs (that were made in Chicago, IL, so you can probably guess how old I am), and I am almost embarrassed to admit this, but I saw Grand Funk Railroad live at RFK Stadium in DC and that drummer was really "on" that night!  He played an incredible drum solo!

Having said that, I had the pleasure of seeing Led Zeppelin with John Bonham, one of the best rock and roll concerts I ever attended.  He did some solo work, but didn't need to, his drumming was just awesome!
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dweller
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Tool - covered by The O’Keefe Music Foundation kids: 46 & 2

Featuring Curtis Moss and Kala Rose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKLvYGqaC0

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dweller
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Jethro Tull - This Was: Dharma for One
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dweller
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Dust - Hard Attack: Ivory (not a pure solo but don't tell the drummer...)

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zmanastronomy
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I can't remember if it was Chicago or Three Dog Night, but the solo was called "Motorboat to Mars".
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maplegrovemusic
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check out : Lineage - Lenny White Solo- (live) on - Return To Forever - Returns (live disc2)
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heyitsmedusty OP
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Great so far! Feel free to list a few at a time, I'm piecing together the full list.
wlutke
725 posts
 
Sing Sing Sing (With a Swing) - Benny Goodman

chetatkins
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in-a-gadda-da-vida  or some early grand funk albums
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geoffkait
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Ginger Baker, We're Going Wrong on Disraeli Gears
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dweller
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Ginger Baker - Blind Faith/Blind Faith: Do What You Like
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dweller
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Ginger Baker - Cream/Wheels of Fire: Toad
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heyitsmedusty OP
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Once we get a nice assortment, I could put together a public Spotify playlist with the best one! Just a thought.
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