Jazz drum music recommendations?

A friend of mine is looking for some good jazz drum music and drummer recommendations. Anyone?

TIA!

mgs

mgs12-23-2003 5:19pm

lugnut Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,190 posts 12-23-2003 at 07:09pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Buddy Rich. IMHO, simply the best drummer to ever live. I don't know if his stuff has been coverted to CD. A google search for a "Buddy Rich discography" should yield good results.
clueless Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 763 posts 12-23-2003 at 07:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'll add just one too like Lugnut and make it the obvious one at that. Art Blakey. Not only will you hear a great drummner but the guy's band was basically "grad school" for a generation or two of jazz players of all types. Oh, I take it back..I'll mention Max Roach too. Cheers I remain,
itsalldark Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 182 posts 12-23-2003 at 07:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The list is long, but a couple that come to mind are Bill Bruford and Dave Weckel.
easy_e Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 95 posts 12-23-2003 at 08:22pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Elvin Jones' work with Coltrane is awesome. Max Roach's work with Sonny Rollins is as well.