A stylistic Change Qustion

Well i have noticed that ever since i started college i have been amazed by jazz. I was wondering what are some artists you would recomend as far as jazz groove drummers? I have some buddy rich and max roach and i am very happy with those. Very good music.

You have to check out Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Jack DeJonnette, Art Blakey and Roy Haynes. These guys are mandatory.

Deal! Thanks man.

Bill Stewart is a fantastic young player.

Don't just look for drummers. Look for great bandleaders, they recruited and trained the guys who became the great drummers.

Go get some Miles Davis records, look at the personnel in the liner notes while you listen. Then go get records by all his sidemen. That strategy will point you to the best jazz drummers of the 50s 60s and 70s.

Peter Erskine for drumming, JoJo Mayers for new stuff, Weather report, Brecker Brothers, Don Ellis, Any of the kenton stuff, Louie Bellson, Ed Shaunnesy...

Billy Cobham

Joe Morello

Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet... Joe Morello on drums... Take 5 is an awesome tune. . .

Check out Jeff Sipe (aka: Apt. Q258). You can find him on any Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit recording. Man he can really tear it up!!

This is good advice. Very deep water.

Some later stuff you might have heard of:

Vital Information/Steve Smith drums

Tribal Tech/ Kirk Covington drums

Electric Band / Dave Weckl drums (I only really like the first two CDs)

nearly any Alan Holdsworth/ Tony Williams to Chad Wackerman drums

Brand X /Phil Collins drums

This list doesn't end ...

For some modern jazz you should check out Drop Trio, Brian Blade (Joshua Redman's Elastic Band), and Billy Martin (from Medeski Martin and Wood)

a few of my favs are Peter Erskine, Bill Stewart, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Kenny Washington, Jeff Hamilton, Matt Wilson, Billy Martin, Dave Weckl, Jimmy Cobb, Philly Joe Jones. About any jazz drummer that is well known is worth checking out in my opinion. All have different flavors but they all have taste.

Check out Count Basie and Duke Ellington , Charlie Parker , Dizzy Gillespie Lester Young , Slide Hampton , Miles , and Thelonius Monk many more too but that should get you started , make sure to sample the many genre available they all have their own good things to offer.

buy the album "Blue Train" from John Coltrane. Do it right now--get off your computer and go buy it! (Or just get it off the internet, but I suggest local business )

Philly Jo Jones plays drums--it's pretty much the epitome of combo drumming.

also check out Gene Krupa (the guy who plays on "Sing, Sing, Sing," also known as the Chips Ahoy! song)

Count Basie was a piano player who was legendary for having a tight rhythm section, look into some of his stuff

and you'd better not have read the rest of this post before buying "Blue Train"!

Oh yah and listen to the radio if you've got a jazz station/ jazz hour you'll hear great stuff by people you've never heard of before. We've got a few great stations in Eugene that have jazz shows , Portland's got even more , if your local scene blows check the net , http://www.pandora.com is pretty bitchin. You could use that to set up several stations covering different styles or eras , input a few of the band leaders or drummers names and the site will do the work for you.

That's a great suggestion. I have checked out so much music listening to KPR which of course is Kansas Public Radio part of National Public Radio. From 10-6 everynight there is awesome new jazz, and on occasion they'll play some old standards. On Saturdays from 7-9 they do a retro cocktail hour that is an absolute blast. You can stream it as well.

Any record (Basie or otherwise) with Sonny Payne on it--that's the bible of big band playing.

I'd suggest checking out Art Blakey, Roy Haynes, Joe Morello, Jack DeJohnette (this guy is amazing and smooth as silk), Tony Williams, Jeff Hamilton (one of my all time faves. Check out the Ray Brown Trio CD "Bam Bam Bam"), Jo Jones, Buddy Rich (he has some great small group CDs too), Gene Krupa, Connie Kay, and Jimmy Cobb.

That's all I can think of (for now).

Good luck.