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I actually just 'googled' it for fun and this is what i came up with:
Q: "what drummer quit his gig by climbing over his kit?"
A: "... U2 DRUMMER CONSIDERS ACTING CAREER. U2 drummer LARRY MULLEN is ...
and I have decided to quit. ... AL SHARPTON has separated from his wife KATHY ..."
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Too bad for Al Sharpton... if he was a drummer i would have to put him down when we have our "best/worst hair" posts!
Anways google was no help there!!!
Hey Guys,
A lot of excellent answers! Some of the questions were indeed tough and obscure ... and if you didn't know an answer, don't feel bad: I'm always joking about how I must have flunked Jazz 101 when I don't know the name of a well known song or player ... I just thought these up on the top of my head ... here are the answers I wrote down when I came up with the questions (I'll provide a bit of commentary here and there):
1). Which drummer co-led a group with Clifford Brown?
MAX ROACH
2). Name 4 of Duke Ellington's drummers
SONNY GREER, LOUIE BELLSON, SAM WOODYARD, RUFUS "SPEEDY" JONES
3). Name 4 of Count Basie's drummers
PAPE JO JONES, SONNY PAYNE, HAROLD JONES, BUTCH MILES
4). Name 8 of Stan Kenton's drummers
SHELLY MANNE, STAN LEVY, MEL LEWIS, JERRY MCKENZIE, JERRY LESTOCK MCKENZIE, DEE BARTON, ED SOPH, JOHN VON OHLEN, PETER ERSKINE, GARY HOBBS
(interestingly, there were 2 "Jerry McKenzies" that played drums w/ Kenton ... a lot of drummers passed through that band)
5). Name 12 of Weather Report's drummers ("live" and on recordings)
ALPHONSE MOUZON, ERIC GRAVATT, GREGG ERRICO, DARRYL BROWN, ISHMAEL WILBURN, SKIP HADDEN, MICHAEL WALDEN, CHESTER THOMPSON, ALEX ACUNA, JACO PASTORIUS, PETER ERSKINE, OMAR HAKIM
I was not familiar with a couple of the names I saw posted for answers ... Alphonso Johnson played bass with the band (as did Jaco, but we all know that Jaco played drums on "Teen Town" and the song "8:30," and used to play on my kit for part of the first tune on this one tour we did ... by the way: Manolo played percussion, not drums, with the band.
6). What's the name of the drummer who appears on the only TV appearance of Charlie Parker (playing "Hot House")?
CHARLIE SMITH
this one's a toughie ... excellent work, fellows.
7). Name 3 left-handed drummers who appear on a number of recordings (not including Billy Cobham); HINT ? one was a well-known west-coast jazzer, the other 2 were New York studio players and both recorded alongside bassist Chuck Rainey.
STAN LEVY, HERB LOVELLE, BILL LAVORGNA
8). Name 3 of Frank Sinatra's drummers (on recordings, not including Steve Gadd or Buddy Rich)
ALVIN STOLLER, IRV COTTLER, GREGG FIELD
9). Which drummer quit his big-time gig by literally climbing off and over his kit in the middle of a gig?
JAKE HANNA (WITH WOODY HERMAN) - definitely an obscure story, but one that was told to me when I first started working in the big bands ...
10). Which famous jazz drummer moved to Europe in the 50s, and co-led a big band there?
KENNY CLARKE
BONUS QUESTION: what other drummer also played in that band (at the same time)?
UK DRUMMER KENNY CLARE
Thanks for playing!
Greetings from Amsterdam,
Peter
Jesus!!! This board needs a history of Jazz course. HAHA! Some of those answers are pathetic!
The first quiz..OK..the second?? OH MAN..
HAHAHAHAHA
Hey Erskoman: i am sure you know this funny piece of trivia but here it goes...
Steely Dan trivia:
Who were Fagen and Becker's FIRST drummer when they were fresh out of college in '67 (and maybe their tallest drummer ever...), back when their group was "the Bad Rock Group"?
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Hey everyone, NO GOOGLING!!!
okay, i'll take a stab at this:
1) What is the name of the drummer from the 60s who recorded: "Let there be Drums" ?
SANDY NELSON
2) What is the name of the 60s drummer who was the reason that Ludwig mass-produced their drum-kits ?
RINGO
3) What is the name of the drummer who played on the Tonight show 25 years ?
ED SHAUGNESSY
4) Name the Canadian drummer who sold the most records with his band and who influenced the most young drummers worldwide ?
NEIL PEART
5) Name the drummer, who, at age 17, revolutionized the jazz world playing and recording with Miles Davis ?
TONY WILLIAMS
6) Name a Lebanese drummer who has become one of the best latin drummers in the world and lives in NYC ?
ROBBY AMEEN
7) Name the drummer who , in the 50s, played on Jimmy & Tommy Dorsey's TV show, and did a "bit" with a gorilla mask ?
IRV COTTLER
8) Name 4 of Frank Zappa's drummers .
VINNIE, TERRY BOZZIO, CHAD WACKERMAN,
9) Name the drummer who wrote the theme song of TV show "Everybody Loves Raymond" ?
RICK MAROTTA
10) Who was the first drummer on Modern Drummer's first cover ?
BUDDY RICH
doh! pocket, i tried to guess without looking at your answers. ....you is da man!! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
This is still fun ... here are some more for you HOD'ers:
NEW QUIZ
1. Name 3 drum brands that Billy Cobham used when playing with the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
2. Which former-Woody Herman drummer became an important studio drummer in new York in the 50s and 60s?
3. Name the 2 drummers in Cannonball Adderly's group(s) while Joe Zawinul was a member...
4. Eddie Marshall was a member of which pioneering fusion group in the late 60's/very early 70's?
5. Whose drum sounds were recorded/sampled/used in th Oberheim DMX drum machine?
6. Which of the following drum brands did Buddy Rich NOT play/endorse?
Ludwig, Rogers, Sonor, Vox, Slingerland, Gretsch, Tama, Hollywood (Meazzi)
7. Who portrayed Gene Krupa in "The Gene Krupa Story"?
BONUS: who portrayed Dave Tough?
8. Which well-known rock drummer was an outstanding classical musician in college?
9. What was Jeff Hamilton's first big-name/road gig?
10. Name three drummers who played with The Carpenters (recording +/or "live")
Hey Peter, I think number 9 is the LA 4. Jeff Hamilton is sooo good!
Is 8 Kenny Aronoff?
I am curious about #8 as well.
Here's another quiz (a bit easier!):
http://www.hostboard.com/cgi-bin/ult...c/f/609/t/3535
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