Let's start a topic about favorite CDs... I think we will get many with Colaiuta on it [img]smile.gif[/img] so to make things more intresting let's make two categories. Your favorite CDs because of great drumming and your favorite CDs music wise...
Some stuff I've always gone back to...
Jimmy Smith - Root Down (live)
Stanley Clarke - School Days (Gadd, Cobham and Gerry Brown in one CD!...ohhh yeah!)
Roy Hargrove - Hard Groove (does exactely what it says on the tin!)
Tears for Fears - The Seeds of love (some AMAZING drummers on here - Phill Collins, Manu Katche, Simon Phillips)
Charles Earland - Black Talk!
Drumming and Music:
Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales
Tower of Power - Back to Oakland (has influenced me alot)...
Prince & The New Power Generation - all with Micheal Bland
Brian Blade - Fellowship
John Scofield - ?berjam
Chick Corea - Eye of the Beholder
Weckl - Syenergy
and many more...
Great idea for a thread, I must say! My favorite CD's sorta rotates a lot, but here's my current Top Ten, in no particular order of course!
Maysa- Out of the Blue
Erykah Badu- Live
Me'shell Ndegeocello- Peace Beyond Passion
George Benson- Good King Bad
James Brown- Love Power Peace Live at Olympia Paris, 1971
Tower of Power- Back To Oakland (this one influences me greatly as well, Quadruple)
Jill Scott- Experience 826+
The Roots- Do You Want More?!!!??!
Earth Wind & Fire- I Am
Dave Weckl Band- Live (and very plugged in)
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Great list, especially that! The band are on FIRE!Originally posted by funkydrummer:
James Brown- Love Power Peace Live at Olympia Paris, 1971
Indeed man! You can't go wrong with the original JB's lineup. Bootsy, Jabo, Fred Wesley, Catfish Collins, just non-stop craziness from the first track to the last. I highly recommend it to anyone who doesn't have it already.
Alright, I have to add Soulive's album "Doin' Something" to my list. Another one that comes highly recommended by me. Fred Wesley does horn arrangements on it, which gives it an old-school JB's flavor. Very tasty stuff, and their drummer, Alan Evans, is an absolute monster.
hmmm, tough one..
There are many more than this but here goes:
Hopefully I won't have to tell you who plays on these:
James Brown-foundations of funk
Led Zeppelin- Houses Of The Holy
The Beatles-The White Album
Mahavishnu Orhestra- Birds Of Fire
Miles Davis: Kind Of Blue + Live At The Plugged Nickel
Chick Corea- Elektric Band, and Now He Sings Now He Sobs.
John Coltrane- Giant Steps, A Love Supreme
Rush- Moving Pictures
Steve Hass- Traveler
Shawn Colvin- Fat City (Vinnie, Denny,)
Jonatha Brooke- Plumb(Abe jr.)
That's enough for now.
We all know these, if you don't have them, your collection as a drummer is not complete.
GREAT THREAD
Some of my favorite CDs are:
Kimo Williams and Kimotion: Tracking
M.O.: The Inner Mounting Flame
Jeff Hamilton Trio: Hamilton House Live at Steamers
Vinnie Colaiuta
Sting: Ten Summoner's Tales
Jellyfish-Bellybutton and Spilt Milk
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