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Drums: Rhythm, Experiment And Jazz History
Drummers lead a broad selection from jazz rap and fusion to percussion ensemble, improvisation and classic jazz performances.
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Eric Dolphy · Hat And Beard
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- 1Hat And Beard · Eric Dolphy
Why it was chosen To highlight the drumming of Tony Williams
- 2Untitled · Us Three
Why it was chosen The drums are the most important instrument in the group
- 3Outside Now · Frank Zappa
Why it was chosen Inspired drumming on the track
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Why it was chosen To get straight into the fusion movement
- 5Buffy · Baleful, Black And Deflected Tones
Why it was chosen To wind down and take it a bit more gently
- 6Greetings To Herman · Kabaza Percussion Quartet
Why it was chosen To listen to groups that are percussion only or with a heavy emphasis on percussion
- 7Skill Gave Rise To Chance · Eddie Prevest
Why it was chosen To play one more drum-heavy, more experimental piece before moving to jazz
- 8Solo Flight · Gene Krupa
Why it was chosen To get into the meat of things after the experimental portion
- 9Monster · Buddy Rich
Why it was chosen He is considered by some to be the greatest drummer that ever lived
- 10A Little Max · Max Roach
- 11Take Five · Dave Brubeck Quartet
- 12E.T.A. · Art Blakey
- 13Out Of Nowhere · Rhoda Scott
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Why it was chosen To honor a request from last week for bass player Cecil McBee
- 16Te Deo Train · Alvin Jones
Why it was chosen The presenter realized they had not played a single Alvin Jones track
- 17Numbers · Charnett Moffett
Why it was chosen Tying into last week's theme regarding bass players
- 18Black Comedy · Miles Davis
Why it was chosen To finish the same way the show started, with Tony Williams