A recommendations thread...

[AllenS]

Recently I've been thinking about the kind of music I enjoy and the drummers that are part of said music, and it's interesting to ponder what it is I'm drawn to about certain music and certain musicians.

My (long list of) favorite drummers, currently, are (in no particular order):

Steve Gadd
Jeff Porcaro
Carlos Vega
Steve Jordan
Vinnie Colaiuta
Gary Novak
John Bonham
Mitch Mitchell
Billy Cobham
Tony Williams
Omar Hakim
Will Kennedy
Dave Weckl
Dennis Chambers
Simon Phillips
Gregg Bissonette
Gavin Harrison
Kenny Aronoff
Pat Mastelotto
Danny Carey
Matt Chamberlain
Dave Abbrusseze
Matt Cameron

That's a solid list of about 20-25 great drummers (not all of whom are still alive, but they live on in their recordings....) but I somehow feel that I haven't dug deep enough with not just these drummers, but other drummers as well(and other musicians in general).

Based on this list....I would appreciate some recommendations as to other drummers who I could listen to, in the hopes of developing my ears more and appreciating a more diverse array of drummers and musicians.

Also, I'd like to open this thread up to anyone else who is looking for new recommendations to listen to.

Thanks!

[bstocky]

You should go to drummerworld.com and click on any/every name you don't recognize. I guarantee they'll blow you away.
Based on your list... some of these will make sense, some maybe not.

Steve Gadd - Benny Greb. Abe Laboriel.
Jeff Porcaro - Benny Greb. Andy Newmark. Abe Laboriel.
Carlos Vega - Chad Wackerman.
Steve Jordan - Charlie Drayton. Keith Carlock. Questlove. Dude from the Spin Doctors.
Vinnie Colaiuta - Terry Bozzio. Chad Wackerman. Jojo Mayer. Manu Katche. Virgil Donati. Marco Minnemann. Gergo Borlai.
Gary Novak - Steve Holmes.
John Bonham - Denny Carmassi. Matt Cameron.
Mitch Mitchell - Keith Moon.
Billy Cobham - Narada Michael Walden.
Tony Williams - Bill Stewart. Billy Ward.
Omar Hakim - Stewart Copeland. Manu Katche. Tony Thompson.
Will Kennedy - Bill Stewart. Al Foster. Joel Rosenblatt.
Dave Weckl - Buddy Rich. David Garibaldi. Joel Rosenblatt. Steve Holmes.
Dennis Chambers - Carter Beauford, Tony Royster Jr.
Simon Phillips - Pat Torpey. Mel Gaynor.
Gregg Bissonette - Todd Sucherman.
Gavin Harrison - Bill Bruford. Stewart Copeland. Phil Collins. Tomas Hakke.
The guy from that band he always talks about.
Kenny Aronoff - Matt Sorum.
Pat Mastelotto - Tony Verderosa.
Danny Carey - Josh Freese. Bill Bruford.
Matt Chamberlain - Josh Freese. Abe Laboriel.
Dave Abbruzzese - Stewart Copeland. Tim Alexander. Jose Pasillas. Jeremy Taggart
Matt Cameron - Jeremy Taggart.

and Mortiz Muller because he's a bad ass and hardly ever mentioned.

and 200 other guys that are incredible, a few of them are here so stick around.

[AllenS]

^^Thanks man.

[Kurtis]

The list thing is futile. All drummers are influential. You can always grab something from someone no matter the status.

[Jim Richman]

My philosophy is where there is good music, there is a good drummer. Start digging up some killer albums from the 70s like Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs, or Between the Lines by Janis Ian.

[langmick]

Digging into the Marotta brothers is always fruitful.

[Odd-Arne Oseberg]

Don't know why, but Paolo Vinaccia seems largely unknown in the international drum community.

[gretsch-o-rama]

I think this thread would be more effective if we gave recommended recordings, rather than generalized people to check out. With the internet these days, there are very few drummers who are not getting the attention they deserve...