And not forgetting the rather brilliant Tony Williams!
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Buddy Rich was my uncles favourite and had his music played during his funeral.
And with sleeve notes by one Nesuhi Ertegun before he became VP of Atlantic.
I’m very happy to have rediscovered this LP in my collection, playing now
I remember a record shop in Brighton that used to display LP’s in large plastic storage tubs. I was only just getting an interest in Jazz and spotted this tub full of OJC and some other label Jazz records. The sleeve images mostly piqued my interest, I negotiated a deal with the guy behind the counter and bought the whole lot, must have been getting on for about 80 to 100 LP’s iirc. I wrote the guy a cheque and left him putting the vinyl in all the sleeves. I picked them up later and rushed home like the proverbial kid in the candy store.
A few days later whilst playing and generally fondling and drooling over them, I found my cheque inside one of the sleeves!
Of course I did the right thing!
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https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-jazz-drummers/
Having gone through the list how could I forget Jack DeJohnette.
Dave
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I was just about to post that! After searching greatest Jazz drummers, thanks for beating me to it, quite a lot of names there I dont know amongst the more obvious
Cheers
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Especially paired with Paul Chambers
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One for the Soul Jazzers?
Not heard it yet, its mentioned on the above list which has triggered my curiosity, so added to my round tooit listening list
AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek
This album is one of the reasons that Idris Muhammad is regarded as the drumming king of groove. Featuring the arrangements and keyboards of Bob James, the saxophone punch of Grover Washington, Jr., guitarist Joe Beck, trumpeter Randy Brecker, percussionist Ralph MacDonald, and the knife-edge slick production of Creed Taylor, this 1974 issue is a burning piece of deep, jazzy soul and grooved-out bliss. The funk flies fast and heavy, particularly on the title track (Jimi Hendrix’s tune), with soaring solos by Grover and James, who fall down in the groove to Muhammad’s powerful pace, setting from the heart of the pocket. Beck’s own solo is special in that he moves against the tempo just a bit, but that only increases the listener’s dependence on the groove of Muhammad. Clocking in at only 34 minutes it’s a perfect slice of the raw-onion emotion Muhammad was pulling down at the time. While there isn’t a weak track in the four, it’s Washington’s “Loran’s Dance” that takes the cake, even over Hendrix. While the former is dark and heavy, and the immediately preceding tracks by James and Beck, respectively, are light, fancy, free nods to Creed Taylor’s hoping for a jazz radio single, it’s “Loran’s Dance” that showcases not only Washington as an aspiring writer in his own right (this is only a year before Feels So Good and Mr. Magic appeared), but also as a talented interpreter of the edges where jazz and soul come together. James’ arrangements are tight, and everybody gets to solo with a little more freedom and grace. Muhammad keeps the pocket wide and Brecker and Washington dance all around in it as James plays the accents furtively. This is some easy-moving, yet musically complex jazz. There is great power in these four tracks to make you move or reflect or just tap your foot while nodding “yeah” at your speakers imperceptibly.
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Tell me your impressions when you will hear it. Loran’s dance is my favourite track.
I bought first the lp reissue, not expensive, and sounding good. But then I found an original lp from the year of production , in mint condition. A real difference, more real and livelier sound.
Thanks I’ve just found it free to view on my TV streaming service, added to my round tooit viewing list
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Some of my favourite CTI albums on the pics. I think that a lot of CTI were a bit commercial and easy listening jazz. For elevators. My opinion only. But some are great.
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Listening actually to Florian Pelissier quintet, Bijou voyou caillou. Great album and very well recorded.
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That list doesn’t mention Jon Christensen, Martin Drew, Jeff Hirshfield, Masahiko Togashi, Airto Moreira, Mitch Mitchell or Billy Hart.
Also, I’d rank Paul Motian and Jack DeJohnette in the top 3.
We all have opinions. 
Dave
Dejohnette, Eric Harland, Peter Erskine, Marc Guiliana for me. Still an opinion among millions others.
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