Classic Drummer

17/07/2024

Next up on Drummer Nation, Mike Clark. Early next week.

15/07/2024

Robyn discusses her new book in follow-up to her Porcaro biography, “It’s About Time.” Adam Nussbaum cohosts.

15/07/2024

New Drummer Nation Monday, July 14 at 2PM Eastern
Adam and I talk with guest Robyn Flans about her new book on Jeff Porcaro. It's a follow-up release to her acclaimed Porcaro bio, "It's About Time."See you then...

29/06/2024

It's all happening at Drummer Nation!

27/06/2024

This is a fun drum show in Nashville. I'll be there with a Drummer Nation booth. Who's going?

23/06/2024

Michael & Adam discuss why so many jazz bands are led by drummers. Includes over 40 artists and key recordings.

23/06/2024

New Drummer Nation LIVE! Show today at 3:30.
"Drummers As Leaders"
Michael and Adam discuss why so many jazz bands are led by drummers. Includes over forty artists and key recordings.

23/06/2024

You can play drums AS an old man.
You just can't play drums LIKE and old man.

12/06/2024

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Best Drum Podcasts. This list includes drumming news, reviews, tips and tricks, drummer’s life, interviews with world’s most popular drummers, best drum and bass tunes, drum gear talk and much more

03/06/2024

Seattle based drummer and record label owner, Greg Williamson explains the process of producing jazz albums.

24/05/2024

Michael and Adam discuss their weekend in Chicago

22/05/2024

Discussions with 3 new boutique brand owners, 2 industry veterans, and Ringo’s drum curator.

22/05/2024

Just back from the Chicago Drum Show w a new Drummer Nation LIVE! Wed @ 1PM Eastern: Host Michael Vosbein interviews 2 industry veterans, Ringo Starr's drum curator, and three owners of 3 new boutique percussion companies. See you then...

16/05/2024

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16/05/2024

Today at 1:00 PM - New Drummer Nation Show: A tribute to Billy Cobham on his 80th birthday from industry giants. Adam Nussbum cohosts.

29/04/2024

Billy Cobham discusses his early years.
Adam Nussbaum cohosts.

29/04/2024

Airing the Drummer Nation Billy Cobham interview, part 1, today at 1:00 PM. Adam Nussbaum cohosts.

25/04/2024

Coming soon: Drummer Nation interview with the one and only Billy Cobham!

22/04/2024

A discussion with legendary bass player Steve Swallow.
Adam Nussbaum cohosts.

17/04/2024

Recorded a show today with the great bassist, Steve Swallow. Plenty of music history and his keen insight into working with a litany of world-class drummers. Look for publication soon.

08/04/2024

Neal Smith takes us through the day he won a Grammy. Adam Nussbaum cohosts.

30/03/2024

Entire show commercial free on YT now...

Ed discusses his article, FIFTY YEARS OF RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT PRACTICING, PLAYING & IMPROVISING ON THE DRUM SET

21/03/2024

Looking forward to being interviewed...

13/02/2024

William Henry "Chick" Webb (February 10, 1905 – June 16, 1939) represented the triumph of the human spirit in jazz and life. Hunchbacked, small in stature, almost a dwarf with a large face and broad shoulders, Webb fought off congenital tuberculosis of the spine in order to become one of the most competitive drummers and bandleaders of the big band era. Perched high upon a platform, he used custom-made pedals, goose-neck cymbal holders, a 28-inch bass drum and a wide variety of other percussion instruments to create thundering solos of a complexity and energy that paved the way for Buddy Rich (who studied Webb intensely) and Louie Bellson. Alas, Webb did not get a fair shake on records; Decca's primitive recording techniques could not adequately capture his spectacular technique and wide dynamic range. He could not read music, but that didn't stop him either, for he memorized each arrangement flawlessly. Although his band did not become as influential and revered in the long run as some of its contemporaries, it nevertheless was feared in its time for its battles of the bands in Harlem's Savoy Ballroom; a famous encounter with the high-flying Benny Goodman outfit at its peak (with Gene Krupa in the drummer's chair) left the latter band drained and defeated.

William Henry Webb bought his first set of drums with his earnings as a newsboy, and he began playing in bands on pleasure boats. After moving to New York in 1925, he led bands in various clubs before settling in for long regular runs at the Savoy beginning in 1931. Although Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges played with the band early on, the Webb band was oddly short on major soloists during its heyday from the mid-'30s onward; the young alto sax player Louis Jordan made the biggest impression after leaving the band. But the band made up for it with a crisp ensemble sound, Webb's disciplined, ferociously driving drum pyrotechnics, trumpeter Taft Jordan's impressions of Louis Armstrong, and most of all, a series of strong compositions and charts by Edgar Sampson ("Blue Lou" and "Stomping at the Savoy" among them). In 1935, Webb hired the teenaged Ella Fitzgerald after she won a talent contest at the Apollo Theater, became her legal guardian, and rebuilt his show around the singer, who provided him with his biggest hit record, "A Tisket-A-Tasket," in 1938. The band's fame continued to grow, fueled by its reputation as a giant-killer in the Savoy battles and a continuous string of Decca 78s that featured such irresistible numbers as "T'aint What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" and the B-side of "Tasket," "Liza." But Webb's precarious health began to give way, and after a major operation in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, he died (his last words reportedly were, "I'm sorry, I've got to go."). After Webb's death, Fitzgerald fronted the band until it finally broke up in 1942.

Source: Richard S. Ginell, Allmusic

09/02/2024

Remember?

29/01/2024

A lot of great drummers have been born in month of the January. We look in depth at five of these masters of time: Their names are Gene, Sid, Max, Kenny and ...

24/01/2024

Key drummers born in January

21/01/2024

"Big Sid" Catlett (January 17, 1910 – March 25, 1951) was one of the most flexible drummers in the history of jazz. On one hand, Catlett was skilled enough in the pre-modern styles to be Louis Armstrong's favorite percussionist; on the other, Catlett's powerful swing and generous adaptability allowed him to play commendably on the early Parker/Gillespie bop sides. Catlett excelled particularly as a combo drummer in the swing era. A sensitive player possessing great drive and spirit, he was every bit the equal of such better-known contemporaries as Jo Jones or Gene Krupa.

As a child in Chicago, Catlett played the piano and learned the rudiments of drumming. His first professional gig was with Darnell Howard in 1928. Catlett played with other undistinguished Chicago bands before moving to New York in 1930. There he became a hired gun, working and recording with Benny Carter (1932), McKinney's Cotton Pickers (1934-1935), Fletcher Henderson (1936), and Don Redman (1936-1938). Catlett became Louis Armstrong's drummer of choice, from 1938-1942 he was featured with Pops' big band. In 1941, he played with a particularly excellent Benny Goodman big band that also included trumpeters Billy Butterfield and Cootie Williams. He also joined Duke Ellington briefly in 1945. Catlett led his own bands throughout the '40s, and played with pianist Teddy Wilson for a time around 1948. He played Dixieland with Armstrong's All-Stars from 1947-1949. Though Catlett was not a bebop drummer per se, he made an effort to accommodate the new music. He played on one of the first bop recording dates in 1945, a session that produced the classic early Gillespie/Parker sides. Catlett was forced to quit touring in 1949 due to ill health, but he continued to play, becoming the house drummer at a Chicago club, Jazz, Ltd. He also worked with Eddie Condon and John Kirby in New York in his final years. In early 1951, Catlett suffered from a bout of pneumonia; in March he collapsed and died of a heart attack.

Source: Chris Kelsey, Allmusic