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A 1966 rock hit with a jazz background was named among the greatest drum solos of all time and it still holds up.

Back in the 1960s and ’70s, classic rock was big, and the spotlight was usually brightest on the guys with the mics and/or the guitars. We think the ones in the back, sticks in hand, setting the ...

This is FRESH AIR. The extraordinary drummer and composer Jack DeJohnette died in October at the age of 83. DeJohnette was one of the greatest jazz drummers of the past 60 years, and he played with a ...

Haynes, who died Nov. 12, was a heavy hitter, whose limber beat could lift the bandstand. His 65-year recording career was studded with more classics than we have time to even hint at. This is FRESH ...

This is FRESH AIR. Today is the centennial of the birth of jazz drummer Roy Haynes. He almost made it to the occasion. He died in November at age 99. Haynes was one of the most in-demand drummers in ...

Nobody holds a rock back together quite like drummers do. Through the years, we’ve really been treated to some next-level classic rock drummers. And many of them passed on far too soon. Let’s take a ...

I stumbled into a music store near my house in New Jersey, and found that a famous drummer, Joe Morello, was teaching at the store! I didn't know he played on 'Take 5,' or had played with Brubeck for ...

“An old-time drummer who tries to play with feeling.” This is how Roy Haynes preferred to describe himself, though his legacy spans far beyond such a humble description. The Grammy-winning jazz ...

This collection of vintage performance clips captures 20 of the greatest jazz drumming talents to ever hit the stage spanning a range of styles from bop to hard bop big band to Dixieland and swing ...

Critic Martin Johnson says DeJohnette, who died Oct. 26, was one of the greatest jazz drummers of the past 60 years. He played with a range of musicians, including Miles Davis and Bill Evans. This is ...