Drummers on Drumming Big Fat Five: Jimmy Chamberlin's (The Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex) Top 5 Influential Records
This week’s guest is THE Jimmy Chamberlin. He is a singular player that blends jazz/rock/prog and I was SO curious as to what his top 5 would be; and he did not disappoint. He is, of course, most known for his time with Smashing Pumpkins, but he's also formed his own group, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, in addition to a supergroup with Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan called Zwan. He's performed and recorded with Skysaw, Frank Catalano, and many more…and so…without further ado, I hope you enjoy the five records that helped shape Jimmy Chamberlin into the drummer he is today. Cheers!
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JIMMY'S BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻
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Album - Tony Williams Lifetime - Believe it
Artist - Tony Williams
Release Year - 1975
Key Track(s) - Fred / Proto-Cosmos
Drummer - Tony Williams
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Album - Blow by Blow
Artist - Jeff Beck
Release Year - 1975
Key Track(s) - Air Blower / Scatterbrain
Drummer - Richard Bailey
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Album - Captain Beyond
Artist - Captain Beyond
Release Year - 1972
Key Track(s) - Dancing Madly Backwards
Drummer - Bobby Caldwell
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Album - Unorthodox Behaviour
Artist - Brand X
Release Year - 1976
Key Track(s) - Euthanasia Waltz / Smacks / Euphoric Hysteria
Drummer - Phil Collins
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Album - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Artist - Traffic
Release Year - 1971
Key Track(s) - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Drummer - Jim Gordon
Honorable Mentions:
Real McCoy/McCoy Tyner
Empyrean Isles/Herbie Hancock
Wired/Jeff Beck
Gist of the Gemini/Gino Vanelli
Now he sings, Now he sobs/Chick Corea
Bill Evans/Any
Roxy and Elsewhere/Zappa
Pat Metheny Trio/99-00
Story of Neptune/Tony Williams
Dave Holland/Big Band
Blue Train/ John Coltrane
Any Lee Morgan
Any Art Blakey
Monk
Any Roy Haynes
Hank Jones
Any Elvin
Mose Allison
Weather Report
Jazz Crusaders
UK
Terry Bozzio
Bill Bruford
Ian Paice
Nate Smith
Nate Wood
...so many drummers - I'm inspired by anyone doing their own thing!
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