Hello all, Quite a few people have mentioned John McEntire and I totally agree with you. But I think Johnny Herndon also deserves a mention as an equally good drummer. Just listen to any Isotope 217 disc. I also second anything by Jim Black and Joey Baron (I especially like his playing on 'Tucuma' by Vinicius Cantuaria). For 'stop-on-a-dime' drumming I'd recommend:- - Fantomas ~ The Director's Cut - Ruins ~ Mandala 2000 Top drumming on my CD player at the moment comes courtesy of Paal Nilssen-Love on the Scorch Trio album on Rune Grammofon. And although I think the remit was records with great drumming, 2 drummers who've really impressed me in concerts over the last couple of years are:- - Chad Taylor (Chicago Underground Duo) because he plays great drums and vibraphone/xylophone at the same time! - Tony Buck (The Necks) for keeping a regular pulse going for an hour at a time whilst dropping in some subtle nuances. That's my tuppence worth anyway. Dave. "Results! Why man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work." Thomas Edison. _________________________________________________________________ Choose an Internet access plan right for you -- try MSN! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp