I was chatting with Bill Zildjian a few months back, and we spoke about “influential drum recordings.” I came up with this list…

TOP TEN:

1. Jimi Hendrix, Wait Until Tomorrow – Mitch Mitchell
2. The Police, Miss Gradenko – Stewart Copeland
3. The Cure, Untitled – Boris Williams
4. Paul Simon, Late In The Evening – Steve Gadd
5. Devo, Satisfaction – Alan Myers
6. James Taylor, Country Road – Carlos Vega
7. Parliament, Give Up The Funk – Tiki Fulwood
8. Los Lobos, Revolution – Pete Thomas
9. Fabulosos Cadillacs, Matador – Fernando Ricciardi
10. Sergio Mendes, Magdalenha – Carlinhos Brown

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Honorable Mentions:

1. Genesis, No Reply At All – Phil Collins
2. James Taylor, Got to Stop Thinking Bout That – Steve Jordan
3. Tori Amos, A Sort of Fairytale – Matt Chamberlain
4. John Scofield, Blue Matter – Dennis Chambers
5. Bob Marley, Could You Be Loved – Carlton Barrett
6. The Meters, Just Kissed My Baby – Zigaboo Modeliste
7. Joshua Redman, Jig-A-Jug – Brian Blade
8. Carlos Vives, Pa’ Mayté – Pablo Bernal
9. Shawn Colvin, Sunny Came Home – Shawn Pelton
10. Blur, Song 2 – Dave Rowntree

* David Bowie, Sound and Vision – Dennis Davis
* Autolux, Turnstile Blues – Carla Aznar
* Andrés Calamaro, Loco – Steve Jordan