VA - Modern Drummer Magazine and Blue Note Records Present: Jazz Drumming Legends (2011)

Many of jazz music's most legendary timekeepers will be celebrated with release of a new digital collection titled 'Modern Drummer and Blue Note Present: Jazz Drumming Legends.' The new compilation, featuring 15 classic jazz recordings, will be available for download purchase from all major digital service providers.

Modern Drummer and Blue Note have collaborated to present this special salute to a distinguished group of jazz drum greats, including Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Joe Morello, Philly Joe Jones, Elvin Jones, Billy Higgins, Jack DeJohnette, Tony Williams, Chris "Daddy" Dave, Lewis Nash, Bill Stewart, and Ignacio Berroa.

In 2009, Blue Note Records celebrated the 70th anniversary of the legendary label's founding. Now entering its 35th year of continuous publication, Modern Drummer remains the world's most successful publication of its kind.

Tracklist:

01. Horace Silver – Nothing But the Soul (feat. Art Blakey)
02. Art Pepper – Straight Life (feat. Joe Morello)
03. Gene Krupa – Lover
04. John Coltrane – Locomotion (feat. Philly Joe Jones)
05. Elvin Jones – Village Greene
06. Herbie Hancock – Watermelon Man (feat. Billy Higgins)
07. John Scofield – So Sue Me (feat. Jack DeJohnette)
08. Tony Williams – Red Mask
09. Robert Glasper Trio – No Worries (feat. Chris Dave)
10. Pat Martino – Dozen Down (feat. Lewis Nash)
11. Bill Stewart – Fano
12. Ignacio Berroa – Woody 'n' You
13. Miles Davis – Move (feat. Max Roach)
14. Chick Corea – Matrix (feat. Roy Haynes)
15. Buddy Rich Big Band – Channel 1 Suite