S1 E3 - Billy Drummond Practicing Drummer

Billy Drummond - Recorded April 2023

Billy Drummond is a jazz drummer based out of New York who has played with Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, J J Johnson, Sonny Rollins, and countless others. He’s also a great band leader with several wonderful records  under his own name. His most recent album as a leader, Valse Sinistre,  was a Downbeat Best Album of 2022.

Links:
Billy Drummond's websiteFacebookThelonious Monk biography by Robin D.G. KelleyMonk's Dreams by Frank KimbroughThe "Billy Drummond Sweep"Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny RollinsBilly trading with Sonny RollinsBlow Up (live) by Bobby HutchersonGlass Bead Games by Clifford JordanThe Great Jazz TrioOther podcast interviews with Billy Drummond:
Working DrummerCool ToddcastDrummer's ResourceFrom the Drummer's PerspectiveAfter the interview Billy sent over a video of albums he’s been listening to recently. You can find the list in the blog post about this episode.
The song featured in this episode is Frankenstein by Billy Drummond & Freedom of Ideas from the album Valse Sinistre.


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The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.

Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help with this podcast.