For readers who ‘d like to buy albums that most represent your drumming, which ones would you recommend? Which drummers on which records do you listen to most for inspiration? When I started playing, I got heavily into Joe Morello and I was listening to Dave Brubeck records all the time. Joe Morello’s playing was so clean. To this day, the drum solo on the original “Take Five” is still one of my favorite drum sounds of all time. It’s so natural sounding. The reason I listed Greatest Hits is because it’s got “Three To Get Ready,” “Blue Rondo A La Turk” and “Take Five.” Those were the Morello tunes that really got me, when I was young. I got into Alan Dawson because my dad took me to a jazz festival in Charlotte when I was in the eighth grade. It was the first time that the band on […]