drummer

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It’s the most recognizable feel of any drummer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Yet this was hardly Peterson’s only virtue: Live recordings, especially of his greatest trio, with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, show that Peterson could also swing harder than anybody.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The jazz virtuoso has an unusually, appealingly laid-back sound on a new archival release, recorded with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen in Detroit in 1960.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

I imagine it's a hard job being Ringo Starr's drummer.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In the planning stage, Grandpa said I could be the drummer boy and march right behind him.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns