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Jazz drummer Billy Cobham in 1987
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50 greatest drummers of all time: part 1
In pictures: the best stick-wielders ever
Rhythm Magazine, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 12:31 pm UTC
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Matt Cameron
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Elvin Jones
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Chris 'Daddy' Dave
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Alex Rodriguez
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Andols Herrick
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Brian Bennett
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Tomas Haake
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Stanton Moore
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Jeff Porcaro
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The Rev
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Thomas Pridgen
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Charlie Watts
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Art Blakey
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Terry Bozzio
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Steve White
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Carl Palmer
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Billy Cobham
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Carmine Appice
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Dominic Howard
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Tre Cool
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Tommy Lee
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Gene Krupa
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Bernard Purdie
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Tony Royster Jr
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Brann Dailor
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Why is he great?
Cobham was the open-handed, jazz/rock pace setter, first with Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, then with The Mahavishnu Orchestra on The Inner Mounting Flame and finally his solo classic Spectrum.
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