I always like to make the joke that one of the reasons I became a bandleader was so I could play more solos. I find myself quite disappointed when I hear groups where there’s maybe one drum solo in a ...

Here are five classic drum solos that not only pack a major punch, but make us wish we could experience hearing them for the first time again.

Drummers are usually [relegated to] trading fours, but you try playing four-bar solos all night. We want to have time to develop ideas and breathe and explore, and that usually doesn’t happen within ...