Seven Videos Of Drum Solos By African American Drummers

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases seven videos of snare drum solos by highly talented & highly skilled African American drummers. This is only a sample of videos available on YouTube of great African American drummers.

The content of this post is presented for historical, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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FEATURED VIDEOS
(These videos are presented in chronological order with the oldest dated video given first.)

Example #1: Roy Haynes Drum Solo 1973



fandango5 Uploaded on Apr 7, 2007

didit n didit n didit n didit n didit.....

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Example #2: The Fantastic Max Roach: Drum Solo 1



jazzart1, Uploaded on Jan 2, 2008

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Example #3: Jack DeJohnette - drum solo - Modern Drummer Festival 1997



brodestar93, Uploaded on Jan 7, 2009

Jack DeJohnette performs an amazing drum solo on a four piece kit.

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Example #4: Art Blakey Drum Solo 1965



Thegrassyknollvids, Uploaded on Aug 28, 2009

This video is from an excellent collection of Drum Solos released by Hudson Music. Check it out at www.hudsonmusic.com

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Example #5: QuestLove Drum Solo Live at Toronto Jazz Festival



Jason Scozzari, Uploaded on Jul 11, 2010

the man is incredible!

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Example #6: Elvin Jones drum solo (1968)



adrianwaj, Uploaded on Mar 26, 2011

Elvin Jones Trio
Jazz Omkring Midnat
Denmark TV 1968

Elvin Jones: Drums
Joe Farrel: Sax, Flute
Jimmy Garrison: Bass
full vid: http://video.google.com/videoplay?doc

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Example #7: Papa Jo Jones drum solo



andrebateriamachado, Uploaded on Jul 17, 2011

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