Greatest Drummer Eva!

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cwsiggy:
There are a couple of CDs called "Burning For Buddy" which are big band tributes to Buddy Rich where a bunch of famous rock drummers (mostly rock drummers) play a bunch of big band songs. Among them are Neil Peart, Bill Bruford, and Steve Smith (Journey). I don't know if it indicates those guys are "worse", but it definitely sounds "different".

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I have the first one, it's pretty cool. You can definitely hear the difference between a jazz drummer and a rock drummer. The most obvious difference is that the rock drummers keep a steady beat on the snare, which is something that the jazz drummers on this album don't do.

With respect to Steve Smith, he actually has a jazz band also, called Vital Informaion. Here's there web site: http://www.vitalinformation.com/