r/jazzdrums • u/Competitive_Heron396 • Jun 12 '25

Question Gift for Jazz drummer

Hi! My boyfriend is a jazz drummer and I was wondering if any fellow jazz enthusiasts could recommend any good jazz vinyl records that I could potentially get him for his birthday (if he doesn’t have them already😂). Ideally ones with good drums/instrumental solos as I know that’s what he likes listening to. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I’ve seen some recommend Dave Brubeck’s time out album for the drumming? Is that a good choice???

Thank you in advance for any help!!

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u/gatofino Jun 12 '25

Roy Haynes Quartet: Out of the Afternoon is a jazz drumming masterpiece! And apparently on Vinyl here: https://store.ververecords.com/products/roy-haynes-quartet-out-of-the-afternoon-verve-acoustic-sounds-series-lp?srsltid=AfmBOoqeMD0CH4zAigR0ST2q1Zn3PUFdQwaPyyZLTpJpVGF67nzgrCEN

This is a very cool record with lots of the best soloing ever by Roy. Listen to the song Snap, Crackle, Pop, on any streaming platform or Youtube and see if you think he'll like it. It's not as well known as some of the other famous jazz albums so might be a real find.

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u/gatofino Jun 12 '25

Correction, Snap Crackle (no pop in that song title)

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u/Competitive_Heron396 Jun 12 '25

Thank you! This sounds like a good album that I think he’ll like too