This week’s guest is Tim Carman. Tim international touring musician, session drummer, educator, and published author with both Alfred Music and Hudson Music. He’s released 5 books and we talk about all of them at the end of our chat. Tim currently records and tours extensively with GA-20, a three-time Billboard #1 blues trio as well as leading two of his own projects: Tim Carman & The Street 45s—a world-groove inspired funk band—and the Tim Carman Trio—a vintage organ jazz trio. He loves to shuffle and I loved this chat. Big shoutout to Zack from the podcast Working Drummer for connecting Tim and me. This was a fun one with excellent choices and one of my favorite honorable mentions in this shows history. So I hope you enjoy the 5 records that shaped Tim Carmen into the drummer he is today. Cheers!

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Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit.

TIM'S BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻

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Album - The Colour and the Shape

Artist - Foo Fighters

Release Year - 1997

Key Track(s) - All ("Hey, Johnny Park!")

Drummer - Dave Grohl

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Album - Cracklin'

Artist - Roy Haynes with Booker Ervin

Release Year - 1963

Key Track(s) - Scoochie

Drummer - Roy Haynes

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Album - Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology

Artist - The Meters

Release Year - 1995

Key Track(s) - Live Wire, Yea You're Right, Pungee, Cissy Strut

Drummer - Zigaboo Modeliste

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Album - The Capitol Vaults Jazz Series: Big John Patton

Artist - Big John Patton

Release Year - 2011

Key Track(s) - The Silver Meter, Spiffy Diffy, String Bean

Drummer - Ben Dixon (First two tracks), Clifford Jarvis (String Bean)

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Album - Natural Boogie

Artist - Hound Dog Taylor

Release Year - 1974

Key Track(s) - See Me In the Evening

Drummer - Ted Harvey

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