Stan Levey 1956 "This Time The Drum's On Me" - Conte Candoli, Dexter Gordon 

Saw a RU-vidr list his top 50 jazz drummers and Stan wasn't on the list. I cried foul. Stan is one of the greats and one of the most recorded jazz drummers of all time. Shame he doesn't get his due.

Stan Levey is a jazz drum giant and a major participant, contributor and innovator of the original mid-1940s so-called "BeBop" evolution. Stan is chronically overlooked and ignored by so much of the jazz press it is a shame. His time and his amazing consistency with super fast tempos is practically un-matched. Dizzy backed that up many times when speaking of Stan Levey. Unfortunately Stan's frequent gigging with Charlie Parker early in the days of the formulation of the modern jazz (bop) style is mostly undocumented since those live gigs weren't recorded. Very few drummers could keep time at a super fast tempo like Stan did. Just check out the record on Verve of Dizzy Gillespie with Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt and Dizzy where they record Wee and Bebop.

What an awesome player! Stan Levey is!! He has a very natural sense of SWING! Also, not forgetting how old this recording is! Absolutely a KNOCKOUT! Paul Budd Brightlingsea Essex UK

Stan was great band drummer fills accents intros timing all the time super drummer

His ride work was so driving and fairly straight ahead as BeBop in the 60's had a more modern sound than in the 50s. I really like Jimmy Cobb's ride work from that era as it was perhaps more complex than Stans but both are great. Stans ride sounds like it had rivets as the wash is big. Many of the early Bop drummers opted for the old dark Zildjian K series rides. Although they had wash it could be controlled more than rivet cymbals. I kind of have an idea as i'm still drumming at 82. I have a K sounding Sabian Legacy which I use for BeBop and and a 69 Zilco med with rivets I use for Swing and modern Jazz. Great drummer Stan in any Jazz era.

Conte Candoli-trumpet Dexter Gordon-tenor Frank Rosolino-trombone Leroy Vinnegar-bass Lou Levy-piano Stan Levey-drums Recorded 1956

Yeah he was a boxer too.

Tremendous well respected drummer no doubt about that. I like what he said in Down Beat Magazine. Stan Levey once commented to Buddy Rich when he was playing with Stan Kenton. Stan said Buddy Rich makes all drummers sound like CHILDREN when he plays behind a set of drums. Stan knew who the boss was. any way Stan was a fine fine drummer. thanks for posting this one. much appreciation for all of your efforts.

Can tell cannoli as soon as I hear him. Super trumpet

his brother wrote Whiplash the song not the movie. I have Max is making wax on vinyl. he quit playing and became a top Hollywood photographer. Best of all a Southpaw like me!

3:47 for the drum solo.

Chick Webb is underrated, again, because you don't see videos of him soloing.

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wow - speedy

I have this LP

very fast

I can't appreciate that hyper fast jazz drumming. sorry