A radically polyrhythmic groove machine who added jazz and funk to local West African genres, Tony Allen was one of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time
, we valued nuance and musicality over chops and flash, celebrating players who knew the value of aiding a great song more than hogging up a show with a silly solo.
One important caveat: we used rock and pop as our rubric, so a drummer’s work needed to directly impact that world to make the list. This meant leaving out dozens of essential jazz artists such as Max Roach and Roy Haynes, whose innovations inspired many of the players you’ll read about below. That list is its own monument we hope to build someday soon. For now, let the arguments start. If you want to throw a cymbal at us, please do so in the comments section.
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