Jimmy Chamberlin's (The Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex) Top 5 Influential Records

This week’s guest is THE Jimmy Chamberlin. He is a singular player that blends jazz/rock/prog and I was SO curious as to what his top 5 would be; and he did not disappoint. He is, of course, most known for his time with Smashing Pumpkins, but he's also formed his own group, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, in addition to a supergroup with Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan called Zwan. He's performed and recorded with Skysaw, Frank Catalano, and many more…and so…without further ado, I hope you enjoy the five records that helped shape Jimmy Chamberlin into the drummer he is today. Cheers!

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JIMMY'S BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻
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Album - Tony Williams Lifetime - Believe it
Artist - Tony Williams
Release Year - 1975
Key Track(s) - Fred / Proto-Cosmos
Drummer - Tony Williams
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Album - Blow by Blow
Artist - Jeff Beck
Release Year - 1975
Key Track(s) - Air Blower / Scatterbrain
Drummer - Richard Bailey
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Album - Captain Beyond
Artist - Captain Beyond
Release Year - 1972
Key Track(s) - Dancing Madly Backwards
Drummer - Bobby Caldwell
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Album - Unorthodox Behaviour
Artist - Brand X
Release Year - 1976
Key Track(s) - Euthanasia Waltz / Smacks / Euphoric Hysteria
Drummer - Phil Collins
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Album - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Artist - Traffic
Release Year - 1971
Key Track(s) - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Drummer - Jim Gordon

Honorable Mentions:
Real McCoy/McCoy Tyner
Empyrean Isles/Herbie Hancock
Wired/Jeff Beck
Gist of the Gemini/Gino Vanelli
Now he sings, Now he sobs/Chick Corea
Bill Evans/Any
Roxy and Elsewhere/Zappa
Pat Metheny Trio/99-00
Story of Neptune/Tony Williams
Dave Holland/Big Band
Blue Train/ John Coltrane
Any Lee Morgan
Any Art Blakey
Monk
Any Roy Haynes
Hank Jones
Any Elvin
Mose Allison
Weather Report
Jazz Crusaders
UK
Terry Bozzio
Bill Bruford
Ian Paice
Nate Smith
Nate Wood
...so many drummers - I'm inspired by anyone doing their own thing!

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This week’s guest is THE Jimmy Chamberlin. He is a singular player that blends jazz/rock/prog and I was SO curious as to what his top 5 would be; and he did not disappoint. He is, of course, most known for his time with Smashing Pumpkins, but he's also formed his own group, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, in addition to a supergroup with Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan called Zwan. He's performed and recorded with Skysaw, Frank Catalano, and many more…and so…without further ado, I hope you enjoy the five records that helped shape Jimmy Chamberlin into the drummer he is today. Cheers!

SUBMIT YOUR LISTENER PICKS HERE

JIMMY'S BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻

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Album - Tony Williams Lifetime - Believe it

Artist - Tony Williams

Release Year - 1975

Key Track(s) - Fred / Proto-Cosmos

Drummer - Tony Williams

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Album - Blow by Blow

Artist - Jeff Beck

Release Year - 1975

Key Track(s) - Air Blower / Scatterbrain

Drummer - Richard Bailey

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Album - Captain Beyond

Artist - Captain Beyond

Release Year - 1972

Key Track(s) - Dancing Madly Backwards

Drummer - Bobby Caldwell

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Album - Unorthodox Behaviour

Artist - Brand X

Release Year - 1976

Key Track(s) - Euthanasia Waltz / Smacks / Euphoric Hysteria

Drummer - Phil Collins

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Album - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys

Artist - Traffic

Release Year - 1971

Key Track(s) - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys

Drummer - Jim Gordon

Honorable Mentions:

Real McCoy/McCoy Tyner

Empyrean Isles/Herbie Hancock

Wired/Jeff Beck

Gist of the Gemini/Gino Vanelli

Now he sings, Now he sobs/Chick Corea

Bill Evans/Any

Roxy and Elsewhere/Zappa

Pat Metheny Trio/99-00

Story of Neptune/Tony Williams

Dave Holland/Big Band

Blue Train/ John Coltrane

Any Lee Morgan

Any Art Blakey

Monk

Any Roy Haynes

Hank Jones

Any Elvin

Mose Allison

Weather Report

Jazz Crusaders

UK

Terry Bozzio

Bill Bruford

Ian Paice

Nate Smith

Nate Wood

...so many drummers - I'm inspired by anyone doing their own thing!

For more information on Big Fat Snare Drum, check out www.bigfatsnaredrum.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.