"You listen and think, "That guy sure plays some crashing and unpredictable things behind Miles," but then you listen closely and every note of his ride cymbal is somehow the exact same volume, like a typewriter."
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Jazz musiciansAfrican AmericansDrummers from the United StatesPeople from ChicagoGrammy Award winners
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Tony Williams (drummer)
(December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer.
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