Who is your favorite rhythm section?

[jsbarber]

Steve Gadd and Anthony Jackson are always great together. Also Dennis Chambers and Anthony Jackson.

 

[SoCal1]

While a bassist locking well with a drummer is a great start...that does NOT constitute a rhythm SECTION...You need at least a guitar and preferably add keyboards to that...A percussionist is a nice touch too...

 

[hobosong]

The funk brothers... and Phil Lesh + Bill Kreutzmann

 

[Laklandfan]

It depends on which drummer I'm playing that night.

 

[slamsinger]

Rocco and garibaldi

 

[FronTowardEnemy]

Justin Chancellor and Danny Carey

 

[Deano Destructo]

Joe Lally & Brendan Canty, of Fugazi.

 

[corndog]

some great combos listed here, I will add,

Sly and Robbie.

These two have been playing for years together.

 

[DChalo]

Max Roach, Al Mckibbon, John Lewis. Birth of the Cool.

 

[bassistjoe93]

Vulfpeck - Joe Dart and Theo Katzman have become my favorites in the last year and a half!

 

[theevilplankton]

Roger Glover and Ian Paice.

 

[Brother Goose]

Paul Jackson & Mike Clarke
Stanley Clarke & Lenny White
Vic & Future Man
Pattitucci & Weckl
Marcus Miller & Poogie Bell
Gary King & Yogi Horten
Brother Goose & Kinyatta King
Bootsy & Brailey
Skeet & Chambers

Those are a few off the top of my brain.

May God bless the great drummers of the world!

 

[Neon Blues]

So many to list... some that instantly come to mind

Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton - SRV

Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker - Cream

Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart - Rush

John Myung and Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater

Ryland Steen and Matt Wong - Reel Big Fish

Bootsy Collins and John Starks - James Brown

 

[A. D. Fairhurst]

Novoselic and Grohl of Nirvana, Starr and Kinney of Alice in Chains, Ament and Abruzzezezezehsbfacwtf? of Pearl Jam, Glover and Paice of Deep Purple, Danko and Helm of the Band, Commerford and Wilk of RATM, Dirnt and Cool of Green Day. Sounds about it.

 

[Oddly]

Duck Dunn and Al Jackson.

 

[interp]

Some of my favorites:
Rocco and Garibaldi
Funk Brothers
Jaco and Erskine
Rainey and Gadd
Bruce and Baker

But if I had to name one it would be Rick Danko and Levon Helm.

 

[AaronVonRock]

Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden.

 

[tbasstreble11]

Novoselic/Grohl
Commerford/Wilk

Nirvana could have been any other punk/hardcore band with out those two. Both bands were absolute powerhouses!

 

[cnltb]

chambers-jackson
weckl-jackson
Gadd-Jackson
Gadd - Johnson
Katche'-Levin

Roach - Mingus
De'Johnette - Peacock
Black - Sverrisson
Nussbaum - Swallow

and the list could go on...no 'one' favourite.

 

[Jamesmidders]

Mark Stoermer and Danielle Haim as a one off, since the funk brothers etc. have all been mentioned

the song starts at about 1.30


Also Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys