illy-B

I've been listening to a CD that came with Billy Martin's instructional book about claves of African origin.
You may already know Billy aka illy-B as the "Martin" in Medeski Martin & Wood.
He's one of my favorite all-time drummers because of his approach to music and musical ideas as well as his unique groove.
Anyway, this CD is just him playing lesson examples from his book. I know it sounds like it would be boring, but it's so groovy, simple, and concise that I think (for a drummer learning these rhythms, at least) it stands on its own. Plus it's cool to hear these rhythms that you'd never hear Billy play with MMW; but once you listen to his use of clave, you can hear these rhythms as the foundation of what he plays with MMW.
Just as a postscript; if you are a drummer living in America, or anywhere west of the Mediterranean, you should know about claves, the basic rhythmic patterns from Africa. Every rhythm, and I mean every rhythm we have in the west is derived from these claves. Going back to these roots will definitely deepen your groove as well as your knowledge.