"Playing relationships with drummers are like little marriages, in that you begin to know instinctively what the other person is going to do, on and off the stage [laughs]. I would have to say Jeff Porcaro was my favorite to play with; there's such a chunk out of my heart and a void in the industry because he's gone."(1997) Nathan East

Full interview:
http://www.bassplayer.com/article/nathan-east-view/may-97/4568

Nathan East, Bassist, on top of the "A-list".