He was one of the greats of his time. There are other drummers who were better at some things than he was. And with every generation of new drummers, they are able to do things that drummers of the past never dreamt of.
Buddy suffered a heart attack during this solo. He went from the stage to the hospital. There's a good video which covers it and shows the exact moment doctors believe it happened. I was lucky enough to see him live near the end of his career. He had a reputation for being a real a-hole. He would scream and threaten players in the band. One time a player secretly recorded a tantrum on the band bus. It's a classic. The night I saw him, he stopped in the middle of a song and berated the lighting crew and threatened to leave if they didn't get the blue lights a little dimmer. But he was in my opinion the greatest drummer to ever pick up sticks.
My wife and I use to go to Disneyland just to see Buddy Rich play in the Carnation Plaza. No extra charge and we were able to sit on the floor right in front of him. Great memories.
For any drummer, knowing all about Buddy Rich is like knowing Michael Jordan if you’re into basketball. Plain and simple. That’s the center of everything, right there.
I've been a musician since I was a kid (I'll be 57 in a couple weeks) and I started taking taking drum lessons at 6 y/o and then also started taking piano lessons a couple years later (total of ~8 years of lessons on both drums and piano). I was a huge fan of Buddy Rich and his jazz contemporary, Louis Bellson, all through my childhood (in addition to rock drummers like Danny Seraphine, Phil Collins and Bobby Colomby) and my parents brought me to see Buddy Rich play live with his big band 2 or 3 times when I was between 10 and 12 in the mid 70's. He was an incredible drummer with jaw dropping technique, but as a couple other commenters mentioned, he wasn't known as the "nicest person" in the world and I had a run in with that attitude. During a break in his sets at Sandy's Jazz Club in Beverly, MA, Buddy was outside the front of the club smoking and my father asked if I'd like to go meet him, to which I instantly said "Yes"! When we got out there, Buddy was talking to another guy and my dad politely interrupted and introduced himself and then said "Buddy, this is my son Neal. He's a drummer and he'd love to meet you". Buddy looked at me without a smile, said "Hi" and shook my hand for a half second and then promptly turned around and restarted the conversation with the other guy. After that moment, my infatuation with Buddy quickly faded because in my mind, being a shit human being outweighed being a world class musician. To add some contrast, I met Louis Bellson a couple years later after his soundcheck at a local music theater where I was volunteering as an usher. I was the only person in the seats and as he came up the aisle, I said "Mr. Bellson, my name is Neal and I'm a drummer. I have one of your albums and I love your playing". He stopped, whipped around, grabbed my hand and said "Nice to meet you, Neal! Thank you and keep on drumming!" If you've never heard Louis Bellson, you should check him out. Not only was he the first person to use double bass drums, but he was a great writer/arranger and IMO, his drum technique was on an equal par with Buddy and I thought he was more creative with use of different sounds.
First time watching you. I’m 70 years old and enjoyed your input. It’s great to know young people like yourself can appreciate the great ones that came before you. Never heard the “Marching Band” breakdown your Dad gave you! What an awesome perspective! Lord Bless the Wisdom of our Dad’s! Keep up the great Work! ❤
1979 Newport Jazz Festival at Cardines Baseball Field in Newport RI. From 1 am till sunrise, Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie and others jammed until sunrise. We walked in for free! Only a few hundred people in the audience that late. Will never forget it!
What is more amazing is the age he is doing it at! Now you know why that was Neil Peart's idol.! No specific order but my three favorites Peart, Rich and Bonham. 🥁🥁
Fantastic and even better when he was younger! Next up: Gene Krupa playing in Sing, Sing, Sing.! 1938 Concert at Carnegie Hall (13 mins audio only available.)
Buddy Rich was 65 years old in this clip. It was part of Sinatra’s Concert for The Americas in the Dominican Republic in 1982. Rich underwent open heart surgery shortly after. He recovered well and he died in 1987
Hey Brother. It’s funny How this particular solo seemed to end up on everybody’s playlist but really if you want to see buddy at his very best with his killer band look up Buddy Rich West Side Story drum solo in Cologne, Germany. One of the best recorded videos of Buddy. Btw he could not read music, never practiced, and could not explain how he could play like that. His lack of ability to read music was actually an embarrassment to him but he worked much more than most drummers because his mind was so quick ... he could hear a tune once and play it back instantly ....he had an amazing memory and was really just a gift from the musical Gods.
Look up the drum challenge with Buddy Rich vs. Animal on Sesame Street. A great guitar solo is during the TV show, “The Odd Couple.” Roy Clark plays so well the entire staff stops and just watches.
These answer is: He is the most fierce jazz drummer of all time who led his own orgestra and his legacy as the greatest drummer of all time." Who is Buddy Rich?"
This was off the charts! How many times did he seamlessly go from one tempo to another? And his control was like no other. Remember when you did Santana at Woodstock, and Michael Shrieve? His drumming was influenced by Rich, I'll bet.
Buddy Rich wasn't a big fan of rock and roll, but he did have at least one compliment for a rock drummer and that was Bill Bruford (Yes and King Crimson). He said of Bill, "Kid's got good hands." That's quite a compliment coming from Buddy.
You think he wasn't a fan of R&R...go find the Mike Douglas show with him and Barbara Feldon where he gives you his views on Country Music! Wow! What a bitter man. Because jazz was on it's way down in mass popularity, he was unfairly critical of the popular genres. That's putting it nicely. He comes off as an arrogant jerk
Sounds like 'Something's Coming', from 'West Side Story' that the band returns to briefly before ending. Always was a treat to catch Buddy on late night TV, or prime time variety, for that matter. Phenom, dudeman! 😮😂👍✌😘🎶
My dad was a session musician and band leader in the Cleveland area back in the 50s and early 60s but he would not gig away from the area. When a major act would come to town they always found him to sit in. He would take me to rehearsal and at 8-9 years old I didn't realize that the great musicians of the day were right in front of me. An old guy came up to me when the rehearsal stopped for a break, and said "I saw you watching me do you want to try it? "I sat down banging away, after my arms got tired I stopped. Buddy Rich could be mean at times but I never saw that. Looking back now. I'm dumbstruck. I also sat At Gene Krupa's drum kit, sat and tried to play piano with Duke Ellington and Count Basie. the whole time with no appreciation of what I was doing. One time when the Motown tour hit town I was running around the stage and a lady asked me to sit down and play cards with her. I did and the rehearsal went on. I recognized the card lady a month later on a Supremes album cover, so I played cards with Diana Ross as well. Like I said, dumbstruck.
What everyone forgets is that you're watching him in his 50's and 60's. The guy peaked in the 1940's and 50's and yet he still blows you away today. One last point. He does it all with just a 7 piece drumset. Feel free to point out any other drummer who does same.
Yes! I loved your face during Buddy's hi-hat part. He was sooooo effen fast! Hitting those 32nd notes with grace. Watch the fluidity if his arm movements. Neil Peart named Buddy as HIS favorite drummer. Neil even took lessons from the great Gene Krupa in the 1990s and you can see Neil talking about him during Rush's 2010 rockumentary "Beyond the Lighted Stage." There is always something new to learn and we can add things to our lives from almost anyone. In this video, Mr Rich was 66 and he suffered a mini stroke during this performance. All this action wearing a TUXEDO!! ✌🌞
Every drummer in the world looks up to Buddy. One of a kind, started performing when he was 5. He does things with one hand, that takes me 3 hands to copy! Lol he couldn't read music, so he had someone tell him how to play it, then he remembered it from then on---fabulous! No one can ever replicate him, maybe they learn some of his licks, but he was pure genius and so, unique.
Carl Palmer has a very cool solo on the "Welcome Back My Friends to The Show That Never Ends" Live LP (yes i'm that old). I think it's the "Karn Evil 9" track.
He had either small stroke or mild heart attack ( some sources say a mild heart attack and others a mild stroke) during this performance and just kept going 😳. ☮️💜
It was not a heart attack, it was a minor stroke as a result of a previous incident. he was taken to the hospital right after this performance and was released as being okay.
Your dad's marching band analogy is a really good one for learning how to solo. I need to remember that for my students. I mean, with a few more details, but yeah. That's good. My marching band experience was definitely helpful to my kit drumming, now that you mention it.
Since we are all witness’s to his prowess and ability quite simply on this platform of social media we need to recognize that in his time and along with all musicians from his era….there was no internet, , no VHS or no DVD instuctional vids or RUclips to draw from or learn from or let alone rip from other drummers to their benefit. Buddy was a one off! Like no other. Perceived Virtuosos on the net these days are great yes! But they devote their time if not all there time to practice and repeat execution on complex figures beats , and all sorts of trickery ( which yes is cool to see) but Buddy didnt not practice because he was too busy playing gigs on tours, he stated in interviews that his practice was playing live shows on the bandstand! Period! He was raw , pure honest talent with little to no influence or derivative displays of execution from others. He was simply unique because of his personality translating through his Drumming. King Buddy
Check out Larnell Lewis with Snarky Puppy. Not quite the virtuosic fireworks of BR... but his groove is insane. Check out Lingus... amazing keyboard solo by Cory Henry in that one as well.
Dont feel bad. Neil Peart himself looked up to Buddy Rich. One of the coolest things I ever saw was a drum battle between Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, and Sammy Davis jr. tapdancing. All call and response
Artistry! Speed, imagination, clarity, and control- He does it all in that solo, and he's wearing a tux! Did you notice his left hand, it was like a precision machine☺
Buddy Rich was amazing; I saw him several times and he was from the Big Band Era of great drummers, including the equally great Gene Krupa. You should try to find some of his performances. Loved this though.😊❤️
The preview picture shown is not from the concert where the the impossible solo was played, that was the Frank Sinatra show in South America. The pic is from the supposed lost tapes from a Buddy Rich show that was intended to be a TV special in 1982 but was never shown on TV. There were many famous jazz greats that played with the BR big band, you should see it if you can, the DVD with the all stars i haven't been able to find, it's surly out there somewhere.
I saw him late in his career playing at a local high school gym to a small audience n he was absolutely fabulous!! The cool thing was he picked the songs as he went along. He didn’t talk to the band, but instead started a drum rhythm!! EACH SONG had a special tag rhythm he would play! The band listened n then scrambled to find the sheet music!!! 😂 Got to shake his hand at the end. Life highlight! Watch his number done with the great Eleanor Powell as she danced!!!
I recorded this off TV...PBS channel...when it came out, wore out the tape watching this over and over and over and over... Buddy was in his late 60s when this was recorded. He started playing at 18 months old, his parents were Vaudeville performers so he was well versed in many aspects of entertainment performance. As a drummer of 40 years now I think Buddy was the best ever, he sits in the throne and there are 5 or 6 others who occupy the chairs directly beneath him. His ending, the snare roll slowing down then speeding up with a ferocious blast of cymbals is something I stole directly from him when I end my solos. At 3:30 of THIS video (not the solo video on its own) he does a 5 stroke roll that I am STILL trying to get down. The accents he plays to make it sound the way it does is what's tough. Had had a minor stroke during this performance at about 5:50 in this video, it was the result of a previous incident. He was taken to a hospital right after he left the stage but was released being okay. Something that has eluded me is what happens at 5:56. A member of the band walks over and makes some kind of adjustments to the hi-hat and cymbal stands and for the life of me I cannot figure out WHY. I have seen this exact same action on two other videos and I honestly think it's a little something of an act for the audience's benefit...something to make them say "Ohhh, wonder what's going on there?" when there really isn't anything going on. I wrote to Cathy Rich (his daughter) and asked, but never got a reply. Having been a participant of the very first ever Drum-Off competition in San Diego and for many years after that, making it to the store level finals twice, I have learned a lot about soloing. I was also asked to be a judge for the primary store level competitions for three years. The most important thing about playing a solo is to be musical and entertaining. There must be a beginning, a middle and an end. A competent soloist will know what he is going to do ahead of time, it's rehearsed with a little room here and there for improvisation. I just love playing drums, it's SOOOO much fun!!
It's Buddy's left hand stuff that gets me every time....not sure anyone in recent memory had a traditional LH technique as fast & adept like Buddy Rich....luv the West Side Story solo context as well...phenomenal of course...thx for the post
one technique of that kind of speed ( and buddy used this) is the mueller techique. the bass coming in with the left hand creates triplets. a very cool technique!
Check out a drummer named Dennis Chambers. I know of him by his work with John McLaughlin. He has vids on RUclips. I saw Buddy Rich and his band at the Whiskey a Go Go, A small club in Los Angeles, in 1968, from which a live album was recorded. I was blown away!
I've always finished a show with a drum solo approx 20long, and his still impresses me... try it... your brain storm solo will grow as u work on it Over an over.
Reading up on him, he started drumming at the age of...2. He was a drumming child prodigy and a money-making main event by the age of...4. He'd been drumming for his entire conscious life.
Sonor is the finest drum maker extant. For every kit they produce, they store material from the precise-same run of timber used to make the original, in case you need repairs or replacement: as example. You will never play another kit of the same quality. Good luck my brother!
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There’s two types of drummers in human history. Buddy Rich and everyone else
Even as an older man, Buddy Rich was the "Gold Standard." He was simply the Best.
Buddy Rich is rated as the greatest drummer of all time, by the greatest drummers of all time ;-)
And the fact that there had been many, many drummers that paid tribute to him.
He was one of the greats of his time. There are other drummers who were better at some things than he was. And with every generation of new drummers, they are able to do things that drummers of the past never dreamt of.
yeah true
@@christopherg9806 Wrong, nobody is close
@@rgk9ruler777 Okay kid, whatever.
No one on earth will ever come close to this man. Absolute fastest hands I've ever seen. Perfect technique. GOAT
Buddy is the GOAT, any other answer is crazy
Buddy suffered a heart attack during this solo. He went from the stage to the hospital. There's a good video which covers it and shows the exact moment doctors believe it happened. I was lucky enough to see him live near the end of his career. He had a reputation for being a real a-hole. He would scream and threaten players in the band. One time a player secretly recorded a tantrum on the band bus. It's a classic. The night I saw him, he stopped in the middle of a song and berated the lighting crew and threatened to leave if they didn't get the blue lights a little dimmer. But he was in my opinion the greatest drummer to ever pick up sticks.
Buddy’s rant on the tour bus is one for the ages! LOL
Seems that great talent and huge egos go hand in hand. Kind of a trade off, without the jerkiness, we don't get the talent.
@@magicbrownie1357 TRUE in many cases!
Youre out there playin' clams-!! lol
It's easy to call a perfectionist an a-hole!
"Buddy Rich was not of this world when it came to his drumming skills. One word describes him: GOAT."
He was Neil Peart's (Rush) favorite drummer.
Carl Palmer also studied Buddy Rich's films to try to learn his technique and also played with Buddy a few times. Carl is a phenomenal drummer. E.L.P.
My wife and I use to go to Disneyland just to see Buddy Rich play in the Carnation Plaza. No extra charge and we were able to sit on the floor right in front of him. Great memories.
He had a heart attack during the solo. It's insane!
When he went to the hospital the doctor asked him if he is allergic to anything. He said ‘ yea, country music’
For any drummer, knowing all about Buddy Rich is like knowing Michael Jordan if you’re into basketball. Plain and simple.
That’s the center of everything, right there.
The man is playing a solo in a suit! Do you know how hot, and uncomfortable that would be ? He was amazing.
I've been a musician since I was a kid (I'll be 57 in a couple weeks) and I started taking taking drum lessons at 6 y/o and then also started taking piano lessons a couple years later (total of ~8 years of lessons on both drums and piano). I was a huge fan of Buddy Rich and his jazz contemporary, Louis Bellson, all through my childhood (in addition to rock drummers like Danny Seraphine, Phil Collins and Bobby Colomby) and my parents brought me to see Buddy Rich play live with his big band 2 or 3 times when I was between 10 and 12 in the mid 70's. He was an incredible drummer with jaw dropping technique, but as a couple other commenters mentioned, he wasn't known as the "nicest person" in the world and I had a run in with that attitude. During a break in his sets at Sandy's Jazz Club in Beverly, MA, Buddy was outside the front of the club smoking and my father asked if I'd like to go meet him, to which I instantly said "Yes"! When we got out there, Buddy was talking to another guy and my dad politely interrupted and introduced himself and then said "Buddy, this is my son Neal. He's a drummer and he'd love to meet you". Buddy looked at me without a smile, said "Hi" and shook my hand for a half second and then promptly turned around and restarted the conversation with the other guy. After that moment, my infatuation with Buddy quickly faded because in my mind, being a shit human being outweighed being a world class musician. To add some contrast, I met Louis Bellson a couple years later after his soundcheck at a local music theater where I was volunteering as an usher. I was the only person in the seats and as he came up the aisle, I said "Mr. Bellson, my name is Neal and I'm a drummer. I have one of your albums and I love your playing". He stopped, whipped around, grabbed my hand and said "Nice to meet you, Neal! Thank you and keep on drumming!" If you've never heard Louis Bellson, you should check him out. Not only was he the first person to use double bass drums, but he was a great writer/arranger and IMO, his drum technique was on an equal par with Buddy and I thought he was more creative with use of different sounds.
I love his undercuts on the cymbals, such a cool technique, and his sticking, I mean his mastery of grip and wrist control is incredible.
First time watching you. I’m 70 years old and enjoyed your input. It’s great to know young people like yourself can appreciate the great ones that came before you. Never heard the “Marching Band” breakdown your Dad gave you! What an awesome perspective! Lord Bless the Wisdom of our Dad’s! Keep up the great Work! ❤
1979 Newport Jazz Festival at Cardines Baseball Field in Newport RI. From 1 am till sunrise, Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie and others jammed until sunrise. We walked in for free! Only a few hundred people in the audience that late. Will never forget it!
OUT OF THIS WORLD .
Buddy Rich was the greatest drummers' favorite drummer. His control, speed, accuracy, and musicality was best ever . . . still.
Animal from the Muppets show gave him a run for his money though : )
@@seerofallthatisobvious1316 animal hung in there for a bit but Buddy was too much for him
His left hand is incredible.
What is more amazing is the age he is doing it at!
Now you know why that was Neil Peart's idol.!
No specific order but my three favorites Peart, Rich and Bonham. 🥁🥁
Fantastic and even better when he was younger! Next up: Gene Krupa playing in Sing, Sing, Sing.! 1938 Concert at Carnegie Hall (13 mins audio only available.)
Yup. Gene Krupa and Sandy Nelson.
Ever see Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, and Sammy Davis jr.?
You left out Luigi Ballisoni the great Louie Bellson, Buddy Rich's very close personal drum "buddy"!
And of course there's that time he was on the Muppet Show,
Buddy Rich was 65 years old in this clip. It was part of Sinatra’s Concert for The Americas in the Dominican Republic in 1982. Rich underwent open heart surgery shortly after. He recovered well and he died in 1987
'It's difficult for me to do drum solos like this'. Nicely understated.
His drum solo, "It Doesn't Get Better Than This" is about 9 minutes ... astonishing.& he doesn't have a heart attack during it...saw Buddy 6 times...
Thanks for reacting to the phenomenal Buddy Rich!!!
Saw him live many, many, many years ago as a kid!!!!! Dating myself…had no idea!!!!🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
Buddy Rich vs Animal is one of the greatest drum battles of all time
Un-freaking-believable 🤯
Hey Brother. It’s funny How this particular solo seemed to end up on everybody’s playlist but really if you want to see buddy at his very best with his killer band look up Buddy Rich West Side Story drum solo in Cologne, Germany. One of the best recorded videos of Buddy. Btw he could not read music, never practiced, and could not explain how he could play like that. His lack of ability to read music was actually an embarrassment to him but he worked much more than most drummers because his mind was so quick ... he could hear a tune once and play it back instantly ....he had an amazing memory and was really just a gift from the musical Gods.
Untouchable and every drummer everywhere knows it.
When I saw him on johnny Carson telling the viewer what happens when tours and playing the drums watch him on johnny Carson.
I grew up in a jazz town...
Early 70s..
Duke Ellington/,
And Emerson Lake and Palmer..
Crazy that his hand speed was so incredible that he could do a drum roll with just one hand. 😳
Look up the drum challenge with Buddy Rich vs. Animal on Sesame Street.
A great guitar solo is during the TV show, “The Odd Couple.” Roy Clark plays so well the entire staff stops and just watches.
These answer is: He is the most fierce jazz drummer of all time who led his own orgestra and his legacy as the greatest drummer of all time." Who is Buddy Rich?"
And in a tuxedo, no less!! Haha
Buddy was Neils hero growing up and life long dream to play with him. he finally did. its on you tube.
This was off the charts! How many times did he seamlessly go from one tempo to another? And his control was like no other. Remember when you did Santana at Woodstock, and Michael Shrieve? His drumming was influenced by Rich, I'll bet.
Buddy Rich always flys like a bird with no fear.
Buddy Rich wasn't a big fan of rock and roll, but he did have at least one compliment for a rock drummer and that was Bill Bruford (Yes and King Crimson). He said of Bill, "Kid's got good hands." That's quite a compliment coming from Buddy.
You think he wasn't a fan of R&R...go find the Mike Douglas show with him and Barbara Feldon where he gives you his views on Country Music! Wow! What a bitter man. Because jazz was on it's way down in mass popularity, he was unfairly critical of the popular genres. That's putting it nicely. He comes off as an arrogant jerk
@@plantfeeder6677 Yeah, it's true. I have a gift for understatement.
He also admired Carl Palmer.
@@joconnell8145 I did not know that. Good to know!
@@skatter44 He was not a big fan of RnR but he knew a good drummer when he saw one. Definitely not a fan of country though...cannot blame him LOL!
Sounds like 'Something's Coming', from 'West Side Story' that the band returns to briefly before ending. Always was a treat to catch Buddy on late night TV, or prime time variety, for that matter. Phenom, dudeman! 😮😂👍✌😘🎶
My dad was a session musician and band leader in the Cleveland area back in the 50s and early 60s but he would not gig away from the area. When a major act would come to town they always found him to sit in. He would take me to rehearsal and at 8-9 years old I didn't realize that the great musicians of the day were right in front of me. An old guy came up to me when the rehearsal stopped for a break, and said "I saw you watching me do you want to try it? "I sat down banging away, after my arms got tired I stopped. Buddy Rich could be mean at times but I never saw that. Looking back now. I'm dumbstruck. I also sat At Gene Krupa's drum kit, sat and tried to play piano with Duke Ellington and Count Basie. the whole time with no appreciation of what I was doing. One time when the Motown tour hit town I was running around the stage and a lady asked me to sit down and play cards with her. I did and the rehearsal went on. I recognized the card lady a month later on a Supremes album cover, so I played cards with Diana Ross as well. Like I said, dumbstruck.
What everyone forgets is that you're watching him in his 50's and 60's. The guy peaked in the 1940's and 50's and yet he still blows you away today.
One last point. He does it all with just a 7 piece drumset. Feel free to point out any other drummer who does same.
Never seen speed like that before in my life. Not the speed of sound breaking barrier but the speed of light.
Thank you for showing this video and I always enjoy young people's comments on Buddy Rich thank you so much
I saw Buddy live at Knotts Berry Farm when I was in the Marines back in the 70s. He is absolutely amazing.
Chod you looked like a kid in a candy store watching this. Your turn. Let's see you play!🥁
He was pretty old here. Holy cow is all I can say.
He was 66 and he suffered a mini stroke during the performance. He was never quite the same, but holy cow!! ✌🌞
Yes! I loved your face during Buddy's hi-hat part. He was sooooo effen fast! Hitting those 32nd notes with grace. Watch the fluidity if his arm movements. Neil Peart named Buddy as HIS favorite drummer. Neil even took lessons from the great Gene Krupa in the 1990s and you can see Neil talking about him during Rush's 2010 rockumentary "Beyond the Lighted Stage." There is always something new to learn and we can add things to our lives from almost anyone.
In this video, Mr Rich was 66 and he suffered a mini stroke during this performance. All this action wearing a TUXEDO!! ✌🌞
@@justineapril7922 That's sad. But also awesome. Thanks for sharing the info. Just looking at his speed makes me feel like a stroke.
Justine..he had a mild heart attack
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Every drummer in the world looks up to Buddy. One of a kind, started performing when he was 5. He does things with one hand, that takes me 3 hands to copy! Lol he couldn't read music, so he had someone tell him how to play it, then he remembered it from then on---fabulous! No one can ever replicate him, maybe they learn some of his licks, but he was pure genius and so, unique.
Your analysis and judgement was spot on.....very honest....
Buddy, Gene Krupa were pioneers of great drummers but don't sleep on Carl Palmer of ELP! Carl has some cool solo videos too.
Carl Palmer has a very cool solo on the "Welcome Back My Friends to The Show That Never Ends" Live LP (yes i'm that old). I think it's the "Karn Evil 9" track.
The living legend drum master Carl Palmer was a true student turned drummer extrodiaire of Gino Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich AND Louie Bellson...!
There is one in black & white, he’s younger, it’s even crazier.
He had either small stroke or mild heart attack ( some sources say a mild heart attack and others a mild stroke) during this performance and just kept going 😳. ☮️💜
Really?
@@evabartlett4599 yes
I thought he looked a little old, and unsteady as he stood up at the end. Imagine playing like that at that age, and through a heart attack?
It was not a heart attack, it was a minor stroke as a result of a previous incident. he was taken to the hospital right after this performance and was released as being okay.
@@joconnell8145 ok. Someone told me heart attack, I’ll correct that comment
Your dad's marching band analogy is a really good one for learning how to solo. I need to remember that for my students. I mean, with a few more details, but yeah. That's good. My marching band experience was definitely helpful to my kit drumming, now that you mention it.
Since we are all witness’s to his prowess and ability quite simply on this platform of social media we need to recognize that in his time and along with all musicians from his era….there was no internet, , no VHS or no DVD instuctional vids or RUclips to draw from or learn from or let alone rip from other drummers to their benefit. Buddy was a one off! Like no other. Perceived Virtuosos on the net these days are great yes! But they devote their time if not all there time to practice and repeat execution on complex figures beats , and all sorts of trickery ( which yes is cool to see) but Buddy didnt not practice because he was too busy playing gigs on tours, he stated in interviews that his practice was playing live shows on the bandstand! Period! He was raw , pure honest talent with little to no influence or derivative displays of execution from others. He was simply unique because of his personality translating through his Drumming. King Buddy
I get the feeling that somewhere around the 6 mark he seemed to be having the heart attack. Incredible.
I was lucky enough to see him live a few years before he passed away . Just an incredible 🥁 drummer.
Check out Larnell Lewis with Snarky Puppy. Not quite the virtuosic fireworks of BR... but his groove is insane. Check out Lingus... amazing keyboard solo by Cory Henry in that one as well.
Dont feel bad. Neil Peart himself looked up to Buddy Rich. One of the coolest things I ever saw was a drum battle between Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, and Sammy Davis jr. tapdancing. All call and response
He played that wearing a Tuxedo....
Outdoors. In Central American humidity.
I love the idea that your Dad was a drummer .
Artistry! Speed, imagination, clarity, and control- He does it all in that solo, and he's wearing a tux! Did you notice his left hand, it was like a precision machine☺
Buddy could do everything, but he will always be best known as the master of the single stroke roll.
Not to mention the single HAND roll...
Buddy Rich was amazing; I saw him several times and he was from the Big Band Era of great drummers, including the equally great Gene Krupa. You should try to find some of his performances. Loved this though.😊❤️
“The New One” (1967) is one of my favorite albums and lineups.
The preview picture shown is not from the concert where the the impossible solo was played, that was the Frank Sinatra show in South America. The pic is from the supposed lost tapes from a Buddy Rich show that was intended to be a TV special in 1982 but was never shown on TV. There were many famous jazz greats that played with the BR big band, you should see it if you can, the DVD with the all stars i haven't been able to find, it's surly out there somewhere.
He was with Sinatra at the Concert For The America's in Rio Dr Janerio .It was hot he was older and had a heart attack after this performance.
I saw him late in his career playing at a local high school gym to a small audience n he was absolutely fabulous!!
The cool thing was he picked the songs as he went along. He didn’t talk to the band, but instead started a drum rhythm!!
EACH SONG had a special tag rhythm he would play! The band listened n then scrambled to find the sheet music!!! 😂
Got to shake his hand at the end. Life highlight!
Watch his number done with the great Eleanor Powell as she danced!!!
I recorded this off TV...PBS channel...when it came out, wore out the tape watching this over and over and over and over...
Buddy was in his late 60s when this was recorded. He started playing at 18 months old, his parents were Vaudeville performers so he was well versed in many aspects of entertainment performance.
As a drummer of 40 years now I think Buddy was the best ever, he sits in the throne and there are 5 or 6 others who occupy the chairs directly beneath him. His ending, the snare roll slowing down then speeding up with a ferocious blast of cymbals is something I stole directly from him when I end my solos. At 3:30 of THIS video (not the solo video on its own) he does a 5 stroke roll that I am STILL trying to get down. The accents he plays to make it sound the way it does is what's tough. Had had a minor stroke during this performance at about 5:50 in this video, it was the result of a previous incident. He was taken to a hospital right after he left the stage but was released being okay.
Something that has eluded me is what happens at 5:56. A member of the band walks over and makes some kind of adjustments to the hi-hat and cymbal stands and for the life of me I cannot figure out WHY. I have seen this exact same action on two other videos and I honestly think it's a little something of an act for the audience's benefit...something to make them say "Ohhh, wonder what's going on there?" when there really isn't anything going on. I wrote to Cathy Rich (his daughter) and asked, but never got a reply.
Having been a participant of the very first ever Drum-Off competition in San Diego and for many years after that, making it to the store level finals twice, I have learned a lot about soloing. I was also asked to be a judge for the primary store level competitions for three years. The most important thing about playing a solo is to be musical and entertaining. There must be a beginning, a middle and an end. A competent soloist will know what he is going to do ahead of time, it's rehearsed with a little room here and there for improvisation. I just love playing drums, it's SOOOO much fun!!
You are very insightful. Looking forward to watching you play.
The looks on your face were priceless 😳
CHOD,IT IS GREAT TO SEE A DRUMMER WATCH MR RICH...ALL MY BEST,KENT IN OHIO
If you want, the drummer from Nuclear Assault played Sonar. A great sound , very unique
Look up Colin Bowden’s drum solo. 85 years old, and he’s still “got it!”
It is said.that Buddy had new cymbals for every gig and his bass drum was changed by Ludwig and he used slightly heavy 7A wood tip drum sticks.
It's Buddy's left hand stuff that gets me every time....not sure anyone in recent memory had a traditional LH technique as fast & adept like Buddy Rich....luv the West Side Story solo context as well...phenomenal of course...thx for the post
I seen him do this when I was a kid. Amazing to see live and his band was awesome.
Ian Paice from Deep Purple was inspired by him. Check him out The Mule Copenhagen 1972. Buddy Rich is the King.
one technique of that kind of speed ( and buddy used this) is the mueller techique. the bass coming in with the left hand creates triplets. a very cool technique!
Check out Cozy Powell's 'Dance with the Devil'!
Amazing drum-solo single, that topped the UK charts in the late 70's!
Best drummer ever!
King of the snare drum.
Check out a drummer named Dennis Chambers. I know of him by his work with John McLaughlin. He has vids on RUclips. I saw Buddy Rich and his band at the Whiskey a Go Go, A small club in Los Angeles, in 1968, from which a live album was recorded. I was blown away!
Don't ever doubt yourself. Don't think, just let the feel flow. Just by your passion, you got it.
And that's Buddy in his 60's. He slowed up a bit by then.
Buddy Rich is the GOAT!
The #1 Drummer, Bar none!
Remember... he's been playing 60 plus. Years.... he's a master at his craft as an elder....
Dude is an enigma. Coked up and smoking fools like mop and glow
Check out Buddy's cover of Sonny & Cher's "The Beat Goes On" live from 1967, with Buddy's 12-year-old daughter on vocals.
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The best ever drummer.
all great rock drummers studied Rich
Now you need to hear Buddy on the bus. There are several audio clips of him chewing out his band. Hilarious!
Check out Buddy's Drum solo at The Hague ...best I've seen of his inventory .
Is this solo in the midst of a big band rendition of Bernstein's Tonight from West Side Story? That's what the ending melodic line sounded like to me.
It certainly is. The greatest Musical ever
I've always finished a show with a drum solo approx 20long, and his still impresses me... try it... your brain storm solo will grow as u work on it Over an over.
Reading up on him, he started drumming at the age of...2. He was a drumming child prodigy and a money-making main event by the age of...4. He'd been drumming for his entire conscious life.
Big Mac is one funky ass song by Mr. Rich. I think you will love it!
The drum equivalent of humming bird wings.
Brother your expression said it all it was the wtf look 😂😂😂
Those single stroke rolls are incredible
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For every kit they produce, they store material from the precise-same run of timber used to make the original, in case you need repairs or replacement: as example.
You will never play another kit of the same quality. Good luck my brother!