I've seen a lot of Buddy Rich performances, but this has got to be one of the most unique. It's like watching Buddy woodshed and create an amazing work of art in the process. Thanks for posting this. There is a lot here to take in. Simply amazing.
I've seen Buddy perform live numerous times. For some reason he seemed to summon up this type of aggressive and unpredictable playing in high school and college auditoriums. It was much different than his obligatory Tonight Show solos. As in this video, his playing was darker and more ominous sounding.
The BIG TRAD GRIP GUY does 3/4 of his solo MATCHED GRIP! Dead hands!, Dynamics! Digging into the floor tom to change the tone! It looks LITERALLY like he has four hands! This is a very Unique Buddy Rich Solo!! Thank You Very Much! IMHO
Wow, funny to see Buddy play matched grip when he pooh-poohed it so often. He plays a very different style solo here. A nice change. Very rhythmically creative and tasteful.
Buddy doing once again the unexpected. Buddy was so original that even at his age you could never tell what was coming next, amazing Thanks Drumuitar for these awesome clips
I have SOOOO much been hoping a better quality video of this would turn up - and now it has. I cannot thank you enough!!!! IMO this solo is VERY important for the online video legacy of The World's Greatest Drummer. P.S. When I received my (inferior quality) copy of this many years ago the BR fan who sent it to me wrote "Morris Knolls High School" on the VHS tape???
cloudview787 I recall having a vhs tape of Morris Knoll but can’t remember if it was also listed as this clip. I’ll check with my sources to see which is correct.
I’ve never seen this video - thanks so much for posting it. Very interesting to see Buddy play this solo using matched grip for a lot of it - something he adamantly opposed to in later years. Maybe because he started the solo on the floor tom...anyway, incredible video!!!
Rpoke21 he played matched frequently even though he said it “didn’t make sense.” I think his saying that is more a result of his dislike for most rock and rock drummers than anything else
That’s a shame really as a lot of rock drummers had (and have) incredible swing and flow to their playing, like John Bonham and Steve Smith and many others. Buddy, of course, was all about jazz and keeping that music alive...thankfully, it lives on.
Buddy plaid matched grip all the time depending on what he plays. His point was always that you cannot be a prom drummer without also playing traditional. Most drummers switch from traditional to matched eventually as it is less cruel on your body and joints.
Thank you. BR really in an unusual mood. Fresh concepts. None of his standard solo devices. Definitely something special. Great stuff. I wonder what inspired him...in matched grip mode no less.
jazz band in 1980 I was a junior in high school and privileged to see buddy and his band play in Chattanooga Tennessee, I mustered the courage to bug him for an autograph right after the show he was soaking wet, he said to me ,"yeah come on let me get out of these wet clothes" I waited at his bus for him to come back and the great Buddy Rich signed my program!
my life long hero, the one drummer that has the genius we all strive for @ 8:00 he slaps his right stick into the snare shell I have never seen him that far away on a crossover before he takes it in his stride and carries on being a genius! great post many thanks!
Once again many thanks to Drumutar for sharing this amazing clip of Our Buddy. Much has been said about Buddy and a lot of words in the dictionary to describe greatness I think Webster would have to come up with new words for Superlative to list all the accomplishments of Buddy. To this date there is no one and I mean no one who can come close to Buddy Rich. Congratulation to Drumutar for giving us another chance to see the Legend the One the Only Buddy Rich. If possible???? keep more Buddy Rich coming. thank you
I saw Buddy Rich a bunch as a kid and got to meet him in Minneapolis in the 70's. When he felt the audience wanted something different he would give it to them...especially young people which he loved to play for.
Amazing how much sound he could get out of small, by today's standards, kit. He seemed to be a unending well of drum patterns and ideas. Combine that with his speed and technique and you get a never ending stream of jaw dropping solos. He's been gone for over 30 years now and he still captivates.
I saw him do a drum solo an extended drum solo similar to this back way back in 1968!when he was appearing at the now defunct jazz supper club Marty’s on the hill in Los Angeles I believe it was the second set of the evening they were doing channel 1 suite that’s a big production number to close the set. for the extended drum solo he released the snares; you know, he disengaged the snares and played the entire solo, a good 8 to 10 minutes and “MATCH”grip for the most part (asI recall it was after all 52 years ago )! Anyway he did the entire extended drum solo exclusively on Tom’s with snares off it was amazing?! Very similar to this solo in context and feel and sound!
I've watched a ton of BR clips over the past few years..this one has its own place.. Also extremely rare to see/hear Buddy throwing off the snares intentionally...that was really never part of his 'normal routine'. Great post!
He was wired a little different in the brain then the rest of us. Everything he did was like a reaction To one side of his body then the other side followed. Amazing!
not sure where you got this, but all i have a re few crappy Instamatic camera photos from that night. His scar tissue from bypass surgery was killing him that night, maybe that's why he reached down and came up with a new format.
Buddy Rich was one of my main drumming inspirations when I started playing the drums in 1964. But what got me interested in becoming a drummer was the band that lived the next block over behind my parents house. That band was known as the Tweeds who became Talas. The members of that band were Paul Varga drums. Dave Constantino guitar. Billy Sheehan bass. Today I'm 65 y.o. and I still play drums percussion sing and songwriter. Jazz n Rock are my main styles but I play big band music, blues, funk/disco from back in the 70s, fusion progressive and very little bit of country music. In the music world I'm known as Tony Stics Neville
Unusual solo, so much for playing match grip, he always said that was the wrong way to hold the sticks but boy he could play that way when he wanted to. When a band member moved his cymbal stand and hi-hat stand i wonder if Buddy said something or they just did it on their own. Didn't look like they were in danger of falling over, hard to tell.
Showing the kids it's ok to play matched grip even though Buddy bitched about it all the time. Also, at 3:54 it's obvious that someone moved his drum because he looked at it after the accidental rim hit. All kidding aside, this is one of the more interesting solos I've heard from him. It had pulse and melodicism that was more rhythmically African that his typical and traditional drum corps rudiments.
Its like Buddy is saying: “If you’re gonna use match grip....THIS is how it’s done son”! He really laid down the law with this one. And the crazy thing is I feel, is he was just experimenting, shedding, and maybe just harking back to his “younger years” when he was in Tommy Dorsey’s band in the 40’s! Check out his drumming on T D’s “HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT” with Ziggy Elman!
MR. MAGIC. He’s not just speed and power, like some say...amazing technique and feel..and some match grip. 😊 Great Slingerlands too....he’s just using 4 drums.. That’s all he needs, to show his genius.
Yes his drums were a gift from Joe McSweeney of Eames shells. Joe refurbished those Radio Kings for. Buddy. I remember seeing Buddy play at Rocky Hill High School, in '85 or '86. After the concert we hot to visit Buddy on his tour bus.
I saw him do this live at the Fairfield Hall in Croydon! Something he only accordingly did when he was really enjoying the gig and I was there. One of my best memories of all time.
Buddy’s last Slingerland Radio Kings. He played here , more in the style of Gene Krupa, than his own. What modern day drums have a similar sound to these.
You know, watching this drum solo made me beg the question: why did buddy choose to pretty much play the same drum solo again and again for 40 years? This drum solo is different, and it clearly shows that Buddy could be improvisational. But instead he chose to keep doing the same thing again and again. I wonder why that was? Here we see him improvising more and having some fun. It would’ve been nice to see more of that
has anyone noticed that in his last years nearing the end of his solos the horn guy moves his crash and hat stands? anyone know why?i cant figure out why he them do that
Thank you for all of these amazing videos. I came across an interesting Buddy Rich concert listing. The Buddy Rich Band live at Kenmin Hall Japan 1981. Do you by any chance have this concert in its entirety? Thanks so much.
It's hysterical reading comments about BR playing match grip...he always played with what he called "the tympani grip" when going to the floor toms, watch any video of him with Shaw in 38 playing Carioca, or with Tommy's band playing quiet please, or his 48 band etc: etc:...the music of that time had alot of "Jungle Drums" from tunes that were prevalent from popular shows...Hawaiian War Chant for example..."The Chant" "Traffic Jam" the list goes on...and as far as the Bass Drum here..it's a 26", he was going to go with a 28 before he died...
Hi Bob. I posted this entire concert on my YT Channel, but sadly my copy isn't as pristine as this clip. I posted under the title "Morris Knolls HS" as was listed on the VHS tape I received.
but i love this kind of way off the cuff killer stop time thing he does in this one..ive managed to capture that kind of playing and it's not hard but extremely effective it stinks of powerhouse killer drumming..once again? ive not heard anyone else do this to this degree very scary in some ways but man its just great and quite inspiring
Imagine the teacher telling you "there will be no history class today; we have an assembly in the auditorium." And it's Buddy Rich.
but Sir, I love your history lessons… Do we really have to go ?😅
The most unique BR solo I have ever seen. He truly was the greatest that ever lived.
I've seen a lot of Buddy Rich performances, but this has got to be one of the most unique. It's like watching Buddy woodshed and create an amazing work of art in the process. Thanks for posting this. There is a lot here to take in. Simply amazing.
probably inspired by taiko drummers
Not disagreeing with you; I'm interested - What makes this particular performance different or "one of the most unique"?
I've seen Buddy perform live numerous times. For some reason he seemed to summon up this type of aggressive and unpredictable playing in high school and college auditoriums. It was much different than his obligatory Tonight Show solos. As in this video, his playing was darker and more ominous sounding.
Everybody there heard and saw something quite special, and I'm sooooooo happy that it was recorded and preserved. Thanks for posting this!
Mike James were you at this show?
The BIG TRAD GRIP GUY does 3/4 of his solo MATCHED GRIP! Dead hands!, Dynamics! Digging into the floor tom to change the tone! It looks LITERALLY like he has four hands! This is a very Unique Buddy Rich Solo!! Thank You Very Much! IMHO
Wow, funny to see Buddy play matched grip when he pooh-poohed it so often. He plays a very different style solo here. A nice change. Very rhythmically creative and tasteful.
He meant using matched as a primary grip.
Buddy doing once again the unexpected. Buddy was so original that even at his age you could never tell what was coming next, amazing
Thanks Drumuitar for these awesome clips
I have SOOOO much been hoping a better quality video of this would turn up - and now it has. I cannot thank you enough!!!! IMO this solo is VERY important for the online video legacy of The World's Greatest Drummer.
P.S. When I received my (inferior quality) copy of this many years ago the BR fan who sent it to me wrote "Morris Knolls High School" on the VHS tape???
cloudview787 I recall having a vhs tape of Morris Knoll but can’t remember if it was also listed as this clip. I’ll check with my sources to see which is correct.
I’ve never seen this video - thanks so much for posting it. Very interesting to see Buddy play this solo using matched grip for a lot of it - something he adamantly opposed to in later years. Maybe because he started the solo on the floor tom...anyway, incredible video!!!
Rpoke21 he played matched frequently even though he said it “didn’t make sense.” I think his saying that is more a result of his dislike for most rock and rock drummers than anything else
That’s a shame really as a lot of rock drummers had (and have) incredible swing and flow to their playing, like John Bonham and Steve Smith and many others. Buddy, of course, was all about jazz and keeping that music alive...thankfully, it lives on.
Buddy plaid matched grip all the time depending on what he plays. His point was always that you cannot be a prom drummer without also playing traditional. Most drummers switch from traditional to matched eventually as it is less cruel on your body and joints.
Absolutely incredible, as always ...... This one was really different and unique. Thank you for sharing this gem.
Buddy Rich's drumming was not of this world. GOAT !
Definitely a unique performance. There is nothing like watching a master at the height of his skill.
G
Thank you. BR really in an unusual mood. Fresh concepts. None of his standard solo devices. Definitely something special. Great stuff. I wonder what inspired him...in matched grip mode no less.
No idea what inspired him, but like you say, not his standard solo devices. Shows just how bottomless Buddy's "bag of tricks" was.
@Marcus Guzman Yes!
probably the taiko drummers of japan. drums only piece, deep resonant sounds, syncopated accents etc. i hear some similarities with that.
Very special and unique
jazz band in 1980 I was a junior in high school and privileged to see buddy and his band play in Chattanooga Tennessee, I mustered the courage to bug him for an autograph right after the show he was soaking wet, he said to me ,"yeah come on let me get out of these wet clothes" I waited at his bus for him to come back and the great Buddy Rich signed my program!
Buddy’s Radio King snare sounded great here...as did the whole kit.
Matched grip 😊
Ah,... so you know. Those are the RK's ❤
my life long hero, the one drummer that has the genius we all strive for @ 8:00 he slaps his right stick into the snare shell I have never seen him that far away on a crossover before he takes it in his stride and carries on being a genius! great post many thanks!
A fantastic lesson by a true genius. Much drum love and respect to the great Buddy Rich.
A revelation here. Talk about "in the moment"! He's playing the room as much as he's playing the kit. And NO TOUPE!! Really a musical genuis.
The no toupee and playing matched gripped really through me off!
Once again many thanks to Drumutar for sharing this amazing clip of Our Buddy. Much has been said about Buddy and a lot of words in the dictionary to describe greatness I think Webster would have to come up with new words for Superlative to list all the accomplishments of Buddy. To this date there is no one and I mean no one who can come close to Buddy Rich. Congratulation to Drumutar for giving us another chance to see the Legend the One the Only Buddy Rich. If possible???? keep more Buddy Rich coming. thank you
He grew in depth, this is leaps ahead of how Buddy played as a young man.
I saw Buddy Rich a bunch as a kid and got to meet him in Minneapolis in the 70's. When he felt the audience wanted something different he would give it to them...especially young people which he loved to play for.
Amazing how much sound he could get out of small, by today's standards, kit. He seemed to be a unending well of drum patterns and ideas. Combine that with his speed and technique and you get a never ending stream of jaw dropping solos.
He's been gone for over 30 years now and he still captivates.
Well said.
Small sets force creativity!
Born in 1917, you do the math! Fantastic solo, and very musical!!!
I still can't believe that left hand every time I see it
WELL, I GUESS BUDDY JUST DID A PRACTICE SESSION WITHOUT REALIZING IT. IMPRESSIVE!
NO drummer will ever be like buddy rich. Im 68, neil peart, no one has expertise like rich. Not even krupa. 🇺🇸
I saw him do a drum solo an extended drum solo similar to this back way back in 1968!when he was appearing at the now defunct jazz supper club Marty’s on the hill in Los Angeles I believe it was the second set of the evening they were doing channel 1 suite that’s a big production number to close the set. for the extended drum solo he released the snares; you know, he disengaged the snares and played the entire solo, a good 8 to 10 minutes and “MATCH”grip for the most part (asI recall it was after all 52 years ago )! Anyway he did the entire extended drum solo exclusively on Tom’s with snares off it was amazing?! Very similar to this solo in context and feel and sound!
I've watched a ton of BR clips over the past few years..this one has its own place..
Also extremely rare to see/hear Buddy throwing off the snares intentionally...that was really never part of his 'normal routine'.
Great post!
I agree wholeheartedly! This solo has its own place, and a VERY special one indeed!
I got to see Buddy live in person in Chicago years ago. I will never get bored watching "The world's greatest drummer".
Each and every time, I get a drum lesson. Love you Buddy
Warming up, becomes a masterpiece.
6 minutes of matched grip. One of his longest forays I have seen before switching to traditional.
He was wired a little different in the brain then the rest of us. Everything he did was like a reaction To one side of his body then the other side followed. Amazing!
OMG!!!! One of the very BEST I've ever seen!!! OMG!!! There'll never be another Buddy!!!
Buddy using 4 drums only here..
Not needing the big kits of so many of today’s drummers....and he still sounds better.
I enjoy the fact that he used a second floor tom as a table for towel, sticks, smokes, and an ashtray
A musical genius. Period and !!!!.
My God I miss him
we all do Ed
i was there that night...Buddy's guest backstage watching from stage right. The MASTER
not sure where you got this, but all i have a re few crappy Instamatic camera photos from that night. His scar tissue from bypass surgery was killing him that night, maybe that's why he reached down and came up with a new format.
Was this Newtown high school in Queens NY
@@stephentresca3536 newton h s in nj
@@sammiller3444 ok thanks.. I thought i missed it by 2 years.
Grandmaster.
The rooms matural reverb seems to have inspired this solo.
Brilliant fresh so inspired, Buddy always strived to hit his best, better and beyond.. Great clip!!
OMG! pure Genius
Very very unique solo...almost like a rock style drum solo
That is nothing like a rock solo.
He never ceases to amaze me.
Rarely see Buddy matched grip. Also, this solo is uncharacteristically 'rocking' as opposed to his traditional 'jazz swing' solos. Nice to see.
I had never seen a BR's solo in which he had relied on matched grip for so long time. And yes, very musical solo.
Trippy cool
What he did here is simply impossible. That’s all there is to it.
Buddy was a magician. Best drummer who ever lived.
The man got better with age. Remarkable.
Buddy Rich was one of my main drumming inspirations when I started playing the drums in 1964.
But what got me interested in becoming a drummer was the band that lived the next block over behind my parents house. That band was known as the Tweeds who became Talas. The members of that band were Paul Varga drums. Dave Constantino guitar. Billy Sheehan bass.
Today I'm 65 y.o. and I still play drums percussion sing and songwriter. Jazz n Rock are my main styles but I play big band music, blues, funk/disco from back in the 70s, fusion progressive and very little bit of country music.
In the music world I'm known as Tony Stics Neville
Unusual solo, so much for playing match grip, he always said that was the wrong way to hold the sticks but boy he could play that way when he wanted to. When a band member moved his cymbal stand and hi-hat stand i wonder if Buddy said something or they just did it on their own. Didn't look like they were in danger of falling over, hard to tell.
Wow! Buddy could play match grip. Like we all didn't know that.
I usually dislike drum solos...but this one, everything lights up,, nobody touched this, ever
Grande buddy
Showing the kids it's ok to play matched grip even though Buddy bitched about it all the time. Also, at 3:54 it's obvious that someone moved his drum because he looked at it after the accidental rim hit. All kidding aside, this is one of the more interesting solos I've heard from him. It had pulse and melodicism that was more rhythmically African that his typical and traditional drum corps rudiments.
❤
5:18 Buddy dong his John Bonham impersonation
Some may say Buddy was terribly arrogant.... Yet? He was really put on earth to keep all drummers humble! ;)
!!!!
Genez hell yeah, he truly was the "guvnor" !!!!!
When you’re the best…?
Patterns phrasing and movements never seen before by BR
How can you be sure he'd never seen them previously?
He's throwing in some of Papa Joe's licks shortly after 3 minute mark. Papa was one of Buddy's major influences.
What are you talking about, that is his regular arsenal rearranged.
Its like Buddy is saying: “If you’re gonna use match grip....THIS is how it’s done son”!
He really laid down the law with this one. And the crazy thing is I feel, is he was just experimenting, shedding, and maybe just harking back to his “younger years” when he was in Tommy Dorsey’s band in the 40’s!
Check out his drumming on T D’s
“HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT” with Ziggy Elman!
@@simon.jacobs.0709 different arc + matched grip
Amazing
Thanks much. Btw have you seen the tv show where Gene Krupa competed against the Dukes of Dixieland? Came across it recently.
MR. MAGIC.
He’s not just speed and power, like some say...amazing technique and feel..and some match grip. 😊
Great Slingerlands too....he’s just using 4 drums..
That’s all he needs, to show his genius.
Yes his drums were a gift from Joe McSweeney of Eames shells. Joe refurbished those Radio Kings for. Buddy.
I remember seeing Buddy play at Rocky Hill High School, in '85 or '86. After the concert we hot to visit Buddy on his tour bus.
Jim Williams
You are a very lucky guy. 👍🏿
@@roybeckerman9253 YES I was! 😃
the fantastic skill of Buddy Rich
Buddy rich fans , look up buddy rich playing "chavala". He plays stand up snare drum only. Amazing ! 🎶🎸🎼
I saw him do this live at the Fairfield Hall in Croydon! Something he only accordingly did when he was really enjoying the gig and I was there.
One of my best memories of all time.
Steve Marcus had to turn around...he'd never heard anything like it before...
like a thunder storm so powerful totally phenomenal pure genius buddy had it all
Buddy’s last Slingerland Radio Kings.
He played here , more in the style of Gene Krupa, than his own.
What modern day drums have a similar sound to these.
You know, watching this drum solo made me beg the question: why did buddy choose to pretty much play the same drum solo again and again for 40 years? This drum solo is different, and it clearly shows that Buddy could be improvisational. But instead he chose to keep doing the same thing again and again. I wonder why that was?
Here we see him improvising more and having some fun. It would’ve been nice to see more of that
has anyone noticed that in his last years nearing the end of his solos the horn guy moves his crash and hat stands? anyone know why?i cant figure out why he them do that
Soo9ooooo unique
Fucking GENIUS
Thank you for all of these amazing videos. I came across an interesting Buddy Rich concert listing. The Buddy Rich Band live at Kenmin Hall Japan 1981. Do you by any chance have this concert in its entirety? Thanks so much.
Roger Hn I’ll have to check on that one
A genuis
Buddy just pushers the pedal and he leaves us all in his wake OMG ! What engine has this guy got under that "T" shirt?
Not often that you would see him playing matched grip.
It's hysterical reading comments about BR playing match grip...he always played with what he called "the tympani grip" when going to the floor toms, watch any video of him with Shaw in 38 playing Carioca, or with Tommy's band playing quiet please, or his 48 band etc: etc:...the music of that time had alot of "Jungle Drums" from tunes that were prevalent from popular shows...Hawaiian War Chant for example..."The Chant" "Traffic Jam" the list goes on...and as far as the Bass Drum here..it's a 26", he was going to go with a 28 before he died...
I gave up a long time ago trying to educate people that Buddy played both grips constantly. Lol
@@thecrippledrummer Yes a fools errand....
I have never, ever seen before Buddy make a mistake.
His hand speed was unmatched
Best drum solo ever.
Always surprises with something special.
No toupee either....he really didn’t need one.
His drumming was what mattered.
Uh, not only did Buddy wear a toupee, it was a notoriously bad toupee.
@@RockandrollNegro Is there such a thing as a good toupee ?
I can see it now - The new Slingerland "Buddy Rich Toupee - the missing piece for your drumming expertise!!! Only $49.95"
@@macvoutie yes rhe ones that you pass every day that you don't notice
What Buddy Rich using match grip holy drum sticks batman
Best drummer in the world. Absolutely yes.
Where are these final Slingerland Radio Kings today.
With Cathy Rich ?
Roy Beckerman at the Smithsonian. As far as I know, they’re still sitting in their storeroom.
Drumuitar
It’s like the Mona Lisa for drummers. 😊
Yup.
GOD
Is there more of this concert? I'm on this, in the lead alto chair.
Bob Bowlby I don’t believe I have anything other than this clip
Hi Bob. I posted this entire concert on my YT Channel, but sadly my copy isn't as pristine as this clip. I posted under the title "Morris Knolls HS" as was listed on the VHS tape I received.
@@cloudview747 are my eyes deceiving me! Is that a 24" bass drum here. Usually played a 26" would not surprise me if he had both.
@@matthewpaluch777 Sorry. You are misinformed. The set being played on this clip is a restored Slingerland Radio King with a 26" bass drum.
@@assassinationarchivesandre6272 This is a 24. B was set to receive a restored 26, but took ill before it was ready and of course he never recovered.
Yeah there are some great drummers then there's Buddy Rich 🥁 wow blows my 🤯
What about all those drummers with the massive kits.
Are they any more exciting...🙄 No..
Buddy is only playing 4 drums here.
THAT LEFT HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Buddy hadn't released the snare strainer I suspect he would have played the entire solo matched grip.
God
Buddy must have forgotten the video interview he did of why he does not play match grip.
He always did. That’s what was so odd about that video.
Matched grip at the beginning. I was sitting here thinking...what looks weird, here?
matched grip.
MATCH GRIP !?
All trad. grip drummers use match because we can. How many match grip players use traditional grip?
His grandson, a great drummer in his own right, uses both.
Buddy using matched grip? That is something to treasure!
Now who says Buddy couldn't use match grip? Certainly not I!
Newton, Kansas?
Newton, Massachusetts?
Newton, New Jersey?
First half of this solo almost like a tribute to Joe Morello
but i love this kind of way off the cuff killer stop time thing he does in this one..ive managed to capture that kind of playing and it's not hard but extremely effective it stinks of powerhouse killer drumming..once again? ive not heard anyone else do this to this degree very scary in some ways but man its just great and quite inspiring