The filling on Preach & Teach at 9.47 is absolutely mindblowing , i seen him do similar to this on the occasions i heard him do the chart. But this brings it flooding back to me ....i truly believe that only Buddy could have thought up the filling , had the technique to carry it through and play it with such ease . Thanks Cloudview
I have seen Buddy about 50 times starting in 1965 I believe. I have never heard him play better than this recording. I am happy I had the chance to see him the most when he was this on fire and taste choices. Amazing drummer - the only one made by God that can do what you witness in this video. So glad it was taken!
Buddy Rich adored Rick Stepton. After he had been on the band playing the jazz chair a while Buddy wanted him to play lead. Rick did not fancy himself a lead player.. he was a jazz guy. But he insisted. Rick warned him that he had very little chance of getting through the trombone feature on somewhere in the west side story medley. It’s quite high on the horn. So, Buddy said, “Fine, we’ll just skip that part.” And he did. For his friend and respected colleague, Rick. (Rick shared that story on Facebook a little while back.)
Today 32 years ago my life changed forever when you passed away suddenly , the greatest Drummer the world will ever see ....the greatest technician in music ...probaly of all time .....and for me the greatest human being / role model in the world . I miss you so much now and will continue to do so till i pass away . Hopefully we will meet again one day .
Thank you mate ...yesterday was as it always is very tearful for me , 6ft 3 tall 16.5 stone .....but sobbing at OUR loss , i remember speaking to Buddys wife in the 70s and her saying , he was a wonderful husband and Father .....so warm and compassionate which we know anyway . What annoys me is knobheads who come on here , bad mouthing the human being they never had the privelidge of meeting or knowing . Anyway hope your day is going well , He was my God , my mentor and role model in life ....and i am what i am today because of him .
@@Lewy3958 I agree, it is annoying about the people who CHOOSE to only look at one thing, like the bus tapes, and go on and on about that, when they have absolutely no clue, and don't care to take the time to find out THE TRUTH, about his PRIMARY characteristics of being sensitive and thoughtful and giving.
Correct mate ....what people should be doing is realise how blessed we were to witness the most incredible happening in the history of music . Even now with fantastic footage mostly provided by yourself ....they should relise how lucky they are to see this god given talent on display . @@cloudview747
Thanks cloudview, for all the great BR videos! This is from my favorite BR era, '66 to '71. He was in his absolute prime here. The height of his creativity and powers.
+MarkR1957 Glad you are enjoying them! The late 60s and early 70s hold a special place for me too because that was the timeframe when my father first turned me on to Buddy Rich.
+cloudview747 I dig that. I feel B's best recording were the ones he made for Pacific Jazz right after he left Harry for the last time. Although I am a HUGE BR fan, I think a lot of people may get angry over this, BUT, BR was not the same drummer in the '80's as he was here. He was still Buddy Rich of course, but something happened to his playing shortly after he added that 22" swish knocker cymbal to his set. I know that health issues, age, aches and pains, etc, take their toll on us all. Just saying that at this time period, '66 - '71, he was an absolute superhuman, unstoppable Jazz machine. When I go back and listen to the Pacific Jazz records, which is pretty much every day, it's shocking to see how great he really was. Thanks again!
+MarkR1957 Yes i agree with your statement about aging...even though he was still faster and had more dexterity even at 69 than all drummers.....but yes i do agree that he used his speed a bit less...though i do think he got even more musical with his solos...which some people would look at as a plus.
mrbuddyi Actually, if you listen to the "Keep The Customer Satisfied" album, I feel that was the absolute height of B's creativity. In the 80's he seemed tired to me, still great of course, but just not the same overall. I think in the 80's many of his solos were more of a routine than anything, and this is also stated in the Traps book by Mel Torme. And the way he drove the band was certainly different in 1970 than it was in the 80's. I really think that later on, B was just getting tired. Who could blame him? He had been King almost his entire adult life. His talent, Legacy and contribution to drumming have not been equaled.
+MarkR1957 Getting tired....more like...he had a quadruple bypass at the beginning of 1983...so i get his slowing down a bit...but i disagree on the routine solos, every solo i see from his later years are very tasty and full of great ideas!
Thank you for posting this video. R.I.P. Richie Cole. This incredible bebop jazz master alto saxophonist passed away yesterday, May 2nd, 2020. I have great memories of hearing the Buddy Rich Big Band with Richie Cole in Chicago, May 1969, it was so great.
Peach and Teach? LOL Another awesome cut I always liked to listen to on the Caesar's Palace album. Now I get to to see Buddy and the band kick ass, with a bonus organist adding a great touch! It's cool to see Richie Cole when he was with the band.
What an incredible piece of musical history. This was absolute perfection and nobody does this anymore. My friend and bandmate from high school, Johnny Madrid, is the trumpet player 2nd from left. He was a musical beast back then (1966) and went on to establish himself as a world-class trumpet player. Thanks for this wonderful video.
my son is a drummer. back in 2018 or so, he was telling me about Buddy Rich. I told him I was surprised someone his age knew of Buddy Rich(he was 24). he said, "EVERY drummer knows Buddy Rich!!" I thought that was cool.
Gosh 100 years ago since GOD was born , nobody has ever driven a band , intergrated the most amazing & complex drum breaks or played the most incredible drum solos the way you did . You walked out of my / our lives 30 years ago ....but you will never disappear from our hearts or our minds . I miss you so much ...the great time spent around you , getting to know the man ...not just the drummer , and being blessed that i was born at the time to witness what we will never see again eternally . R.I.P. Buddy .
I saw Buddy at Bristol Colston Hall UK every year from 1966 to 1973 his peak years with his orchestra. At the 66 concert he delivered an astonishing 15 minute drum solo after being told that most of the British drummers were in the audience. Sadly no recording was made of this concert as far as i know.
all we can do is HOPE a tape exists of it..ya never knowwhats kicks my ass is the drummers who check these priceless gem recordings out then bitch and cry bc it isnt in ultra high audiophile quality..are they stupid? it was mostly hand held recorders either one of a band members or an audience meber (I've recorded a few myself) but they never fail at LEAST one person says they were bummed by the quality of said recording wtf? if this where recorded on only the left side id still love it i dunno frankly? i prefer these tapes to studio stuff most of the time esp w big bands..
Really crisp. BR is in fine form. That snare sounds great. Camera work is good. Can actually see some of the brief lead-in drum fills on West Side Story that usually are shots of ..."the trumpet section" etc. Love the view from above. Thanks again.
I wondered the same thing myself and if you watch Talk of the Town show 1969 which cloudview has posted immediately following the Bolero type snare drum solo at 15:45 he has Pat LaBarbera pick up and carry his snare drum back to his kit for a moment you can stop the video and see that it appears to be regular standard issued snare wires and I zoomed in and it appears he has the original bottom slingerland logo head as well but you have to look really close for that it took me awhile to play with the caption to see it but there's nothing better than seeing what he was actually using as evidence it definitely was not a 42 strand or anything like that it just looks like the regular set of wires that were issued originally and also this is of course the 3-ply version in 1969 that's all they had just in case you were wondering about that as well there is a lot of confusion about this stuff and it took me awhile to figure it out I'm still a little gray about certain things but I hope that helps... For your convenience I posted Cloudview's video here so you can look at it straight away at 15:45: ruclips.net/video/Be1Zoa4mC08/видео.html
@@peglegnoid6139 This was unusual for Buddy to be playing that Slingerland snare at this point in time because he was not so discreetly playing a Fibes snare. It was a not so well kept secret that they used to disguise it by using other (Slingerland or Rogers ) hardware.
Another gem of Buddy playing with his band. I do like the Paul Simon chart Keep the customer satisfied. I also love the chart The Nitty Gritty although I don't believe it's featured here in this concert. Thank you so much Cloudview 787 for posting all these videos of Buddy and his band.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!! The first time I saw Buddy in person was in 1970. The only time I recall seeing an organist with the band until this video, which is from the same year.
A rare version of Mercy Mercy. Totally different interpretation from the Ceasars Palace recording. Inventive, creative, subtle. Buddy Rich's genius of interpretating a chart and never repeating himself
West Side Story and I've got the impression the tape was somehow turning at a reduced speed (the piece is slower than usual and to my ear slightly out of tune, but I have drummer's ear and you know... ;) Anyway Thank You for keeping sharing all those gems!!!
Thanks for your comment. Tape machines running at the wrong speed was definitely a problem back in the day, especially audio cassette tape players more so than videotape players. I just compared the opening notes of WSS on this video with the very high quality 1980 WSS video posted by Bruno Kassel. Based on that comparison I think this Paris 1970 video is okay. Compare yourself and let me know what you think. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/4o4zjM0pgWk/видео.html
I still think there's a problem with the tape, if even very slight, but, again, it could be only my impression and I could be wrong. Not the end of the world :)
1. Keep The Customer Satisfied (P Simon); 2. Preach and Teach ( Don....Piestrup?) 3.West Side Story ( Bernstein) 4. Mercy Mercy Mercy ( J Zawinul) Arr. Phil Wilson Richie Cole (1st alto sax); Pat LaBarbera (1st tenor sax) among others.
Little did Mrs Rich know that on September 30th 1917 when she gave birth to Buddy , just what it was going to mean not just to the world of drumming / music forever more .....but that people till the end of time would be struggling to come to terms with the unrivalled natural talent .
One of Buddy’s Slingerland periods, but what snare was using here. Blinding speed , technique and band control... just amazing. All this using a 4 piece kit.
Where do I start? The audio is terrific. I never heard better sounding drums. The mic system had to be perfect to get this sound. This is definitely in his top 10 drum solos. He is definitely Mr. Perfect.
Oh yeah! That fill at 9:45 is incredible! (And the one at 10:17 isn't too shabby either.) Just the other day I was re-reading the August 1987 BR tribute issue of Modern Drummer magazine. This is what drummer Sonny Igoe said: "Buddy was the only drummer who would amaze you every time you heard him play."
@@cloudview747 So true! Buddy caused more head-shaking disbelief at what your eyes were seeing and ears hearing than any other drummer, and maybe any other musician.
+Kirk Schmidt always loved hearing Danny Hayes with Buddy's band - so incredibly talented. This is about the time I started to hear Buddy and the band live. Actually, Jimmy Mosher was on lead alto first time I heard the band and young Richie Cole was there, too!....Don Englert, Joe Calo and Pat LaBarbera also in the saxophone section.
The normal layout from L to R is 2nd, lead, 3rd, 4th. But this isn't that set up, lead (Joe Giorgianni) is where the 3rd would usually stand. Since there are no trumpet solos in the video, we don't know which is the jazz chair.
Interesting to see Biddy playing what is basically a Texas shuffle on the first number, but with more of a swing feel. That left hand was working hard.
Does anyone else think that at 3.37 on keep the Customer Satisfied that Buddy ends it early then realizes it ....he starts laughing when the band look at him and jokes with the keyboard player then crashes the ride cymbal to start it again .
I wish I could have seen a close-up at that point of his face - and the face he was making at the band! Yet, somehow wasn't that sudden cymbal crash just perfectly placed?
Fantastic concert. So clean and crisp. When I first heard the organ, my ears perked up like a Chihuahua dogs' when someone rings the doorbell. I immediately thought "What is this?" It was certainly different, but also wonderful. Cloudview, do you know why they used an organ at this show? Anyway, thanks so much again Cloudview, for your amazing dedication to B.R.'s performing legacy.
heh one of the very times he actually plays the last floor tom cool! and that 4x 14 is great sounding wonder if this is the three or 5 ply version they made both but i liked the 5ply MUCH more..i had a cow 4x14 and one white satin in 3 ply black ND GOLD bade the 5 ply drum smoked it though and the other drag was the satin drum didnt have stick choppers.. ive often wondered if it was some type of prototype..i've never seen another in 3 ply thats why i wonder anyone know for sure??
Yes sir, it is indeed Richie Cole. I still remember hearing that band in 19 69 in Chicago at the kinetic playground, the show was Joe Cocker, the Buddy Rich Orchestra, followed by the Who.
Mercy playing is brilliant Usually he increases tempo and intensity on an arrangement Here, in contrast to the Caesars performance. He goes the other way. Genius playing and ideas, phrasing Also loved LaBarbera and Menza equally
+graham sheridan To those of us around the world who "get" Buddy Rich, yes indeed. It's not Newport 1965, which would be THE Holy Grail, but videos such as this one and a handful of others from the late 60s/early 70s are pretty close!
SAXES(l-r): Pat LaBarbera, Bob Martin, Richie Cole, Don Englert, Joe Calo(b) BONEs(l-r): Tony Lada, Rick Stepton, Jim Ehrmin(b) TPTs(l-r): Danny Hayes, John Madrid(L), Joe Giorgianni, John Deflon P: Dave McRae B: Rick Laird BR BAND 1970 EUROPE TOUR (Oct/Nov 1970)
Don't think I've EVER seen Buddy before with a Hammond B3 in the band.....by the way, is seems like EVERY one of these 20-30 minute concert vids includes West Side Story (not complaining, it's a great chart).....
Very interesting. Now that I take a closer look at those overhead cam shots, it does appear to be larger. But like you say, B used 2 16s. ?? So I actually took a metric ruler and measured the diameter on my computer screen of the two drumheads. They measure exactly the same. So it's an illusion. Weird.
Not sure what snare Buddy was using here. Slingerland or Fibes. Pity he didn’t always use Slingerland snares when playing Slingerland. It would have given a true sound of the drum he was endorsing..
@@Nilesh.Banerjeeeee I was a self-taught drummer/musician, never learned to read music, and wouldn't know the correct terms to describe most patterns. Sorry.
The filling on Preach & Teach at 9.47 is absolutely mindblowing , i seen him do similar to this on the occasions i heard him do the chart.
But this brings it flooding back to me ....i truly believe that only Buddy could have thought up the filling , had the technique to carry it through and play it with such ease .
Thanks Cloudview
I am so glad you pointed out that fill at 9:47! Only Buddy Rich!! One of a Kind.
my pleasure always ......any idea if the powers that be have arranged anything to celebrate him .
Here's the link to what they did at Ronnie Scott's recently:
ruclips.net/video/WfCJyZjVhg0/видео.html
Reminding me what songs I had on his LPs!! Great tune!
oh man! soooo good
I have seen Buddy about 50 times starting in 1965 I believe. I have never heard him play better than this recording. I am happy I had the chance to see him the most when he was this on fire and taste choices. Amazing drummer - the only one made by God that can do what you witness in this video. So glad it was taken!
Me too, very glad this was videotaped.
Buddy Rich adored Rick Stepton. After he had been on the band playing the jazz chair a while Buddy wanted him to play lead. Rick did not fancy himself a lead player.. he was a jazz guy. But he insisted. Rick warned him that he had very little chance of getting through the trombone feature on somewhere in the west side story medley. It’s quite high on the horn. So, Buddy said, “Fine, we’ll just skip that part.” And he did. For his friend and respected colleague, Rick. (Rick shared that story on Facebook a little while back.)
Great story about how B treated musicians he respected and loved. Thanks AJ.
The lead alto sax playing is Richie Cole! The Prince of the alto, Mr. Alto Madness himself.
Yeah, I've seen the score of that lead bone solo---it has a lot of leger lines, lol.
Today 32 years ago my life changed forever when you passed away suddenly , the greatest Drummer the world will ever see ....the greatest technician in music ...probaly of all time .....and for me the greatest human being / role model in the world . I miss you so much now and will continue to do so till i pass away . Hopefully we will meet again one day .
Absolutely beautiful John.
Thank you mate ...yesterday was as it always is very tearful for me , 6ft 3 tall 16.5 stone .....but sobbing at OUR loss , i remember speaking to Buddys wife in the 70s and her saying , he was a wonderful husband and Father .....so warm and compassionate which we know anyway .
What annoys me is knobheads who come on here , bad mouthing the human being they never had the privelidge of meeting or knowing .
Anyway hope your day is going well , He was my God , my mentor and role model in life ....and i am what i am today because of him .
@@Lewy3958 I agree, it is annoying about the people who CHOOSE to only look at one thing, like the bus tapes, and go on and on about that, when they have absolutely no clue, and don't care to take the time to find out THE TRUTH, about his PRIMARY characteristics of being sensitive and thoughtful and giving.
Correct mate ....what people should be doing is realise how blessed we were to witness the most incredible happening in the history of music . Even now with fantastic footage mostly provided by yourself ....they should relise how lucky they are to see this god given talent on display . @@cloudview747
I play like this all the time, but then the damn alarm goes off.
Thanks cloudview, for all the great BR videos! This is from my favorite BR era, '66 to '71. He was in his absolute prime here. The height of his creativity and powers.
+MarkR1957 Glad you are enjoying them! The late 60s and early 70s hold a special place for me too because that was the timeframe when my father first turned me on to Buddy Rich.
+cloudview747 I dig that. I feel B's best recording were the ones he made for Pacific Jazz right after he left Harry for the last time. Although I am a HUGE BR fan, I think a lot of people may get angry over this, BUT, BR was not the same drummer in the '80's as he was here. He was still Buddy Rich of course, but something happened to his playing shortly after he added that 22" swish knocker cymbal to his set. I know that health issues, age, aches and pains, etc, take their toll on us all. Just saying that at this time period, '66 - '71, he was an absolute superhuman, unstoppable Jazz machine. When I go back and listen to the Pacific Jazz records, which is pretty much every day, it's shocking to see how great he really was. Thanks again!
+MarkR1957 Yes i agree with your statement about aging...even though he was still faster and had more dexterity even at 69 than all drummers.....but yes i do agree that he used his speed a bit less...though i do think he got even more musical with his solos...which some people would look at as a plus.
mrbuddyi
Actually, if you listen to the "Keep The Customer Satisfied" album, I feel that was the absolute height of B's creativity. In the 80's he seemed tired to me, still great of course, but just not the same overall. I think in the 80's many of his solos were more of a routine than anything, and this is also stated in the Traps book by Mel Torme. And the way he drove the band was certainly different in 1970 than it was in the 80's. I really think that later on, B was just getting tired. Who could blame him? He had been King almost his entire adult life. His talent, Legacy and contribution to drumming have not been equaled.
+MarkR1957 Getting tired....more like...he had a quadruple bypass at the beginning of 1983...so i get his slowing down a bit...but i disagree on the routine solos, every solo i see from his later years are very tasty and full of great ideas!
There isn't a wasted stroke ,everyone of them fit perfectly into every nuance of the arrangement...just the best that ever was and will ever be !!!!!!
+Shadow Shapiro Very glad you like it as much as I do!
This is fantastic! I was fortunate enough to see him many times growing-up. Thanks Dad!
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Thank you for posting this video. R.I.P. Richie Cole. This incredible bebop jazz master alto saxophonist passed away yesterday, May 2nd, 2020. I have great memories of hearing the Buddy Rich Big Band with Richie Cole in Chicago, May 1969, it was so great.
My pleasure about the video. Sorry to hear about Richie. But it is wonderful you have the great memories.
Peach and Teach? LOL Another awesome cut I always liked to listen to on the Caesar's Palace album. Now I get to to see Buddy and the band kick ass, with a bonus organist adding a great touch! It's cool to see Richie Cole when he was with the band.
Love the Hammond organ with the leslies!! Nice change from piano.
Having spent some time in France, I'm pretty sure the lazy stage manager forgot to get a piano or went on strike right before the gig.
What an incredible piece of musical history. This was absolute perfection and nobody does this anymore. My friend and bandmate from high school, Johnny Madrid, is the trumpet player 2nd from left. He was a musical beast back then (1966) and went on to establish himself as a world-class trumpet player. Thanks for this wonderful video.
My pleasure. Thanks for your Comment!
Johnny Madrid was one fantastic player who left us way too soon.
In case you haven't run across this piece about Johnny: ruclips.net/video/wbPi8y3wPDg/видео.html
Love that Hammond organ!
my son is a drummer. back in 2018 or so, he was telling me about Buddy Rich. I told him I was surprised someone his age knew of Buddy Rich(he was 24). he said, "EVERY drummer knows Buddy Rich!!" I thought that was cool.
VERY cool!!
Gosh 100 years ago since GOD was born , nobody has ever driven a band , intergrated the most amazing & complex drum breaks or played the most incredible drum solos the way you did .
You walked out of my / our lives 30 years ago ....but you will never disappear from our hearts or our minds .
I miss you so much ...the great time spent around you , getting to know the man ...not just the drummer , and being blessed that i was born at the time to witness what we will never see again eternally .
R.I.P. Buddy .
Ritchie Cole, Bob Stepton, Thanks for this video. Great sound quality.
Ritchie Cole is a beast. A monster. Beastly beast.
Ya, Riitche Cole was an astounding player back then, still can play well.
Rick Stepton
Yes, you are correct
I saw Buddy at Bristol Colston Hall UK every year from 1966 to 1973 his peak years with his orchestra. At the 66 concert he delivered an astonishing 15 minute drum solo after being told that most of the British drummers were in the audience. Sadly no recording was made of this concert as far as i know.
How unfortunate there's no recording. I have no doubt it was completely astonishing as you say, and I'm so glad you witnessed it!
Rich didn't make his overseas debut - with his band - until 1967.
@@geoffnelson4777 Sorry my mistake 3rd April 1967 not 66 , i have all the programmes which are not dated.
all we can do is HOPE a tape exists of it..ya never knowwhats kicks my ass is the drummers who check these priceless gem recordings out then bitch and cry bc it isnt in ultra high audiophile quality..are they stupid? it was mostly hand held recorders either one of a band members or an audience meber (I've recorded a few myself) but they never fail at LEAST one person says they were bummed by the quality of said recording wtf? if this where recorded on only the left side id still love it i dunno frankly? i prefer these tapes to studio stuff most of the time esp w big bands..
Thank you so much for sharing this concert. Watching Buddy's playin' makes me wanna practice!
Really crisp. BR is in fine form. That snare sounds great. Camera work is good. Can actually see some of the brief lead-in drum fills on West Side Story that usually are shots of ..."the trumpet section" etc. Love the view from above.
Thanks again.
Agree completely.
Snare drum sounds perfect
+graham sheridan The Slingerland BRich Model 14x4''... ;)
Love it too!! (and have a model, exactly the same!!)
Wonder how many snare wires Buddy uses ?
I wondered the same thing myself and if you watch Talk of the Town show 1969 which cloudview has posted immediately following the Bolero type snare drum solo at 15:45 he has Pat LaBarbera pick up and carry his snare drum back to his kit for a moment you can stop the video and see that it appears to be regular standard issued snare wires and I zoomed in and it appears he has the original bottom slingerland logo head as well but you have to look really close for that it took me awhile to play with the caption to see it but there's nothing better than seeing what he was actually using as evidence it definitely was not a 42 strand or anything like that it just looks like the regular set of wires that were issued originally and also this is of course the 3-ply version in 1969 that's all they had just in case you were wondering about that as well there is a lot of confusion about this stuff and it took me awhile to figure it out I'm still a little gray about certain things but I hope that helps... For your convenience I posted Cloudview's video here so you can look at it straight away at 15:45: ruclips.net/video/Be1Zoa4mC08/видео.html
@@peglegnoid6139 This was unusual for Buddy to be playing that Slingerland snare at this point in time because he was not so discreetly playing a Fibes snare.
It was a not so well kept secret that they used to disguise it by using other (Slingerland or Rogers ) hardware.
It really picks up all the clean light strokes.
Great find. John Madrid playing lead trumpet. Thanks for posting.
You are welcome!
Another gem of Buddy playing with his band.
I do like the Paul Simon chart Keep the customer satisfied. I also love the chart The Nitty Gritty although I don't believe it's featured here in this concert. Thank you so much Cloudview 787 for posting all these videos of Buddy and his band.
My pleasure, sincerely. I miss Buddy Rich and am happy to be a part of keeping his video legacy available to all.
What a wonderful performance. Great organ.
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THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!! The first time I saw Buddy in person was in 1970. The only time I recall seeing an organist with the band until this video, which is from the same year.
My pleasure!
A rare version of Mercy Mercy. Totally different interpretation from the Ceasars Palace recording. Inventive, creative, subtle. Buddy Rich's genius of interpretating a chart and never repeating himself
Great version of Keep The Customer Satisfied with the Hammond B3!
West Side Story and I've got the impression the tape was somehow turning at a reduced speed (the piece is slower than usual and to my ear slightly out of tune, but I have drummer's ear and you know... ;)
Anyway Thank You for keeping sharing all those gems!!!
Thanks for your comment. Tape machines running at the wrong speed was definitely a problem back in the day, especially audio cassette tape players more so than videotape players. I just compared the opening notes of WSS on this video with the very high quality 1980 WSS video posted by Bruno Kassel. Based on that comparison I think this Paris 1970 video is okay. Compare yourself and let me know what you think. Here's the link:
ruclips.net/video/4o4zjM0pgWk/видео.html
I still think there's a problem with the tape, if even very slight, but, again, it could be only my impression and I could be wrong. Not the end of the world :)
Well the is THE BEST DRUM SOLO EVER FILMED at 17:50. Saw him 18 times. This IS THE ONE!!!!!!
Thanks again Cloudview!
+rick rinner Glad you are enjoying!
What a phenomenon Buddy was. Just an outstanding musician throughout.
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1. Keep The Customer Satisfied (P Simon);
2. Preach and Teach ( Don....Piestrup?)
3.West Side Story ( Bernstein)
4. Mercy Mercy Mercy ( J Zawinul) Arr. Phil Wilson
Richie Cole (1st alto sax); Pat LaBarbera (1st tenor sax) among others.
Little did Mrs Rich know that on September 30th 1917 when she gave birth to Buddy , just what it was going to mean not just to the world of drumming / music forever more .....but that people till the end of time would be struggling to come to terms with the unrivalled natural talent .
Indeed!! Here I am all these many years later still totally amazed.
The baby had to come from another planet. He is just too perfect on the drums
Lead tpt. is the late John Madrid
I'm now totally convinced that the magic was somehow connected to that towel he used.
Finally, after all these years, the mystery is solved. It was a Magic Towel!
:-)
This has to be one of Buddies hottest bands ever. No one will ever come close to playing Westside Story like Buddy.
BUDDY!!!!!! ....And, That Band !!!!!! PS: Damn what a Sax Section! PS2: This is Incredible!!
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Richie Cole on alto @ 1:10
One of Buddy’s Slingerland periods, but what snare was using here.
Blinding speed , technique and band control... just amazing.
All this using a 4 piece kit.
Slingerland 4 x 14 Buddy Rich model, wood shell.
Wish someone had taped the Caesars Palace date, with Menza, doing Channel One Suite.
+Pat Rick That would be absolutely fabulous, I agree!
Wish I could have been there But grateful for the years we we were on the road together
Are you related to the wonderful Jim Trimble?
I was married to him, God rest his soul. Our son, Jon followed in both his father and grandfathers shoes
@@cloudview747 We married June 7th 1967 in Vegas
@@caroltrimble4608 💜 💜
@@caroltrimble4608 😊
As good as it gets .. Love that chart so much. Buddy's in great form here.
The 2 handed fill at 3.17 on keep the customer satisfied beggars belief
Yeah John, it's called unison strokes-both hands doing the same thing!!!
GENIUS DRUM BREAKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9.46 the fill between is FT and BD tom ha ha! he knew how to be visual!!
His cymbals in these 3 videos sound unreal.
I agree about the cymbals....I just love the sound of "crashness" throughout West Side Story. One of a kind..
I believe the band played the Midnight Cowboy medley during this performance I wish I could see it.
Where do I start? The audio is terrific. I never heard better sounding drums. The mic system had to be perfect to get this sound. This is definitely in his top 10 drum solos. He is definitely Mr. Perfect.
I like this video every bit as much as you!
The drums and cymbals are recorded quite well.
Bad ass song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At the end of his solo HE MOVED THE FLOOR TOM OVER. WTF
Buddy is in excellent form here.
Hammond in place of piano. Solid
Seen many B.R. vids but none with a Hammond. It sounds phenomenal in the band
. Why didn't B.R. keep it in the setup longer?
9:45 - his creativity is both limitless and awe-inspiring on fills.
Oh yeah! That fill at 9:45 is incredible! (And the one at 10:17 isn't too shabby either.)
Just the other day I was re-reading the August 1987 BR tribute issue of Modern Drummer magazine. This is what drummer Sonny Igoe said: "Buddy was the only drummer who would amaze you every time you heard him play."
@@cloudview747 So true! Buddy caused more head-shaking disbelief at what your eyes were seeing and ears hearing than any other drummer, and maybe any other musician.
That looks like my old friend Danny Hayes on 2nd trumpet (the jazz chair next to Buddy). May he rest in peace. We lost him way too early.
+Kirk Schmidt always loved hearing Danny Hayes with Buddy's band - so incredibly talented. This is about the time I started to hear Buddy and the band live. Actually, Jimmy Mosher was on lead alto first time I heard the band and young Richie Cole was there, too!....Don Englert, Joe Calo and Pat LaBarbera also in the saxophone section.
+Kirk Schmidt Pedant alert: The jazz chair was 3rd tpt in Buddy's band.
+Simon Finch Not when Chuck Findley was there as I recall.
+Kirk Schmidt Hi! I'
m just going by what my friend John Thirkell told me. He held down the jazz chair in Buddy's band in '84.
The normal layout from L to R is 2nd, lead, 3rd, 4th. But this isn't that set up, lead (Joe Giorgianni) is where the 3rd would usually stand. Since there are no trumpet solos in the video, we don't know which is the jazz chair.
Thrilling !!!!!!
+graham sheridan How about the rendition of Preach and Teach on this video?!!
that single tom hit at 11:04 lol
Interesting to see Biddy playing what is basically a Texas shuffle on the first number, but with more of a swing feel. That left hand was working hard.
That's it....I'm subscribing! GREAT Channel!
Just wow!
Awesome! Awesome!
Does anyone else think that at 3.37 on keep the Customer Satisfied that Buddy ends it early then realizes it ....he starts laughing when the band look at him and jokes with the keyboard player then crashes the ride cymbal to start it again .
Yes, I too think that is what happened.
Yep, Buddy messed that one up. He fired himself after the gig, but re-hired himself that same night.
I wish I could have seen a close-up at that point of his face - and the face he was making at the band! Yet, somehow wasn't that sudden cymbal crash just perfectly placed?
john lewis the record has this "long version" but Buddy used to cut that section off and apparently forgot which ending to play😎
Wow, did the band cram an incredible show into half an hour. Sounds and feels like much longer, because it's so full of quality.
What Jeremy Gray said!! 🙂
Fantastic concert. So clean and crisp. When I first heard the organ, my ears perked up like a Chihuahua dogs' when someone rings the doorbell. I immediately thought "What is this?" It was certainly different, but also wonderful. Cloudview, do you know why they used an organ at this show? Anyway, thanks so much again Cloudview, for your amazing dedication to B.R.'s performing legacy.
Not sure why occasionally Buddy would have organ instead of piano. But I do know it wasn't just this show.
MY GOD THOSE TO DRUM BREAKS MY IN PREACH AND MY YEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Loved it!
Very glad to hear. This is a favorite of mine.
Yeah, hearing that organ adds a bit to Big Band sound!!! Great musicians!
Johnny Madrid (RIP)!
Like the sound. So in the 70 s
Best advertisement ever, for Slingerland.
God passed away 33 years ago today ....he was born September 30th 1917 ......i miss him so much
Me too, more than I can say. He was so very special.
Never saw a Buddy clip that used organ. Is a different sound. His cymbals seem a little brighter in the mix and his bass drum is cutting. Nice.
:-)
I SWEAR THIS DRUM SOLO IS NOT OF THIS EARTH
the best ever....
heh one of the very times he actually plays the last floor tom cool! and that 4x 14 is great sounding wonder if this is the three or 5 ply version they made both but i liked the 5ply MUCH more..i had a cow 4x14 and one white satin in 3 ply black ND GOLD bade the 5 ply drum smoked it though and the other drag was the satin drum didnt have stick choppers.. ive often wondered if it was some type of prototype..i've never seen another in 3 ply thats why i wonder anyone know for sure??
Got Ritchie Cole's ID wrong.....at least they got Rick Stepton right. The late John Madrid is the lead trumpet.
Man, who gave them the program info. "Preach and Teach" is comp. by Don Sebesky
Yes sir, it is indeed Richie Cole. I still remember hearing that band in 19 69 in Chicago at the kinetic playground, the show was Joe Cocker, the Buddy Rich Orchestra, followed by the Who.
Genius.
Yes!
Richie Cole on alto and Rick Stepton on trombone.
the man!!!!
Watch on 8.35 on preach & teach when out of the blue he turns his right hand upside down on his R/H side crash cymbal
Every idiot drummer with a 93 piece kit should be forced to watch this 100 times and then give up playing.
made me laugh........yeah..........
Mercy playing is brilliant
Usually he increases tempo and intensity on an arrangement
Here, in contrast to the Caesars performance. He goes the other way. Genius playing and ideas, phrasing
Also loved LaBarbera and Menza equally
I agree 100%.
The edit is incorrect. The first solo saxophone is Richie Cole, not Don Englert.
Who's the fabulous tenor sax player who plays the solo at 27:38 ?
Pat LaBarbera
Holy grail stuff..
+graham sheridan To those of us around the world who "get" Buddy Rich, yes indeed. It's not Newport 1965, which would be THE Holy Grail, but videos such as this one and a handful of others from the late 60s/early 70s are pretty close!
SAXES(l-r): Pat LaBarbera, Bob Martin, Richie Cole, Don Englert, Joe Calo(b)
BONEs(l-r): Tony Lada, Rick Stepton, Jim Ehrmin(b)
TPTs(l-r): Danny Hayes, John Madrid(L), Joe Giorgianni, John Deflon
P: Dave McRae B: Rick Laird
BR BAND 1970 EUROPE TOUR (Oct/Nov 1970)
HES USING A TECHNIQUE HERE CALLED "SOLID LEFT HAND" ITS A COMMON TECHNIQUE BUT OF THIS IS THAT TECHNIQUE QUITE PERFECTED
Don't think I've EVER seen Buddy before with a Hammond B3 in the band.....by the way, is seems like EVERY one of these 20-30 minute concert vids includes West Side Story (not complaining, it's a great chart).....
Over-and-under snare?
Is that second floor tom an 18'', looks bigger than the front tom. I thought he always used two 16'' though he rarely played the second one.
Very interesting. Now that I take a closer look at those overhead cam shots, it does appear to be larger. But like you say, B used 2 16s. ?? So I actually took a metric ruler and measured the diameter on my computer screen of the two drumheads. They measure exactly the same. So it's an illusion. Weird.
No wonder you don’t see too many big bands play West Side Story, with a drum solo.
How do you follow this 😳
No kidding! Good point.
Not sure what snare Buddy was using here. Slingerland or Fibes.
Pity he didn’t always use Slingerland snares when playing Slingerland.
It would have given a true sound of the drum he was endorsing..
Slingerland 4 x 14 Buddy Rich model, wood shell.
I think that’s Richie Cole on 1st Alto Sax not Don Englert who was on 4th Tenor Sax
Just checked the Buddy Rich discography by Doug Meriwether, and you are correct!
I saw Cole in Fort Lauderdale in 1999 playing in a quintet at a race track.
Anybody know who's in the trumpet section? Seems like Buddy went through a lot of trumpet players, but they were always amazing....
Joe Giorgianni, John Madrid, Ernie Jones, John DeFlon
Does anyone know the name of the trumpet players? And the lead trumpet player? Who played the B below double C on West Side Story?
Trumpet players according to the BR Discography by Doug Meriwether:
Joe Giorgianni, John Madrid, Ernie Jones John DeFlon
@@cloudview747 Thanks!!
OK, they listed his name on a West Side Story solo: Pat LaBarbera; what a fabulous tenor sax player!!
¡LA CAGÓ!...thanks
Clams! Who did the clam?
What was that @16:14 Any idea?
If you are wondering what pattern Buddy is playing, did you try going to Settings > Playback Speed and then selecting .75 or .50?
@@cloudview747 I love that orchestration. Any name of those patterns?
@@Nilesh.Banerjeeeee I was a self-taught drummer/musician, never learned to read music, and wouldn't know the correct terms to describe most patterns. Sorry.
Puffy sleeves!
don englert on 2nd tenor.
I’m sure that’s Richie Cole doing the alto solo!?
Yes, Richie is listed in the BR discography as a member of the 1970 Buddy Rich Big Band.
Don Englert, ponytail.
Killer posts, cloudview747
You know someone is the best when they look really bored!