Listen to how Buddy swings this chart. Lots of drummers are into him for his soloing ability but he could swing a band like no one else. Great clip here.
I got him to resurrect a bunch of the old stuff while I was on the band. I had to chase down some missing parts, but it was worth it. There was this one, and Ready Mix, Preach & Teach, Goodbye Yesterday, Basically Blues, Something For Willie, New Blues, God Bless The Child and Alfie.
Hi Bob hope this finds you safe and well . I first seen Buddy in 1969 i was 11 years old , and for some reason he took to me instantly , which was fabulous for me . Over the next 18 years i spent alot of time travelling the globe to see him perform & spent quality time in his company . I was always keen for him to bring out the older stuff , and i thank you kindly for your efforts tòo in doing that . He left a massive hole in my life when he passed away , and still to this day i miss him so much . It was always wonderful listening to you & so many of the other band members . Hoping all is well with you . Kindest Regards John
I met Buddy when i was 11 and from that moment developed a warm friendship with him , i seen him play over 160 times until his death in 87. We had great times ...lovely lunches , dinners and being around him was the greatest thing in my life . I miss him so much every day ......and the thing that keeps me going is that one day i will meet up with him again and continue where we left off .
There's a video of Buddy playing with his pal Gene Krupa late in Gene's life. Gene has a very cool sounding china on that clip. It wouldn't surprise me if that's what put it in Buddy's head. Buddy's cymbal was always a 22" Swish Knocker. I had one for a while. Pretty much the loudest thing I ever heard. Thought it should be called a 'Smash Cymbal'. Buddy used it 99% of the time as an extra huge crash. He never rode on it but did use it in some novel ways when soloing on cymbals. BR 4ever!
There is a video somewhere on youtube that show's Butch Miles using the same large knocker with Basie in about the same time period. That was the only time iv'e ever seen Butch use that cymbal. Do you know which one Buddy or Butch was the first to incorporate that cymbal into their setup. There was supposed to be some kind of feud between the two, was this maybe the reason.
yes this is accurate..sad but accurate I loved steve a wonderful man great great player and very underrated he is credited with the birth of fusion and I need to read up more on this but steve was performing with steve gadd back way back before he was with buddy thanks bob love your playing always have and keep postin! you have great stuff! ~kenny..
Steve Marcus wow! What a horn player.Wild as hell at times. Soft mellow very. Melodic with incredible highs range..Make that soprano sax smoke.To. Me a lot them cats were serious disiipllined players to.Ive listened to aa lot. Of. Buddy s solos.Always. found a small combination of rolls I didn't noticed before he did.Llisten him do the intro to Caravan with Harrry James on them awesome ROGERS Drums
… this exactly why I do not rate the drumming of Neil Peart (although I have all of Rush’s records), Buddy does more with his small drum ensemble than Neil can with his cargo load of membranes.
Anyone else here from Stewart Copeland drummer support?
literally paused his vid to look this one up XD
I always knew Buddy was good .I'm not a drummer but this is awesome.
Yep. Just bought The Monster on vinyl a couple weeks ago, too.
Hah yes
Yyyyep
Here from the Stewart Copeland video
same
Listen to how Buddy swings this chart. Lots of drummers are into him for his soloing ability but he could swing a band like no one else. Great clip here.
Exactly....no drummer ever drove a band like Rich did; just being around musicians of his caliber brings out the best in a player.
Absurd, the capabilities of these musicians!! The most difficult tunes - completely flawless! Crazy!
I got him to resurrect a bunch of the old stuff while I was on the band. I had to chase down some missing parts, but it was worth it. There was this one, and Ready Mix, Preach & Teach, Goodbye Yesterday, Basically Blues, Something For Willie, New Blues, God Bless The Child and Alfie.
Hi Bob hope this finds you safe and well .
I first seen Buddy in 1969 i was 11 years old , and for some reason he took to me instantly , which was fabulous for me .
Over the next 18 years i spent alot of time travelling the globe to see him perform & spent quality time in his company .
I was always keen for him to bring out the older stuff , and i thank you kindly for your efforts tòo in doing that .
He left a massive hole in my life when he passed away , and still to this day i miss him so much .
It was always wonderful listening to you & so many of the other band members .
Hoping all is well with you .
Kindest Regards
John
buddy is the man for whom the snare drum was invented
I just found this. Thanks Bob for posting. It was the time of my life getting to play with these great players and most all, Buddy.
Absolute perfect timing on the drum break!
These BR clips are GREAT!!!. I'm so glad to see more video of BR and the band showing up. What a wonderful legacy of jazz music he left us.
i just wish i had gotten to see Buddy perform live. thank god for everyone who has videos of him and the band.
I met Buddy when i was 11 and from that moment developed a warm friendship with him , i seen him play over 160 times until his death in 87.
We had great times ...lovely lunches , dinners and being around him was the greatest thing in my life .
I miss him so much every day ......and the thing that keeps me going is that one day i will meet up with him again and continue where we left off .
Man, that's what I like, Buddy and the Band "Swinging"!
We are playing this song in Jazz Band and the director told us to look this up. Pretty awesome :)
Thank God you did that Bob. All great stuff!!!!
I was looking for a great version of this on youtube. I finally found one!
MORE OF THIS. This is great!
I can't hear this without thinking of Dennis playing it during the Buddy Rich Scholarship Concert in 1990. Still have the VHS.
Thanks for posting these Bob. Always enjoyed your playing!
Anyone who complained about tempos in Buddy's band would have had a helluva time with King Curtis' 'hit' version. That tempo was ridiculously up.
There's a video of Buddy playing with his pal Gene Krupa late in Gene's life. Gene has a very cool sounding china on that clip. It wouldn't surprise me if that's what put it in Buddy's head. Buddy's cymbal was always a 22" Swish Knocker. I had one for a while. Pretty much the loudest thing I ever heard. Thought it should be called a 'Smash Cymbal'. Buddy used it 99% of the time as an extra huge crash. He never rode on it but did use it in some novel ways when soloing on cymbals. BR 4ever!
I take one thing back.. I saw a clip recently where he did ride on it briefly.
There is a video somewhere on youtube that show's Butch Miles using the same large knocker with Basie in about the same time period. That was the only time iv'e ever seen Butch use that cymbal. Do you know which one Buddy or Butch was the first to incorporate that cymbal into their setup. There was supposed to be some kind of feud between the two, was this maybe the reason.
he's takin' it slow!
Great chart. Greg Gisbert on trumpet.
This seems to be a slightly different arrangement of this tune from what was on the album. I like this one a lot.
LEGEND!!!
That's Greg Gisbert on the trumpet solo.
Greg Gisbert; Just 20 years old...
Underrated trumpet, same with andy fusco
Perfect!
Great thanks sir !
even with the bassist failed.. )))
That sounds a lot like "Introduction" by Chicago on the CTA debut album.
Came here from a heavily caffeinated Stewart Copeland.
Thank you for that sad info.
Proof he was a supernatural is he could keep his superpowers to the very end.
Chuck Finley 'get down'.....
Stewart Copeland brought me here.....
A little faster than when I played it in my band
yes this is accurate..sad but accurate I loved steve a wonderful man great great player and very underrated he is credited with the birth of fusion and I need to read up more on this but steve was performing with steve gadd back way back before he was with buddy thanks bob love your playing always have and keep postin! you have great stuff! ~kenny..
I think Stewart Copeland said that this was the hardest number to play.
Steve passed away on September 26, 2005. He died in his sleep at home.
Steve Marcus wow! What a horn player.Wild as hell at times. Soft mellow very. Melodic with incredible highs range..Make that soprano sax smoke.To. Me a lot them cats were serious disiipllined players to.Ive listened to aa lot. Of. Buddy s solos.Always. found a small combination of rolls I didn't noticed before he did.Llisten him do the intro to Caravan with Harrry James on them awesome ROGERS Drums
Did Steve Marcus die? If so, when and how?
I refuse to believe that Buddy Rich only had two arms.
This is a Horace Silver piece. I like the Horace Silver version much better.
insert whiplash or stewart copeland joke here
… this exactly why I do not rate the drumming of Neil Peart (although I have all of Rush’s records), Buddy does more with his small drum ensemble than Neil can with his cargo load of membranes.
Does he ever hit that dumb looking1 inch cymbal ?!?!?!?!
Great satanic brutal death metal drummer.