I was lucky enough to see buddy and gene Krupa in portland Oregon as part of the jazz at the Phil the portland show in thr erand 50's The best of the best. GOD love them all
This posting is incredible! It showcases what I think was Buddy's best band. The one recorded at Caesar's Palace in 1968! What a band, with Al Porcino on lead trumpet and Don Menza in the lead sax chair. Of course, I think Buddy was playing his best at this time. I always regretted not being at that recording date. Now thanks to you I can not only hear this band, but I can see it as well! I am forever grateful! Barry
+Barry Brysman Totally agree on the band issue. I also believe these were his strongest men. That said, I like Buddy's solo during his Cologne, Germany tour in 1980 the most of all. When you watch all of this Buddy's WSS medley's, you'll notice that his solos constantly EVOLVE, and no more is this more evident than in this performance. In this quintessential tour de force, he demonstrates his amazing high hat and cymbal razzle-dazzle along with his incredible snare technique. Catch it.
@@tiffsaver NOTHING wrong with Buddy or the band in 68 or here. I saw Buddy 50 times since I was 11 or 12. He was ALWAYS amazing. It fell a little flat here at times and compared to his incredible playing from '82 - '86/87 THAT was Buddy playing tastefully and enormously grand and the most exciting I have seen him on recording or in person. Greatest drummer to ever take the chair. Thank you sir and the bands along the journey, as well. Fine job!
@@AlanTauber-DrumConnection As a professional musician for 60-years now, I am constantly blown away by the level of playing today, especially by tiny little kids doing things we could have only DREAMT of!! Its very humbling. But in spite of how far drumming has come in all these decades, the name BUDDY RICH will always reign supreme. When God made Buddy, he stopped right there. There will never be another.
Thank you for posting this, I appreciate it very much! I never tire of seeing Buddy perform his solo songs like West Side Story, Channel One Suite, Greensleeves, etc. This particular 1968 performance I had only seen poor quality video - until now!
!00% agree. As a matter of fact, this original arrangement of Buddy's WSS is where I first heard the tune 'Somewhere'. I loved it so much, I had to find out what the name of that song was! (Maybe Buddy cut the section out of the arrangement because didn't want to have to continue scrambling around, worrying about where the 'other' brush whenever he called the tune..) ;)
The trombone solo on "Somewhere" is not technically hard, but it's in an odd key and peaks on a high D. Not out of range...but when you played as hard and loud as BRs band did by the time you got to the end of the second or third set and time for WSS, good luck pulling that high D out of your hat. When Buddy had a really strong lead trombone he would play it. Most of the time they skipped from the "Prologue" to the end of "Something's Coming" and Buddy would play his long solo.
Wow...what a great video! Fantastic to see an early incarnation of the band and this arrangement and to be able to compare with later versions. A real BR treasure to be sure!!
It was a joke that Jean Krupa said about a drummer that went to heaven and they heard the drums and he said that sounds like buddy rich Saint Peter said no that’s God he just thinks he’s buddy rich
And Buddy KNOWS he's God! I told him in Tahoe, while with James, that it was a good set, he mumbled something, and I touched his shoulder and told him he's good, but not the greatest! He told me how good he was, and I asked him if he was so good, why couldn't he keep a band together? He had 2 small groups. Keeping a group together has nothing to do with being good! So he told me more... He is so good, he shouldn't be in back, in the middle of someone else's group making them sound good, he belongs where everyone can see him with his name out front, getting his name out! Anyway, about 6 months later he left James and formed his own band, Buddy Rich Big Band! And he was more out front! A few years later Zoot, a good friend of his, and Ray Sims was his brother who played tbone with James, was over at the house, and Rich told him about me, and what I did to get him out front! And he got his band together at schools, like I suggested, at Juillard, & Berklee! I still have trouble believing I had the nerve to tell him! Me! I had known him for a few years but never, ever spoke like that! To Buddy! Not bragging, but I just grew up around a lot of people. And that's all they are, people.
william penn Buddy was hard to work with because he believed in giving 100% no matter what. That attitude along with his natural ability to play the drums in a way that drummers then and now can only dream of is what made Buddy worthy of the exalted title of the world's greatest drummer.
+justask7676 DON MENZA TENOR SAX SOLO, VINCE DIAZ TROMBONE SOLO. PERSONNEL SAXES L-R DON MENZA, CHARLIE OWENS, JOE ROMANO, PAT LABARBERA, JOHN LAWS. BONES L-R RICK STEPTON, VINCE DIAZ, DON SWITZER. TRUMPETS L-R BILL PRINCE, AL PORCINO, NEXT TWO NOT SURE. PIANO JOE AZARELLO, GUITAR WALT NAMUTH, BASS BOB MAGNUSSON.
@@247hdjazz Please don't tell me that this fine solo was deleted??? OMG that's the highlight of the piece, "There's A Place For Us" Bernstein's greatest masterpiece. Perfectly captured by this orchestra and trombonist. Ahhh! I'm now mych relieved its still there!!
What are we missing here? One of the all time greats, and now we have so called music that is nothing, but talking in rhythm.Please go back to a man named Ken Nordeen who in the 1950,s started the whole thing. We are being dragged back into the future...Shame on us
Buddy Rich is the GOAT. Rest in peace Mr Rich.
That’s my Uncle playing the Trombone at -6:47
Don Menza takes the sax solo, Vince Diaz the trombone solo.
I was lucky enough to see buddy and gene Krupa in portland Oregon as part of the jazz at the Phil the portland show in thr erand 50's The best of the best. GOD love them all
I was lucky to see Buddy and get his autograph at Disneyland in 1978 as well as the Bold Knight in San Jose in 1977.
I man who played the drums as though they were a horn . The best of the best. Love you Buddy
The first year of Buddy’s new 10 years endorsement with Slingerland.
Sneaking in the occasional Fibes snare 😊
occasional ?
More like more often than not.
@@cpu554 don Osborne, president of Slingerland, was thrilled.
@@cpu554
I wonder what happened to all those ring in Fibes snares..🥁
Those were the days,pick up a new Playboy,make yourself a very dry Martini and throw on a Buddy Rich Album,
The beautiful Lead Trumpet of Al Porcino !
Wonderful! Between Don Menza, and seeing the trumpets kill it without the bs histrionics of later bands, this is priceless!!! Thank you!
Play this with the swing band I'm in. Love this. Great!
Thanks for this. Heard him live twice, '73 and '74 I think. Quite amazing.
Snare sounds awesome
Vince Diaz on Somewhere
On a 1-10......11
The man!! Who came to earth as a drumset.
This posting is incredible! It showcases what I think was Buddy's best band. The one recorded at Caesar's Palace in 1968! What a band, with Al Porcino on lead trumpet and Don Menza in the lead sax chair. Of course, I think Buddy was playing his best at this time. I always regretted not being at that recording date. Now thanks to you I can not only hear this band, but I can see it as well! I am forever grateful! Barry
+Barry Brysman
Totally agree on the band issue. I also believe these were his strongest men. That said, I like Buddy's solo during his Cologne, Germany tour in 1980 the most of all. When you watch all of this Buddy's WSS medley's, you'll notice that his solos constantly EVOLVE, and no more is this more evident than in this performance. In this quintessential tour de force, he demonstrates his amazing high hat and cymbal razzle-dazzle along with his incredible snare technique. Catch it.
@@tiffsaver NOTHING wrong with Buddy or the band in 68 or here. I saw Buddy 50 times since I was 11 or 12. He was ALWAYS amazing. It fell a little flat here at times and compared to his incredible playing from '82 - '86/87 THAT was Buddy playing tastefully and enormously grand and the most exciting I have seen him on recording or in person. Greatest drummer to ever take the chair. Thank you sir and the bands along the journey, as well. Fine job!
@@AlanTauber-DrumConnection
As a professional musician for 60-years now, I am constantly blown away by the level of playing today, especially by tiny little kids doing things we could have only DREAMT of!! Its very humbling. But in spite of how far drumming has come in all these decades, the name BUDDY RICH will always reign supreme. When God made Buddy, he stopped right there. There will never be another.
Buddy was amazing. One of a kind.
The Inimitable DON MENZA - WOW.
Thank you for posting this, I appreciate it very much! I never tire of seeing Buddy perform his solo songs like West Side Story, Channel One Suite, Greensleeves, etc. This particular 1968 performance I had only seen poor quality video - until now!
Deleting the trombone solo on “Somewhere” was a mistake. It is one of the most moving moments in the entire chart.
!00% agree. As a matter of fact, this original arrangement of Buddy's WSS is where I first heard the tune 'Somewhere'.
I loved it so much, I had to find out what the name of that song was!
(Maybe Buddy cut the section out of the arrangement because didn't want to have to continue scrambling around, worrying about where the 'other' brush whenever he called the tune..)
;)
The 'Somewhere" solo is often skipped because it is just too high for most trombone players.
The trombone solo on "Somewhere" is not technically hard, but it's in an odd key and peaks on a high D. Not out of range...but when you played as hard and loud as BRs band did by the time you got to the end of the second or third set and time for WSS, good luck pulling that high D out of your hat. When Buddy had a really strong lead trombone he would play it. Most of the time they skipped from the "Prologue" to the end of "Something's Coming" and Buddy would play his long solo.
If this was a tv broadcast there may have been time constraints so they would have to cut something to make it fit.
Yes. Rick Diaz brought me to tears with the tone he emitted
And soon after, Buddy fired him!?
Wow!! And in 1968! So impressive!
Bravo....absolutely, unequivocally, 100%, without a doubt....Bravo
What a master
1:40 blast beats in 1968 wow
in almost three years only 7,500 views...while gangnam style has over 3 billion...tragic...
People don’t know anything about music the majority of them
world class ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Wow...what a great video! Fantastic to see an early incarnation of the band and this arrangement and to be able to compare with later versions. A real BR treasure to be sure!!
I didn't know GOD played drums! One of the very best renditions I've seen of that 1966 Pacific Jazz release.
It was a joke that Jean Krupa said about a drummer that went to heaven and they heard the drums and he said that sounds like buddy rich Saint Peter said no that’s God he just thinks he’s buddy rich
I played this suite in his, arranged by Gordon Goodwin!
Bonita BHS!
Beautiful
Notice the height of that snare drum
I haven’t seen any other drummer or band, attempt this song..
They set the bar very high..
It’s because it was a God given gift in but he knew it was from God
I guess you just haven't looked hard enough. 😉
@@mikeprevost8650
Maybe you could name one on RUclips.
God. Done
He is God. Other musicians just support him. Not kidding.
And Buddy KNOWS he's God!
I told him in Tahoe, while with James, that it was a good set, he mumbled something, and I touched his shoulder and told him he's good, but not the greatest! He told me how good he was, and I asked him if he was so good, why couldn't he keep a band together? He had 2 small groups. Keeping a group together has nothing to do with being good! So he told me more...
He is so good, he shouldn't be in back, in the middle of someone else's group making them sound good, he belongs where everyone can see him with his name out front, getting his name out!
Anyway, about 6 months later he left James and formed his own band, Buddy Rich Big Band! And he was more out front!
A few years later Zoot, a good friend of his, and Ray Sims was his brother who played tbone with James, was over at the house, and Rich told him about me, and what I did to get him out front! And he got his band together at schools, like I suggested, at Juillard, & Berklee! I still have trouble believing I had the nerve to tell him! Me! I had known him for a few years but never, ever spoke like that! To Buddy!
Not bragging, but I just grew up around a lot of people. And that's all they are, people.
william penn Buddy was hard to work with because he believed in giving 100% no matter what. That attitude along with his natural ability to play the drums in a way that drummers then and now can only dream of is what made Buddy worthy of the exalted title of the world's greatest drummer.
If you get bored just start @6:29😊😇😊
Drumstick malfunction at 1.34. Look out behind!
💙🌾🌱😃
Sure be great if someone could list the personnel on this video.
+justask7676 DON MENZA TENOR SAX SOLO, VINCE DIAZ TROMBONE SOLO. PERSONNEL SAXES L-R DON MENZA, CHARLIE OWENS, JOE ROMANO, PAT LABARBERA, JOHN LAWS. BONES L-R RICK STEPTON, VINCE DIAZ, DON SWITZER. TRUMPETS L-R BILL PRINCE, AL PORCINO, NEXT TWO NOT SURE. PIANO JOE AZARELLO, GUITAR WALT NAMUTH, BASS BOB MAGNUSSON.
+justask7676 TWO OTHER TRUMPETS; DAVE CULP, SKIP SHORTLIDGE. CORRECTION; WARREN GALE JR. NOT BILL PRINCE.
Don Menza caused global warming with that tenor solo……..
I would love to hear Leonard Bernstein's take on the Rich Band version of WSS... I wonder if there is anything existing...
Ninja stick throw 1:34
I think Buddy was holding back little, maybe? 🤷🏻♂️😅👉🏼🥁
Whose trombone solo on Somewhere?...really nice
Jim Trimble?
No, Vince Diaz I guess.
jazztbone2000 Thank you. I’ve always been told Trimble was the soloist at this time in BR’s history
@@Tatman1212 HE WAS!
@@247hdjazz
Please don't tell me that this fine solo was deleted??? OMG that's the highlight of the piece,
"There's A Place For Us"
Bernstein's greatest masterpiece. Perfectly captured by this orchestra and trombonist.
Ahhh!
I'm now mych relieved its still there!!
Where was this filmed, New York? Was it his Jazz Club?
What are we missing here? One of the all time greats, and now we have so called music that is nothing, but talking in rhythm.Please go back to a man named Ken Nordeen who in the 1950,s started the whole thing. We are being dragged back into the future...Shame on us
ruclips.net/video/pydBhY8DmT8/видео.html - great drummer