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Fantastic drummer, great timing and versatility. Thanks, Morris, for your musical heritage - your talents and achievements are still being enjoyed all around the world. Peace, love & light. 🕊❤️🌟

I'm deep diving both Muddy and Howlin's electric albums. I love them, but I wish there was more discussions like this out there. Great interview!

Morris Jennings is a fantastic drummer, and has a groove 'second to none!'

I worked at Franks at that time. Our ears were glued to the wall. A memorable moment.

This seems like a realistic story. It’s sort of like teaching a tennis player how to play racquetball. Similar but totally different. Eddie Van Halen would have struggled with George Harrison guitar parts.

Mo is a legend - heard him on so many tracks before putting his name to them.

So this is the guy who showed Buddy Rich some "basic simple beats" I dare anyone to tell me that with a straight face....

by the 1970s rolled around buddy had been playing big band jazz for 50 years hardcore I can see buddy being stuck in some old habits cant blame him for it listen to the roar of 74 albums funky as can be

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Not everyone can feel the same. A great rock guitar player to a jazz to a blues all can be great but because you're great doesn't mean you're great at everything but let's make no mistake Buddy Rich was and will forever far surpass any drummer of any style he was a Million TImes far advanced at what he did as to what any other drummer could do of any style. Pure magic that will never be duplicated ....LONG LIVE BUDDY RICH WORLDS GREATEST DRUMMER THEN NOW AND FOREVER.

Woodys drummer who taught was Ed Soph

What is meant by fifty-five?

Sounds plausible. But how could Buddy play that straight beat 6 years earlier and not do the same thing 6 years later th-cam.com/video/A1RQzS_uwtY/w-d-xo.html

So, from what I'm hearing, Buddy took a lesson from Morris. Thats cool.

Buddy eventually learned to play it though th-cam.com/video/cKscgA8BYP8/w-d-xo.html

I have one of the albums he's talking about. The drum sound and the playing was so totally un-Buddy that it's embarrassing to listen to. I fully believe that someone else was playing in the foreground along with Buddy playing well in the background. Later in his life Buddy got much better at rock and funk playing, but this '70's era disco trash was truly out of his comfort zone.

Buddy was puffed up man ,unlikable personality to stay with. A super fast drummer in his solo there is scarcity of musicality , but his technic was unique.

I'm not sure Speak No Evil sold And Buddy was playing rock way b4 1976

Lying sack 'o crap.

Buddy was bored . Simple a swing era guy gets bored.

Take your hat and glasses off you bullshiter!!

Man, I do not think Morris Jennings is bullshitting. Any great master would be open to learning a new style or way of playing. Notice that Mo is totally talking about getting Buddy to shift from a swing groove to a straight eight feel. That is exactly the kind of thing BR might want to have some discussion with a younger guy about. Now, if he was saying I taught Buddy to play a double paradiddle, you know that would be BS, but this story rings true and it should be a lesson to us all to be open to new sounds and grooves IMO.

I know some of you think this is bullshit, but I for one, believe it's true. In 1976, I was doing well as a jazz drummer. (not bragging, just a big fish in my small local pond) When I went on the road, disco was becoming big, and I suddenly had to start playing those things. I found it totally disorienting, and had a very rough time with it for a while. Later, it became so easy I could do it my sleep, of course, but it wouldn't surprise me to learn that Buddy, or any other jazz-oriented drummer had a temporary problem doing it.

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It's one thing to be a fan of the great Buddy Rich, but Buddy wasn't the best drummer in the world when it came to all different styles and feels. Morris Jennings knows what he is talking about. Don't diss him just because you are a Buddy Rich fan.

Moe only played on the one song “ Chic on the side “

This is not disparaging about Buddy, if you hear the song “ Chic on the side “ it’s terrible

Buddy did an ensemble song with Moe on the drums called ‘ Chic on the side “ but it’s terrible. It’s so bad I can here Moe playing this song. I’m glad Buddy does not take credit for this simple “ Disco Song “. Why would he ????

Jennings is talking NONSENSE he never even met Buddy Rich just trying to make himself sound bigger than what he's not he's lying Rich still is the Worlds No1. could do anything.

This is crap, i dont believe one word, ..l,m wondering if you tried to play like BR.

I don't believe a word of this.

I believe it as great as Buddy Rich was he was a big band drummer.Not the modern complementary drummer.Not saying that Buddy couldn't learn it but it's not easy to change something that you been doing since the big band era.But I would 've luv to see Buddy play drums behind rock groups of the time like Cream or the Jimi HendrIx...LOL

I met Buddy years ago (worked a jazz festival) & one thing is certain: if Buddy was in the mood to "play you" he would do it in a manner where you wouldn't even suspect he was. I think he could play anything -- understood everything -- and he played this professional drummer. Entertained his ego so to speak. It was one of the old school approaches. Play stupid...seriously. Keep it going as long as you can. Buddy did it on The Johnny Carson Show. Buddy didn't care for certain music (hated country) & he probably just wanted to take someone on an ego trip. Morris Jennings went along. Now Morris is good -- but this is Buddy Rich mentality here & I suspect Buddy liked Morris. What did Morris say at the end? "Eventually he (Buddy Rich) played rock and roll...real good." Gee, I wonder why Morris? Buddy was a sarcastic, obnoxious bastard but -- he usually knew what was going on better than everyone around him. Most great & talented drummers today with mountains of drums & cymbals still can't play with the finesse, speed, & cleanliness that Rich possessed on a small kit. I played jazz for years but when I had to play rock I found myself "unintentionally" throwing in rolls & fancy stuff & the rock musicians would grimace. Maybe they couldn't follow it, too intricate, too flashy. Or maybe they just preferred the steady hammer that was basically monotonous. Keith Moon & John Bonham threw in jazzy things, The Young Rascals' Dino Danelli did, Procol Harum's BJ Wilson even held his sticks in jazz fashion. Danny Seraphine of Chicago....well, Chicago wasn't a rock band. Buddy Rich once complimented Danny's performance. I would say Buddy's problem with rock drums was that Rich wanted to let loose. One rock drummer who was jazz-influenced & managed to navigate that territory was Mike Giles (the original King Crimson) -- check the original 1968 version of "21st Century Schizoid Man." More jazz on that track than rock & years before Neil Peart, Phil Collins & all the other prog drummers. Morris' interview was interesting -- I enjoyed it.

What a crock of nonsense.

Unawares, Buddy's old "One Trick Pony Roll" Albums were not selling. Soul Music carried the day in the new Superfly Era, where public demand was geared toward pocket rhythm patterns, married to beautiful melodic and harmonic content. My Man Morris was integral to the development of this Soul Music , that only comes from; The Soul. Love Always Brother. Your most grateful Student, Kenny Tams

I think this BS is related to the speak no evil record

I have no idea why Morris would say something so insanely stupid and disrespectful about a musician of the caliber of Buddy Rich. What a sad sack he must of been

I'm not calling this guy a liar but this story makes no sense. What is the name of this album where Buddy is playing disco? Of course Buddy could play disco or any other kind f music but he never just played what people wanted to hear or he would have started playing rock music instead of forming a big band. He never wanted to do what everyone else was doing and in fact thought that most pop music sucked and wouldn't be caught dead playing it.

I think this guy is a bullshitter!! I don't believe for a moment that with the ears & technical ability B.R. had, that he would have a hard time copying what another drummer played!!

Does anyone know what he means at 2:50 when he says " no 55 55 " ? Is that term used for a certain time keeping style on the hi hat...or ? If anyone could help me with that, I'd be very gald.

Saying 55 sounds like the jazz Ride Pattern

So exactly which Buddy Rich Band album did Morris Jennings play on? I'm skeptical.

I think Buddy could play anything I KNOW Buddy could play anything Even Indian raga music on the Tabla

R.I.P. Moe Jennings

love you moe morris Jennings the gadtor for ever as long live Teddy drummer 4 life peace moe

Morris is being kind. He knows those old blues guys had no clue what in the hell was going on. Marshall Chess Marshall Chess had no idea what he was doing, he just 'did' & hoped. And now he claims the blues is in his DNA? After Electric Mud? Open your eyes, interviewers!! He's nothing but the kid of Leonard who had no business being in the music business at all.

There is something to be said that sometimes it is harder to play or do something simple than it is to be more complex. Though it is kind of hard to believe that as gifted as Buddy was that he had a hard time playing basic rock beats. Most of the rock type stuff i've heard him play, he played the rhythm on the ride cymbal instead of the hi-hats. That made it more jazzy, which of course he liked better and was used to. He often used other drummers when there was a new chart or arrangement to work out. Amazing how he could hear some other drummer play a new chart as it was written and then step in and play it his way ( better ) and have it in memory forever.

Are you telling me that buddy had go and get lessons in how to play some straight grooves? The man remembered entire scores because he was not big on sight reading. If he had heard disco or funk ONCE, he would have sat down and just played it. This story seems to be utter nonsense.

The Funk Master! No BS!

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