What a terrific arrangement! Love how BR always 'drove' the band with his accents and fills betweeen the accents of the chart. And his left-hand roll near the end of his solo is flat-out amazing. Thanks for sharing this!
Ronnie Scott's was one of his favourite places. I witnessed Buddy and orchestra at Bristol Colston Hall UK every year from 1967 to and including 1974 , the late sixties i believe was his greatest years for speed and stamina. Never forget it.
How could anyone dislike this? Not his longest solo. Not his most psychotic solo. But his playing here, through the tune, as well as solo, is so smooth any mind-blowingly great to listen to........
What I love about Buddy's playing is that when the soloist is doing his thing Buddy lays back and just keeps time with the backbeat. But when it comes time to shine, BANG💥, he lets the audience have it!!!! Just a genius player and the greatest drummer that has ever lived, ever!!!
@@bigswingface5847 ... Sure I do, son. ...and I heard Buddy on multiple occasions ATTEMPT to play an effective, grooving one. No dice... He was no better at playing a 2+4 pocket than Peart was at swinging. No one can play everything.
@@1960taylor ....that's the same way I feel about Peart. Stiff as Al Capone's Corpse and "rushes all of his pre-planned fills. His solos are a bunch of unimaginative dribble facilitated by the enormous amount of things around him to bang on. I do agree with you though about one thing... Buddy can be real boring. But every once in awhile I'll hear a solo and which reminds me of how great he really was. I can't say that about Neil Peart... He sounds exactly the same every night because it's so over rehearsed and over thought out... There's no spontaneous whatsoever in his playing.
How do you do an unbelievable single stroke roll, take one hand away to begin hitting the cymbals, yet the roll continues uninterrupted? How is that possible? And why was Buddy the only one who could really do that? It just defies any sort of logic. It just can't be. .....Yet it is.....
It's a simple trick, which you can see at 3:29 and 3:44 for a long stretch. You play triplets using the bass drum as the first note and the left hand for the second and third: BLLBLLBLL. With this pattern you can use the right hand to play cymbals on the bass beat. But to do this well the left hand notes must be very crisp; in other words, you need to practice the double-stroke roll to get all the notes sounding even.
Buddy Rich used multiple left hand strokes, not only triplets. He also used left handed drags which created the illusion of many strokes. It will be many, many years before all talk will have ended about this rare genius!
@@bigswingface5847 I am right there with you and Bob Green when it comes to my favorite BR era. Never will I forget first hearing the Swingin New Big Band album. Life changing. Then could not wait until the next Pacific Jazz release.
You could always see drummers like Buddy and Gene Krupa behind their drums. So many of today's feature drummers are hidden behind a massive mountain of drums and cymbals. And they don't sound as good !! Give me the great jazz drummers, anytime.
Classic BR. The band is super tight, and Buddy's backing of the band and his solo demonstrate his masterful virtuosity. Whenever people claim that this or that drummer could match or surpass BR, they need to just watch this for 5 minutes. If we didn't have these videos, probably people wouldn't believe anyone could play drums like this. And keep in mind that Buddy memorized all the music in the band's book. In that sense he was a very old school musician, like the Romani traveling musicians in Europe. Every phrase, every section of each composition, no matter how complicated with time changes and mood shifts, he knew like he wrote it himself, and you can see that clearly in this video. He always played with his mind about 2 bars or more ahead of everyone else, which is what made him not just a great drummer but a great conductor. He played like a composer. "Greensleeves" is one of the best of all his charts, and it represents the new level of sophistication in big band jazz that BR's band explored for about 20 years. So great to see "Greensleeves" as a clear video. Thanks for posting this piece of jazz history - and hopefully of jazz future.
Many of todays modern drummers are very technical, almost machine like. They lack soul. They may be fast, but they are no where close to B's ability to swing a band with that loose, relentless drive he, and only he, had.
Man, in a world where there's so much trouble and problems in which all of these fine musicians were born, I take so much comfort from being able to sit, watch and be captivated by the excellent music they made for people then now and hopefully forever.
great clip of the master. He talked the talk but could back it up. Miss having guys like that around. Sad to see we lost Bucky Pizzarelli yesterday, another legend.
It just gives the solo that much more meaning! When you see how he drove the ensemble up to the start of his solo, and how he counted them back in during a flurry of single strokes all while maintaining perfect time and then giving it a powerful ending. Thanks so much for posting this entire video!
+C1Njz6 You describe it perfectly. At the beginning of the piece the audience doesn't know they are getting on a fast train, and when it's over they are in a completely different place.
+shvetes Glad you are appreciating this. Of all the BR videos out there from the late 60s / early 70s I think this is up there as one of the very best.
I got to see buddy in early 70 s just amazing. The strange thing for me as a drummer. I liked when he put lots of stops crosssticks hi hat touch just his in front of the beat feel. Of course he had the famous jackhammer left hand but I just like loved the snap of his sort of old school jazz swing even when he was playing more contemporary songs. Bird land, nor wood come to mind. I've watched every video I can find but I just saw the west side story black and white one with his first band. He definitely surrounded himself with great musicians if he could. I think as it got harder and harder financially to haul a big band all over he gave younger "cheaper" players a shot. He gave them absolute hell to try to play to his standards but it definitely made them better players. I have lots of drummers that amaze me but ask any drummer of any genre that are more than 40 years old who was greatest ever and there's just no question who it is. His personality was bigger than life as well. An Icon for sure.
Cloudview, something I never thought of....what's really amazing about this show is that Buddy actually did two great drum solos when he completed the show with Channel One Suite with a much longer solo. I can't recall any drummer even the best drummers doing that, aside from a few bars here and there (trading 4s). Buddy truly was one of a kind!
Rick Stepton on lead AND solo trombone. You can see how much Buddy loved the guy.. of course he moved him up to the lead chair but made him take most of the solos too. No pressure on Rick at all…… ;o)
Buddy is the only drummer for me that can bring me almost to tears. Not because I'll never be able to play like him, but because I can truly appreciate his talent and his artistry. The way he plays with the band bringing so much to the music without taking away from it is just beautiful. Enough has been said about his soloing abilities, but I'll say it again, his solos are the benchmark for both technique and musicality.
I love your comments! The first sentence reminds me of what Johnny Carson said, quoted on the liner notes on the Swingin' New Big Band album: "In the spring of 1966 the band opened at The Chez in L.A. At least a dozen of the top studio drummers were present. As Buddy finished the unbelievably intricate arrangement of West Side Story I looked around during the standing ovation, and several of the musicians in the audience were crying. It was not mawkish, but genuine emotion for a drummer who is as close to perfection as possible."
buddy sometimes made me cry because of his flawless technique and vinnie just makes me laugh because of his ridiculous command of rhythmic invention. mere mortals cannot even begin to touch the talent of genius
This Buddy's solo is one of the best I've heard over the years, and I've been listened to it repeatedly, since it was the only thing from this concert. Now, you've uploaded the whole track and I don't believe it. Like I have the whole concert. I was stunned, and I still am, by the sound of the drums and band here, that golden glow of the picture...and overall, it's an immense pleasure to watch. Well, it's obvious that the whole performance was filmed, because, you can find here on TH-cam 'channel one' and 'mercy, mercy' from the same gig, although in a very bad condition. Do you have the whole thing maybe?
+Vladimir Ocokoljić No very sorry but I do not have the whole concert in this excellent condition - only this one song. I am not sure if the master tape was lost or destroyed?? Glad you enjoy this song though. I agree it ranks high as one of the very best videos of BR.
@@cloudview747 Buddy was far bigger than the Beatles for me. When he was on any TV show, it was a must see, couldn't miss it. I wish I could have been there at any of his concerts, he was an inspiration.
@@umajunkcollector For me The Beatles were huge, but in a very different way. The Beatles were an almost miraculous collective, greater than the sum of its individual parts as they say (just my opinion). Buddy on the other hand was an individual "part" who was jaw-dropping, off-the-charts incredible in and of himself. He definitely was a major inspiration for untold numbers of musicians, and you are right that it was incredible seeing him live.
Didn't know Rick was in Buddy's late 70s band. Man what pressure no wonder he was so good on Mahavishnu. I bet he was on the recieving end of some proper shouting from Buddy.
I have noticed the "in thing " now on some drum channels is to de value Buddy and his music these guys talk about "true jazz" and "fusion" drummers Buddy is "old hat" well I say this to these jazz rock fusion boys, take them all to Ronnie Scots and FRONT the band feature themselves as much as Buddy did, (not hiding behind the curtain or bass player ) right up in the chair, video the gig and let us take a look.
Interesting. I didn't know about a trend to devalue Buddy as old hat. How ridiculous. Like you say, let's see these other drummers get up there and do like Buddy did. Not going to happen! I'm not saying other drummers are bad, but I don't know of any drummer who could propel a jazz band like we see Buddy doing on this video.
+erzug Audience is transported, as usual. Buddy was the master of that transition, always so exciting to hear, truly a highlight of his performance style.
Using the traditional grip this angle makes it easier to hit rimshots with both hands. Generally everything is easier. I agree with Kal El that with matched grip a flat position of the snare would be better.
SAXES(l-r): Pat LaBarbera, Richie Cole, Quin Davis, Don Englert, Joe Calo(b) TPTs(l-r): George Zonce, Mike Price(L), Ken Faulk, John Deflon BONEs(l-r): Malcolm Griffiths, Rick Stepton, Don Switzer(b) P: Joe Azarello B: Rick Laird Buddy Rich Nov.1969 UK TOUR (Ronnie Scotts, Palladium, “Talk of Town”, etc)
Mind bending jazz from another dimension. I think this is now my favorite rendition of Greensleeves. Well, the traditional one IS very pretty, but, this is all virtuoso level musicianship, here, an interesting jazz interpretation, and it really rips. Just my opinion, of course. Rich is the icing on the cake.
Buddy’s music was about his playing, and great charts played perfectly. I always find it interesting to compare his band with Maynard’s. Both were virtuoso players; Buddy’s bands were tighter; Maynard had better soloists and a better balance between soloists and charts; Maynard interacted with the audience. Of course each big band had its own sound and style-Kenton, Basie, Woody, Toshiko. Each great in its own way.
Lets face it, this man was the master of all masters. There are phenomenal drummers out there today. Many have there own fingerprint and there own sound, and many do things that is considered impossible. But everyone of them learned and studied Buddy, no matter which drummer it is. Because the sheer technique, power,speed,intensity, musicality, perfection,and wrists of a master are all in this one incredible musician. As much as I love Buddy with his big bands, the smaller groups that he played with were some of the most incredible work that i've seen of him. Dizzy used to say, when you play with Buddy you better bring 110 % to the table, because he will not accept anything else.
Hi Cloudview. Excellent chart. Can you please tell me what your favorite Buddy album is? Most all of them are so good that it's hard for me to choose just one!
Me too. Impossible to choose just one. There are just too many fabulous, indispensable songs spread out over so so many albums. About the best I can do is say I have a special fondness for Blues Caravan and Swingin New Big Band, because they were the FIRST albums I ever heard, and therefore the ones that hooked me on Buddy for life.
what a beatiful sound , beautiful melody he's able to pull out from the instrument... It seems to me Buddy is the only drummer in the jazz history who played better and better as the years went by ... he plays better in the last decade of his life than in the fifties ot the seventies ... smooth sound, great class and stunning elegance ... he has everything a jazz drummer needs to have
Great drum solo...relaxed... syncopated...aggressive...clean...flowing...articulated and ambidextrous. Oh and totally original. Get to work all you copycats!
Would like to see today’s name drummers play a 4 piece kit ( I don’t count the second towel floor tom ). They all hide behind the big kits, because most can’t play exciting solos on a 4 piece kit.
I never saw him play the rear tom live and the only videos I've seen on this site have been the Caravan solo with Harry James (match grip) and his drum battle with Gene Krupa on the Sammy Davis Show back in '66.
Wow.. how on Earth when they're comparing the best drummers in the world that they would not put Buddy Rich first . He obviously was the best drummer that ever lived nobody had to awareness to comprehend that shame on them
Secondly to say that John Bonham was the best ever that ever lived I love John Bonham and I think he's one of the best ever but the best that ever lived no Buddy Rich was
IS THAT BRUCE PAULSON ON BONE? WELL IF NOT WHOEVER HE IS HES UTTERLY AMAZING..EVEN BUDDY DIGS WHAT HES DOING HERE JUST LOOK AT BR SMILE EVEN BR WAS LIKE DAMN DUDE..!
unbelievable I actually own the negatives to this particular evening at Ronnie Scotts as it was photographed by my late uncle Freddy Warren and looking on the walls in the back ground are some of his other photographs
RICHIE COLE: I GUESS WE WERE ALL MESMERIZED WITH HIS HIP LOOKS AT THE TIME, INSTEAD OF HIS QUALITY OF PLAYING. YEARS LATER; WITH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC I REALIZED HE WAS FEATURED OVER OTHER ALTO PLAYERS ON THE BAND TO ATTRACT THE YOUNGER CROWD. JOE ROMANO, JIMMY MOSHIER TO NAME A FEW.
MIKE ROMANO you were so lucky to have played in Buddy's band Mike. Did you ever play Ruth with the band? That is a hell of a chart!!! I've tried A zillion times to copy Buddy's drumming on Ruth and I still can't get it right
I know, I noticed that too. Or maybe he was thinking "Well, what do you think people? I thought it was great. Satisfied? Meet your exceptions? I should hope so."
If you want to get a better look at the sticking involved at 4:24, did you know you can click on the settings icon (gear wheel icon), then click on Playback Speed, then click on .75 or .50 ?
This is from the Doug Meriwether BR discography: Mike Price, Sal Marquez, Darryl Eaton, Richie Cooper (tp) Rick Stepton, Malcolm Griffith (tb) Don Switzer (b-tb) Richie Cole, Quin Davis (as/fl), Pat LaBarbera (ts/ss/fl), Don Englert (ts/fl), Joe Calo (bar) Dave Lahm (p), Rick Laird (b/f-b)
Incredible performance. Kudos to the camera men and tech/sound people on this. One of the best ever live "catches" of Buddy and the band. Also notice Buddy smiling at about 1:22 during Rick Stepton's solo. Stepton was one of Buddy's favorite sidemen.
what a beatiful sound , beautiful melody he's able to pull out from the instrument... It seems to me Buddy is the only drummer in the jazz history who played better and better as the years went by ... he plays better in the last decade of his life than in the fifties ot the seventies ... smooth sound, great class and stunning elegance ... he has everything a jazz drummer needs to have
I was at this concert i was 11 years old and only got special permission to go into Ronnies through Kenny Clare having a word with Ronnie .
!!!!
Wow!
You lucky bloat 🤓🥁👍🏼
That’s awesome
Kenny Clare was my favourite British drummer..great player and underrated
RIP buddy greatest drummer ever
👍
What a terrific arrangement! Love how BR always 'drove' the band with his accents and fills betweeen the accents of the chart. And his left-hand roll near the end of his solo is flat-out amazing. Thanks for sharing this!
My pleasure.
Ronnie Scott's was one of his favourite places. I witnessed Buddy and orchestra at Bristol Colston Hall UK every year from 1967 to and including 1974 , the late sixties i believe was his greatest years for speed and stamina. Never forget it.
This is one of those performances that puts Buddy in a class by himself.
Definitely one of my favorite BR videos.
Facts
The greatest thing I have heard in that time signature. BR every phrase and accent memorised. wow.
Wow is right! This is a very special video.
How could anyone dislike this? Not his longest solo. Not his most psychotic solo. But his playing here, through the tune, as well as solo, is so smooth any mind-blowingly great to listen to........
I agree completely. This is a real gem in Buddy's video legacy.
What I love about Buddy's playing is that when the soloist is doing his thing Buddy lays back and just keeps time with the backbeat. But when it comes time to shine, BANG💥, he lets the audience have it!!!! Just a genius player and the greatest drummer that has ever lived, ever!!!
I have NEVER EVER heard BR Lay Back...
Backbest or otherwise...
EVER.
You must have no idea in hell what a backbeat actually is.
@@bigswingface5847 ...
Sure I do, son.
...and I heard Buddy on multiple occasions ATTEMPT to play an effective, grooving one.
No dice...
He was no better at playing a 2+4 pocket than Peart was at swinging.
No one can play everything.
@@FramrodLiggins you're right....and personally I'd rather listen to Peart. Buddy gets boring as hell after awhile.
@@1960taylor ....that's the same way I feel about Peart.
Stiff as Al Capone's Corpse and "rushes all of his pre-planned fills.
His solos are a bunch of unimaginative dribble facilitated by the enormous amount of things around him to bang on.
I do agree with you though about one thing... Buddy can be real boring.
But every once in awhile I'll hear a solo and which reminds me of how great he really was.
I can't say that about Neil Peart... He sounds exactly the same every night because it's so over rehearsed and over thought out... There's no spontaneous whatsoever in his playing.
How do you do an unbelievable single stroke roll, take one hand away to begin hitting the cymbals, yet the roll continues uninterrupted? How is that possible? And why was Buddy the only one who could really do that? It just defies any sort of logic. It just can't be. .....Yet it is.....
He was The Drum Wonder.
When I first heard him on the "Swingin' New Big Band" album perform the solo in West Side Story, I would have sworn he had four arms.
It's a simple trick, which you can see at 3:29 and 3:44 for a long stretch. You play triplets using the bass drum as the first note and the left hand for the second and third: BLLBLLBLL. With this pattern you can use the right hand to play cymbals on the bass beat. But to do this well the left hand notes must be very crisp; in other words, you need to practice the double-stroke roll to get all the notes sounding even.
Buddy Rich used multiple left hand strokes, not only triplets. He also used left handed drags which created the illusion of many strokes. It will be many, many years before all talk will have ended about this rare genius!
I've been asking the very same question for years. How? And how come only he can do it?
This is my favorite era of Buddy......smokin' hot band and he's at the absolute top of his game.....thanks for sharing!
My pleasure.
Mine, as well. 1966 till about 1971'ish was my favorite BR era. The records on Pacific Jazz are magnificent.
@@bigswingface5847 I am right there with you and Bob Green when it comes to my favorite BR era. Never will I forget first hearing the Swingin New Big Band album. Life changing. Then could not wait until the next Pacific Jazz release.
Buddy could out play any drummer with one hand tied behind his back.
He actually did that, played one handed for MONTHS when he broke his arm.
You could always see drummers like Buddy and Gene Krupa behind their drums.
So many of today's feature drummers are hidden behind a massive mountain of drums and cymbals.
And they don't sound as good !!
Give me the great jazz drummers, anytime.
Then what about the second generation of drummers like Erskine, Cobham, Smith, etc. who do play larger kits?
That's cause they sit too high and end up up with bad posture and back problems! Lol. Gene sat lower later and had great posture at the drums.
BassmanII
Never been a fan,..but really like Carl Palmer...top class.
Dick Culley explains why you should sit above parallel-it gives your legs more power and less problems with gravity.
The way Buddy closes out his solo from the 4:18 mark still gives me goosebumps.
Me too!
great observation. Love drummers but know bugger-all about the technical side of it. This guy was IMMENSE !! ✌️🇬🇧👍...
Classic BR. The band is super tight, and Buddy's backing of the band and his solo demonstrate his masterful virtuosity. Whenever people claim that this or that drummer could match or surpass BR, they need to just watch this for 5 minutes. If we didn't have these videos, probably people wouldn't believe anyone could play drums like this. And keep in mind that Buddy memorized all the music in the band's book. In that sense he was a very old school musician, like the Romani traveling musicians in Europe. Every phrase, every section of each composition, no matter how complicated with time changes and mood shifts, he knew like he wrote it himself, and you can see that clearly in this video. He always played with his mind about 2 bars or more ahead of everyone else, which is what made him not just a great drummer but a great conductor. He played like a composer. "Greensleeves" is one of the best of all his charts, and it represents the new level of sophistication in big band jazz that BR's band explored for about 20 years. So great to see "Greensleeves" as a clear video. Thanks for posting this piece of jazz history - and hopefully of jazz future.
Many of todays modern drummers are very technical, almost machine like. They lack soul. They may be fast, but they are no where close to B's ability to swing a band with that loose, relentless drive he, and only he, had.
Ditto!!!
Buddy was speed, technique, and musicality all in one.
@george nolte His adrenal rush was to the max, and pumped up our adrenal glands too. Buddy prooves that there is a GOD!
@@erzug PERFECTION, as good as it gets!
Another great Don Piestrup chart!
''When it came to speed, technique,power,that, was Buddy Rich."
No argument here!
Nothing compares to Buddy's technique .Nothing. Period.
Tony Williams - even more impressive technique to me, but Buddy is a close 2nd.
Man,
in a world where there's so much trouble and problems in which all of these fine musicians were born, I take so much comfort from being able to sit, watch and be captivated by the excellent music they made for people then now and hopefully forever.
😊
great clip of the master. He talked the talk but could back it up. Miss having guys like that around. Sad to see we lost Bucky Pizzarelli yesterday, another legend.
It just gives the solo that much more meaning! When you see how he drove the ensemble up to the start of his solo, and how he counted them back in during a flurry of single strokes all while maintaining perfect time and then giving it a powerful ending. Thanks so much for posting this entire video!
+C1Njz6 Glad to be able to do it!
+C1Njz6 You describe it perfectly. At the beginning of the piece the audience doesn't know they are getting on a fast train, and when it's over they are in a completely different place.
Trek Ryder hahaha space mountain right at disney world .. you try to adjust to the mivement and the thing is theowing you the other way 🤣👍🏽
Thank you so much for this clip!! I've been wanting to see the complete tune from this concert for YEARS!!Thank you again!!!
+shvetes Glad you are appreciating this. Of all the BR videos out there from the late 60s / early 70s I think this is up there as one of the very best.
+shvetes
Me Too Shv!!
Great bone solo by Rick Stepton.
I got to see buddy in early 70 s just amazing. The strange thing for me as a drummer. I liked when he put lots of stops crosssticks hi hat touch just his in front of the beat feel. Of course he had the famous jackhammer left hand but I just like loved the snap of his sort of old school jazz swing even when he was playing more contemporary songs. Bird land, nor wood come to mind. I've watched every video I can find but I just saw the west side story black and white one with his first band. He definitely surrounded himself with great musicians if he could. I think as it got harder and harder financially to haul a big band all over he gave younger "cheaper" players a shot. He gave them absolute hell to try to play to his standards but it definitely made them better players.
I have lots of drummers that amaze me but ask any drummer of any genre that are more than 40 years old who was greatest ever and there's just no question who it is. His personality was bigger than life as well. An Icon for sure.
You know where I stand. For me Buddy always has, and probably always will be, the greatest ever. Happy 100th birthday to Buddy this coming September!
Cloudview, something I never thought of....what's really amazing about this show is that Buddy actually did two great drum solos when he completed the show with Channel One Suite with a much longer solo. I can't recall any drummer even the best drummers doing that, aside from a few bars here and there (trading 4s). Buddy truly was one of a kind!
No doubt. The man was absolutely a Force of Nature!!
Don Piestrup. A god-damn master! Respect the arranger!!!!
No doubt!
Indeed!
Rick Stepton on lead AND solo trombone. You can see how much Buddy loved the guy.. of course he moved him up to the lead chair but made him take most of the solos too. No pressure on Rick at all…… ;o)
Buddy is the only drummer for me that can bring me almost to tears. Not because I'll never be able to play like him, but because I can truly appreciate his talent and his artistry. The way he plays with the band bringing so much to the music without taking away from it is just beautiful. Enough has been said about his soloing abilities, but I'll say it again, his solos are the benchmark for both technique and musicality.
I love your comments! The first sentence reminds me of what Johnny Carson said, quoted on the liner notes on the Swingin' New Big Band album: "In the spring of 1966 the band opened at The Chez in L.A. At least a dozen of the top studio drummers were present. As Buddy finished the unbelievably intricate arrangement of West Side Story I looked around during the standing ovation, and several of the musicians in the audience were crying. It was not mawkish, but genuine emotion for a drummer who is as close to perfection as possible."
buddy sometimes made me cry because of his flawless technique and vinnie just makes me laugh because of his ridiculous command of rhythmic invention. mere mortals cannot even begin to touch the talent of genius
I just love the 4x14"
w/stick chopper hoops!
But then again Buddy can
make a fedex box sound great!
wasn't that a beautiful slinger land kit all together! and the 4 inch with the parallel lugs...gorgeous
This Buddy's solo is one of the best I've heard over the years, and I've been listened to it repeatedly, since it was the only thing from this concert. Now, you've uploaded the whole track and I don't believe it. Like I have the whole concert.
I was stunned, and I still am, by the sound of the drums and band here, that golden glow of the picture...and overall, it's an immense pleasure to watch.
Well, it's obvious that the whole performance was filmed, because, you can find here on TH-cam 'channel one' and 'mercy, mercy' from the same gig, although in a very bad condition. Do you have the whole thing maybe?
+Vladimir Ocokoljić No very sorry but I do not have the whole concert in this excellent condition - only this one song. I am not sure if the master tape was lost or destroyed?? Glad you enjoy this song though. I agree it ranks high as one of the very best videos of BR.
@@cloudview747 Buddy was far bigger than the Beatles for me. When he was on any TV show, it was a must see, couldn't miss it. I wish I could have been there at any of his concerts, he was an inspiration.
@@umajunkcollector For me The Beatles were huge, but in a very different way. The Beatles were an almost miraculous collective, greater than the sum of its individual parts as they say (just my opinion). Buddy on the other hand was an individual "part" who was jaw-dropping, off-the-charts incredible in and of himself. He definitely was a major inspiration for untold numbers of musicians, and you are right that it was incredible seeing him live.
Sick, just sick in the best possible way. Thanks!
YOU TOOK THE EXACT WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH I JUST SAID TO MY GIRLFRIEND.
Always get vicarious carpal tunnel and calluses watching Buddy 😉
😱 🤔 😊
NOBODY did it nor does it better than Dr. Buddy Rich !
RIP Rick Laird. You were a spectacular bassist and showed great skill. 😭
Didn't know Rick was in Buddy's late 70s band. Man what pressure no wonder he was so good on Mahavishnu. I bet he was on the recieving end of some proper shouting from Buddy.
60's
Buddy makes it look so easy!
Sign of a true master.
Tragic that this whole concert is not available in this quality!
I know! Reportedly the master of the whole concert was destroyed.
I have noticed the "in thing " now on some drum channels is to de value Buddy and his music these guys talk about "true jazz" and "fusion" drummers Buddy is "old hat" well I say this to these jazz rock fusion boys, take them all to Ronnie Scots and FRONT the band feature themselves as much as Buddy did, (not hiding behind the curtain or bass player ) right up in the chair, video the gig and let us take a look.
Interesting. I didn't know about a trend to devalue Buddy as old hat. How ridiculous. Like you say, let's see these other drummers get up there and do like Buddy did. Not going to happen! I'm not saying other drummers are bad, but I don't know of any drummer who could propel a jazz band like we see Buddy doing on this video.
I think that was a young Richie Cole on the alto saxophone solo
Even King Henry himself stirred and smiled when he heard this rendition, RIP Buddy till the next solo for us all in Gloryland...
:-)
Buddy going nuts in 6/8..
I love this video too. Classic stuff and in high quality.
The best drummer the band is great too!
My Number One Big Band Drummer of All Time
Me too!
Why does Buddy tilt his snare away from him? Is it to execute better rim shots?
To accommodate for the angle of the stick coming down when playing traditional grip with the left hand instead of matched grip.
That snare drum roll at the end of the song.smooth powerfull creative precise and for oh so long
I know! Definitely one of my favorite Buddy Rich moments. Classic stuff.
As was the norm, a seamless transition from solo back to full band mode.
+erzug Audience is transported, as usual. Buddy was the master of that transition, always so exciting to hear, truly a highlight of his performance style.
Placement of the snare drum- high and leaning away. Crazy.
It's how mine is.
Using the traditional grip this angle makes it easier to hit rimshots with both hands. Generally everything is easier. I agree with Kal El that with matched grip a flat position of the snare would be better.
SAXES(l-r): Pat LaBarbera, Richie Cole, Quin Davis, Don Englert, Joe Calo(b)
TPTs(l-r): George Zonce, Mike Price(L), Ken Faulk, John Deflon
BONEs(l-r): Malcolm Griffiths, Rick Stepton, Don Switzer(b)
P: Joe Azarello B: Rick Laird
Buddy Rich Nov.1969 UK TOUR (Ronnie Scotts, Palladium, “Talk of Town”, etc)
Well the brass is spot on and it actually sounds like WSS, unfortunately the drums didn’t Mach up to mr Rich
Mind bending jazz from another dimension. I think this is now my favorite rendition of Greensleeves. Well, the traditional one IS very pretty, but, this is all virtuoso level musicianship, here, an interesting jazz interpretation, and it really rips. Just my opinion, of course. Rich is the icing on the cake.
I couldn't agree more!
Buddy’s music was about his playing, and great charts played perfectly. I always find it interesting to compare his band with Maynard’s.
Both were virtuoso players; Buddy’s bands were tighter; Maynard had better soloists and a better balance between soloists and charts; Maynard interacted with the audience. Of course each big band had its own sound and style-Kenton, Basie, Woody, Toshiko. Each great in its own way.
Lets face it, this man was the master of all masters. There are phenomenal drummers out there today. Many have there own fingerprint and there own sound, and many do things that is considered impossible. But everyone of them learned and studied Buddy, no matter which drummer it is. Because the sheer technique, power,speed,intensity, musicality, perfection,and wrists of a master are all in this one incredible musician. As much as I love Buddy with his big bands, the smaller groups that he played with were some of the most incredible work that i've seen of him. Dizzy used to say, when you play with Buddy you better bring 110 % to the table, because he will not accept anything else.
I love your Comment! Thank you.
@@cloudview747 And thank you.
This simply proves it about Buddy.....he's from the planet Drumdiddle sent by aliens who's drumming skills were banned for "not being good enuff".....
!!!!
His technique is unequaled, as is his speed. But this guy flies through 4 over 3 and 3 over 4 effortlessly, and does it in so many of his charts.
Stepton sounds great!
RIP Richie Cole
The guy's amazing! He plays in a 'suit' and doesn't break a sweat! OK maybe a little on the brow.
The guy really was amazing.
Amazing solo.....unbelievably neat.
Boring. Drum solos are unnecessary. Same goes for Guitar solos.
The greatest EGO trip ever...but musically entertaining
Hi Cloudview. Excellent chart. Can you please tell me what your favorite Buddy album is?
Most all of them are so good that it's hard for me to choose just one!
Me too. Impossible to choose just one. There are just too many fabulous, indispensable songs spread out over so so many albums. About the best I can do is say I have a special fondness for Blues Caravan and Swingin New Big Band, because they were the FIRST albums I ever heard, and therefore the ones that hooked me on Buddy for life.
Sounds like a christmas tune .."oh little town of bethlehem" ...
Holyshit that guy is a God
Great playing!
The way Buddy looked at the Band,especially the trombone soloist, I think he thought they were " cookin' ".
I think you're right.
Rick Stepton, one of B's all time favorite trombonists.
what a beatiful sound ,
beautiful melody he's able to pull out from the instrument... It seems
to me Buddy is the only drummer in the jazz history who played better
and better as the years went by ... he plays better in the last
decade of his life than in the fifties ot the seventies ... smooth
sound, great class and stunning elegance ... he has everything a jazz
drummer needs to have
:-)
Great drum solo...relaxed... syncopated...aggressive...clean...flowing...articulated and ambidextrous. Oh and totally original. Get to work all you copycats!
But work as they may... 🤷♀️
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When Buddy appeared on National Television, the noise of other drummers breaking their sticks must have been frightening!
😂
New chart title: "Badass Green Mutha F'n Sleeves!!"
Would like to see today’s name drummers play a 4 piece kit ( I don’t count the second towel floor tom ).
They all hide behind the big kits, because most can’t play exciting solos on a 4 piece kit.
Hey, most can't even play exciting solos on their huge kits!
Some of these kits with all the drums and cymbals, the drummer gets lost behind them all.
I never saw him play the rear tom live and the only videos I've seen on this site have been the Caravan solo with Harry James (match grip) and his drum battle with Gene Krupa on the Sammy Davis Show back in '66.
No. @@riffjetsit
Wow.. how on Earth when they're comparing the best drummers in the world that they would not put Buddy Rich first . He obviously was the best drummer that ever lived nobody had to awareness to comprehend that shame on them
Secondly to say that John Bonham was the best ever that ever lived I love John Bonham and I think he's one of the best ever but the best that ever lived no Buddy Rich was
IS THAT BRUCE PAULSON ON BONE? WELL IF NOT WHOEVER HE IS HES UTTERLY AMAZING..EVEN BUDDY DIGS WHAT HES DOING HERE JUST LOOK AT BR SMILE EVEN BR WAS LIKE DAMN DUDE..!
Rick Stepton.
Buddy always said he plays the drums not beat them.
This is amazing
Yep.
SUPER HI DEF 3:00
unbelievable I actually own the negatives to this particular evening at Ronnie Scotts as it was photographed by my late uncle Freddy Warren and looking on the walls in the back ground are some of his other photographs
I love it!! Wonderful.
Challenging chart, 3/4 or 6/8 with a lot of intricate patterns.
Richie Cole and Pat Labarbera in the band at the same time.
I love this performance at Ronnie’s Club. Buddy is really excellent and magical here!!👏👏
😊
RICHIE COLE: I GUESS WE WERE ALL MESMERIZED WITH HIS HIP LOOKS AT THE TIME, INSTEAD OF HIS QUALITY OF PLAYING. YEARS LATER; WITH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC I REALIZED HE WAS FEATURED OVER OTHER ALTO PLAYERS ON THE BAND TO ATTRACT THE YOUNGER CROWD. JOE ROMANO, JIMMY MOSHIER TO NAME A FEW.
MIKE ROMANO you were so lucky to have played in Buddy's band Mike. Did you ever play Ruth with the band? That is a hell of a chart!!! I've tried A zillion times to copy Buddy's drumming on Ruth and I still can't get it right
Love his face at the end..As if to say "Well that was fun!".
I know, I noticed that too. Or maybe he was thinking "Well, what do you think people? I thought it was great. Satisfied? Meet your exceptions? I should hope so."
"Why aren't any of you standing while applauding?"
Wondering how many drummers today could come close to playing that chart?
I think none would play it with the musical finesse and perfection Buddy had.
I shook Buddy's hand about four times. It was very soft.
Ditto
There was only one true drum genius and you’re watching him!
Agreed!
it still looks good after all these years..
4:24 is he doing that roll with only one hand??
If you want to get a better look at the sticking involved at 4:24, did you know you can click on the settings icon (gear wheel icon), then click on Playback Speed, then click on .75 or .50 ?
Bass Players name , Anyone?
Rick Laird.
@@cloudview747 thanks!!
👍@@FenderBassDave
My Favorite Drum Solo Hands Down!
Always been a favorite of mine too!
Cloudview,
I wonder if you would be kind enough to list the names of all the band?
(minus the leader of course!!)
Thanks.
This is from the Doug Meriwether BR discography:
Mike Price, Sal Marquez, Darryl Eaton, Richie Cooper (tp)
Rick Stepton, Malcolm Griffith (tb) Don Switzer (b-tb)
Richie Cole, Quin Davis (as/fl), Pat LaBarbera (ts/ss/fl),
Don Englert (ts/fl), Joe Calo (bar)
Dave Lahm (p), Rick Laird (b/f-b)
@@cloudview747 Thanks for granting my request,
it's much appreciated.
Was that a FIBES snare..?
Rick Laird bass (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
Yes!
floored. awesome. :-)
I hear you. He is a "pretty good" drummer! :-)
Not the Xmas song.
Never gets old !!
😊
I say buddy rich is a drummer and the rest of us are not 🎼
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Bluddy hell!!!!!!
If you're looking for a weakness there isn't any
Total mastery for sure!!
Incredible performance. Kudos to the camera men and tech/sound people on this. One of the best ever live "catches" of Buddy and the band. Also notice Buddy smiling at about 1:22 during Rick Stepton's solo. Stepton was one of Buddy's favorite sidemen.
Yeah 4:04 left hand
what a beatiful sound ,
beautiful melody he's able to pull out from the instrument... It seems
to me Buddy is the only drummer in the jazz history who played better
and better as the years went by ... he plays better in the last
decade of his life than in the fifties ot the seventies ... smooth
sound, great class and stunning elegance ... he has everything a jazz
drummer needs to have
Un-freaking-belevable. Total and complete mastery musical and technique. There will NEVER be another like him.
Great !