Yes he was. However, all you can hear is the brushes on this upload. The live recordings back in those days were lacking so badly that his brushes sound like 'noise' and you can't hear any other sounds of his drum setup. I also painfully heard that the instruments were very out of tune. But, that's what happened back in those days. You, as an instrumentalist, come in way ahead of on air time. You do a quick tune of your instrument and a sound check (if you were DAMNED lucky) then your instrument sat there waiting for your time to play. As it sits there and acclimatizes to the temperatures and conditions of the room, it falls out of tune. You can't retune because it is old fashioned live radio or TV. And so these poor guys sounded like crap, compared to today's standards. Believe me The musicians knew their instruments would sound like shit but they had no say in those days.
The best jazz singer, Sarah Vaughan!
Yep!
Love this
so many memories
A shame the snare drum wasn't miked better, the brushes from Buddy Rich hardly come through as more than a crackle.
@cadrino20978 Oh! you can hear sometimes the brushes:)
didnt hear any drums, was buddy really there?
Yes he was. However, all you can hear is the brushes on this upload. The live recordings back in those days were lacking so badly that his brushes sound like 'noise' and you can't hear any other sounds of his drum setup. I also painfully heard that the instruments were very out of tune. But, that's what happened back in those days. You, as an instrumentalist, come in way ahead of on air time. You do a quick tune of your instrument and a sound check (if you were DAMNED lucky) then your instrument sat there waiting for your time to play. As it sits there and acclimatizes to the temperatures and conditions of the room, it falls out of tune. You can't retune because it is old fashioned live radio or TV. And so these poor guys sounded like crap, compared to today's standards. Believe me The musicians knew their instruments would sound like shit but they had no say in those days.
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You either need new speakers or new listeners.
Her recording from July 18, 1946 is much better.