Paolo Nonnis had a couple of cd's one in '91 and one in '92 that featured alot of alumni from the Buddy Rich Big Band including Steve Marcus. I don't know if this concert was before those cd's or not. Paolo was a very good drummer in his own right. Don't know if he took over Buddy's band after his passing to honor commitments or what. Buddy's band would be really hard to do a ghost band unlike several of the other big bands, because there will be only one Buddy Rich.
Man Paolo can really play. I just think that drum set sounded too tight for big band music. This is just my humble opinion and has nothing to do with his fabulous play.
Paolo Nonnis had a couple of cd's one in '91 and one in '92 that featured alot of alumni from the Buddy Rich Big Band including Steve Marcus. I don't know if this concert was before those cd's or not. Paolo was a very good drummer in his own right. Don't know if he took over Buddy's band after his passing to honor commitments or what. Buddy's band would be really hard to do a ghost band unlike several of the other big bands, because there will be only one Buddy Rich.
Man Paolo can really play. I just think that drum set sounded too tight for big band music. This is just my humble opinion and has nothing to do with his fabulous play.