Legend till the very end, Drummer Buddy Rich died after surgery in 1987. As he was being prepped for surgery, a nurse asked him, “Is there anything you can't take?” Rich replied, “Yeah, country music.”
Never read music , he let another drummer play it once and that was it. Photographic memory , perfect perfect playing every time his whole life. Superhuman , I miss Buddy
WOW! Buddy Rich is " ON FIRE! " He Really KICKS THE BAND! In fact the WHOLE BAND! MEET HIS " PERFECTION LEVEL! He plays from a " Whisper to A ROAR! And always with IMPECCABLE TASTE! So glad i was lucky enough to witness HIS GENIUS A FEW TIMES! Paul Budd Brightlingsea Essex England UK
I saw Buddy in 86 at the Monroeville Howard Johnson... I guess same tour. I even got to help “roadie” by helping pack up his kit for the bus that night. His driver noticed us teens kept checking out his set between sets and asked us if we wanted to help afterwards... we were like “ hell ya we do!!” Great memories
I was a virtual Buddy Rich fan. The first piece is a piece I know that was arranged for this most iconic of jazz bands with the world's greatest jazz drummer leading it. An arrangement of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess"--a medley, almost reminding you of the iconic "West Side Story Medley" arrangement for that same band..............
Watching this and at this moment there are 50 stupid ignorant asses who put thumbs down. The great Buddy Rich. Imagine how much better he might have been if he actually practiced.
Given to him from the owner of the Eames Drum Company, who first showed Buddy the snare and then after playing on it asked him “do you have the full set”? The owner said I will make one for you…the rest is history. I first saw this set at OCC (Orange Coast College) in 1983 but because the bass drum head didn’t have a name on it, I couldn’t figure out what it was. Fantastic sound and when I saw it at Disneyland he was playing a calf head on the snare!
Intonation of the band is superb, as you can hear on the intro to Round Midnight. And remember, this is outdoors, so I don't know how they did this. Great band.
He drove the band like a race car driver!! An amazing drummer who had full control of each selection, AND THAT LEFT HAND WAS SOMETHING TO WATCH!! Thanks for posting this great concert...
Drum solo; Basically Blues (Phil Wilson) Tom Garling- trombone.Steve Marcus- tenor sax; Greg Gisbert- harmon muted trumpet solo; Love For Sale ( Cole Porter/ Arr. by Pete Myers). Mike Rubino- alto sax; trumpet; Greg Gisbert- trumpet; Steve Marcus -tenor sax. Eric Miyashiro-lead trumpet. Round Midnight (Monk/ Cootie Williams).Arr. by Dick Lieb. Steve Marcus- tenor sax. Winding Way.Sreve Marcus-tenor sax. In a Mellow Tone (D. Ellington)Arr. by Oliver Nelson. Greg Gisbert- trumpet.Tom Garling- trombone. Groovin' Hard (Don Menza)Steve Marcus. tenor sax.. Bugle Call Rag. Greg Gisbert- trumpet. Steve Marcus- tenor sax.
Buddy always seemed so much happier with European audiences. Polite audiences who show their appreciation for what he does after, rather than during a solo as happened so much in this country. You can see in this great video , how much fun he is having with his band(one of the best I have ever seen him with). To think at that time he was 68. Many people are out to pasture by that age. What drive, what power, what endurance, what Swing! He was truly one of a kind, never to be seen again!
And this was shortly before his death I believe. He passed in '87, right? Yet, here, he is still at the top of his game. I wonder if he knew bad things were coming. He had to have known what was going on with his health by then.
Vue U No, his health wasn’t terrible I believe, but he died during a surgery to remove a brain tumor. This guy has had heart attacks while playing and wouldn’t stop!
A band is only as good as the drummer that drives it. Playing music is timeless even drums, when you have such a passion like Buddy had you can hold on to it right to the end, if your health is reasonably ok that is. I am fifty six and playing drums in a 80's rock tribute band, i play with exactly the same passion as i did back in the day only better, true musicians should improve like a fine wine
Just look at 13:17 at the immense effort Buddy made, at 67 or 68 yrs. old, on a song he had already played a thousand times, this time at uptempo! He never slowed and never gave in. A man like that has to demand the same of the guys one third his age. What more can be said?
Summed up very well. Buddy was a drumming genius of his area, and even still - after he passed on - Jazz drummers all over the world, I believe, use Buddy's quality and level of skill to benchmark themselves. I know, because I am one of them for the pas 25 years.
Drum solos are for drummers I guess, and there isn't another drummer I'm willing to listen to take one. What has always impressed me with Buddy Rich is his ensemble playing. He drives the band and his fills and transitions are always spot on.
The second floor tom was a towel holder with stick bag attached to it…plus you don’t want to carry around a bunch of extra drums on the band bus cuz there isn’t enough room!
Thank you Ake for posting this treasure!! Met Buddy in St. Louis in 1974. Thank you Buddy for the fabulous drumming years and to the band. Musician/Artist- USA. Thom Meinert
I was born in 1953, and live I've seen Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Sam and Dave, The Youngbloods, Focus, Aerosmith, The Staple Singers, Ten Years After, The Doors, Steve Miller, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Johnny Winter with Edgar Winter, David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, Uriah Heep, The Moody Blues, Fleetwood Mac, etc, etc, but WOW, do I love big band, swing,, Cajun, klezmer, and so many other genres. And what a performance this is!
This is superb footage of the band in his last year. We saw them in either Bristol or Birmingham and they played a number of tracks I did not know. Now that is always a good thing. As someone says all of the soloists are on fire. Excellent camera work and a great sound which is not the case with many pieces of footage of the band. Love For Sale - stunning all of the way through. Never a boring second. Wow. Thanks for posting
I saw him in Eugene, Oregon....then he was gone. I did get his autograph behind the Hult center on his bus and was able to speak to him. His first words to me were: "You know the BEATS' in you."
If ya'll haven't seen it, there is a great DVD put out by Don Lombardi and DW drums called Buddy Rich Up Close. It's footage of the early 80's band when Buddy had his own television show. One of the extras on the DVD is an interview with Matt Harris, the piano player on this concert. He was Buddy's last pianist. He tells some fun stories about being on this band.
Soy Andrés Silva, un modesto baterista peruano con 71 años y toco desde los 7 años todo tipo de música internacional pero siempre tuve mucho amor al JAZZ con los éxitos del 1930 pero nunca había escuchado al Gran BUDDY RICH pero cuando lo vi personalmente con su Orquesta en Anaheim, Disneyland, california el año 1983 y por videos me impresiono de tal manera que practico todas sus técnicas aunque sea para darme el gusto y he mejorado tremendamente....me gusta tocar Jazz y trato de aplicar su estilo,.......es el mejor del Mundo y su estilo es insuperable,......con gran pena falleció el 2 Abril 1987 con 69 años.
I met Buddy literally on stage a little before this concert at a less then sold out show in New York state. I don't remember shaking his hand, getting his autograph or anything. I was just in awe to be in his presence and asked him if he knew an old drummer friend of mine.( Don't ask me why I asked him that) I wish I could go back in time and meet him again, the right way.
You'd have a few choice words to say if your name is on the marquee and your musicians decide they want to do what you don't want them to do. Oh, and you're footing the bill, too.
Every different Big Band led by Buddy Rich always had plenty of star players... Buddy only chose the best talent, and all of his bands were brilliant in their own fashion.....
The heart and soul of every kit is the high hat, snare and base drum. Anyone who can do an entertaining drum solo primarily with the snare is badass in my book!
Que FIERA POR FAVORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!!!!!!!GENIO TOTAL: Lástima que se haya ido tan joven !!!! Excelente.No hay palabras para calificar esto . Que músico increíble y que buena big band. !!!!!!!Saludos Cordiales desde Buenos Aires Argentina.
Although I have many favorites in this video my all-time favorite favorite is in the trumpet solo at 38:56 and I honestly believe Buddy has never heard it before ! And his reaction is absolutely so joyful and happy to have heard it. And the best part of it is if you're a musician almost anyone can play it ! ! ! Just 2 notes Bb an C an octave up ! So simple and yet so perfectly creative. I've been following BR since 1967 and haven't herd this lick until I heard it on this !
This set was Buddy's last set.. it was a refurbished set of Slingerland Radio Kings...... It was beautifully restored and sounded great. Through his career Buddy played Slingerland, Rogers, and Ludwig, finally playing this restored set. At one time, now not sure he ever used them a lot but have seen Buddy, in a photo, behind a set of Trixon Drums....
The use of a basic kit, is a lost art these days, by today's so called good drummers. Buddy and Gene Krupa didn't need to use today's massive drum set ups and countless cymbals. They just used their natural , gifted talent.
There is no "best" grip, or even "correct" grip everyone. When you close your eyes and listen, you have no idea what grip the drummer is using, or brand of drums or cymbals he/she is using.......as Art Blakey said, a great drummer can sit at any drums and make them sound like his.
What a stupid comment. Plenty of excellent drummers these days play on minimal kits. Check out Jojo Meyer or Benny Greb, to name just a couple. And what is wrong with using a variety of cymbal sounds? Or a larger setup? Gavin Harrison's kit is fairly extensive and he's one of the most innovative and creative drummers of our time. Classic "it was better in the old days" tripe.
I always thought that the last vintage Slingerland set that Buddy had was a gift from a devoted fan ( can't remember the name ). They were the old Radio Kings with the 26'' bass that the fan had restored and then presented to Buddy. This was a great concert, one of the best versions of '' Love For Sale'' on video, thanks for posting.
Ake...this is about the best video ive ever seen of Buddy...i mean...his smiling at the band and laughing and the audience dancing and smiling....40 mins of fun!
Check out that set. In his last couple of years, he played that restored 1940’s Slingerland Radio King set. I saw him at Disneyland in the fall of 1985 and he was playing that set. Big 26” or 28” bass drum.
The best endorsement for Slingerland was that Buddy used them the last 4 years of his life, unendorsed. He simply preferred them, as did Gene Krupa, who used them his whole career. It's a shame they are no longer made.
oh really? Slingerland now defunct?? wish i could find a nice condition used set of Slingerlands.. always thought they were good drums.. kinda dig Ludwigs for rock drumming..... and Gretsch or yamaha for jazz.... but, i only own 1 acoustic kit and that is a Premiere... just by budget.. if i had the funds, i think I would go for Pearl or Gretsch or Ludwig.
I also heard from a drum tech who's been around forever that lots of artists would use slingerland snares covertly even while endorsed by other companies by removing the Slingerland badges and hardware and putting on their endorsements.
Iv'e got a set of Slingerland drums from the mid to late 60's, had an unusual color of blue that i haven't seen since. I think the retail was in the four hundred something back then.
I heard the Beatles due to contractual obligations had to use Vox amps but used better amps with Vox labels on them in order to fulfill thier obligations
I always thought Boddy as an Ludwig big band drummer- not Slingerland. And Gretch and Slingerland and Rogers and Sonor for jazz drums and Premier and Pearl as Rock heavy drums
0:39, the sax player is really enjoying this, just like I would have, if I would have been that close. 0:50 - a shaking my head moment. How is this, and the remarkable flurry just before it, even possible? To anyone who says Buddy's skills declined in his last years, this is proof they did not; his skills inexplicably continued to get even greater.
Buddy Rich Big Band in Copenhagen Tivoli Gardens 1986. I was there - great concert! Buddy and the audience was happy and fully enjoying the concert. DR (Danish state telvision) are responsible for the recording, and I think they did it well.
yup, one buddy bought himself, as at this point he wasnt with any drum company, was still eith zildjian, remo & vic firth, but he bought this kit and got the hardware updated on it. he always wanted to be the shining star of slingerland, but that title went to gene krupa
It's amazing how there can be a "guideline" pattern that the drum companies follow. And at times useing the same type wood. Such as maple. Drum sizes being the same width and depth. Hell, can even slap on the same drum heads. Yet, Ludwig, will sound different then Tama. Slingerland different then Rogers. Gretsch different then Yamaha.....and so on. Guess it really shows, the drummer creates his own unique thunder. God bless Buddy Rich, and the long list of drummers, whom are now in the musical heavens rockin' an jazzin' it up. 🤘🏼❤💔🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁💔❤🤘🏼
El mas grande baterista de la historia, Buddy Rich, inspiracion de grandes musicos mexicanos como Leo Acosta!!! Seguro estan juntos alternando en el cielo!! Siempre los recordaremos!!!
a great one for the archive. funny to see people dancing. buddy, as i recall, hated that. i guess he mellowed or the cameras presence allowed for some tolerance. maybe the gig was booked as a kind of dance friendly one. i don't know if this is the whole concert, but no West Side Story or Channel One- can't dance to those. Great band for sure. Buddy looking good. He's still sorely missed today.
This was not an "ancient Slingerland kit" it was a custom rebuild of a radio -king-style kit made by Joe MacSweeny from Boston (Eames drums) for Buddy after his heart surgery. The only label on these drums is Mac's they are not Slingerlands.
From what I've read they are restored mid 40's Radio Kings. Joe did for Buddy. All stock except for upgraded bass drum legs. I own an Identical set. They are very nostalgic to play. That's why he's smiling!
Legend till the very end,
Drummer Buddy Rich died after surgery in 1987. As he was being prepped for surgery, a nurse asked him, “Is there anything you can't take?” Rich replied, “Yeah, country music.”
Never read music , he let another drummer play it once and that was it. Photographic memory , perfect perfect playing every time his whole life. Superhuman , I miss Buddy
Here, Buddy was....what?....SEVENTY?!? 1986...the year before his passing. That man was truly larger than life! RIP, Buddy!
If I'm not mistaken, I believe Buddy is 68 in this video
@@trentflynn6568 Yes he was.
WOW! Buddy Rich is " ON FIRE! " He Really KICKS THE BAND! In fact the WHOLE BAND! MEET HIS " PERFECTION LEVEL! He plays from a " Whisper to A ROAR! And always with IMPECCABLE TASTE! So glad i was lucky enough to witness HIS GENIUS A FEW TIMES! Paul Budd Brightlingsea Essex England UK
I love Buddy's playing at this age!
I saw Buddy in 86 at the Monroeville Howard Johnson... I guess same tour. I even got to help “roadie” by helping pack up his kit for the bus that night. His driver noticed us teens kept checking out his set between sets and asked us if we wanted to help afterwards... we were like “ hell ya we do!!” Great memories
I was a virtual Buddy Rich fan. The first piece is a piece I know that was arranged for this most iconic of jazz bands with the world's greatest jazz drummer leading it. An arrangement of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess"--a medley, almost reminding you of the iconic "West Side Story Medley" arrangement for that same band..............
how could you not love this. I don't get the 27 people who disliked. Maybe they are deaf.
Watching this and at this moment there are 50 stupid ignorant asses who put thumbs down. The great Buddy Rich. Imagine how much better he might have been if he actually practiced.
LOW I.Q.’s.
2.8K like it so the 27 are very much in the minority by a pretty big multiple.
Sax players. They're always bitter.
Dream team trombone section !
His last band, kick ass !!
Thanks sharing )))))
Those tb's were somethin' else!
These are Buddy’s own Slingerland Radio Kings...his last set.
Given to him from the owner of the Eames Drum Company, who first showed Buddy the snare and then after playing on it asked him “do you have the full set”? The owner said I will make one for you…the rest is history. I first saw this set at OCC (Orange Coast College) in 1983 but because the bass drum head didn’t have a name on it, I couldn’t figure out what it was. Fantastic sound and when I saw it at Disneyland he was playing a calf head on the snare!
FATHER OF ALL THE DRUMMERS, BUDDY RICH, OF JEWISH HERITAGE AND AMERICAN
Intonation of the band is superb, as you can hear on the intro to Round Midnight. And remember, this is outdoors, so I don't know how they did this. Great band.
Don't fuck with Buddy.
He drove the band like a race car driver!! An amazing drummer who had full control of each selection, AND THAT LEFT HAND WAS SOMETHING TO WATCH!! Thanks for posting this great concert...
Drum solo; Basically Blues (Phil Wilson) Tom Garling- trombone.Steve Marcus- tenor sax; Greg Gisbert- harmon muted trumpet solo;
Love For Sale ( Cole Porter/ Arr. by Pete Myers). Mike Rubino- alto sax; trumpet; Greg Gisbert- trumpet; Steve Marcus -tenor sax. Eric Miyashiro-lead trumpet.
Round Midnight (Monk/ Cootie Williams).Arr. by Dick Lieb. Steve Marcus- tenor sax. Winding Way.Sreve Marcus-tenor sax. In a Mellow Tone (D. Ellington)Arr. by Oliver Nelson. Greg Gisbert- trumpet.Tom Garling- trombone. Groovin' Hard (Don Menza)Steve Marcus. tenor sax..
Bugle Call Rag. Greg Gisbert- trumpet. Steve Marcus- tenor sax.
Thank you so much for sharing! Buddy, gray-haired, and less than a year before his passing - STILL KILLING! #myhero
Buddy always seemed so much happier with European audiences. Polite audiences who show their appreciation for what he does after, rather than during a solo as happened so much in this country. You can see in this great video , how much fun he is having with his band(one of the best I have ever seen him with). To think at that time he was 68. Many people are out to pasture by that age. What drive, what power, what endurance, what Swing! He was truly one of a kind, never to be seen again!
And this was shortly before his death I believe. He passed in '87, right? Yet, here, he is still at the top of his game. I wonder if he knew bad things were coming. He had to have known what was going on with his health by then.
Vue U No, his health wasn’t terrible I believe, but he died during a surgery to remove a brain tumor.
This guy has had heart attacks while playing and wouldn’t stop!
A band is only as good as the drummer that drives it.
Playing music is timeless even drums, when you have such a passion like Buddy had you can hold on to it right to the end, if your health is reasonably ok that is.
I am fifty six and playing drums in a 80's rock tribute band, i play with exactly the same passion as i did back in the day only better, true musicians should improve like a fine wine
@@Nomfyy he didn't die during surgery but as a result of it. They were digging in his head (tumor) and he never recovered.
He'd mentioned they (the European audiences) were more receptive and respectful of the art.
Just look at 13:17 at the immense effort Buddy made, at 67 or 68 yrs. old, on a song he had already played a thousand times, this time at uptempo! He never slowed and never gave in. A man like that has to demand the same of the guys one third his age. What more can be said?
Yes, but he didn't have to treat them like absolute shit. There is a medium.
Interesting that Buddy says “stay with me now” as he’s counting off “In A Mellow Tone” 😎
Summed up very well. Buddy was a drumming genius of his area, and even still - after he passed on - Jazz drummers all over the world, I believe, use Buddy's quality and level of skill to benchmark themselves. I know, because I am one of them for the pas 25 years.
@@liams706 yeah he did.
@@liams706he didn’t.
Drum solos are for drummers I guess, and there isn't another drummer I'm willing to listen to take one. What has always impressed me with Buddy Rich is his ensemble playing. He drives the band and his fills and transitions are always spot on.
Buddy was and still is the best.
I did also, like watching Gene Krupa..a real showman, who started the ball rolling, for all future star drummers..
Sadly he died 9 months later ‘ 😢😢
He was OK on that kid's drum set I guess...?
A restored vintage set of Slingerland Radio Kings from the 1940’s-what was a typical big band setup, except Buddy had a 26” bass drum!
The second floor tom was a towel holder with stick bag attached to it…plus you don’t want to carry around a bunch of extra drums on the band bus cuz there isn’t enough room!
Bernard "Buddy" Rich, at the very top since 3 (even before I guess) all the way thru the end. Definitely One of a Kind.
RICH. MIYASHIRO, GARLING, MARCUS, BOWLBY, ETC. ONE OF THE BEST BANDS BUDDY EVER HAD.
And GIZZY!!!
Eric M before he went blond! Also thinner then - less than 2 years out of Berklee
Thank you Ake for posting this treasure!! Met Buddy in St. Louis in 1974. Thank you Buddy for the fabulous drumming years and to the band. Musician/Artist- USA. Thom Meinert
Also hard to believe that Steve Marcus Buddy's sax player is gone
And Andy Fusco now is gone. RIP to the Greats!
Students of the sax should have Marcus at the top of the list. He's the man.
Christ i loved steve
I was born in 1953, and live I've seen Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Sam and Dave, The Youngbloods, Focus, Aerosmith, The Staple Singers, Ten Years After, The Doors, Steve Miller, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Johnny Winter with Edgar Winter, David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, Uriah Heep, The Moody Blues, Fleetwood Mac, etc, etc, but WOW, do I love big band, swing,, Cajun, klezmer, and so many other genres. And what a performance this is!
Set list:
1) Basically Blues
2) Love for Sale
3) Round Midnight
4) Winding Way
5) In a Mellow Tone
6) Groovin Hard
7) Bugle Call Rag
This is superb footage of the band in his last year. We saw them in either Bristol or Birmingham and they played a number of tracks I did not know. Now that is always a good thing. As someone says all of the soloists are on fire. Excellent camera work and a great sound which is not the case with many pieces of footage of the band. Love For Sale - stunning all of the way through. Never a boring second. Wow. Thanks for posting
Love For Sale is one of my favorites from his catalog.
I saw him in Eugene, Oregon....then he was gone. I did get his autograph behind the Hult center on his bus and was able to speak to him. His first words to me were: "You know the BEATS' in you."
Q:: What did he mean, by saying that?
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...now THAT must be one of the highlights of your life, eh? Well done. Just to meet The Man must have been mind blowing! 👍
This looks like it's in the Tivoli gardens / park...lovely place...no wonder the vibe is good.
It is Tivoli Gardens. I was there at the concert - great evening!
BUDDY RICH, uma legenda da BATERIA! Inspirou vários bateristas de JAZZ mundo afora, dentre eles, RUBINHO do ZIMBO TRIO, que o tinha como ídolo!
If ya'll haven't seen it, there is a great DVD put out by Don Lombardi and DW drums called Buddy Rich Up Close. It's footage of the early 80's band when Buddy had his own television show. One of the extras on the DVD is an interview with Matt Harris, the piano player on this concert. He was Buddy's last pianist. He tells some fun stories about being on this band.
Buddy lived for the for the drums..nobody better than him
Soy Andrés Silva, un modesto baterista peruano con 71 años y toco desde los 7 años todo tipo de música internacional pero siempre tuve mucho amor al JAZZ con los éxitos del 1930 pero nunca había escuchado al Gran BUDDY RICH pero cuando lo vi personalmente con su Orquesta en Anaheim, Disneyland, california el año 1983 y por videos me impresiono de tal manera que practico todas sus técnicas aunque sea para darme el gusto y he mejorado tremendamente....me gusta tocar Jazz y trato de aplicar su estilo,.......es el mejor del Mundo y su estilo es insuperable,......con gran pena falleció el 2 Abril 1987 con 69 años.
Tengo entre mis discos favoritos “Swinging new big band” y el tema Básicamente blues. Es un placer escuchar una banda cómo está. Gracias Buddy!!!!
I met Buddy literally on stage a little before this concert at a less then sold out show in New York state. I don't remember shaking his hand, getting his autograph or anything. I was just in awe to be in his presence and asked him if he knew an old drummer friend of mine.( Don't ask me why I asked him that) I wish I could go back in time and meet him again, the right way.
Loved it. What a guy he was. I used to see him on Johnny Carson, and he was great. Carson was a drummer, too. Two great guys!
Eric Myashira just hitting the stratospheric notes at the end!
Stellar Performances to the End Happy 101 Buddy !
Buddy was almost 70 years old here. Wow!
Born in 1917....in 1986 69 years old...!!!!!!!! Oh my God
at 7:20 the man looks so happy that he nailed the part and buddy wouldn´t kill him after the show
Ah ah ah, that´s true!! So funny!
he was a genius player, but an absolute asshole, too
Not true. Lovely man.
+Jeff Smith look up the bus tapes ;)
You'd have a few choice words to say if your name is on the marquee and your musicians decide they want to do what you don't want them to do. Oh, and you're footing the bill, too.
Hard to believe playing at top form here, and a year later he's gone.
Yeah :-(
so sad to loose a legend
This IS a good live concert, indeed, but sadly both Buddy Rich and tenor player Steve Marcus are now gone.......
Every different Big Band led by Buddy Rich always had plenty of star players... Buddy only chose the best talent, and all of his bands were brilliant in their own fashion.....
how marcus?
His flow is so smooth.
One of his best performances...look at the fluidity in his playing. The left hand has a mind of its own....freakishly incredible
Buddy Rich And His Slingerland Radio KIngs!!!!!!
The heart and soul of every kit is the high hat, snare and base drum. Anyone who can do an entertaining drum solo primarily with the snare is badass in my book!
I love how Kenny Clarke did solos - very often only on snare drum!
Que FIERA POR FAVORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!!!!!!!GENIO TOTAL: Lástima que se haya ido tan joven !!!! Excelente.No hay palabras para calificar esto . Que músico increíble y que buena big band. !!!!!!!Saludos Cordiales desde Buenos Aires Argentina.
GREAT BAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is my idol
Greg Gisbert & Eric Miyashiro WOOOOOOOOOO
Thanks for this video.... Great stuff from the greatest musician/drummer on earth...
Buddy looks very happy here! Smiling and everything and playing incredibly as usual!
Although I have many favorites in this video my all-time favorite favorite is in the trumpet solo at 38:56 and I honestly believe Buddy has never heard it before ! And his reaction is absolutely so joyful and happy to have heard it. And the best part of it is if you're a musician
almost anyone can play it ! ! ! Just 2 notes Bb an C an octave up ! So simple and yet so
perfectly creative. I've been following BR since 1967 and haven't herd this lick until I heard it on this !
Greg “Gizzy” Gisbert was only 19 years old and played the best jazz trumpet! When I left the band I had the amazing Tom Garland take my place.
This set was Buddy's last set.. it was a refurbished set of Slingerland Radio Kings...... It was beautifully restored and sounded great. Through his career Buddy played Slingerland, Rogers, and Ludwig, finally playing this restored set. At one time, now not sure he ever used them a lot but have seen Buddy, in a photo, behind a set of Trixon Drums....
he did that just for tricks
He got paid to play them. Not very long though.
the best drummer I´ve seen...
The use of a basic kit, is a lost art these days, by today's so called good drummers.
Buddy and Gene Krupa didn't need to use today's massive drum set ups and countless cymbals.
They just used their natural , gifted talent.
And held the sticks correctly.
Tommy Truth Matched is the best.
Tommy Truth Matched is far better in my opinion. With instruments its all about how it feels to you, especially drums. So to each their own.
There is no "best" grip, or even "correct" grip everyone. When you close your eyes and listen, you have no idea what grip the drummer is using, or brand of drums or cymbals he/she is using.......as Art Blakey said, a great drummer can sit at any drums and make them sound like his.
What a stupid comment. Plenty of excellent drummers these days play on minimal kits. Check out Jojo Meyer or Benny Greb, to name just a couple. And what is wrong with using a variety of cymbal sounds? Or a larger setup? Gavin Harrison's kit is fairly extensive and he's one of the most innovative and creative drummers of our time. Classic "it was better in the old days" tripe.
Lost a great talent miss you buddy! ( Mr traps )
Si nasce con il Swing non si studia, Buddy e' stato e sara' L' UNICO di averne tanto che sara' nella memoria di Tutti Jazzisti del Mondo !!! UNICO !
The best one. For ever.
I always thought that the last vintage Slingerland set that Buddy had was a gift from a devoted fan ( can't remember the name ). They were the old Radio Kings with the 26'' bass that the fan had restored and then presented to Buddy. This was a great concert, one of the best versions of '' Love For Sale'' on video, thanks for posting.
Steve Bullard Joe McSweeney of Eames drums put together those Radio King drums restored them and gave them to buddy.
Ake...this is about the best video ive ever seen of Buddy...i mean...his smiling at the band and laughing and the audience dancing and smiling....40 mins of fun!
+mrbuddyi maybe they were playing everything right so he wouldn´t have to kill someone after the gig and that made him happy
I believe he mellowed especially after his daughter gave birth to his grandson.
Lil Elmo and The Cosmos ovji
Lil Elmo and The Cosmos That’s because he must have smoked a big
fat joint!!! He loved his pot,you know!!!!!
The greatest drummer ever lived and played amazing and his Band
Let's not forget chick Webb cozy cole.
Check out that set. In his last couple of years, he played that restored 1940’s Slingerland Radio King set. I saw him at Disneyland in the fall of 1985 and he was playing that set. Big 26” or 28” bass drum.
26” bass drum and he was talking about upping it to a 28”!
Great camera work in this video!!
grande mestre..
Superhuman feats of drumming and unbelievable musicality! There will never be another!
That brass section was certainly Top Brass, no question about that. 13:04 DAM that's the smoothest accented roll I've ever heard!
Love the arrangements
What a drumming legend and the band are great ....
The best endorsement for Slingerland was that Buddy used them the last 4 years of his life, unendorsed.
He simply preferred them, as did Gene Krupa, who used them his whole career.
It's a shame they are no longer made.
oh really? Slingerland now defunct?? wish i could find a nice condition used set of Slingerlands.. always thought they were good drums.. kinda dig Ludwigs for rock drumming..... and Gretsch or yamaha for jazz....
but, i only own 1 acoustic kit and that is a Premiere... just by budget..
if i had the funds, i think I would go for Pearl or Gretsch or Ludwig.
I also heard from a drum tech who's been around forever that lots of artists would use slingerland snares covertly even while endorsed by other companies by removing the Slingerland badges and hardware and putting on their endorsements.
Iv'e got a set of Slingerland drums from the mid to late 60's, had an unusual color of blue that i haven't seen since. I think the retail was in the four hundred something back then.
I heard the Beatles due to contractual obligations had to use Vox amps but used better amps with Vox labels on them in order to fulfill thier obligations
I always thought Boddy as an Ludwig big band drummer- not Slingerland. And Gretch and Slingerland and Rogers and Sonor for jazz drums and Premier and Pearl as Rock heavy drums
0:39, the sax player is really enjoying this, just like I would have, if I would have been that close. 0:50 - a shaking my head moment. How is this, and the remarkable flurry just before it, even possible? To anyone who says Buddy's skills declined in his last years, this is proof they did not; his skills inexplicably continued to get even greater.
Impresionante , Maestro , Mi Admiración y Respeto ,al Gran Buddy Rich!!!!
Buddy Rich Big Band in Copenhagen Tivoli Gardens 1986. I was there - great concert! Buddy and the audience was happy and fully enjoying the concert. DR (Danish state telvision) are responsible for the recording, and I think they did it well.
Вот это Бэнд ударник гений я вспоминаю Ивана Юрченко
The man.
love that ancient slingerland kit he was touring with then.
yup, one buddy bought himself, as at this point he wasnt with any drum company, was still eith zildjian, remo & vic firth, but he bought this kit and got the hardware updated on it.
he always wanted to be the shining star of slingerland, but that title went to gene krupa
He never bought the kit himself , the kit was given to him and he used it until he died .
All the hoops look diecast to me.
Great recording, thanks for posting up for everyone to watch, hear, and enjoy.
Бадди лучший на все времена
Изумительный Бади Рич и Биг Бэнд !!!!!!!! Высший класс !!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for posting! A great service to jazz, drummers and to Buddy. Great audio and video. Dare I ask for ....more?
I wss there to see the master drummer 👍&👏
The drums he used up till his death was a reconditioned set of vintage Slingerland radio kings and Ludwig hardware
Early '50's Radio Kings? In '86?!! This guy was the real deal.
Mid '40s
Yaaaaaa Buddy!!! dam brother, those hands!!!!
Eric Miyashira on lead trumpet!
Have you noticed Eric holding that last high note a split second after the close?
Many thanks for this video. A real enjoyment !!!
danke, super
His Slingerlands always sounded very different to his Ludwigs and Rogers.
I've always thought his rogers drums sounded the best
It's amazing how there can be a "guideline" pattern that the drum companies follow. And at times useing the same type wood. Such as maple. Drum sizes being the same width and depth. Hell, can even slap on the same drum heads. Yet, Ludwig, will sound different then Tama. Slingerland different then Rogers. Gretsch different then Yamaha.....and so on. Guess it really shows, the drummer creates his own unique thunder. God bless Buddy Rich, and the long list of drummers, whom are now in the musical heavens rockin' an jazzin' it up.
🤘🏼❤💔🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁💔❤🤘🏼
Had a old slingerland set just like this one.
jesse garcia Should’ve kept them!!!!
worth quite a bit,now!!!!
Slingerland is more Big Band drums compare to Ludwig - Right ?
He and the boys were really cooking that night. Love For Sale and Bugle Call Rag were about as up-tempo as I've ever heard.
Thanks so much for a fantastic concert!
thanks so much for this. so great to see and hear the band so good and so near the end. God bless you Buddy!!
El mas grande baterista de la historia, Buddy Rich, inspiracion de grandes musicos mexicanos como Leo Acosta!!! Seguro estan juntos alternando en el cielo!! Siempre los recordaremos!!!
a great one for the archive. funny to see people dancing. buddy, as i recall, hated that. i guess he mellowed or the cameras presence allowed for some tolerance. maybe the gig was booked as a kind of dance friendly one. i don't know if this is the whole concert, but no West Side Story or Channel One- can't dance to those.
Great band for sure. Buddy looking good. He's still sorely missed today.
John S. Elfrank-Dana 75
This was not an "ancient Slingerland kit" it was a custom rebuild of a radio -king-style kit made by Joe MacSweeny from Boston (Eames drums) for Buddy after his heart surgery. The only label on these drums is Mac's they are not Slingerlands.
Robert Morton took the words right from my mind! lol I live up the street from where Joe makes the eams shells in saugus mass.
From what I've read they are restored mid 40's Radio Kings. Joe did for Buddy. All stock except for upgraded bass drum legs. I own an Identical set. They are very nostalgic to play. That's why he's smiling!
What I think that most miss is that he is letting his band shine and they do.
the best ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, class no1 buddy rich ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, fab ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Buddy died 9 months later ‘ 😢😢
The audio is spectacular Thanks for posting buddy is very happy with him smiling and his drum playing is impeccable👍👍
merci!!!!
Amazing!
Exelente video !!! ... una verdadera reliquia, Gracias por compartirla Ake.
RIP Buddy