I was privileged to see Buddy live on three occasions. As He was leaving the stage during one of the performances I was seated at the end of the row. We were all standing and applauding. When He reached where I was standing, I shouted out to Him. You're the best Buddy! He looked up at me, smiled and said " Thanks Man." As a working Drummer it was the thrill of my lifetime. He was the absolute best that ever was.
He had effortless chops and talent but I would MUCH rather listen to either of the joe Jones’s, art Blakey, billy cobham or tony Williams. To me BR was a machine gun chips one trick pony. Only ever played big band and the tunes always had people taking turns soloing which I find to be redundant and boring.
Buddy was the master from beginning to the end. In my opinion, the greatest of all time. There are tons of incredible drummers these days. Buddy had a little bit more than anybody else. R.I.P.
I have to agree and it's very hard to pick one artist over another and say this cat is the greatest and so on.....with Art Tatum it's commonly acknowledged that he was simply the most amazing and most accomplished pianist of all and as far as drummers are concerned I really do feel that whether or not he's my favorite drummer (much of the time he is not my top favorite cat to listen to but is always a top favorite) I still can say without hesitation that Buddy Rich was the greatest drummer of all time, without a doubt. He didn't just play faster and cleaner and more precise than anyone, he also had brilliant ears and a creative flow of his ideas and it was the way he put the rudiments together in making his musical statements with fills, solos and embellishing arrangements. His timing, phrasing and touch was impeccable and his whole approach to the instrument and his technique was mesmerizing. He's also on several of the greatest jazz records ever made including the Lester Young Trio record with Nat King Cole and Buddy, as well as the first Bird with Strings and Tatum, Hampton, Rich plus one of the all-time best recordings Bud Powell ever made which was the session that produced "Tea For Two" and Hallelujah for Verve in 1950. I don't think anyone will ever really know how he was able to do what he could do night after night and get stronger, faster and better as he reached 70 years old. A true genius.
I wish I could of seen him perform in person. He is absolutely amazing and one of the best drummers the world has ever seen. My dad worked with him in the 60's but they clashed because Buddy tried to take control over my dads band for rehearsals and my dad had to put him in check. He definitely respected Buddy's talent and the perfectionist he was but it sounded like Buddy could be a bit overbearing. When your musical genius like Buddy though it's easy to see how he could be like that. His mind was going a 1000 miles a second.
Buddy Rich was the man..the best drummer ever with the best work ethic and attitude for staying active, enjoying his profession and doing your best until you can't anymore. I admire him so much and try to live by his standards.RIP Buddy, it's been a long time but you will always be remembered
I got to know Buddy a bit and hang out with him on his tour bus.. It broke my heart when he tapped his at the end. I still remember exactly where I was when I heard he passed. I have a pic of him next to my kit for inspiration.
Drummers today usually wear a T-shirt, and here's Buddy, as a senior citizen mind you, blazing away in a long sleeve shirt and sport coat! Amazing doesn't even begin to sum it up. He was and is, the G.O.A.T.!
I saw Buddy's band around 1980 and it was a big thrill. Lucky to have Basie and Ella and Sinatra and Woody Herman etc and the great jazzmen still around
Saw him live as a youngster just starting my drumming journey. I will never forget that performance for the rest of my life. I was was so inspired I drummed for another 30 years!! Best of all, I got to see him in CT. In a very small and intimate setting. God broke the drummer mold when He created Mr. Rich. RIP my friend.
I also was lucky enough to see him (age 15) in the Fall of 1986, in an intimate setting in Framingham MA. At a place called Ducas. I, too, was just starting out on my drum journey. I remember him doing rolls with one hand and it blew me away. He was the best of the best.
Jay, Welcome to the Masters Club. It is something to behold as a so called player of drums like me. I"m 69 YO, returned to playing Drums after a 50 year Hiatus. Now retired and doing this for the Fun of It. I play to My Music : Melloncamp, Petty, Stones, Eagles, Beatles, Van Morrison, Linda Ronstandt, Cat Stevens, Animals, Zombies, etc.,. I've seen many of Buddy's performances on Johnnie Carson many times way back when..... Carson was a Wanna-be drummer, but aftwer you see Buddy, I don't think anyone can really Shine His Shoes. There are many great drummers - for Sure, but IMO, he is at the Top of the List , RIP Buddy .
VIDEOHEREBOB Agreed, If you know you are about to meet your mortal coil, why would you bother listening to any advice from anyone?.. Rich continued to perform at the very top of his game right to the very end!! A true master of that genre for his generation.
@@rogerhoner3718 The drumset is a beautiful instrument to play and Buddy Rich was a master at what he did. There will never be a drummer like him, Elvin Jones, Art Blakeley, Papa Jo Jones, or Gene Krupa.
Been drumming for 50 years. Know all the famous and greats. IMHO, Buddy Rich was in a class by himself. Speed, power, timing and articulation were just beyond most if not all. This is not to take away anything from other world class percussionists - as they all have their own unique space in the universe of drumming.
Was lucky enough to see him. My parents took me when I was about 12 years old. Around 1979. He played in Clearwater Florida ( technically Sand Key) at a hotel ballroom. He had the flu but said the show must go on. 👍🥁🎶 Thanks Mom and Dad.
@jeffhenry I live in Clearwater now, but grew up in Bristol CT till 79’. HahaI was 21 at the time! I remember the old Sand Key Club/Resort, but I saw Buddy and his band many times at Lake Compounce in Bristol before moving here! Simply the best ever, hands down no argument!!!!
It's easy to see why among the drummers of the world, the best of the best of all genres view him as the best. He really reached for the top shelf here and showed why his name is so iconic. Even at that age and in failing health he just reached the stratosphere. It's as if he really wanted to put a huge exclamation mark at the end of his story.
Throughout the years Buddy Rich taught us something that we will❤ never forget. Greatness is achieved through conscient effort and consistency. Although we are all special beings, we sometimes overlook what really matters and what's important. Be yourself, grow mentally in richness, be considerate of others and be the best person you can be. We all have the power to influence others and ENRICH.
Yea me as well. Great place to see him in the Carnation Plaza! We'd drive 90 minutes back in the 80's when you could get into the park for only 12 bucks. Saw other great artists as well, Doc Severinsen in FrontierLand, Lee Ritenour in TomorrowLand. You could sit 15 feet away from Buddy in the Plaza and watch him set the place on fire!
Buddy Rich was the greatest drummer ever to live that ever will be. ever is. and ever was. They'll never be a drummer close to him. Mr Cool that execution of excellence.
in 1972 I got to play with his band, they held a clinic at a college and several band members from our county got to attend a clinic where the band broke up into groups headed by his band members. Then that night Buddys band played a show for all of us... he was awesome!!
I saw Buddy Rich in 1971, Newport Jazz festival. He was then known as the greatest drummer in the world and he proved it that night. That same evening we also heard Dave Pike, Roberta Flack and Duke Ellington. Had to go home before the show ended with Stan Kenton because I was in Junior high school at the time had a curfew with my parents.
When you rate musicians you have to include not only the musicianship but what they did over their career. With that, Buddy was and will always be the greatest drummer of all time period end story.
This is simply awesome! the beauty of a master musician enjoying his playing, he made it look so simple and smooth that is unbelievable, everything not only in perfect time but with a passion and energy that shows how he was also an incredible showman! To watch any time and feel what he so masterfully projected..also the band was great as always.
I was just a teenager but I feel very lucky to have seen him in his final years. He played at the Bottom Line in NYC. Max Roach was there at that performance and I briefly met both of them. Buddy was top notch that night. And in speaking to him it was funny because he was a bit cantankerous when it came to questions about some of the newer players of the day that he didn’t know about including Peart, Bruford and Colaiuta. Lol RIP
Buddy Rich (Nueva York, 30 de septiembre de 1917 - Los Ángeles, 2 de abril de 1987) fue un baterista estadounidense de jazz, representante del swing, bop y, en general, del jazz de las big bands.
he makes people that don't have any idea about drumming entertained by ever hit of his stick and that is really the ultimate test can you touch the listener
Roy Beckerman Don’t be too sure about that. In 1985 Buddy was presented with. Refurbished 1940’s Slingerland set with. Radio king snare drum. He played it until he died and claimed it was the best set he ever had.
ua-cam.com/video/QRKc90kuAaE/v-deo.html Here it is again. But I heard him say once in an interview that matched grip was for the non-creative drummers. "You can't do anything this way", he said.
Buddy was the Winston Churchill of perfect political percussion (if there is such a thing) Buddy was the "Beat" in the Beatles. And certainly the "Joy" in enjoyment of music. Thank you, Buddy Rich. You made this world a better place.. . . . thank you
I love the modern day drummer who needs 2 kick drums, 12 toms, 16 cymbals, fibre glass tips and 4 apps to tune and position them. Then I see Buddy who turns up with half a kit and a couple of sticks and blows the socks off anyone before or since! Even Steve Gadd doesn't come close. Genius.
Not one of the greatest drummers. The best greatest drummer of all time. no drummer comes close comparing anybody else to Buddy Rich is I compare ice cream to horse manure. He also was Mr Cool a true gentleman and perfectionist
I had the pleasure of seeing Boots Randolph, Chet Atkins, and Floyd Cramer as a youth in the early 70s. Ponderosa Park, Salem, Ohio. Too damned bad Buddy wasn't part of that show. Legend.
I don't care what anyone says....Buddy was the best drummer who ever lived...in my opinion. His trad grip stick technique has never been matched. I would love to know what his cymbal set up was, especially the ride.
not to take away from drummers today but; when this Man solo'd, it felt like a drum solo... not an elongated fill. modern drummers fill that 1 two thee 4 extra... but never felt like the drums are on their own. I'm drunk, hope this makes sense.
I was privileged to see Buddy live on three occasions. As He was leaving the stage during one of the performances I was seated at the end of the row. We were all standing and applauding. When He reached where I was standing, I shouted out to Him. You're the best Buddy! He looked up at me, smiled and said " Thanks Man."
As a working Drummer it was the thrill of my lifetime. He was the absolute best that ever was.
The speed, strength and articulation he plays with here is unbelievable, Truly the G.O.A.T.
He had effortless chops and talent but I would MUCH rather listen to either of the joe Jones’s, art Blakey, billy cobham or tony Williams. To me BR was a machine gun chips one trick pony. Only ever played big band and the tunes always had people taking turns soloing which I find to be redundant and boring.
@@robinhoodwasasocialist.1401 Ya Sure OK.
Fastest hands with a pair of sticks. No one comes close including the great Gene Krupa.
@@jpathak6227 He was the greatest by a wide margin.
Just listen how talented this man was. Just pure natural brilliance.
Buddy was the master from beginning to the end. In my opinion, the greatest of all time. There are tons of incredible drummers these days. Buddy had a little bit more than anybody else. R.I.P.
I have to agree and it's very hard to pick one artist over another and say this cat is the greatest and so on.....with Art Tatum it's commonly acknowledged that he was simply the most amazing and most accomplished pianist of all and as far as drummers are concerned I really do feel that whether or not he's my favorite drummer (much of the time he is not my top favorite cat to listen to but is always a top favorite) I still can say without hesitation that Buddy Rich was the greatest drummer of all time, without a doubt. He didn't just play faster and cleaner and more precise than anyone, he also had brilliant ears and a creative flow of his ideas and it was the way he put the rudiments together in making his musical statements with fills, solos and embellishing arrangements. His timing, phrasing and touch was impeccable and his whole approach to the instrument and his technique was mesmerizing. He's also on several of the greatest jazz records ever made including the Lester Young Trio record with Nat King Cole and Buddy, as well as the first Bird with Strings and Tatum, Hampton, Rich plus one of the all-time best recordings Bud Powell ever made which was the session that produced "Tea For Two" and Hallelujah for Verve in 1950.
I don't think anyone will ever really know how he was able to do what he could do night after night and get stronger, faster and better as he reached 70 years old. A true genius.
Most over rated snare drummer Mike Mangini is the goat no question
He makes drumming look so easy. Amazing!
Tony Williams y’all.
We don't care. This is music.not boxing.
Brilliant, right until the end. I was fortunate enough to have seen him play live in 1978.
I wish I could of seen him perform in person. He is absolutely amazing and one of the best drummers the world has ever seen. My dad worked with him in the 60's but they clashed because Buddy tried to take control over my dads band for rehearsals and my dad had to put him in check. He definitely respected Buddy's talent and the perfectionist he was but it sounded like Buddy could be a bit overbearing. When your musical genius like Buddy though it's easy to see how he could be like that. His mind was going a 1000 miles a second.
Me too, top man
KING OF ALL TIME. Nobody touches Buddy, especially on the snare, speed, tempo, accuracy, taste, he had it all, in spades.
Dave Weckl & Senri Kawaguchi say hold my beer 🍺🍺🍻🍻🍻
@@daniellevin3056 I don't know Kawaguchi, but Weckl would never be that arrogant.
The nay sayers can name their idols all day, but they can't deny who came 1st in the precking order and who their idiol's idol was.......Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich was the man..the best drummer ever with the best work ethic and attitude for staying active, enjoying his profession and doing your best until you can't anymore. I admire him so much and try to live by his standards.RIP Buddy, it's been a long time but you will always be remembered
❤greatest
I got to know Buddy a bit and hang out with him on his tour bus.. It broke my heart when he tapped his at the end. I still remember exactly where I was when I heard he passed. I have a pic of him next to my kit for inspiration.
Drummers today usually wear a T-shirt, and here's Buddy, as a senior citizen mind you, blazing away in a long sleeve shirt and sport coat! Amazing doesn't even begin to sum it up. He was and is, the G.O.A.T.!
I saw Buddy's band around 1980 and it was a big thrill. Lucky to have Basie and Ella and Sinatra and Woody Herman etc and the great jazzmen still around
He would play in heavy sweaters too, he didn’t give a heck.
That LEGENDARY LEFT HAND is what made him the greatest.
This was the first time I saw him playing both hands holding the sticks the same way.
@@six-pack1332 🤔 what's going on there?oh i see he switched for solo...
My goddamn fingers wont move..😬
Even with one foot in the grave he killed it. Just get off his bandstand.
His left hand is a drum god all by itself
Saw him live as a youngster just starting my drumming journey. I will never forget that performance for the rest of my life. I was was so inspired I drummed for another 30 years!! Best of all, I got to see him in CT. In a very small and intimate setting. God broke the drummer mold when He created Mr. Rich. RIP my friend.
I also was lucky enough to see him (age 15) in the Fall of 1986, in an intimate setting in Framingham MA. At a place called Ducas. I, too, was just starting out on my drum journey. I remember him doing rolls with one hand and it blew me away. He was the best of the best.
A Grand performance, despite his advanced age!!! Genius drummer of all time!!!
Technique is more important than age and he was a master.
I didn't know what I was missing in the percussion world until I happened upon a Buddy Rich solo...JEEZ !
Jay, Welcome to the Masters Club. It is something to behold as a so called player of drums like me. I"m 69 YO, returned to playing Drums after a 50 year Hiatus. Now retired and doing this for the Fun of It. I play to My Music : Melloncamp, Petty, Stones, Eagles, Beatles, Van Morrison, Linda Ronstandt, Cat Stevens, Animals, Zombies, etc.,. I've seen many of Buddy's performances on Johnnie Carson many times way back when..... Carson was a Wanna-be drummer, but aftwer you see Buddy, I don't think anyone can really Shine His Shoes. There are many great drummers - for Sure, but IMO, he is at the Top of the List , RIP Buddy .
Perfect solo , unsurpassable spirit. He was at his peak, what a way to go.They better have good kits in the next world.
He didn't listen to the doctor when he told him not to play. Such a hard thing for a guy like him to accept.
VIDEOHEREBOB Agreed, If you know you are about to meet your mortal coil, why would you bother listening to any advice from anyone?.. Rich continued to perform at the very top of his game right to the very end!! A true master of that genre for his generation.
@@rogerhoner3718 The drumset is a beautiful instrument to play and Buddy Rich was a master at what he did. There will never be a drummer like him, Elvin Jones, Art Blakeley, Papa Jo Jones, or Gene Krupa.
I wouldn’t listen to the doctor too. I’m gonna die soon so why would i have to listen to you right
Think that's the tribute to Tommy Dorsey with Mel Torme hosting. Hawaiian War Chant from a movie with Ziggy Ellman on trumpet
@@Hotters9060 Louie Bellson also.
Buddy Rich is sill my favorite drummer of all time.
he always gave 100 percent that is all we can do that is all we can ask for
Buddy Rich, I just wanted to say thank you .....RIP
Still the master even at that age
Been drumming for 50 years. Know all the famous and greats. IMHO, Buddy Rich was in a class by himself. Speed, power, timing and articulation were just beyond most if not all. This is not to take away anything from other world class percussionists - as they all have their own unique space in the universe of drumming.
Saw Mr Rich when I was a kid, I was just learning but nearly give up. Thankfully I stuck with it. Always RIP the master
Was lucky enough to see him. My parents took me when I was about 12 years old. Around 1979. He played in Clearwater Florida ( technically Sand Key) at a hotel ballroom. He had the flu but said the show must go on. 👍🥁🎶
Thanks Mom and Dad.
@jeffhenry I live in Clearwater now, but grew up in Bristol CT till 79’. HahaI was 21 at the time! I remember the old Sand Key Club/Resort, but I saw Buddy and his band many times at Lake Compounce in Bristol before moving here! Simply the best ever, hands down no argument!!!!
The Man the Myth the Legend...simply THE BEST!!! R.I.P.
Pretty amazing playing like that at almost 70 years old with a malignant brain tumor. He had to have known then that something wasn't right.
Goosebumbs throughout the entire solo. R.i.P. giant.
Best drummer I ever heard-no one came close
It's easy to see why among the drummers of the world, the best of the best of all genres view him as the best. He really reached for the top shelf here and showed why his name is so iconic. Even at that age and in failing health he just reached the stratosphere. It's as if he really wanted to put a huge exclamation mark at the end of his story.
How he does it in a sport coat is amazing or three piece suit sometimes. God bless him R.I.P
Throughout the years Buddy Rich taught us something that we will❤ never forget. Greatness is achieved through conscient effort and consistency. Although we are all special beings, we sometimes overlook what really matters and what's important. Be yourself, grow mentally in richness, be considerate of others and be the best person you can be. We all have the power to influence others and ENRICH.
Saw him play at Disneyland of all places in the early 80s.
Yea me as well. Great place to see him in the Carnation Plaza! We'd drive 90 minutes back in the 80's when you could get into the park for only 12 bucks. Saw other great artists as well, Doc Severinsen in FrontierLand, Lee Ritenour in TomorrowLand. You could sit 15 feet away from Buddy in the Plaza and watch him set the place on fire!
Saw him there too, loved his joke " $4 Mic 12 million dollar park"
I remembered recently we saw Jean-Michel Jarre there. I think it was about the upcoming opening of the Epcot Centre.
Buddy Rich was the greatest drummer ever to live that ever will be. ever is. and ever was. They'll never be a drummer close to him. Mr Cool that execution of excellence.
Neil Peart is
I hear that guy from Metallica is pretty good too 😂🤣😂🤣😛😜🤪
Brain cancer symptoms soon after. God bless this great man. RIP Buddy and MeL
Great drummer, but a shitty human being.
@@A_Final_Hit Oh, you knew him? Stage persona was not him off the stage.
@@brianchisnell1548 You're right. He was worse offstage.
in 1972 I got to play with his band, they held a clinic at a college and several band members from our county got to attend a clinic where the band broke up into groups headed by his band members. Then that night Buddys band played a show for all of us... he was awesome!!
OCC ?
in spite of his health issues, he could still play the hell out of those drums
I saw Buddy Rich in 1971, Newport Jazz festival. He was then known as the greatest drummer in the world and he proved it that night.
That same evening we also heard Dave Pike, Roberta Flack and Duke Ellington. Had to go home before the show ended with Stan Kenton because I was in Junior high school at the time had a curfew with my parents.
from the first time you see him you know he will never be equaled let alone surpassed.
You haven't seen Yoyoka play yet, have you.
Perception is crazy, huh?
Buddy Rich did so much on a kit that is dwarfed by almost any drummer's kit in 2021!
Buddy Rich was the real deal!
Love seeing him play matched grip!!!! Before he launches into a blazing solo...!!!
GOAT. And Mel Torme was no slouch on the drums either.
woooow! Thank you Buddy. One of a kind, for sure. Didn't lose that groove. Not for one second.
Sensational
Happy Birthday 9/30 You will always be missed my friend!
Wow.didn’t know I shared the same birthday with him. Of course i was 82, not 1917
If he’d lost a thing between 1950 and 1987, I sure couldn’t tell.
In the words of Mel Lewis "He just kept getting better and better"
When you rate musicians you have to include not only the musicianship but what they did over their career. With that, Buddy was and will always be the greatest drummer of all time period end story.
Well said Tony A, that's why the most amazing musician playing drum set in history is Vinnie Colaiuta 🤷🏻♂️😬
I was lucky enough to see Barry rich live in 1971 I’ve still got the book that he autograph for me In my opinion best drummer in the world
...Buddy had a brother?
@@davidcook4623 lol😆
This is simply awesome! the beauty of a master musician enjoying his playing, he made it look so simple and smooth that is unbelievable, everything not only in perfect time but with a passion and energy that shows how he was also an incredible showman! To watch any time and feel what he so masterfully projected..also the band was great as always.
I saw Buddy play a short but oh so sweet show at Monticello Racetrack I was 12 so year was 1967 Summer . I was so excited.
I was just a teenager but I feel very lucky to have seen him in his final years. He played at the Bottom Line in NYC. Max Roach was there at that performance and I briefly met both of them. Buddy was top notch that night. And in speaking to him it was funny because he was a bit cantankerous when it came to questions about some of the newer players of the day that he didn’t know about including Peart, Bruford and Colaiuta. Lol RIP
Vous avez Buddy rich en haut puis vous baissez le regard et tout en bas vous avez les meilleurs batteurs de la planète,mais tout en bas quand même !
Buddy Rich (Nueva York, 30 de septiembre de 1917 - Los Ángeles, 2 de abril de 1987) fue un baterista estadounidense de jazz, representante del swing, bop y, en general, del jazz de las big bands.
Mel Torme! Loved him too. He was actually a very good drummer himself
In my opinion BR is the GOAT, he’s one of a kind...such an inspiration to many drummers around the world, his legacy will last lifetime!!!
he makes people that don't have any idea about drumming entertained by ever hit of his stick and that is really the ultimate test can you touch the listener
Playing SLINGERLAND right until the end...very fitting.
Roy Beckerman With a Ludwig tom mount
cszetela1
This wasn’t his kit...a rental for this performance.
Roy Beckerman Don’t be too sure about that. In 1985 Buddy was presented with. Refurbished 1940’s Slingerland set with. Radio king snare drum. He played it until he died and claimed it was the best set he ever had.
SelfdefensePT
Buddy’s own kit, didn’t have the Slingerland logo on the bass drum.
@@selfdefensept This is not the refurbished set that he got in 85, this is the rental set.
Just amazing delivery at his age. #Legend
Genius!
Never saw him play matched grip....ever!
There is only a few songs that does play matched grip. Whenever he had to play the floor tom for any length of time, he would play matched grip
Buddy was adamantly against the matched grip.
Dustin Hutchinson Not really, he was kind of joking about that. ua-cam.com/video/_ug_fes1fEI/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/QRKc90kuAaE/v-deo.html Here it is again. But I heard him say once in an interview that matched grip was for the non-creative drummers. "You can't do anything this way", he said.
@@MaartenVHelden Yes Buddy did say that
Isso que é dar a vida pelo instrumento!
The immortal ,R.I.P master Rich
I just love the way these symbals sound
Superbe'...Ty for this one
My dad took me to see Buddy at Clarenceville Auditorium and Elvis a year later. Bow down and kiss my signet ring. Thanks dad.
Can anyone imagine what drumming would be like today had Buddy Rich not lived? I know I can’t!
What an honor for that trumpet player to play off of him his last time, hope he's doing well.
Absolutely incredible !!
Absolutely epic
He only needed a small basic kit to rule on. Awesome.
Fabulous!
Wow. Too much greatness.
I can't even imagine living to almost 70 years old let alone being able to jam like that at that age.
Tommy Aldridge is rocking the world at 72 💪🏼😃🥁🎶
Buddy was the Winston Churchill of perfect political percussion (if there is such a thing) Buddy was the "Beat" in the Beatles. And certainly the "Joy" in enjoyment of music. Thank you, Buddy Rich. You made this world a better place.. . . . thank you
I saw him play live at on the Ed Sullivan Show when I was a kid. He was amazing it was in the mid 70’s.
The best!
I love the modern day drummer who needs 2 kick drums, 12 toms, 16 cymbals, fibre glass tips and 4 apps to tune and position them. Then I see Buddy who turns up with half a kit and a couple of sticks and blows the socks off anyone before or since! Even Steve Gadd doesn't come close. Genius.
An immense talent and one of the world’s greatest drummers. Sadly missed
Not one of the greatest drummers. The best greatest drummer of all time. no drummer comes close comparing anybody else to Buddy Rich is I compare ice cream to horse manure. He also was Mr Cool a true gentleman and perfectionist
One of a kind.Mr.Buddy Drums Rich. Such power and swing. Met him in Copenhagen, Greatest.
The Best. Much missed.
The one and only
I had the pleasure of seeing Boots Randolph, Chet Atkins, and Floyd Cramer as a youth in the early 70s. Ponderosa Park, Salem, Ohio. Too damned bad Buddy wasn't part of that show. Legend.
I’m Buddy Rich when I fly off the handle
fenomal!
great man!
Perhaps the greatest drummer ever
G.O.A.T OF DRUMS 🐐
One word - wow
Lead trumpet killing it!
GREAT LEFT HAND ..FOR DRUMMING
True Monster right to the very end. Wow. I can only imagine attaining those feats at the age of 30. Imagine 45 years later....not human.
Best jazz drummer ever!
I don't care what anyone says....Buddy was the best drummer who ever lived...in my opinion. His trad grip stick technique has never been matched.
I would love to know what his cymbal set up was, especially the ride.
Good stuff thanks for posting
Brillant.
not to take away from drummers today but; when this Man solo'd, it felt like a drum solo... not an elongated fill. modern drummers fill that 1 two thee 4 extra... but never felt like the drums are on their own. I'm drunk, hope this makes sense.
Isso é muito incrível.... Impressionante!!! Sim, ele foi o melhor de todos os tempos!
Yes he was and still is
The Greatest ever!!!
So funny seeing his reaction to missing a he part at 0:26
The song is American Patrol. Best known arrangement is by The Glenn Miller Orchestra.
Goat
Amazing....
My gawd...