Buddy Rich: West Side Story Drum Solo
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- One of the most famous drum solos of all time from one of the greatest drummers of all time - Buddy Rich and his band performing "West Side Story"!
This solo, excerpted from the "Buddy Rich: At the Top" DVD, is just one of many solos and songs available on this amazing DVD.
More information on this DVD at HudsonMusic.com!
My Dad took me to this show and I got to meet Buddy at the bar at his break. He autographed my Remo practice pad and man was I awe struck! He was a very nice guy to a shy 12 year old. Icing on the cake was a very stoned, red eyed gentleman who grabbed my pad and signed it too. Ends up that man was Jo Jones! I still have my pad and you can barely see me in the back of the lounge. I wasn't allowed to stand near the bar during the show. Man what a great night with my Dad!
I brought the tapes of the show several years ago and still watch it every once in a while.
My particular favorite part of it is the opening tune
"love for sale" the entire band Just breezes through
and Buddy is Just perfect of course ; 0 )
I must say I didn't enjoy the west side story solo.
in my opinion Buddy seems "weary"
and if he was Its understandable
after all it was his signature tune ever since he recorded it in the mid 1960s.
and even when something is popular with an audience
that doesn't mean the drummer doesn't get bored with playing it all the time.
lucky you.
So you have a practice pad w both Buddy Rich and Philly No Jones autographs? That is awesome and a wonderful memory w your father too btw😊.
Buddy used everything - singles, doubles, all paradiddles, 6 and 7 stoke rolls. Saw him in '78 at Ontario place when I was a kid. Inspired me to pick up the sticks and continues to inspire me today just as much.
Buddy Rich is a huge inspiration. I play the saxophone, listen to him, and it just makes me love music that much more. He's one of the greatest.
Buddy was playing things on the kit then that drummers till this day are still influenced by his performances. He was a true pioneer and a man ahead of his time. Legend
A great drum solo from the brilliant mind Buddy Rich
That's not sweat dripping from this man. That's awesomeness in liquid form, because that's all he can exude.
Whiplash didn't bring me here, but I assume the last scene was inspired by this performance? The sweat, his expression, the way he slowed down the tempo then brought it back. Gave me the same chills.
Oliver Roy this looks almost exactly the same as last scene in Whiplash
Oliver Roy The scene is actualy based on the famous concert of the americas drum solo.
happens a lot in drum solos.
In the movie there is a bus scene where Neiman is actually watching this performance on his phone.
Gets no better than this....you can see the expressions on the faces of the other musicians. Great stuff. I read that Buddy Rich never practiced either. Pure natural talent.
+Shannon K. i think a lot of the "never practiced" rumors were hearsay. his technique is too perfect for him to have not worked at it. plus, i've read other accounts from drummers like billy cobham seeing rich polishing up on his brush work with other greats. i think a lot of his talent was natural, but he definitely honed it in order to perfect it. elite drummer.
+Shannon K. HE NEVER PRACTICED? HAHAHAHAHA what the hell do you think he was doing during this whole video? THIS SOLO SUCKS BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME DUDE WARMING UP HIS HANDS
A little harsh, but not far off from what I was thinking. I was thinking the expressions on the bands faces were "mess up!" lol
That's GOT to be bullshit. I mean.. c'mon.
He has to have practice because if he didn't.. I don't think I can ever touch a drumstick again.
That 'boring old guy' is Buddy Rich, who was a great innovator and a superb drummer. His single hand rolls are still emulated by modern drummers to this day. In fact, he's inspired countless of the best drummers in the world like Ginger baker, Carl Palmer, and Neil Peart. His speed, precision, and rudimentary skills are unmatched, and posthumously, he's had over 20 memorial concerts dedicated to him. Watching Buddy hit a snare is perpetually more impressive than watching anything by your Travis.
Buddy, is in my estimation.....the greatest. he was still doing it in his mid 60's. His timing is incomparable. Jesus, I am an some time drummer. If I had 100th of his skill. I would be so proud.
The fact that he was this good well into his 60's probably does make him the greatest. A number of phenomenal drummers out there, but Rich, Kruppa, Ginger Baker, Joe Morello, and Ringo are my favorites. Very very few could do what Rich did in this video.
And this my friends, is why Buddy Rich is my favourite drummer of all time and my inspiration.
I agree with you
He is definitely the only drummer who needs nothing more than a snare drum to entertain people for hours... nobody else can do it....
Holy hell, Buddy Rich is indeed rich on drumming talent!
Those drum roll skills are beyond this world.
I don't know if anyone else felt this, but the entire snare lick was this huge suspense build up to just such a golden moment where your jaw just drops and you become speechless. You don't see that with drum solos anymore. Buddy had something that no one else does.
No one will ever touch this guy for technique. Period.
Sonny Payne smoked him.
@@apackerfan cap
Oh man !
Alien, crazy , mad , incredible , not real , not human , not enough words !
When you watch someone like Buddy Rich prefrom and he's at the top of his game like this, then words just fail you. He truly is the master drummer apoun all other drummers must be judged by. Watch and be amazed. Top marks all round. Brilliant stuff.
this was a fricking amazing drum solo. ... anyone who says otherwise is deaf & blind. whatever else you may care to say: Buddy Rich was a VERY dedicated artist.
A solo of pure chops
This was recorded in Rochester NY, on the day I was born. (I too being from upstate NY) So, I think this is pretty cool that I know what Buddy Rich was up to on the day I was born!
I am FLOORED. Pure art with a snare & bass drum. Beeeeeautiful!
The day this happened the expression "Oh my God" changed to "Oh my Buddy"
The insane snare work!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent solo! Buddy was so musical!
The singles flurry he accents six times is SOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful
his timing is legendary. so impressive. i can watch for hours.
Even after triple by-pass surgery, Buddy always gave it all he had.
Another one of my favorite solos from Buddy. Love how his hands look like hummingbirds wings when he plays fast single stroke rolls. Actually, the sticks look like hummingbirds wings. Sorry.
I think the best thing about Buddy was that he never played under his ability. He always gave it 100%.
3:43 you knew the soft single strokes were finished when you hear that violent kick of the bass drum.
Man, even famous drummers play solos in honor of this legend.
"I'm Buddy Rich when i fly off the handle".......Thank you Beastie Boys for sparking my interest in him!
Rangers villareal
Beautiful .....just beautiful.
Makes that snare sing !
He was a great gift to the drum world it's all about practice. He made all that noise out of one snare drum.
that's the perfect roll right there, most of drumers dream of being able to play that roll.
You know ,I'd just like to think that what a phenomenal player Buddy was and that all he wanted was the very best from all of us.
WOW........his hand speed is AWESOME! I think he's just one of the best and can't be compared to the drummers of today. That reason being because he DIDN'T HAVE A DOUBLE BASS and im sure there aren't too many drummers out there today that can do what Mr. Buddy Rich just did!
Man! He was a bad ass on those single strokes!! OMG..lol. That's a REAL lesson there in technique and fundamentals. Thanks for posting this.
the dynamics on those single strokes....just insane
When the guys in the band are staring in awe, you know there is a genius in your midst….
those rolls... so much epicness.
PERFECTION, it can exist.
Its insane how much buddy can do with just the snare.
1:48 we get it man
I haven’t heard another big band play this , with a great drum solo.
the single greatest
i've never heard someone do so many stokes, so fast, for such a long time
he doesnt mis a single note
he's.... a DRUM GOD
Buddy rich is not a drum God but he’s a good drummer
Mr. Buddy Rich is the one and only period.
A true master of the art
I used to own this video and buddy's playing on it is superb. I like "uncle albert admiral halsey" the best on this video. Buddy's solo on west side doesn't disappoint though. Very thorough and colorful.
One thing that always impressed me about Buddy Rich and drummers from his time was the fact that you had to have such an amazing scene of touch when it comes to playing drums. You did have a sound guy changing the volume of your kit as you played. If you had to bounce between playing loud or quite you had to change how much force you are using and where you are playing on the snare or cymbal a lot of times while keeping the same beats per min. Way to many people are impressed with how fast....
everytime I see him I realize the true talent of the greatest ever
okay, somebody MUST have sped this up. it's just too dang awesome
The year was about mid 60's. my friend worked on the TV set of the Joey Bishop show, Buddy was a guest on the show, he broke a stick and somehow my friend got the stick and gave it to me as he knew how much I liked Buddy. Lost the stick, still sad about that.
1940s to 1960s Buddy Rich was all snare insanity that could kill a man by seeing it alone.
1970s Buddy Rich was crazy creative with all sorts of different patterns and rudiments combined into a masterpiece
1980s Buddy Rich was all out insanity xD
I think he was pissed at the way he was playing that night, and he went back to square one. He was always trying to better himself. What a genius.
@MrHenryrules Amen! Im 16 and I went through that phase when I was younger. Your not truly a musician until you open your eyes and ears to all music genres and styles and try to expand on your playing ability until you have achieved all that you can in your life.
I don't know who is that Barker man but I LOVE GOOD RAP MUSIC
And I LOVE BUDDY RICH
Music is not competition, it's about enjoying life, it's about pleasure, and sometimes elevating your soul.
Buddy Rich's singles is legit brah..
Awesome solo.
Just incredible... like wow... speechless in admiration... :-)
Best drum solo ever.
Wow! 🤯🤯🤯🔥🔥 The part from 1:35 to the end just exploded my mind! The level of muscle control needed for a performance like this is WILD!!! 🏆🏆🏆 And shoutout to that necklace!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼 …(Also … Season 3, Episode 4 of “Here’s Lucy” brought me here!)
i love how his hands almost look animated from their speed and pure awesomeness
Hitting the rim, that's awesome.
The greatest of all time
2:21 on is so trippy to watch. by the end his hands are moving at the speed of light.
Only Rich can do this. 👍&👏
Someone has been to a music college.
god this is so beastly
I wonder why his drums don't just burst into flames. He is SO HOT !!!!
@elcapoinca Heck yeah! Benny is one of my all time favourites. I love how he invents new ways to change his drum sound so often.
People trying to suggest that Buddy Rich was only good for Snare drum work really ought to wise up and take a look on UA-cam under Buddy Rich Impossible Drum Solo to buck up their ideas!!!
I can't believe how soft and fast at the same time are his ghost notes at 1:37
He drums with a lot of power
Buddz Rich great, the queen of drummers. the King is ..because he is the greatest.....Jo Jones
wen ever i need motivation im coming here
When you catch this man live and experience the explosive energy he exudes, the truth is revealed. He came down to show everyone else how it's supposed to go with most of his playing absent of "boom-bang-boom-bang followed by triplets around the drums. p.s. all the lessons in the world cannot give to someone what isn't there from the get-go. Regardless of his playing onset, Buddy wasn't anything but raw innate talent that you don't find in a book or weekly drum lesson.
I still fight with my parents on why they didn't take me here as a child
Now that,my friends, is how it's done :)
OK i just GOTTA get me one of those snare drums to go with my mighty #goodfibes
buddy killed it!!!!!
Buddy is a great at rudiments and application of rudiments - you can learn a lot from watching Mr. Rich - one of the greatest.
The Hunchback of Notre SLAM!!!
However good he may have been, there is simply no excuse for that haircut.
Toupee.
Buddy was follicly challenged at that point in his life.
The thought of even saying to the store keeper, yes, I'll take that one.
Nor his temper.
the man was talented to almost god like, he gave his heart and sole into his performances pity you missed it too busy looking at his hair!
@@Bob-nu3xe you mean, somebody else's hair..
I have this on VHS and haven't seen in awhile. Check out the transiton of the sticks from the head onto the rim and back at 3:35-3:45. Are you kidding me? Fast and clean!!! Amazing techincal ability.
That's Rick Culver in the middle Trombone chair. He used to walk my brother & sister & me upside down on our ceiling when we were little kids 'cause he's so tall.
I love his snare technique
Still big band drummer nr 1 !!when it comes to just speed Cris Coleman rules !! (Playing drums for 35 years myself)
WOW! Whatever genre of music it is you play the skins in, go watch a buddy rich video and he's indeed to be a no.1 influence on you.
Legendary!
Mind=Blown. Buddy is truly fucking incredible!
Buddy was..and is the king...
Jesus is king not buddy no Offense but it’s true
Link to the entire 58min. 1973 RICH AT THE TOP concert (Rochester NY). It has these songs: Love for Sale @:01, Buddy/profile, plays piano/tpt/sings) @4:25, Norwegian Wood @8:12, Time Check @11:50 (sax-section @14:02), Basically Blues @15:48, What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life (Brian Grivna) @25:01, Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey @30:38, West Side Story @39:59 (“Somewhere”/Rick Culver @44:20), End Concert @58:22. Plus, an extra 20mins. of prior BR interviews/clips: ua-cam.com/video/3JWnfnF89pY/v-deo.html
0:47 the very first slight imprecision I've ever noticed in hours of tube on Mr. Buddy Rich!
superb
I'm supposed to be studying for an exam...instead I'm watching this...SMH....drums are my drug.
@thessbmaster
Or shot 50 000 times to represent the approximate number of single strokeshe got in a about the 3-minute mark of that solo.
Fastest hands I've ever seen, and incredible smooth at that speed.
@Travisbarker4prez It's not just the notes Buddy's playing, but how he's playing them that makes him unstoppalble. This guy is great.
Technique GOD.
@beefcake8888
Spot on with your comments. Couldn't agree more. Wasn't it Joe Morello of dave Brubeck band that said " there's buddy rich, then there's everyone else"
God bless you BR.
Amazing solo, but even more impressive is how realistic they managed to make that cardboard cutout audience!