My favorite Buddy story was when he was admitted to the hospital and was asked if he had allergies. "Yes. Country music."

@none5020

6 жыл бұрын

brian solodar Then he died.

@garypugh1153

6 жыл бұрын

Country music sucks.......buddy said in his video...."glen campbell is the wayne newton of country music " pretty funny 😎

@comeacross9

6 жыл бұрын

Buddy is in my top five of men who have sat behind a kit but Glen Campbell,while not at the level of a top tier jazz player,was a fine musician.

@red5243

6 жыл бұрын

brian solodar v

@mickeekroth4427

6 жыл бұрын

Buddy was an exellent drummer but knew too little about music history.

I love how Buddy rarely looks at his drums, as if he's transcended the need to look at them. All he does is scowl at his band and keep tempo flawlessly. A true monster.

@Phelibas

6 жыл бұрын

i dont look at my drums when i play them...

@erraticboss168

6 жыл бұрын

He watching for even 1 mistake......

@JesseP.Watson

6 жыл бұрын

Buddy Rich, intimidating as hell...That stare, that face; like a ******* huge hound, a slathering Great Dane, crouched on the lawn at a summer BBQ party. ...Staring at the children, waiting for one of them to drop a beat so he can gobble them up. ...GRRRRR! :-D

@stewartnicol3028

6 жыл бұрын

ParkourBigbird if you need to look at your kit....well, sorry but you are not yet a drummer. 🙏

@Rob_Kates

5 жыл бұрын

The drums were just an extension of his body. He did not need to look at them.

Look at Buddy scrutinizing his band for a single mistake, watching them like a hawk, all while keeping immaculate time. My word.

@cockrield

9 жыл бұрын

??

@cockrield

9 жыл бұрын

Ha no need for apologies, I was just curious!

@D00M3R_MAVS

9 жыл бұрын

that's funny man, I hadn't noticed that at first and I've watched this video a lot.

@FlowerRFabulous

9 жыл бұрын

lol and he has that evil scowl on his face like ike gave tina turner

@VandelayIndustries61

9 жыл бұрын

Cockriel D Tough but fair, I've heard if a band member was "layin' it down" to Buddy's satisfaction he'd pay the guy a bonus out of pocket. Just what I've heard, who knows.

For those who want to look for a reason to dis Buddy...you miss the big picture. He is attempting to achieve perfection and hires his own band to do so. His dream, his band. Go for it. I performed with him along with the Williamsport, Pa. Pops Orchestra in the mid 80's. I was seated directly behind him on trombone. He heard every note I played. He and I had a great conversation sitting there before the show. Nothing but another super memory. Thank-you Walter Straiton!!

@styvnel

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the share

@kaijukid9644

4 жыл бұрын

nah, he was just a bully

@paullevine1813

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaijukid9644 You obviously don't know your Buddy Rich... Bully ,na perfectionist yes... He stated over & over you want to e in this band you better give 100% . Why not he gave even more.

@Rob_Kates

Жыл бұрын

It was Buddy's name on the marquee. If the band was off, it was a bad reflection on him.

He hated playing this song, at his show at Barrymores in Ottawa he asked us (the audience) for requests. when a few shouted this song he said in a slightly disgusted tone "don't you people have any imagination?" and then of course they played it brilliantly. after the show i hounded the bus driver to let me on the bus and meet him. I still have the 8X10 that he gave me and the drum head I got him to sign. a class act.

@trevenirey2354

6 жыл бұрын

Him screaming at his players on the bus is a real class act

@fatjonseatingadventures5429

5 жыл бұрын

@@trevenirey2354 He was a dick but he just wanted perfection. He expected everyone at his level.

@johndowns3839

5 жыл бұрын

That might've been a little unrealistic, considering the people he'd played with in his life weighed against their limited experience. Unrealistic but at the same time understandable.

@randyisfrank1

5 жыл бұрын

@@trevenirey2354 He was right

@randyisfrank1

5 жыл бұрын

He wasn't a " dick " - this coming from someone he told to " get the fuck away from me " the first time I met him. @@fatjonseatingadventures5429

Buddy Rich has the best smile ever !!!

@derfgaming2254

6 жыл бұрын

Rushad Patel what smile.

@michaelabbo2779

5 жыл бұрын

Don’t think anyone has ever seen it lol

@cerocero769

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Abbo wooosh!!

@thecelerystick1015

4 жыл бұрын

Le Bruh hes joking tone bruh

@paullevine1813

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelabbo2779 Silly statement ,Buddy had a dry & witty sense of humor but not only did he have a great smile in case you never saw him with Johnny Carson. He was so intense on the bandstand he had no time to smile . No one in the crowd smiled much either ,they were to mesmerized to . You want to see him smile watch him on the many Carson shows he was a guest.. There's a great photo of Buddy holding Kathy Rich as a baby , wanna find that & you will one fine smile. Really though the bottom line here is we came to hear him play not smile LOL..

Actually, the bass player is my dad!!!

@WallaceRoseVincent

7 жыл бұрын

Jessica Harper How Cool! Your daddy is a KZread star forever!

@TheMedicalReptile

6 жыл бұрын

That’s super cool! What are his thoughts on Buddy?

@Kresnov

6 жыл бұрын

Jessica Harper he had some big shoes to fill with Jaco as the benchmark, he's an outstanding bass player very worthy of this piece.

@MinisterManDan

5 жыл бұрын

Your dad is awesome

@Rob_Kates

5 жыл бұрын

He does an outstanding job.

Hahaha I love how all the horn players that aren't soloing just all of a sudden bust out like 20 random percussion instruments. But seriously, this has to be one of the greatest big bands of all time.

@angelo2629

7 ай бұрын

Tight like a rope. Laughed 1st time horns took to percussion. Ex took care of him at um/ann arbor.

Can we just take a moment to realize how brilliant Marcus' sax solo is in this? Insanity.

@hankmobley

2 жыл бұрын

Marcus was a great saxophone player ...!

Bass player : Just in case he hasn't already been mentioned - Tommy Warrington

@ratsalad9401

7 жыл бұрын

that was my next question, what a beast.

@domokornmusic

6 жыл бұрын

Yes! Brilliant musician, and a graduate of my high school, in fact.

@bobs8697

6 жыл бұрын

ed polk u

@lornapresant9238

4 жыл бұрын

I'll check him out,TY,L.Doone

@martyroth7829

4 жыл бұрын

ed polk Tommy in 83 I think The North Sea Jazz Festival on bass.What a killer Buddy was impressed.

He looks like he's about to say: NOT MY FUCKING TEMPO!

@Demon_1408

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy Lee haha, im sure you saw Whiplash

@adamw7826

8 жыл бұрын

+Demon Demon oh yea... people are getting smarter again! just like the old days

@flamner8774

7 жыл бұрын

He probably is going to, right after they finish

after Buddy's passing I worked with Steve in Atlantic City.... although I am proud of the band I had working there, Steve was used to THIS level of musicianship- truly another planet!!! as sweet a guy he was and team player he would occasionally muter "I miss Buddy". The point being he was accustomed to working at the highest levels of perfection. Steve was a great humble guy, fun to be around and fascinating guy to work with.. "I miss STEVE"

Steve Marcus was one hell of a sax player. Played the shit out of that soprano, and was even better on tenor. Incredible.

@pinguinobc

4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention that very admirable 'fro.

@martinl.lazarinejr.2781

4 жыл бұрын

you are so right about Steve Marcus. He passed away last year

@egyptianminor

4 жыл бұрын

He was indeed. One of my all time favorite solos in any instrument is Marcus' fantastic soprano spotlight on Larry Coryell's 'Foreplay', from his 1972 Fusion classic 'Offering'.

i was there!!!! i lived in the hague my dad worked for paul acket onnschiphol got everybody for free with out overweight on the plane ,than he became oscar peterson roadmanager world wide,so proud of him and so happy imwas born to him!! buddy gave me 8 ludwig sticks than back stage

What great music!!! Best of the big band era and a scorching solo on the sax. Watching the horn section go to percussion makes me laugh every time. Musical history as there will never be another Buddy Rich.

@scottnaylor2207

3 жыл бұрын

Thank God. Such a lousy personality. I enjoyed Gene Krupa's drumming a lot more than Buddy Rich's.

tighter than a 28 inch pants on a 35 inch waist!!

@bRadicalmagic1

7 жыл бұрын

! well put ! ! !

@giuseppegaribaldi6457

7 жыл бұрын

:)

@snivelinj7612

7 жыл бұрын

Ohhh Buddy demanded it or there would be literal hell to pay,

@giuseppegaribaldi6457

7 жыл бұрын

no kidding...what was the fine? $$$$$or down to the dungeon!!

@colinmcmahon5829

5 жыл бұрын

giuseppe Garibaldi Dont chose Black Shirts for Band Uniform again. Nit if its Sunshine you'll be performing in. Just a suggestion. You never know what Ringer theyve been run through during Import.

I saw Buddy Rich play here in my hometown high school auditorium. will never forget it. He was an awsome act !! No one can replace his talent to carry an audience at a show. Great memories!

Buddy's left hand was a fucking national treasure.

Perfection. There will never be another Buddy Rich. Christ, the whole band. Simply off-the-hook-genius musicians. They are enlightened high priests of music making.

As much as I love the guy and his music, I would've hated to be in his band.

@larrysmith6797

5 жыл бұрын

And the band would have hated playing with you.

@Rob_Kates

5 жыл бұрын

He demanded perfection.

@dangold921

5 жыл бұрын

@@Rob_Kates True, but he also urged his players to have fun.

@ScottLindenOutdoors

5 жыл бұрын

"Perfection is unattainable; but in pursuit of perfection you CAN attain excellence." Vince Lombardi, channeling Buddy Rich.

@247hdjazz

5 жыл бұрын

THAT'S WHY I NEVER PLAYED WITH HIM!

Saw him in 1968 in Iowa City, Ia. Asked for an autograph, had no pen, told me to fin a pin and poke his finger so he could sign his autograph for me. Also, "no dancing, listen to us, we are here to play and entertain you, not for you to dance."

@FlowerRFabulous

9 жыл бұрын

you whats interesting? I looked up his birthday and it is september 30 if you look up "howstuffworks september 30" click on the howstuffworks website and it matches his personality perfectly!! it says he is a libra who is demanding and critical and very self ecentered. You shoudl really check it out i thought i was interesting

I was fortunate to attend one of these performances when they came to Los Angeles, and played at El Camino JC, with virtually the same line up as this video. I believe it was around 1978 or 9, with my best friend and I attending. Marcus, I learned later was already a force of nature in his own right, before joining BR. He earned standing ovations, one after another. The ride home was silent, mostly due to our jaws hanging near the ground for a while after the show, and not wanting to break the sanctity of the moment. Over thirty five years later, I still remember that concert. It is one of a handful of events I consider unforgettable. Marcus went on to lead the band, and was the obvious candidate to lead after Rich died. Sadly, he too is no longer with us. They live on in the memories of those souls their music touched.

@agrobeson6471

19 күн бұрын

This is from 1978. I heard this lineup in Evanston IL @ Amazingrace. Pizza with Noah (bass trbn) at Dué...two other notable NT exes, Greg Smith (bari), Chuck Schmidt (tpt). Check out direct to disc recordings from late '77 ~ Class of '78, and one featuring Mel Torme

His Hihat work is so unbelievable tight.

@lilith6072

7 жыл бұрын

And at the beginning, he's mostly only using one stick!

@BeatSport88

7 жыл бұрын

yeah. hes the man

@MV-ot8kr

4 жыл бұрын

Yet loose as can be . A master .

In the summer of 1981, the Buddy Rich band was hired to play a dinner gig in Clinton, IN just a stone's throw from the public pool. The yard was well decorated and a fine dinner was served. It was a little humid and, yes, we have mosquitos. After 2 or 3 songs, Buddy Rich says into the microphone, "Where the fuck am I?" Well Buddy, you weren't in Kansas. A fine time was had by all but the legend of prickdom survived.

This was perfection, the pinnacle of big band jazz.

This is my favourite big band version of this track. The whole album that this came from "Class of '78" is great. Buddy Rich may have been a so and so to work for, but his arrangements were always brilliant and pretty hard to play. Yes, there is always an abundance of drum solos, but it was his band. I once saw him do a 5 minute solo purely on snare and it was magic, so complex and interesting even for a non-drummer.

@SaxophoneHitman008

8 жыл бұрын

Most of these tunes weren't arranged by Rich. He used arrangers [worked with] to 'make' them his tunes.

@SaxophoneHitman008

8 жыл бұрын

He wasn't a so and so...he was a nightmare pretty much. I did sound mixing [FOH and MON] for him in '78 when he came to Denver from Vegas. This particular band looks very familiar, BTW. They were great, but were in constant fear of the "wrath of Rich", just as I was! One night the house system failed!! due to fuse blowing in the breaker panel. I had to raise the monitor levels [on a different circuit] drastically to temporarily get House levels to be adequate, while we tracked the problem and fixed it. We did it all within the tune he was currently playing. It was assholes and elbows with flashlights clenched in teeth, for a while....The audience hardly new what had happened, but Buddy about had a heart attack. After the show we had, shall we say, more than a heated moment. But at the end of the day...he actually understood the randomness of the happening and we moved forward with the rest of the shows. But yeah! He does have a temper for sure.

@Aeader

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that story, my heart started beating faster just visualizing that situation! Buddy sounds like the kind of guy who would prefer to do everything himself if only that were possible. Amazing drummer

@georgejessop9860

4 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite cut as well. I love the way Buddy Rich plays the drums as a part of the whole and not just a time keeper. Buddy liked to assemble his bands with recent graduates of music schools; Berkley in Boston was one of his favorites. Steve Marcus was an old man by comparison with the 'youngsters' in this band. BTW, whenever Buddy was in the Boston area, he would stop in at Leo Carrillo's shop in Providence for a 'refresher' in drumming technique from the master. My brother was a student of Leo's for a few years and became a pretty terrific drummer.

@agrobeson6471

19 күн бұрын

​@@georgejessop9860 Sometimes, they dropped out to travel with this great an ensemble...from a three-time dropout.

Best version of this great jazz classic ever!

@gustafsone

5 жыл бұрын

I always thought Maynard's was the gold standard for this song but good lord, these guys tore this song a new butthole. Buddy's hi-hat wizardry is on a level I've never heard anyone else come close to, and as a former sax player myself, Steve's solo was out of this world!

@JonHop1

Жыл бұрын

@@gustafsone The original with Jaco is the best by far... Too much horns ruin it for me. Jaco's play and harmonics on the tune are just insane.

sick rhythm section! all the horns are playing so well in unison. everythings right in the pocket

@adamw7826

8 жыл бұрын

someone mustve sold his battered up hi hat on ebay... just look how many times he rolls on it

Amazing. The fact that those drumsticks don't ignite is genuinely incredible.

When I hear this, so many memories come to me because we played this in our big band years ago.

Was fortunate enough to see this amazing musician several times. Unforgettable is an understatement. Safe travels Mr. Rich.

Wow. Buddy was a perfectionist and very tough on his boys. But the result speaks for itself. He was the Bobby Knight of bandleaders.

It is a shame that all of you younger fans never got to see Buddy on Johnny Carson's show. His acerbic wit was as fast as his drumming. A wild and crazy guy with unbelievable talent.

@TheTemplesofSyrinx1

9 жыл бұрын

Carolyn Spilly The Buddy/Ed Shaughnessy drum battles on Carson Show were legendary.

@JazzKeyboardist1

8 жыл бұрын

+TheTemplesofSyrinx1 ......But Ed wanted people to like him, While Buddy didn't care?

*Truly amazing sax solo starts at **2:30**.* you'll never hear it done better.

@ibanez-kaz

Жыл бұрын

Steve Marcus!

Wow. Just an incredibly tight band with a very demanding band leader. Pick up on all of the nuances of his interactions with the band; the looks he gave them, driving the tempo... It's fantastic. I love this track.

Who is the bass player? He is totally killing it this whole song.

@punkrockadict619

8 жыл бұрын

+Octavian Of Rome not like jaco tho

@benparrishproductions7576

8 жыл бұрын

true

@ruklick

8 жыл бұрын

totally reminded me of Jaco. Fretless before Jaco "invented" it. Still, Jaco was the best. It's sad, music is no longer. Now days we get little wayne, brittnany spears and what ever puffy shoves down our throats. Justin Biber is king

@punkrockadict619

8 жыл бұрын

Well the bassist was probably trying to go for that Jaco sound... Since they are covering a weather report song.

@adamw7826

8 жыл бұрын

who is the drummer

I never get sick of this song, I love this crazy tight fast version.

One of the most well known fusion jazz funk tunes ever recorded by Buddy. Great tune, I believe it's a beautiful chart.

@JonHop1

Жыл бұрын

Buddy RIch covered this for an album too? If so that is such an honor for Jaco and Joe at Weather Report. I still will always love the original tho, there is just something about Jaco's playing on the original that is hypnotic.

@dylangatenby9928

Жыл бұрын

@@JonHop1 Buddy covered this chart on his album Class of ‘78. Check it out

@JonHop1

Жыл бұрын

@@dylangatenby9928 Nicee thanks.. Not a huge Buddy fan, but I will for sure check it out!

lovin all the 70's 'staches

Buddy is the best drummer in the world EVER...full stop...no-one like him. He was amazing in 1947!!

Buddy seemed to kinda enjoy the solo of his soprano sax player. He almost smiled!

Love it !! Sopran sax is crazy!!!

@dpwinn7145

6 жыл бұрын

Zuzana Růžičková t

I like how they used the trumpets to do the usual Jaco artificial harmonic thing. They didn't even try to replicate that with substandard copies of a technique often copied but never mastered. This may be the single best cover of this WR classic ever performed.

@kilbo98

9 жыл бұрын

Check out Maynard Fergusons version, he has a trombone play it

@WilliamSlaght

9 жыл бұрын

John Wiseman Normally that's what bands do I feel. Change it up. Work with what they got.

You've gotta love when practically the entire band becomes a rhythm section!

You see how Buddy Rich didn't give the bass player any attention at all? That's what I love about being a bass player. While everyone is getting yelled at all the time, the bass player gets left alone.

@senseidekkers5618

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck man that's hard. This guy stuck with Buddy for a while though. From what I have heard they grew close. Kinda crazy to think that Buddy could actually like someone.

@mariasmyles

6 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine being Buddy's bass player!?!? There can't be a more daunting audition than that!

@comeacross9

6 жыл бұрын

I was a drummer in a weekend/wedding band for many,many years and I will tell there is nothing better than playing with a solid bass player. Made my job fun and set the whole group in motion.

Finally! A soprano solo that isn't smooth jazz!

Buddy Rich advanced the capabilities of big band as his band entered the 1970s. The sweeping, giant horn sounds, amazing bass, dynamic, loud, tough playing, incredible virtuoso solos by his players, and of course, DRUMS!

I saw Buddy and his band do this at Six Flags in Arlington a long time ago right after I got the perfect lemonade from one of the little stands there. That was a great day.

4:18 Hittin' that wood block like it was buddy's face....

That soprano solo though

@jeremiahluntsford4087

6 жыл бұрын

The Gatorboy to be in the office tomorrow

@ajbfwb

5 жыл бұрын

...if only there wasn't the hideous distraction of a bad case of "Bozo head". :-)

There will never be another Buddy Rich.......priceless

I love play it on recorder when I'm listenning it. One of the greatest music I ever heard.

No matter what and what ever is said about drummers. There was one drummer you could not compare. Buddy Rich like the story was told by Louie Bellson Gene Krupa and Joe Jones. There were many drummers out there and then there was BUDDY RICH. no one could come close to his technical abilities his IDEAS and the way he played a drum set. The Legend The Measuring Stick and Holy Grail of drummers. BUDDY RICH no one out there way back when and even today NO ONE and I mean NO ONE can come close to Buddy Rich enough said.

Sorry, but Buddy rich and this band, they may be good, but you know what. Music is about SOUL and about FUN. And THAT is what Maynard gave each band he played with. A whole hell of a lot of fun!

@DannyDevitoe

5 жыл бұрын

Fucking furry

@alexbouffler8577

5 жыл бұрын

@@DannyDevitoe lmao

@ronaldunkel2681

5 жыл бұрын

Noble Wulff I happen to agree Noble. Perfect timing and technical aptitude aside. Indeed Maynard was fun. But give me the Basie band anytime, with it’s implacable (tight) rhythm section and purely soul-driven solo’s. Cheers!

Saw Buddy in 1969 at The Atlantic City Pop Fest , his performance was stunning . Saw him a year later at The Famous Ballroom in Baltimore MD. Again he was outstanding & all business . He joked a bit here & there & was appreciated by all that came to see him & the band. There really are no best ever musicians but if there was Buddy would be there.

@agrobeson6471

19 күн бұрын

Props to Famous Ballroom!

Saw Buddy in 1978(?) with probably just about this band. They turned Steve Marcus loose on an extended solo and this HS saxophonist was absolutely stupefied.

No drummer comes close, saw him twice at the davenport theatre Stockport when I was a drummer myself..........

@Blubai67

9 жыл бұрын

I saw those same two shows at the Davenport as well. I was just a schoolkid at the time, taken along by my jazz loving Dad, but the memory of those two concerts have stayed with me all my life.

@djangorheinhardt

7 жыл бұрын

me too.Did you join the line to meet him after?He was signing autographs but i did not have a book so i just shook hands with him.He went in Barratts music shop years ago,when he was at the Free Trade Hall and bought a few sticks.The Barratts staff did not know his pedigree so they were unfazed by him.

@kathrynremington2486

5 жыл бұрын

Did you ever see Roy Tomkins at the Alma Lodge? Looked similar with that droopy hound dog look, and boy could he play!

Music for my ears!

Saw these cats many times live. Monster band. Nobody could touch them.

Times when musicians looks like scientists... The level of talent here is just dangerously high

no one looks happy they look like they've been enslaved by the drummer for year's with no hope of living anymore.

@Playthellgb42

5 жыл бұрын

THAT'S A REALLY FUNNY OBSERVATION!!! HILARIOUSLY AND VERY INSIGHTFUL!!!!

@bobwonderhem9715

5 жыл бұрын

They could play anywhere they want - just like you, me,.. anybody... anybody... anybody (Blues Brothers 1980.) They loved it even though they made scale- plus about 50 per diem. sending 200 home a week isn't enough, but playing every night with Buddy Is Enough.

@jamescareless159

5 жыл бұрын

A good way to die!

@pazgabriel

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

God I would hate being in the this band with passion, Rich is staring down the bones 90% of the time. Example of a perfectionist a little too worried about being perfect. Now the skill is another topic but c'mon, the audience in almost all places (ruling out judges) could care less and most likely not even hear imperfections. Buddy Rich may more strict than classical conductors...

@tommonfron5166

6 жыл бұрын

izzzDelta yeah, jazz takes more skill than classical.

@starmanovich

6 жыл бұрын

Its part of the act. Even if its real.

@dnarbredlih

4 жыл бұрын

@@tommonfron5166 Moronic statement. The kind that can only be made in ignorance.

@jimhines5825

4 жыл бұрын

too worried about being perfect? ya can't be...I never wanted anything less!

@paullevine1813

2 жыл бұрын

izzz, You have to be more than good to be in that or any of Buddy's Bands & I seriously doubt you are. James Brown was as hard a task master towards his band & even fined them if they missed a note & as Buddy he's a legend. Benny Goodman was the same way. Still they knew just what was expected from them & they wanted to be in a band that great.

One of the greatest drummers that ever existed

I've watched this video 100 times. This is 101. Still amazed at everything. Steve Marcus on soprano was one of the best at building his solos. Tom Worrington on bass, yowza.

@johnnymoondog9474

7 ай бұрын

Of course Jaco is the GOAT but Tom Worrington crushes this!

Needs more auxiliary percussion.

@joshbonham8768

8 жыл бұрын

I thought he was gonna start tossing maracas and wood blocks into the audience.

@giygas7392

8 жыл бұрын

+Josh Bonham Know what the funniest name for an instrument is? Vibraslap.

@joshbonham8768

8 жыл бұрын

+GG Allin For real! And a good one that can rattle for a really long time is super fun!

@joshbonham8768

8 жыл бұрын

+stephen dwyer And let that be a lesson to em ay?

@giygas7392

8 жыл бұрын

+Josh Bonham At a school band concert last fall, I played auxiliary for a few songs in addition to the song I drummed on and I had the honor of playing vibraslap on Edgar Winters' "Frankenstein". Very satisfying experience.

This is big band jazz at it's best !!!

He plays so effortlessly in this clip its absolutely insane for how fast he's playing

So amazing! im astonished on how well they can play!

the Roman Galley commander said "we've got some good news and some bad news. The good news is we get extra rations tomorrow - the bad news is we got Buddy Rich on drums today!"

@jeffreyedwards609

5 жыл бұрын

Very good.

The grumpiest drummer ever.

@NaNa-wj8tw

6 жыл бұрын

calfor1991 Hahahaha. The best that ever lived though. I can forgive him the grumps:)

What a gem! Love the horn player percussion section!

Absolutely metronomic. Mesmerising!

Video description: “Check out the solo by Steve Marcus” Updated Video Description: “Check out the beautiful Afro on the head of Steve Marcus”

Performance seems a bit rushed to me. The original version by Weather Report is at 156 bpm. Whereas Buddy takes it at about 198 bpm (though it slows to a more comfortable 190 bpm for the sax solo).

Nice groove and I love how the brass section all turn into the percussion section. Nice arrangement. Steve Marcus kills it!

Wow!!!!! What INCREDIBLE ENERGY! Love it!

Bass Player looks like John Cleese from Fawlty Towers :P

2:25 funky

Got this on DVD. Watch it everyday. The band is playing there best and Buddy, just simply amazing.

SO freakin awesome, did this one in high school jazz band, amazing to see the professionals do this number. I totally love it.

I'm a death metal fan and I love this.

Buddy, please come back from the grave. I need some drum lessons from YOU ! ! !

Brilliant stuff. The bass player is grooving his ass off. Loved it all.

I was also at the great Davenport Theatre,Stockport to see Buddy and the band.Also the Louie Bellson Band plus Louie's afternoon drum clinic.Great memories!Buddy at the Crucible Theatre,Sheffield.Unbelievable!!!

Needs more cowbell.

@flamner8774

7 жыл бұрын

I gotta fever, baby and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL

@Tomatohater64

5 жыл бұрын

Sarah Holly Camm I think three cowbells and perhaps a lyre?

@bobbydale1938

4 жыл бұрын

Idiot !!

When I was a kid living in California I saw him perform live many times at Disneyland. He was the greatest inspiration. We still love you Buddy. Check out my tributes to him on here (a few short drum solos of mine). To all the rock drummers out there, don’t lose touch with the past. There are many things to learn from the rich heritage all those jazz drummers left us “back in the day”. Richard Gray

soprano sax solo is just insane!! love the percussion backing too, awesome!!

That solo literally brought me to tears. Amazing.

Bass player was fantastic, but it's sin to play this song on anything other than a pawnshop Jazz Bass.

Holy crap.... He suddenly took the tempo up (or back up..?) into the stratosphere at 6:18...

@auburnboi09

7 жыл бұрын

He did. Actually sounded like the band wasn't keeping up with HIS tempo.

@stephenlittle4044

3 жыл бұрын

Actually the tempo is rock steady with a little blip in that spot. There are many moods in this arrangement and anyone who has ever played in a band with arrangements this involved know that this kind of thing happens all the time. He may have deliberately just put an edge on it at that point. It comes out of an awkward transition from a syncopated bass lick. Actually it sounds to me like the bass may have slightly rushed the lick. None of us are metronomes and we should not listen and evaluate as though we were. All and all it is a great performance. My opinion Steve Little.

Obviously Buddy liked to hear the bass player! I had the good fortune of playing at a club called the Coal Bin in downtown Toronto in 1970. The back door emptied out onto the parking lot of The Royal York Hotel which housed The Imperial Room. On our break, we would scoot over there and catch the band that week. We saw Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich and Ella's Fitzgerald the month we played at the Coal Bin.

Steve Marcus should have had his paycheck tripled after that brilliant solo. 😮

that band sounds scared ....real scared !

only the drummer has that 50s-60s cool look. the rest look so...so...hairy!

@KingOfSpadess

8 жыл бұрын

"The drummer"

@roshparmar8285

8 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAH

@bRadicalmagic1

7 жыл бұрын

+Biddle Anderson He MEANT to say Iconic Best .

@JosueManchadoValle

7 жыл бұрын

cause those guys are geeks hahaha and Buddy is simply timeless

BIG BANDS ARE SO WONDERFUL! SO FULL OF SUCH BIG SOUND!

Marcus' solo is incredible... a jazz-fusion GOD (RIP)....

Buddy don't look too happy.

As a final indignity, Rich would force his band to dress as bank managers.

@radio645

5 жыл бұрын

That was just in case he fired any one them,transition into their next "gig" at the bank more smoothly.

I feel like this guy is that one super strict teacher everyone is scared of while Maynard is the cool substitute that everyone loves

Don Menza's crazy hair never stops being great.