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!

@trentflynn6568

Жыл бұрын

If I'm not mistaken, I believe Buddy is 68 in this video

@geraldarena5983

Жыл бұрын

@@trentflynn6568 Yes he was.

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 love Buddy's playing at this age!

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.

Damn, these soloists are just on fire. Not just buddy, but all of them.

@geraldarena5983

Жыл бұрын

I agree!!! I saw bands like this that he had all the way back to 1968!

@mikekelly9851

8 ай бұрын

If they played in Buddy's band then you knew they were damn good.

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

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.

@tylermartin3390

Жыл бұрын

Don't fuck with Buddy.

These are Buddy’s own Slingerland Radio Kings...his last set.

@georgekilroy2670

3 ай бұрын

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

Dream team trombone section ! His last band, kick ass !! Thanks sharing )))))

@rudolphguarnacci197

2 жыл бұрын

Those tb's were somethin' else!

how could you not love this. I don't get the 27 people who disliked. Maybe they are deaf.

@mikekelly9851

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@americanedokko2782

3 жыл бұрын

LOW I.Q.’s.

@adrianlang6550

2 ай бұрын

2.8K like it so the 27 are very much in the minority by a pretty big multiple.

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?

@liams706

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but he didn't have to treat them like absolute shit. There is a medium.

@georgekilroy2670

Жыл бұрын

Interesting that Buddy says “stay with me now” as he’s counting off “In A Mellow Tone” 😎

@hugodutoit3469

Жыл бұрын

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.

@damnyankeefl

Жыл бұрын

@@liams706 yeah he did.

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..............

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

Bernard "Buddy" Rich, at the very top since 3 (even before I guess) all the way thru the end. Definitely One of a Kind.

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

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!

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...

Thank you so much for sharing! Buddy, gray-haired, and less than a year before his passing - STILL KILLING! #myhero

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.

@roybeckerman9253

3 жыл бұрын

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..

@Braglemaster123

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly he died 9 months later ‘ 😢😢

@dreamlookautodetailingauto3353

2 жыл бұрын

He was OK on that kid's drum set I guess...?

@georgekilroy2670

2 жыл бұрын

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!

@georgekilroy2670

Жыл бұрын

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!

Also hard to believe that Steve Marcus Buddy's sax player is gone

@coreybondurant

3 жыл бұрын

And Andy Fusco now is gone. RIP to the Greats!

@mikekelly9851

3 жыл бұрын

Students of the sax should have Marcus at the top of the list. He's the man.

Buddy lived for the for the drums..nobody better than him

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!

@hoozerob

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@Nomfyy

6 жыл бұрын

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!

@BigBillLucas

5 жыл бұрын

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

@rickdavenport9538

5 жыл бұрын

@@Nomfyy he didn't die during surgery but as a result of it. They were digging in his head (tumor) and he never recovered.

@rickdavenport9538

5 жыл бұрын

He'd mentioned they (the European audiences) were more receptive and respectful of the art.

I lost my 2 biggest idols in 1987 in April Buddy Rich on the 2nd and my grandfather on the 7th … both were truly irreplaceable men in the world they gave the world a gift which most people will never have the opportunity to…

His flow is so smooth.

This looks like it's in the Tivoli gardens / park...lovely place...no wonder the vibe is good.

@JunkerOnDrums

4 жыл бұрын

It is Tivoli Gardens. I was there at the concert - great evening!

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."

@tunefultonyjohnson4100

7 жыл бұрын

Q:: What did he mean, by saying that?

@jamescerniglia6493

6 жыл бұрын

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@jamescerniglia6493

6 жыл бұрын

tunefultony johnson u night u^bbr gun Ojuygddy

@tweekmenipps5053

5 жыл бұрын

...now THAT must be one of the highlights of your life, eh? Well done. Just to meet The Man must have been mind blowing! 👍

Greg Gisbert & Eric Miyashiro WOOOOOOOOOO

RICH. MIYASHIRO, GARLING, MARCUS, BOWLBY, ETC. ONE OF THE BEST BANDS BUDDY EVER HAD.

@mickeylenny

3 жыл бұрын

And GIZZY!!!

@jameshermann8601

Жыл бұрын

Eric M before he went blond! Also thinner then - less than 2 years out of Berklee

at 7:20 the man looks so happy that he nailed the part and buddy wouldn´t kill him after the show

@SouthCircinus

8 жыл бұрын

Ah ah ah, that´s true!! So funny!

@maegnificant

7 жыл бұрын

he was a genius player, but an absolute asshole, too

@onejagjeff

7 жыл бұрын

Not true. Lovely man.

@maegnificant

7 жыл бұрын

+Jeff Smith look up the bus tapes ;)

@drummaman1

6 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

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

@danlc95

11 ай бұрын

Love For Sale is one of my favorites from his catalog.

GREAT BAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of his best performances...look at the fluidity in his playing. The left hand has a mind of its own....freakishly incredible

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 !

Eric Myashira just hitting the stratospheric notes at the end!

Hard to believe playing at top form here, and a year later he's gone.

@genuineuni

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah :-(

@manditorygaming6566

8 жыл бұрын

so sad to loose a legend

@tunefultonyjohnson4100

7 жыл бұрын

This IS a good live concert, indeed, but sadly both Buddy Rich and tenor player Steve Marcus are now gone.......

@tunefultonyjohnson4100

7 жыл бұрын

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.....

@sticksbass

7 жыл бұрын

how marcus?

BUDDY RICH, uma legenda da BATERIA! Inspirou vários bateristas de JAZZ mundo afora, dentre eles, RUBINHO do ZIMBO TRIO, que o tinha como ídolo!

Buddy looks very happy here! Smiling and everything and playing incredibly as usual!

@jvh8806

4 жыл бұрын

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 !

@scottbliege8288

2 жыл бұрын

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.

Great camera work in this video!!

13:03 Buddy would play those fast singles until the day he died. Amazing..I think his hands got faster as he got older..

Amazing!

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!

@andrejplecas8438

Жыл бұрын

I love how Kenny Clarke did solos - very often only on snare drum!

That brass section was certainly Top Brass, no question about that. 13:04 DAM that's the smoothest accented roll I've ever heard!

Stellar Performances to the End Happy 101 Buddy !

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.

Buddy Rich And His Slingerland Radio KIngs!!!!!!

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.

Buddy was almost 70 years old here. Wow!

Incredible crowd, typical of BR band wherever they went. Basically Blues: great trombone solo, Steve Marcus heats it up further, muted trumpet continues the sass, all in all a very Basie style performance of Basically. Very laid back, bent notes really bent, shakes very strong. Well done, best I've heard it since the original recording. Upper octave trumpet on Love for Sale, great.

@remrafsaari4758

3 жыл бұрын

Eric Miyashiro

Lost a great talent miss you buddy! ( Mr traps )

Born in 1917....in 1986 69 years old...!!!!!!!! Oh my God

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!

@maegnificant

8 жыл бұрын

+mrbuddyi maybe they were playing everything right so he wouldn´t have to kill someone after the gig and that made him happy

@mrbuddyi

8 жыл бұрын

I believe he mellowed especially after his daughter gave birth to his grandson.

@ingridm.b.halvorsen73

7 жыл бұрын

Lil Elmo and The Cosmos ovji

@sticktrik

6 жыл бұрын

Lil Elmo and The Cosmos That’s because he must have smoked a big fat joint!!! He loved his pot,you know!!!!!

The best one. For ever.

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.

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....

@cephoras

5 жыл бұрын

he did that just for tricks

@brianchisnell1548

7 ай бұрын

He got paid to play them. Not very long though.

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.

Thank you... Thank you... Thank you... Tears ... Just... breathtaking...Good quality...great shots of a master and an awesome array of talent. WOW!!!

the best drummer I´ve seen...

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!

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.

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.

@markd4109

6 жыл бұрын

Steve Bullard Joe McSweeney of Eames drums put together those Radio King drums restored them and gave them to buddy.

He is my idol

Thanks so much for a fantastic concert!

Many thanks for this video. A real enjoyment !!!

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Great recording, thanks for posting up for everyone to watch, hear, and enjoy.

Love the arrangements

thanks so much for this. so great to see and hear the band so good and so near the end. God bless you Buddy!!

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.

@tommytruth7595

7 жыл бұрын

And held the sticks correctly.

@Wannalikemy

6 жыл бұрын

Tommy Truth Matched is the best.

@senaraku4132

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@bcdrummer1962

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@genekrupafan

4 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

@georgekilroy2670

3 ай бұрын

26” bass drum and he was talking about upping it to a 28”!

love that ancient slingerland kit he was touring with then.

@jameskirkbydrums

8 жыл бұрын

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

@Lewy3958

7 жыл бұрын

He never bought the kit himself , the kit was given to him and he used it until he died .

@DjsArtistRep

6 жыл бұрын

All the hoops look diecast to me.

Exelente video !!! ... una verdadera reliquia, Gracias por compartirla Ake.

Superhuman feats of drumming and unbelievable musicality! There will never be another!

The audio is spectacular Thanks for posting buddy is very happy with him smiling and his drum playing is impeccable👍👍

What a drumming legend and the band are great ....

Thanks for this video.... Great stuff from the greatest musician/drummer on earth...

Impresionante , Maestro , Mi Admiración y Respeto ,al Gran Buddy Rich!!!!

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.

@joanprince4623

6 жыл бұрын

John S. Elfrank-Dana 75

Thanks for posting! A great service to jazz, drummers and to Buddy. Great audio and video. Dare I ask for ....more?

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.

Tks for SHAREEEEE

merci!!!!

danke, super

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.

@bcdigiart141

7 жыл бұрын

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.

@Bananapuddinpie

7 жыл бұрын

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.

@sbullar

7 жыл бұрын

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.

@tommyhaynes521

7 жыл бұрын

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

@Tfunkize

7 жыл бұрын

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

This is truly a great show and I missed it so many years ago finally seeing it now.

Steve Gadd was right when he said about Buddy Rich. "He was in a place all by himself"....

grande mestre..

Yaaaaaa Buddy!!! dam brother, those hands!!!!

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!!!

outstanding!

The drums he used up till his death was a reconditioned set of vintage Slingerland radio kings and Ludwig hardware

Thank You Very Much For Posting. Everything is a perfect 10 here !!!

Бадди лучший на все времена

Early '50's Radio Kings? In '86?!! This guy was the real deal.

@brianchisnell1548

8 ай бұрын

Mid '40s

The, crowd was Diggin this Band Big Time , camera showed up great. The piano player ,during Winding way was losing His charts, wind blown..Copenhagen Gud. Thanks Ake..

I wss there to see the master drummer 👍&👏