For those of you that don't like the first guy like me. Weckl starts at 1:18:08

Wow...this is just over the top great! GREAT! Dave Weckl is the right guy for the job, what chops, taste and an understanding of how the music should sound. Now...who are the other monsters in this band. I see some of the originals from past bands I believe?

Dave Weckl made the band feel comfortable, and took it to another level with no rush!

I keep coming back to this video for Dave Weckl's performance. Not only is it sonically stunning, but to watch him is poetry in motion. Incredibly dynamic, clean, precise, swinging, and fun. Like Rich, he is a true master.

Dave drives this band with the class that Buddy had!! To me Dave is of the best drummers alive today! His grasp of style, his technique, his time and everything else contributes to him being one of the greats! Mr. Potter has a lot to learn! Hopefully he was listening to Dave!

Weckl just continues to grow... He is a true inspiration. His assessment on supporting the band is key, applicable in Any genre. He is pure class....

A big THANK YOU to Ronnie Scott's for streaming this live and posting it afterward!

what a big difference in the way the band swings when Dave is playing

@jameskirkbydrums

6 жыл бұрын

cause daves the better drummer

@fredpasta6488

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't think it would be possible to hear such overplaying at this level ... yikes !!

@fitnessisgood4u

Жыл бұрын

@@fredpasta6488 Saw him at the Buddy Rich Tribute in London many years back. He rushed the time soooo badly.. even Ian Paice swung him off the stage...

@sticktrik

11 ай бұрын

@@jameskirkbydrumsNo cuz Pottet is a fucking hack!!!

Great job- awesome by Dave Weckl who is humble always! and an incredible drummer--

anytime the Buddy Rich big band need a killer drummer they can always count on Dave Weckl :) :) :)

What's amazing is, for all the notes Buddy played he never over played...Chris could learn a little bit of this. Weckl is just stunning as usual !

@fernandomartincom

2 жыл бұрын

You mean Gregg, not Chris (🎷), don't you?

@fernandomartincom

2 жыл бұрын

Gregg puts on a show as if that would save him 😬🤦🏻‍♂️😓

Dave kills/drives the BR Band! Amazing playing by one of the true greats (Weckl). Thanks so much for sharing.

For me,the Buddy Rich Big Band was always about the music,and this is one of the best I have heard in a long time. All professional musicians who understand Big Band music and played together to make it so exciting to hear! This is the Buddy Rich concept on how a Big Band should sound. Excellent charts with exciting soloist to make the music come alive and always play at the highest level possible. So many outstanding soloist like Nigel Hitchcock on tenor sax,Simon Gardner on 2nd trumpet who played with Buddy, Bob Bowlby on 1st alto who also played with Buddy, Matt Harris with his great feel on piano and a great arranger for Buddy Rich all made this an exciting concert at Ronnie Scott`s. Plus the fact that you have Eric Miyashiro on lead trumpet,and the solid and swinging-rocking Laurence Cottle on bass,this is what is needed to make it a great Big Band the way Buddy would of wanted! Of course no drummer could replace Buddy Rich,but Dave Weckl and Gregg Potter in their own style did play to what they thought would fit the music and give it the drive in the Buddy "style". So wonderful to hear rare Buddy Rich charts like "Hookin It" which Gegg Potter played and the "Rotten Kid" that Dave Weckl performed. Outstanding job of singing by Cathy Rich on the very rare "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead" from the album Sounds Of 66 that Sammy Davis Jr. with the Buddy Rich Big Band recorded live at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. It was always about the music first for Buddy Rich. I saw the Buddy Rich Big Band live from 1969 to 1986 and the reason to keep going to see the world`s greatest drummer was because of that Big Band he had.I learned so much from watching and hearing him on how to play music and drive a Big Band. The reason I have my Ken Loomer Big Band is to make sure this great music will not die out. I honor Buddy with every concert I do by playing the rare Buddy charts like Porgy & Bess, The Trolley Song, Apples, Step Right Up, Silver Threads Among The Blues, Hello I Love You, Harco Shuffle, Winding Way, More Soul, Mr.Lucky and so many more because this great music must be heard today. I have put these performance I did with my Ken Loomer Big Band on KZread so the people will have a chance to hear these great Buddy charts again. Thanks to Cathy Rich we get to hear a world class Big Band play the amazing music of Buddy Rich. Now I`m inspired to keep my Big Band going and play these great Buddy Rich charts,along with new charts from new arrangers who in the Buddy way will make the music so exciting to hear. Lets celebrate the 100th year of the birth of Buddy Rich by keeping the sound of a Big Band alive for a long time!

Was there last night. Potter was too damn loud, he drowning out the soloists. The band lit up in the second half when Dave W took the reins. Great playing guys

@HadEnough745

7 жыл бұрын

Potter reminds me of those maniacs at the annual Bonzo Bash that smash the sh*t out of the kit because they think louder is better for some reason. Bonham didn't bash the kit and neither did Buddy Rich.

If Buddy was still alive, he would have taken Potter outside and showed him what it's like, kicked his ass and then thrown him off the fuckin' bus at 80MPH.

@cjgaddy

Жыл бұрын

Haha - Good one, Larry. TRUE! 😁

Thank you so much to Ronnie Scott's for making this available...real treat for the young trumpet player in the family, and great show overall

Dave starts at 1:17:55

Skipped to the Weckl Part..it was the best move I had in days..

I must say that seeing this show live was quite an experience and the only thing that really upset me was the attitude of Greg Potter on his interview. Age and Maturity is the issue with the Buddy Rich band. Dave Weckl changed the whole bands attitude as soon as he came on board as I watched these guys play 4 separate times in 2 days and then to listen to those Crashing symbols of Greg Potter and to top it off was his Buddy Rich Wannabe attitude with cornball jokes and I guess what he thought in his mind was Buddy Rich style. Well it was not the Buddy Rich that I knew. I am now 64 and saw a lot of years with Buddy Rich and a lot of Names here I recognise as we get older. One thing that Cathy Rich said was that her father was getting better with age. From 18 Months to almost 70 that is a long time to keep learning and let us all face the Fact that Buddy is with God as Cathy Rich said on camera that her fathers talent was bestowed on him from God. The man is not alive. There is no drummer that will ever be like him again. I do not like bashing another person drummer or not. Greg Potter in my opinion is a rock drummer who met Cathy Rich on a dating site. Because of this encounter Greg Potter became the drummer of the Buddy Rich band. It is plain to see this is it not? But I saw a swelled ego that needed to go. Greg Potter is not anywhere close to the one Buddy Rich. Greg, what was the need to beat the kit to pieces? He needed no microphone that is for sure. After the first song on this Video at Ronnie Scott's Mr. Potter goes into some stupid remark about timing in the score in which the band was wrong and Greg Potter was very very right. This embarrassment to the band was uncalled for. But this is where Dave Weckl was spot-on with the swing and he was professional about his work and he had humility and the band see,s that. Buddy Rich is Dead. But I stand behind Cathy Rich and Greg Potter and the effort the people at Ronnie Scott's that put this memorable contribution to Buddy Rich together. But Greg, get professional and get a haircut learn from Dave Weckl. Spot-on to Ronnie Scotts and The Buddy Rich big band with the some of the worlds best brass players. With no shame from Brisbane QLD Australia. G'day.

@arame29

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not following Cathy has been married to Steve Arnold for quite some time. Hence, the dating site reference doesn't gel.

@jimbarcelona1078

2 жыл бұрын

well said mate!

I have followed DW since his first interview in Modern Drummer. He has proved to be the most solid top drummer since then. So good to enjoy this honoring Buddy Rich tour from Ronnie Scott’s! Dave really shines through the concert!

This shows how far Buddy was in front of everyone else around today., or back then. His original band members would think so as well. No one comes close.

Solo in the end of Time Check - sweet jesus :) Thanks a lot for streaming this!

I wish there was more songs with D.Weckl playing ....

Dave seems like a nice guy I met him once and was very humble...Kudos!!!

Such a great treat, thank you for streaming! Keep up the excellent work Cathy.

Effortless groove and feel from Dave Weckl, and fireworks in the solo parts. It's like a masterclass in how to play big band. I think Buddy would've welcomed him into his band, I don't think the same could be said for Greg Potter though..

I love the way Cathy Rich sang those songs, perfectly swung, Buddy thought her well.

It is usually out of my deepest respect for Buddy that I tend to ignore Greg Potter and the disservice he does to Buddy's legacy. However, my appreciation for Dave Weckl grew four pegs on the ladder today. Thankfully, someone else noticed just how much the band came alive once they got a real drummer - one who played with taste, dynamics and finesse, in "the driver's chair." If you doubt it, go back and look at the change in the band member's demeanor once he started playing. They could hear themselves, each other, and the band swung! A totally different band. Damn, once Weckl sat down this was truly enjoyable! My hope is probably in vain, but I truly hope that Potter was sitting in the wings taking copious notes on how a band is to be backed, especially one who plays this well and with great charts. He may have Buddy's drums, band book and daughter, but he does the band a disservice with his excessive overplaying. And, with as many other comments that keep saying the same thing in other clips with the band, I don't understand why he won't sit down and just play time, and stop bashing the ever living snot out of the drums like Bam Bam with a set of clubs on every tune.

Weckl is so enjoyable to listen to, like Buddy, Roy Haynes, Dennis Chambers, Steve Gaad, Bozzio and many others, I can always call out, that's Dave Weckl. Also the Tenor1-2 are insane

Weckl plays great, and those Yamahas sound great.

Fortunately I had the chance to see such wonderful musicians live on my anniversary day last monday! Thank You!

Dave Weckl played beautifully and the band sounded great! It's painful for me to watch Mr. Potter pound the hell out of the drums...he has poor taste, doesn't have a clue about what big band drumming is all about. Potter isn't listening, he isn't driving the band and he certainly isn't swinging. He should also lose his dumb Buddy impersonation between tunes...he's not funny and is making a fool out of himself!

Hello Gregg and Cathy... I really enjoyed watching and listening to this show! Congrats on the great job you''ve both done putting all this together. Of course its always a treat to listen to Dave Weckl play too. Best regards, Vern

Buddy was really a gem wasn't he? Musically he was like the Beethoven of jazz. Very enjoyable effort here to preserve the spirit of the man and his music. Much better than other tribute concerts I've seen on KZread which seemed to miss the mark, especially with regard to the level of energy necessary to pull a concert like this off. Bravo to all involved. Great to see band members who I used to see at all those Disneyland concerts way back in the 70s and 80s too. Thanks again Cathy for keeping all this alive. The music will never die. Salute from out here in Las Vegas! :-)

Holy Christ - Potter's playing made Neil Peart's performance with BR's band sound good.

@alexvelasquez3024

7 жыл бұрын

You said a mouthful. I always thought too that but..............

@dankenton

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry to knock Neil - love him in Rush but he swings like the Tin Man from Oz - it's just not his bag. That said, he's at least humble enough not to make light of the gig like this Potter fellow. In fact, wasn't the asshole from Wonderful Life named Potter?

@alexvelasquez3024

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I can't say it did Neil any favors playing jazz tunes and you are correct about him playing in Rush. But he tried. He knows that he is not a jazz drummer and he has stated that fact. I just don't get why a person would have a player like Potter in this band. There is absolutely no discipline in his playing. Even when you listen to him playing in his rock endeavors, it's LOUD, LOUD, LOUD. I know it's because of Cathy though. Man, she must be seeking revenge on her daddy for something!

@arame29

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

What a difference Dave Weckl made. I had never seen Greg Potter play before and I hope I don't see him again. He has no finesse what so ever. Fantastic to see the very great Mark Nightingale on trombone

@davidolson558

2 жыл бұрын

Don't be too hard on Greg! It takes a great talent to play the opposite of Buddy Rich and Dave Weckl! 😂

I have to admit ive seen Buddy Rich 6 times in my life in person and this is a great session with Dave Weckle ,be really kicks this band in to gear like Rich did , He also got that single stroke roll pretty much like Buddy did, outstanding performance. Enjoyed totally.

Second Set (Dave Weckl on drums) - Track List (from 1h 18m) 1/ Ya Gotta Try (Nestico) 2/ The Rotten Kid (Greco) 3/ Basically Blues (Wilson) 4/ Time Check (Menza) Cathy Rich introduces the band 5/ Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead with Cathy Rich on vocals (Arlen & Harburg) Encore 6/ Love For Sale (Porter) Track Album Listing: Ya Gotta Try (Plays and Plays and Plays, 1977) The Rotten Kid (The New One, 1967) Basically Blues (Swingin' new Big Band, 1966) Time Check (The Roar of '74, 1973) Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead (The Sounds of '66, 1966) Love For Sale (Big Swing Face, 1967)

@fernandomartincom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thank you so much for sharing! 🙏❤🌹 Buddy 🌹❤🙏

Thank you!

Dave is "one of the great" for a reason. How he started, you can clearly hear in the 1st second the good beat.

thats what i love about music u dont even need to watch it and u can tell how unique each player is and how each player puts there spin on things sure ppl will prefer certain players to others but i still love listening to everyone and seeing how different ppl interpret the music differently

Been reading the posts. Think many are being unfair to MR Potter. I was there. He is a great drummer even though Dave is outstanding. I enjoyed listen to both and don´t forget that the rest of the band was blowing the wind out of me!

Not many drummers can play Buddy's music style well, Dave definitely does.

This is a perfect example of how the drummer driving the band can change music entirely. PS: 1:31:47 trumpet section seems having so much fun 🙂

UN Grand MERCI pour cette soirée , excellents musiciens , le premier batteur m'était inconnu , Mr Dave Weckl reconnaissable par sa musicalité sur un instrument non mélodique , il fait chanter son instrument dans les solos avec nuances comme en percussion classique ,tout par cœur les deux batteurs , avantage énorme pour les remplissages , des bons souvenirs pour moi comme le dernier morceau , pour l'initié on reconnaît de suite la frappe et la façon de jouer comme Manu Katché , André Ceccarelli,ext............

@bigd-1-channel514

7 жыл бұрын

Oui, vous avez raison sur cela

dave certainly is in the style of rich and made the band swing.

That whole thing of replicating what others do is a siren call. The sirens lure you to the rocks of unoriginality.” Stewart Copeland

When I grow up, I wanna be like Dave... :)

Excellent video!

Potter is great but Weckl is one of the best of all time

I sat in with the band the week before this in Milano. They let me play "Love for Sale" Dreams do come true!

please come back to ronnie's again with weckl again on drums. I'll try & get tickets next time !

Potter is a hamster, Weckl blew him out of the water. HOWEVER< thanks so much to this LIVE feed.

@TonySkiens

7 жыл бұрын

ignorant

@bigredfellow

7 жыл бұрын

Mr DDD correct 100% horrible drumming Potter

@bigd-1-channel514

7 жыл бұрын

Well, He is actually a great drummer, but he simply is out of place and has no idea of how to drive a big band, and his cocky actions, make his come off like a jerk.

@bigd-1-channel514

7 жыл бұрын

You have a video called "Trying to swing", Keep trying, potter has no concept of this either.

@JulianFernandez

7 жыл бұрын

No need to be harsh to a colleague. That´s amateur shit. Dave is of the best drummers ever and there´s no need to compare. Hey, if you don´t have anything nice to say...

I just found this. Great band - thank you Ronnie Scott’s. Can anybody ID the SAX SECTION for me? As far as Greg goes, yes, horrible as the bangs away, drowning out the entire band. A must to skip over to @1:18:08 when the tasteful and great DAVE WECKL blessedly takes over. I went to a LA JAZZ Big Band festival a few years ago, and Cathy’s BR Band played a set. I really wanted to get up and walk out to clear my ears: Greg banging away at FFFFF, I couldn't hear a thing, what a nightmare. Oh well, I’m sure he’s a nice guy otherwise. Thank you RONNIES for bringing in the BR Alumni Band in 2017, and for this video. I wish somebody would post an accurate PERSONNEL list (L-R) for this awesome band.

@stevetaylor6515

Жыл бұрын

cjgaddy - sax section are (left to right) Nigel Hitchcock; Bob Bowlby (ex Buddy Rich Big Band); Rob Fowler; Jay Craig (ex Buddy Rich Big Band).

Dave... Ahhh, nice! That's how it's done.

1:18:28 Here you go, people.

@JohnPrepuce

7 жыл бұрын

Well, Damn, that's PLAYING. Nice to hear Dave on the skins.

I liked Greg. He's got amazing technique, kept the band moving, and threw in the little rifs brining out the melody. NO ONE is Buddy, but he's got amazing chops. One of the best for sure!

Aloha this epic evolution of music thanks for sharing 🌈

I could just imagine what Buddy Rich would say if he saw & heard Potter playing & trying to drive his big band!! This guy goes against everything that Rich preached!!! I could hear another Buddy Rich bus tirade tape after this performance with Potter, and it would most definitely be in HD so we could hear every profanity & threat!!! I feel bad for Cathy Rich...I don't think her father would have ever approved of her boyfriend playing & driving his big band like this!!!!!

@bigswingface5847

6 жыл бұрын

Cathy and Potter are married. Yikes.

@larrysmith6797

5 жыл бұрын

@@bigswingface5847 And, Cathy gave birth to a complete asshat wanna be drummer, too.

@bigswingface5847

5 жыл бұрын

@@larrysmith6797 Yeah, I agree. That kid is a punk. I wonder why his last name is Rich? Don't you usually get your father's name at birth? Something fishy there.

Amazing!

I'm not the biggest Weckl fan but I have to say his performance here is outstanding. It's the best Buddy Rich Memorial drumming performance I've ever seen by far. It's the only tribute performance I've seen that TRULY captures the spirit of what Buddy did. Gregg's performance on the other hand is probably the worst one I've ever seen in any Buddy Rich Memorial Concert. I just don't understand how he can be so unaware of how much his playing isn't working with the music. Just baffling.

It's almost as if once Weckl got behind the kit the band let out a sigh of relief as if to say "finally, a drummer that can actually swing and doesn't just bang the shit out of everything" haha. Dave is all class. Potter not so much..

@alexvelasquez3024

7 жыл бұрын

I know. Just look at their demeanor when Dave plays. That says a lot. The band grooves, there is plenty of dynamic range. The players look in awe, instead of the usual disgust.

Wow, amazing show. Come to NYC/Philly area please! Surprised by all the negative comments about Gregg. I thought he was great; a different player from Dave, but did justice to the BR tunes.

Amazing

That's the best big band drumming I've heard from Dave. On par with Buddy.

Save yourself some quality lifetime and forward to 1:08:00.

for me too much notes from Potter , Weckl great as always :) thanx for Live

I think the remarks about Potter a bit harsh. Two totally different drummers that you can't and shouldn't compare.

great show..I think 1:49:00 is the coolest thing Ive seen Dave do, ala Buddy. his smile near the end and the band says it all.

Buddy was the Man! -- speed, power, dynamism, and Killer fills. Weckl is excellent. Just more subtle, but no less directed; buzz single roll.

Appreciate the musc .. They're both. Awesome

"we have Cathy Rich ..son of the great buddy" ?

@leonardporathwahlund8140

7 жыл бұрын

athomp2006 Cathy is buddy richs daughter

@athomp2006

7 жыл бұрын

yes thank you Leonard..I completely missed that point (sigh)

@pcuser6257

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

Buddy could have pulverized the kit every song, but he didn't. Despite being an absolute monster on the drums, he never overplayed it, there was always an appropriate level of restraint. Dave Weckl has that same sensibility.

Dave Weckl is just amazing on this. So tasteful and musical. The other guy, I couldn't listen to. Buddy would have thrown him through the nearest window. I hate to criticize but he should stick to a style that he's familiar with and maybe he would sound good.

Dave est monstrueux comme d'habitude, c'est vraiment très impressionnant !

Can I get a roadie to raise the cymbals two feet for Mr. Potter?

Potter over playing & over acting, think Buddy would be turning in his grave as the expression goes.

would love to see what and how buddy would talk to that potter dude

Gregg ...who?

I haven’t got to Dave’s part yet but Potter seems to be holding his own well with the band. I’ll compare when Dave gets on, great upload thanks for posting

There´s only one Dave Weckl, and his name is not Gregg Potter.

Thank you 🥁

Buddy would be giving us a cheeky wink seeing Dave play in his throne.......Buddy would be spitting his cigarette out and punching someone seeing Greg fucking Potter in the seat....What an absolute joke

Bravo! Super!!!

WECKL..... AWESOME!!!! Thankyou........ :)

Awesome! Definitely heard "You Rotten C**t" as well as "Kid" at 1:31:54 though. 😳

@timpricedrums

6 жыл бұрын

Steve Hynes 😂 I heard it too! Brilliant!

As a drummer and a lover of Buddy Rich I have to say Dave plays with the same grace, style and ease that Buddy had. No offense to Gregg but he is too flashy and just doesn't seem to get what it is all about. If you listen to the 2 drummers without watching, it is so easy to not only tell the difference but to hear how the band sounds and plays to the two drummers. With Dave it almost like Buddy is there, when Gregg plays it is about Gregg and the band happens to be there. Dave also has multiple dynamics just like Buddy, with Gregg it is just loud very little dynamics.Also you can tell that Dave respects and loves the band and serves the music , Gregg well he's is just glad that he is there.

CHRIST WECKEL RULES!!!!!!

This video pretty much summed up how shit Potter is for me tbh.. embarrassing! Buddy would be facepalming..

17k views in a couple of days... Who said Jazz is dead? :)

son of the great buddy? did I hear correctly?

Potter.....Like a Hippopotomus in a bird bath........YUC.

I found Potter enjoyable to watch. But Weckl is in a whole different league. I can appreciate both, nonetheless.

@larrysmith6797

5 жыл бұрын

You see as well as Ray Charles and hear as well as Beethoven.

Dave weckl makes it seem easy One of a kind

Who ever told Potter he could play Buddy's stuff. WEKEL rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is THAT Eric Miyashiro?

Awesome😎😎😎😎😎😎

Buddy Rich would be proud with D.Weckl

Is that Jim Carrie 😂