You especially have to appreciate the dynamic changes throughout that entire roll... So smooth... . And in his late sixties AND ..not even winded ... I had the pleasure to see him play about 18 times
I’ve been searching for this song (and this concert) for years! Thank you so much for uploading!!! An amazing and clear performance with superb solos and the master himself giving it all he’s got! Awesome!
Buddy Rich is a great drummer and the band follows him. Sonny Payne is a great drummer, and he compliments the band. Buddy, in this regard, is like Gene Krupa, who was a great innovator. Perhaps Joe Morrello is the greatest drummer for a small cool jazz ensemble? Is Elvin Jones the greatest drummer in the Afro-Jazz movement? I get nervous when people like Andrew make absolutist statements about the greatest.
I get nervous when people can't answer a simple question without equivocating: Buddy was the best, period. You're afraid of making a choice. It's people like you who have taken the USA to new lows. Afraid to take a stand.
@@1225KPH Whoa, Whoa, Wait ,a minute,! "Calm" down there little horsey!,😂 What do you mean make a stand🤔 I dug Buddy Rich also! but when you're talking about Music,Art, film ect, there's a thing called being subjective!, and everything doesn't resonate with everybody! That's that Man's opinion . You don't know this guy from a can of paint and you tell him what's wrong with this country? C'mon man!😕
@@1225KPH Buddy definitely was not the best drummer, period. There are a lot of aspects to great drumming. Buddy was strong at some and weak at others. I don't think there ever has been a best jazz drummer, but if I had to choose one, I guess I'd choose Tony Williams overall. It's people who look at things in simplistic black and white terms instead of at the complex and ambiguous big picture who have taken the USA to new lows.
@@troldhaugenNo, you don't get innocent toddlers shot to death from stray bullets in drive-by shootings from the right and you don't get police defunded unable to bring the killers to justice, or help prevent it in the 1st place via increased presence which would serve as a literal deterrent to the leftist drive by shooters..
Did I hear that Steve Marcus wrote this tune? Buddy mentioned something along those lines on a British TV program, but the name was muffled....any thoughts? it has a haunting melody. and did Steve work his butt off in his solo!!
When I was on the band, Buddy asked Bob Mintzer to write a new "suite" along the lines of "Channel One" and "West Side Story", so we'd have a third choice as a closer. "Good News" is what Bob came up with. Bob brought his own drummer to a rehearsal, we played the arrangement once with his drummer reading the chart while Buddy listened, then Buddy sat down on the drums with no chart & we played it again. The next time we played it was at a gig.
@@glennsin1 Glen THANK YOU for taking the time to put rumor to rest. I was friendly with Jimmy Mosher, and know life tanked for him after his time with the band. And I know Jeff Stout and (name escaping me) are with Berkely...how did life turn out for you, and do you miss those days? Bless you for your help...Grateful Bill
@@billniland5997 Jeff Stout, Greg Hopkins, George Zonce, and Tony Lada were all Buddy alumni who taught me when I was at Berklee. After I left Buddy I freelanced in NYC for years doing all kinds of gigs where I got to play with former band mates Andy Fusco & Steve Marcus plus many other alumni, before eventually forming the Glenn Franke BigBand which you can find here on RU-vid. While gigging at night & I got my accounting degree during the daytime, and I currently run a NYC Tax & Accounting Practice that serves musicians & performers nationwide. I eventually bought an apartment near Lincoln Center just a few blocks from where Buddy used to live. My years with Buddy (1978-1981) were among of the best years of my life. I think about them & reminisce with other ex-band members constantly. We all miss it and feel thankful as well as extremely fortunate to have had that opportunity.
@@SiFiClark You seem to know your music pretty well. I noticed the mess up at the end too. And the slap bass on the Ronnie Scott’s version is also well noted.
I think you are right. I've been wondering for years what he said at that point. Any idea why he calls out to Steve Marcus beginning at 9:16? He yells "Steve!" twice and then says something once Steve turns around.
@@rodbartd I did hear him say both of those statements at seperate times during the chart's performance. Why he said what was said I am unaware as to why.
Yeah, Buddy was such a perfectionist and like all great bandleaders could 'hear' in his mind what perfection was supposed to sound like, he could get pissed off easily. This performance sounds terrific to me, but one never knows if he chewed out the guys later. He was kind of a hot head that way, as you can hear on the infamous bus tapes!
Doesn't matter which drummer you listen to, nobody can entice you in like Buddy, absolutely out of this world band and undoubtedly the greatest drummer of all time.
