Buddy Rich with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra 1943 "Well Git It" | from "Du Barry Was a Lady" 

I met buddy rich in 1981 when his band was at Disneyland..Still have the sticks he gave me..what a moment.

You will never hear their like again. That sound and music belonged to a truly bygone era.

Wow, it's like a time machine. The images, the sound, everything was clear. And, man those guys really could swing.

I thought the dude at the very beginning was making trombone noises with his mouth until they panned to the real trombone

Fab! Not sure I’ve seen footage of such a youthful-looking Buddy Rich. ❤

Damn this is more clearer than some of the videos during the 80's and 90's

The Ziggy Elman/Chuck Peterson trumpet duet is totally sizzling. This is surely one of the best films of jazz ever made - it captures everything. Virtuoso performances, tight arrangement, brilliant impro, and the film is so clear it could have been made yesterday.

This clip is from the 1943 MGM Technicolor Film "Dubarry Was A Lady" Starring Red Skelton Lucille Ball Gene Kelly and Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra. The soundtrack was remixed to Stereo, this because MGM's Sound Department used multiple microphones to create multiple 'tracks'. They were mixed to Monophonic sound(before stereo became available). MGM's Sound Engineers discovered they could mix a better balanced soundtrack using multiple tracks. Years later they remixed the tracks to true stereo. The original recordings were actually quite good and provide great sound. MGM's superior production standards are evident in the entire look of this clip.

Tommy is of course a big band/swing legend who helped Sinatra break out into becoming a star. What ISNT talked about as much, is that Tommy had a very notable role in helping to push Elvis into national stardom as well. It was Tommy who first gave Elvis a national platform. He took a tremendous amount of heat for booking Elvis, but refused to cave to pressure, and brought Elvis on his show 5 more times before anyway else tried him. A move that was also unpopular with Tommy's band, who thought Elvis was a joke. But Tommy predicted that Elvis was going to become one of the next big superstars, and wanted to do his part to move the process along. Tommy Dorsey helped Rock and Roll cement itself as a new popular genre. Dorsey was a real man of the people. “I don’t particularly care for his type of music, but that’s the teen-agers’ choice and if they like it we’ll give it to them. Only time will tell if he has any lasting qualities. The kids want Elvis now and they should be able to have him.”-Tommy Dorsey

Buddy once said in an interview that Mr. Dorsey demanded “absolute perfection.” As did, I’m sure, all the other legendary bandleaders he played for. And the way this band played, you can hear it.

I love everything about this. The dueling pianos, dueling trumpets, Buddy Rich on drums, etc. This may be the perfect big band tune.

That can't be Buddy Rich, he's smiling throughout the performance.

Everybody in this video are all dead!! But damn,They kicked ass in the 40s for sure. I would love to see this band today but yea,Im dreamin. lol

If I travelled back and stepped from a time machine this is what I'd hope to see ....

The level of talent is almost unbelievable.

I saw Buddy live at Ronnie Scott's. I was sat only a few feet away and I am still blown away!

Never underestimate the huge role that Big Band/Swing music played in the Allies winning WWII.

The first time I’ve ever seen a young Buddy Rich.

Love Buddy rich's huge smile and his joy playing those drums

I can picture my Father a WWII Navy veteran listening to this on board the AS16 "Howard W. Gilmore" cruising around the Pacific Theater. RIP Dad.

Buddy rich was barely 26 years old and more than holding his own with the best of the best

Insane video quality. Like being there. Rip to the greats

What a phenomenal career Buddy had considering that he was still playing until his death 43 years after this. He became a Marine at this time as well. I believe we will never see the likes of his extraordinary prowess behind the kit. The gold standard of drumming. BTW what a sensational clip of professional understated musicians.

Now that’s a band!

Rest in peace legend, was taken from us too soon. 😭

The joint is still jumping in 2024! Such great music!

No one drove a band like Buddy! Everyone talks about his phenomenal speed but he also had exquisite taste and feel

I like Buddy Rich better here cuz he's smiling. Makes him much more fun to watch.

The Great Ziggy Elman on Trumpet!

Wow, that was some really fun music - our greatest generation were such brave young men. They really had some f-ing nut back then!

Tommy Dorsy and his band was fantastic and i get a great plеasure listening them

I got to see Buddy Rich and his orchestra playing in a theatre venue in the late 60s and man could that cat bring the house down

Even at a young age, Buddy Rich shows he was a better player than most rock players today.

THIS WAS ONE HECK OF AN ALL STAR BAND INDEED! T.D. WAS THE CADILLAC OF THE BIG BANDS

Was für eine Kultur,ein Genuss!!!

1:50 - "The Professor" on Bass - Phil Stephens! With almost every major radio orchestra and recording studio through the 1950s

Real testament to what 40's engineers could do when allowed to pull out all the stops.

Boy, would it be nice to be back in time in that room with them!

Tommy Dorsey was constantly on at my Dad's house when he was still alive and I can see why. Its clean, its got style and elegance and even if you never heard a song from him, when you do its gonna make you tap your feet. I still enjoy playing all his old records of Tommy and Buddy or Gene Krupa and Frankie. They're music will never die. Crack a cold one open and sit back and smile.

Now that was simply FANTASTIC!!!!! Loved every note PLAYED be each musician here!

If they ever created a time machine, I'm definitely putting this on my list, I'd kill to hear and witness it live!

I forever have loved it when every single member (no matter how large or small a group or band it is) is a total......TOTAL virtuoso or BEAST on their instrument. This is soooooo very cool to watch and listen too. These folks really knew their stuff to the point where (at any time) the leader could just point to any one........and they would just kill it. My word, for me, this is just fascinating to watch and to listen to, no matter what the musical genre. This video was wonderful.

Love it. Technicolor, too.

I always loved this number. I can't believe it exists in such beautiful audio and video. An absolute treasure. Thank you so much for posting this gem!!

1943 no thats not right. That Arrangement of Well Git It sounds like it was recorded last night Buddy in great form as usual. The whole band is tight and forever swinging. This kind of big band music never gets old notice Buddy getting all those accents and punctuating that bass drum. keep these kind of charts coming our way. thank you a zillion times over

Rich called Dorsey the best melodic trombonist ever, and he was right.

This band`absolutely COOKS. Incredible production quality for 80, ok just 79 years ago! And Buddy, well this shows that he was a MONSTER drummer his whole life!

The musicians from this era were all totally on top of their game . But I bet Buddy Rich was well pleased with the advances made with cymbals over the next 50 years , they used to be so tinny in the 40's

Amazing footage & colour reproduction!!! Thanks for taking us back in time vividly!!!!!

Ziggy Elman. Dorsey. Buddy. One of those clips that captures the swing Era at it's late peak. Tommorow had some huge stars go through.

One amazing thing about Buddy was that he hit just as hard in his 60s as he did here in his 20s! Wonderful to have all this old footage made available on RU-vid TV!

those guys are from another planet- just crazy good- makes me wince playing my little rock and roll stuff on my guitar...

i did a jimmy dorsey tour with Henry Questa doing this tune...man could play...Ziggy Elman! R.I.P. Ted (THEO)Bowden and Randy Lintott, my friends

Excellent picture and sound quality for something that was filmed nearly 80 years ago!

Tommy had such good balance between his brass, reed, strings and percussion...….like his choice of piano solos also. He was great all the way through the swing era.

This is about as good as it gets. Brilliant.

Gotta love the drummer. Buddy and Gene were drum kings.

I love to think of World War II soldiers (like my dad) listening to this and loving it ; I hope it made their days and nights better.

wow, clear, in color, fabulous video

I replay this at least 3 or 4 times a week. Can't get enough!

There it is. The most technically proficient drummer who ever lived in his mid-twenties captured on film for future generations to see. Got to see him play back in the 70s and 80s and he just got better and better each time. Traps the Drum Wonder indeed. Today's drummers have no access to the realm of artistry he occupied. I would say he left a massive hole in the music scene when he left us back in 87'. I still feel it. I literally think of Buddy and his approach to the drum set every time I pick up a pair of sticks or brushes. I feel privileged to have seen many of the giants of jazz years ago (Oscar Peterson, Maynard Ferguson, Louie Bellson, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan...) I benefited from every performance. This culture can turn it's back on jazz but I live on what these great masters left behind. Jazz music is better than it can ever be played. It enables the artist to project his or her unique, distinctive personality through and instrument, pulling the creativity out of one's inner being. It immediately transcends the printed page (notation). It really bothers me that "America's classical music" is so poorly represented in our era (with some exceptions of course). Even so, jazz will never die.

Wow! Fantastic Cut of "Well, Get It" with AWSOME 1st and 2nd Trumpeters absolutely NAILING the duet in high register!! This cut and this band clearly set the highest standard for this very difficult piece of music,,,we tried so hard, but even at an awsome HS our top jazz band could never quite "hack" it like this! This is beautiful and beautiful to have preseverved for generations long after the muscians have passed! Thanks for posing this!🙃😜😜

Years ago I found a VHS tape of this 1943 movie, "Du Barry" along the roadside in somebody's trash. Thought it was going to be junk until I started watching it, and found out The Tommy Dorsey Band and my all time drum idol, Buddy Rich, were featured throughout, and in color too.

It was an era never to be seen again...

The dude is Tommy Dorsey. One of the greatest big band trombone players of all time

What a time to be alive

This is actually 1942. (The movie this clip is from was released in 1943.) Rich left TD's orchestra later in 1942.

This is crystal clear for 1943!!!

Wow! Just think how much total hours and years of practice and intelligent dedication are found here! Over a million?

Terrific stuff. I think I was born a few decades too late

25 years ago today this man played his last show. RIP my Buddy!

What a delight! he was absolutely peerless on that slide trombone!!

Those guys swung hard. Great musicians all around.

Wow, tight band. All the solos were great.

Nice to see Jimmy and Tommy together.

Those insane single stroke rolls are there on display all those years ago

76 years old still fantastic

Buddy Rich of course went on to lead his own very successful band. He was famous for his inspirational pep talks to his players.

Man this was a great music moment.

Damnnnnnnm. Listen to those trumpets sing!!!!

Nothing beats the big band sound!!

At a later date, Sinatra said that TD was the "General Motors of the band business."

A swinging Sy Oliver composition. His music gave this band new energy!!

..They were just so damned good. Geeeezzz😮

Buddy killin’ it, as usual.

Incredible performance, showmanship and photography.

Yeaahh, this is gold!!!! Like its recorded yesterday🤘

The boogie woogie drummer boy of poke a hole in it ! As a 18 year old I was so fortunate to see him and his big band at River Oaks in Calumet City, Illinois in think it was 1974 and it was free! What an awesome drummer and show .

Wow, Tommy so solid! And Buddy so fast and swingin`. Amazing how well his swing era SOUND carried over into his modern big bands.

Phenomenal. Like a time machine.

When one looks at their emotionally human expressions, Its seems as if they could've have been our brother or father or friend, but then when you see the date and realize this has taken place during WW2! And probably even the youthful people in this film aren't living anymore! What a surreal experience! I feel like I just travelled through time!

Awesome video quality it feels Like your in the room with them

Buddy is a complete natural - a joy to watch. Great band & film.😀

Superb!

WOW!! I never thought I would see a smile on Buddy Rich's face. Awesome guy.

Wow, Buddy as a fresh faced kid!

LITTLE KNOWN FACT: This band holds the record for the most amount of Brylcreem ever on one stage

Ziggy Elman and Chuck Peterson on trumpets. Elman always played like he was going to blow the bell off his horn. What a great talent.

love the suits, love the sound, love Buddy

Thanks. My kind of Music. They were Real Artists & still sound great all of these years later.