Imagine the teacher telling you "there will be no history class today; we have an assembly in the auditorium." And it's Buddy Rich.

The most unique BR solo I have ever seen. He truly was the greatest that ever lived.

The BIG TRAD GRIP GUY does 3/4 of his solo MATCHED GRIP! Dead hands!, Dynamics! Digging into the floor tom to change the tone! It looks LITERALLY like he has four hands! This is a very Unique Buddy Rich Solo!! Thank You Very Much! IMHO

I've seen a lot of Buddy Rich performances, but this has got to be one of the most unique. It's like watching Buddy woodshed and create an amazing work of art in the process. Thanks for posting this. There is a lot here to take in. Simply amazing.

Wow, funny to see Buddy play matched grip when he pooh-poohed it so often. He plays a very different style solo here. A nice change. Very rhythmically creative and tasteful.

Thank you for the videos you posting this...Seen BR 15 times,ans always something new going on....My teacher Ed Shaughnessy,was very close to Buddy........Ralph Onofrio

Everybody there heard and saw something quite special, and I'm sooooooo happy that it was recorded and preserved. Thanks for posting this!

Buddy doing once again the unexpected. Buddy was so original that even at his age you could never tell what was coming next, amazing Thanks Drumuitar for these awesome clips

Buddy Rich's drumming was not of this world. GOAT !

A revelation here. Talk about "in the moment"! He's playing the room as much as he's playing the kit. And NO TOUPE!! Really a musical genuis.

Amazing how much sound he could get out of small, by today's standards, kit. He seemed to be a unending well of drum patterns and ideas. Combine that with his speed and technique and you get a never ending stream of jaw dropping solos. He's been gone for over 30 years now and he still captivates.

I have SOOOO much been hoping a better quality video of this would turn up - and now it has. I cannot thank you enough!!!! IMO this solo is VERY important for the online video legacy of The World's Greatest Drummer. P.S. When I received my (inferior quality) copy of this many years ago the BR fan who sent it to me wrote "Morris Knolls High School" on the VHS tape???

I’ve never seen this video - thanks so much for posting it. Very interesting to see Buddy play this solo using matched grip for a lot of it - something he adamantly opposed to in later years. Maybe because he started the solo on the floor tom...anyway, incredible video!!!

Definitely a unique performance. There is nothing like watching a master at the height of his skill. G

Thank you. BR really in an unusual mood. Fresh concepts. None of his standard solo devices. Definitely something special. Great stuff. I wonder what inspired him...in matched grip mode no less.

Absolutely incredible, as always ...... This one was really different and unique. Thank you for sharing this gem.

I saw Buddy Rich a bunch as a kid and got to meet him in Minneapolis in the 70's. When he felt the audience wanted something different he would give it to them...especially young people which he loved to play for.

jazz band in 1980 I was a junior in high school and privileged to see buddy and his band play in Chattanooga Tennessee, I mustered the courage to bug him for an autograph right after the show he was soaking wet, he said to me ,"yeah come on let me get out of these wet clothes" I waited at his bus for him to come back and the great Buddy Rich signed my program!

A fantastic lesson by a true genius. Much drum love and respect to the great Buddy Rich.

He grew in depth, this is leaps ahead of how Buddy played as a young man.

I've watched a ton of BR clips over the past few years..this one has its own place.. Also extremely rare to see/hear Buddy throwing off the snares intentionally...that was really never part of his 'normal routine'. Great post!

Once again many thanks to Drumutar for sharing this amazing clip of Our Buddy. Much has been said about Buddy and a lot of words in the dictionary to describe greatness I think Webster would have to come up with new words for Superlative to list all the accomplishments of Buddy. To this date there is no one and I mean no one who can come close to Buddy Rich. Congratulation to Drumutar for giving us another chance to see the Legend the One the Only Buddy Rich. If possible???? keep more Buddy Rich coming. thank you

Buddy’s Radio King snare sounded great here...as did the whole kit. Matched grip 😊

my life long hero, the one drummer that has the genius we all strive for @ 8:00 he slaps his right stick into the snare shell I have never seen him that far away on a crossover before he takes it in his stride and carries on being a genius! great post many thanks!

NO drummer will ever be like buddy rich. Im 68, neil peart, no one has expertise like rich. Not even krupa. 🇺🇸

Buddy using 4 drums only here.. Not needing the big kits of so many of today’s drummers....and he still sounds better.

Very special and unique

Born in 1917, you do the math! Fantastic solo, and very musical!!!

I saw him do a drum solo an extended drum solo similar to this back way back in 1968!when he was appearing at the now defunct jazz supper club Marty’s on the hill in Los Angeles I believe it was the second set of the evening they were doing channel 1 suite that’s a big production number to close the set. for the extended drum solo he released the snares; you know, he disengaged the snares and played the entire solo, a good 8 to 10 minutes and “MATCH”grip for the most part (asI recall it was after all 52 years ago )! Anyway he did the entire extended drum solo exclusively on Tom’s with snares off it was amazing?! Very similar to this solo in context and feel and sound!

WELL, I GUESS BUDDY JUST DID A PRACTICE SESSION WITHOUT REALIZING IT. IMPRESSIVE!

The rooms matural reverb seems to have inspired this solo.

I got to see Buddy live in person in Chicago years ago. I will never get bored watching "The world's greatest drummer".

Very very unique solo...almost like a rock style drum solo

What he did here is simply impossible. That’s all there is to it. Buddy was a magician. Best drummer who ever lived.

OMG!!!! One of the very BEST I've ever seen!!! OMG!!! There'll never be another Buddy!!!

i was there that night...Buddy's guest backstage watching from stage right. The MASTER

I still can't believe that left hand every time I see it

He never ceases to amaze me.

He was wired a little different in the brain then the rest of us. Everything he did was like a reaction To one side of his body then the other side followed. Amazing!

My God I miss him

Rarely see Buddy matched grip. Also, this solo is uncharacteristically 'rocking' as opposed to his traditional 'jazz swing' solos. Nice to see.

6 minutes of matched grip. One of his longest forays I have seen before switching to traditional.

Buddy Rich was one of my main drumming inspirations when I started playing the drums in 1964. But what got me interested in becoming a drummer was the band that lived the next block over behind my parents house. That band was known as the Tweeds who became Talas. The members of that band were Paul Varga drums. Dave Constantino guitar. Billy Sheehan bass. Today I'm 65 y.o. and I still play drums percussion sing and songwriter. Jazz n Rock are my main styles but I play big band music, blues, funk/disco from back in the 70s, fusion progressive and very little bit of country music. In the music world I'm known as Tony Stics Neville

Each and every time, I get a drum lesson. Love you Buddy

A musical genius. Period and !!!!.

Some may say Buddy was terribly arrogant.... Yet? He was really put on earth to keep all drummers humble! ;)

Showing the kids it's ok to play matched grip even though Buddy bitched about it all the time. Also, at 3:54 it's obvious that someone moved his drum because he looked at it after the accidental rim hit. All kidding aside, this is one of the more interesting solos I've heard from him. It had pulse and melodicism that was more rhythmically African that his typical and traditional drum corps rudiments.

Unusual solo, so much for playing match grip, he always said that was the wrong way to hold the sticks but boy he could play that way when he wanted to. When a band member moved his cymbal stand and hi-hat stand i wonder if Buddy said something or they just did it on their own. Didn't look like they were in danger of falling over, hard to tell.

Warming up, becomes a masterpiece.

I got to hang with him on the bus. I cherish that

The man got better with age. Remarkable.

Brilliant fresh so inspired, Buddy always strived to hit his best, better and beyond.. Great clip!!

I had never seen a BR's solo in which he had relied on matched grip for so long time. And yes, very musical solo.

Wow! Buddy could play match grip. Like we all didn't know that.

Patterns phrasing and movements never seen before by BR

OMG! pure Genius

Steve Marcus had to turn around...he'd never heard anything like it before...

Trippy cool

5:18 Buddy dong his John Bonham impersonation

the fantastic skill of Buddy Rich

It's hysterical reading comments about BR playing match grip...he always played with what he called "the tympani grip" when going to the floor toms, watch any video of him with Shaw in 38 playing Carioca, or with Tommy's band playing quiet please, or his 48 band etc: etc:...the music of that time had alot of "Jungle Drums" from tunes that were prevalent from popular shows...Hawaiian War Chant for example..."The Chant" "Traffic Jam" the list goes on...and as far as the Bass Drum here..it's a 26", he was going to go with a 28 before he died...

I usually dislike drum solos...but this one, everything lights up,, nobody touched this, ever

His hand speed was unmatched

like a thunder storm so powerful totally phenomenal pure genius buddy had it all

You know, watching this drum solo made me beg the question: why did buddy choose to pretty much play the same drum solo again and again for 40 years? This drum solo is different, and it clearly shows that Buddy could be improvisational. But instead he chose to keep doing the same thing again and again. I wonder why that was? Here we see him improvising more and having some fun. It would’ve been nice to see more of that

What about all those drummers with the massive kits. Are they any more exciting...🙄 No.. Buddy is only playing 4 drums here.

MR. MAGIC. He’s not just speed and power, like some say...amazing technique and feel..and some match grip. 😊 Great Slingerlands too....he’s just using 4 drums.. That’s all he needs, to show his genius.

I have never, ever seen before Buddy make a mistake.

Buddy rich fans , look up buddy rich playing "chavala". He plays stand up snare drum only. Amazing ! 🎶🎸🎼

Always surprises with something special. No toupee either....he really didn’t need one. His drumming was what mattered.

Is there more of this concert? I'm on this, in the lead alto chair.

Yeah there are some great drummers then there's Buddy Rich 🥁 wow blows my 🤯

Amazing

Fucking GENIUS

Not often that you would see him playing matched grip.

Buddy just pushers the pedal and he leaves us all in his wake OMG ! What engine has this guy got under that "T" shirt?

Thanks much. Btw have you seen the tv show where Gene Krupa competed against the Dukes of Dixieland? Came across it recently.

A genuis

Buddy’s last Slingerland Radio Kings. He played here , more in the style of Gene Krupa, than his own. What modern day drums have a similar sound to these.

Best drum solo ever.

Best drummer in the world. Absolutely yes.

Buddy using matched grip? That is something to treasure!

I agree. It’s very different for Buddy. It’s a really cool solo.

What Buddy Rich using match grip holy drum sticks batman

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THAT LEFT HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He is the greatest. I played the drums in elementary to high school. I was not that great, but loved it. I also play xylophone. I played one note at a time. Then in Jr. High 1974-76, they brought in a professionals to show potential. I played one mallet in each hand and they played with 4 in each hand. I knew then it was not for me. I never heard of Buddy until about 10 years ago. If I saw him earlier in my times I would realize I had note the talent earlier. Do not get me wrong if you have it go for it. The closest we had in High School was The United States Marine Band. They were great then.

GOD

Buddy must have forgotten the video interview he did of why he does not play match grip.

Where are these final Slingerland Radio Kings today. With Cathy Rich ?

Thank you for all of these amazing videos. I came across an interesting Buddy Rich concert listing. The Buddy Rich Band live at Kenmin Hall Japan 1981. Do you by any chance have this concert in its entirety? Thanks so much.

has anyone noticed that in his last years nearing the end of his solos the horn guy moves his crash and hat stands? anyone know why?i cant figure out why he them do that

All trad. grip drummers use match because we can. How many match grip players use traditional grip?

Grande buddy

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Now who says Buddy couldn't use match grip? Certainly not I!

but i love this kind of way off the cuff killer stop time thing he does in this one..ive managed to capture that kind of playing and it's not hard but extremely effective it stinks of powerhouse killer drumming..once again? ive not heard anyone else do this to this degree very scary in some ways but man its just great and quite inspiring

Matched grip at the beginning. I was sitting here thinking...what looks weird, here?

First half of this solo almost like a tribute to Joe Morello

God