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

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.”

Here, Buddy was....what?....SEVENTY?!? 1986...the year before his passing. That man was truly larger than life! RIP, Buddy!

I love Buddy's playing at this age!

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

FATHER OF ALL THE DRUMMERS, BUDDY RICH, OF JEWISH HERITAGE AND AMERICAN

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

Stellar Performances to the End Happy 101 Buddy !

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

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

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...

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!

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

Tengo entre mis discos favoritos “Swinging new big band” y el tema Básicamente blues. Es un placer escuchar una banda cómo está. Gracias Buddy!!!!

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.

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

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."

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.

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

the best drummer I´ve seen...

The greatest drummer ever lived and played amazing and his Band

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

He is my idol

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

Buddy was almost 70 years old here. Wow!

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

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

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

The best one. For ever.

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

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

Бадди лучший на все времена

Eric Myashira just hitting the stratospheric notes at the end!

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.

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

Amazing!

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

Greg Gisbert & Eric Miyashiro WOOOOOOOOOO

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 !

Изумительный Бади Рич и Биг Бэнд !!!!!!!! Высший класс !!!!!!!!!!

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!

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!

Love the arrangements

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.

Great camera work in this video!!

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.

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.

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

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.

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

grande mestre..

the best ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, class no1 buddy rich ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, fab ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

danke, super

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

I wss there to see the master drummer 👍&👏

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

Вот это Бэнд ударник гений я вспоминаю Ивана Юрченко

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

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

love that ancient slingerland kit he was touring with then.

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!

Thanks so much for a fantastic concert!

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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!!!

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....

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

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.

Eric Miyashira on lead trumpet!

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Had a old slingerland set just like this one.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.