Had the privilege of seeing Buddy twice in the early seventies. Unbelievable drummer - the best ever!

I love this appearance because a stick breaks about 3/4s into the performance and he covers it perfectly! Every performance is a thrill!

After watching Buddy, it's a treat to re-watch and note the expressions on the other musicians' faces while he's soloing.

Buddy had a wicked sense of humor!

notice how he speeds up in the solo, then slows down as soon as the band rejoins, then swings up and down again? that's music!

Bobby Rosengarden was no slouch either. Very well known television drummer. And I love how Buddy, doesn't adjust a thing on Bobby's kit and just plays it like a boss. He did that wherever he went.

Of course, now we know that Rich in London IS one of the best things he ever did. A single album in the US, it was released as a double album in Europe. My trumpet teacher at Berklee, Jeff Stout, played 2nd tpt on the record and lent me his copy to tape back in the 1980s. The CD version entitled ‘Alive and Well in London’ finally made the rest of the album available in America.

Buddy rich looks like he's just walked off the star trek set

“If you knew anything about jazz you’d probably like it.”

Thank you for posting. Super performance and great interview!

‘Rich In London’ truly is one of his best albums - just great.

If anyone was wondering to what possible limit a human being will ever master a thing called a drum kit - we've already seen it. RIP Buddy Rich.

Besides an entertaining interview and music from the incredible Mr.Rich,I'm glad you included the commercials .That ads some cultural history of a kind.

it a great when they keep the adverts in it sets the atmosphere for the era of 1972

Planet Earth was extremely fortunate to have Buddy Rich cheering everyone up~! The man exudes confidence and his sense of humor is ' Through the Roof ! ' Absolutely Stellar drumming ! ...when you hear Buddy- you never want to die - you just want to live forever just so you can keep listening to the greatest drummer of ALL TIME!

Cloudview, it's been awhile since I commented and hope all is well with you but just want you to know I come back to so many of your videos because Buddy never fails to re-inspire me and these golden nuggets you have so generously provided for us are greatly appreciated! This one I really like because Buddy seems to be creating a really involved solo that is very musical and he really takes his time on this one more than usual in this format and finishes It off with such a hard swinging funky feel with extra footwork (my favorite being a Bonham fan as well) just blows me away... and in the usual fashion when he breaks a stick if your eyes were closed you wouldn't even realize it he just keeps improvising through it with whatever limbs are available never missing a Beat! Peace, Bob M.

Buddy was the greatest...just ask him

Thanks, cloudview747. Nice to see the preceding interview.

The grandfather of drums. A lot of the best rock drummers looked up to him.

cloudview747 you've done it again!!!!! THANK YOU!

A funny note about this video in general: Did anyone happen to notice that the little girl in the pudding commercial was the girl who played Violet Beauregarde in the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Thank you so much for sharing!!!

Buddy was beyond incredible

Not only the greatest drummer, but also the wittiest. Could have been a comedian, as well.

So much classier and smarter interviews back then.

Thank you Cloudview!!!

I had to sit through his claim that he god's gift to music & drumming, and when he plays...HE IS

Not only world's greatest drummer, but also one of the greatest musicians. He never uses a score.

He seems like a nice guy but I SURE WOULD NOT want him mad at me. Awesome drum player and an intelligent guy too. Also obviously he had no shortage of confidence, and deserved to be confident. Talent plus extremely hard work and dedication makes legendary success.

Just stupid, over the top ridiculous. What could this man not do?!! Love the broken stick and recovery. Flips the stick without looking and then while casually picking out another one, his left hand his doing outrageous things. He was right...he was a genius. Thanks Cloudview, you do the music world a great service by posting these.

This is THE best comment section I've seen in sometime! Bravo people !

Can't stop watching 15:02 - no broken stick's gonna faze Buddy

I come back every so often to watch The Recovery 15:00

Thanks so much! Wow!

I don't see a settings gear (Android Lollipop 5.1.1 may be why). Nonetheless, Buddy's left hand is so wonderful on this. Thank you again.

I love Dick's humour : ) Buddy is THE original showman and player fantastic

What presence! The guy is cool and I really dig that album!

some of the best buddy rich drumming right there!

buddy's toupee was actually provided by my great grandfather Cletus Furley, while out hunting squirrels and such. He then left the pelts to his son, who then left them to my father, who then gave it to buddy as a peace offering while playing in B's road band, to keep B from taking him off the bus to demonstrate his black belt!!!

Greatest drummer who ever drew breath!!

Buddy and his "Beatle" toupee

Who knew Gilligan played drums?

The genius of energy and drums. probably the greatest EVER.

Man I always loved that tune in the advert for ABC WW of Sports. Anyway listen to this guy this are will never happen again, w all his flaws . He's human , witty, arrogant, cool and honest but man listen to this guy never will be another . Dude takes command!!!

A Rockstar of his time!

" I was glaring at the time"....great line.

Buddy's freedom of expressive motion is phenomenal! Fucking AMAZING!

watch one of his drumsticks break at 15:00 and he carries on without missing a beat...

I was born in August 1972.....I have had multiple fights over the years (i play Bass) over being too young to appreciate the greats. My response..not only do I know who Buddy Rich was, but I also dance to Glenn Miller's Moonlight serenade...I just turned 48 last week and considered a NERD by multiple generations. I'm ok with that. BE WELL ALL AND VOTE!

I love this version on "Little Drummer Boy"! 0:46

i DON't know how I missed this show With Buddy♫♪♫☺3☺☺☺─‼‼‼‼♥♥♥33

5 May 1972 - "Love Is Sweeping The Country"

Thanks. BR really is "up" on this. Also on the Drummerworld Cavett clips of Bugle Call Rag with slo-mo. The audio is crisp and there is thankfully no mid-solo applause. Mr. Bud seems very comfortable on the house kit and it is miked well as opposed to Carson show appearances where the drums are not very well miked. The interview was a little odd given the great potential. BR of 1972 is primo stuff. (slo-mo version would be nice...)

Something Buddy did that no other drummer could achieve???? Whats that??? Whats that??? Played drums like there was NO TOMORROW So many great drummers out there back then and today. But Buddy often said when he did get featured Buddy said EMPHATICALLY I TAKE NO PRISONERS thats right. Each and every time he took a solo with a big band or small group large symphony orchestra he put his BUDDY RICH SIGNATURE on his drumming. No one duplicates Buddy. A lot of clones out there that pretend to but they fall short. You take the great ones like Charlie Parker on Alto Sax or Art Tatum on piano people like that set the record straight., They abhor copy cats. No one repeat No one can come close to the expertise of Buddy Rich. Thank you Cloudview for this wonderful clip of the GREATEST DRUMMER TO DRAW BREATH our Idol Buddy.

Awesome 😮

@15:05 Simply Amazing. True showmanship.Buddy Rich R.I.P Baby !!!

Inspiring hard working talented people on daytime Television. Wow that last happened generations ago.

the best

!(yea I came to see Buddy, curious which side of him would show)

Taped 5 May 1972.

In the words of the great Jaco Pastorius,'It ain't bragging if you can back it up '

He'll take you outside and show you what it's like!

That was awesome how he recovered from losing the stick!

Breaks a stick..and with that beautiful one hand roll comps'.. then tosses the stick and gets another without losing a beat..BUDDY!"...

Love the commercial for The Brady Bunch at 17:06

hilarious!! both of them.

WHICH HORN PLAYER BLEW THAT CLAM AT THE END!!?!!?!!

George Duvivier on electric bass

great piece of history

Not passive at all. But witty as all hell and fun! Love him!

Bill Watrous is in the trombone section

Took me a while to understand why the band was playing a Christmas song in May... "Little DRUMMER BOY"!!!

Wow. By the way, Bill Watrous on trombone, far right.

Great!

Buddy Rich (Nueva York, 30 de septiembre de 1917 - Los Ángeles, 2 de abril de 1987) fue un baterista estadounidense de jazz, representante del swing, bop y, en general, del jazz de las big bands.

Love how he loses a stick and keeps it going while nonchalantly grabbing a new one, right in there middle of his solo. This would halt many drummer's solo mid track. He's professional while behind a kit, always. That vaudevillian childhood he had must have taught him as much. He may have even done it just for show

Niles Crane and Buddy Rich!!

hello, would you possibly have the entire or at least more of the show at ronnie scotts in 1969? prior to your channel ive only seen the drummer world of that and they only show the solo but thats not good because it actually takes away from the solo bc we never knew what came before it..well, anyway i thought that maybe if you had the entire greensleeves tune you may also have more tunes from that show..if so I'd love as well as im sure so many others would love to see/ hear it tia either way..kenny..

There’s Bill Watrous, in the band! RIP, Bill….

Damn, 1972. I was 21 years old

Ginger Baker, John Bonham, Neil Purt combined are not in Buddy's leauge! Just ask them, they would have told you!

Rosengarden's set sounds damn good...

i think buddy was a 3rd degree black belt too.

15:02 That was one of the best recoveries I've ever seen. If this were just audio, I would've had no idea he broke a stick and had to grab a new one in the middle of solo fills. Some other professionals don't understand what recovery means (*ahem. Mariah Carey). He just went to a new level of skill.

Lol,the Soft Swirl add,gold.

To Cloudview: At 7:27 minutes, onward. I believe that recording a TV show was primitive in those days, that you had to include the commercials along with this.

Anyone know the name of the chart B plays here?

Cavett's first name is the perfect name for him.

12:35 Víctor Paz en la primera trompeta

Richard Alva Cavett 19 de noviembre de 1936 86 años. (87)

Buddy would never want to play rock, but he sure as hell could.

Lmao... buddy was the greatest

Thanks!

11:05 me in jazz band

Great performance by Buddy Rich! It's fun to watch the old commercials. Dick Cavett obviously hates Buddy Rich. I'm not sure I blame him, but it's still a great interview! PS - first time I ever saw Buddy drop a stick.

Soooooo funny

What was that Chicago dress story about?

i could sure go for some Soft Swirl about now

He was not one of the best, he was the greatest.

He is the greatest