Absolutely the world's greatest drummer! No one comes close. Buddy was one of a kind!

Buddy Rich fotonico con Umberto Smaila al Sax..... 😜Band Fantastica!!!!!

5:16 Hah! For those who don't know, Greg Hopkins, the trumpet player featured on his arrangement of Here's That Rainy Day (6:40) also arranged Buddy's famous version of Nutville, also featured on the Roar of '74 like so many of the other charts featured in this concert. Funny to see this bit where the arranger himself of that piece jokingly suggests it only to get shot down by Buddy, though it is a shame we didn't get to see Nutville in this concert. On the other hand, it gives us a chance to see Hopkins, only 26 or 27 years old here (as of me writing this comment I'm the same age as he is here, dang!), show off such a rare but lovely arrangement and give an even more lovely performance on it.

Saw Buddy just a few nights earlier at a place called Blighty's in Farnworh near Bolton I believe ...I was just sixteen and also hooked on BUDDY RICH ...He was AMAZING and all the great bands he had

So many good charts here!! Of course it's all opinion. Backwoods Sideman, Prelude to a Kiss, Here's that Rainy Day, etc. Good stuff! Buddy really had a great sense of humor. It really is a great show.

Wow!! For me it is just one big challenge!! The musicians challenge each other to play better, the music challenges the musicians to play better and Buddy is on the drums much saying oh yeah take some of this, take some of that and so on and so on and so on!! Where do you see this now? Where can you go and hear this level of playing now? Constantly just great great shows, great music, great charts and the musicians have to stay as strong as buddy is!! All I can say is thankfully we can all look back and revisit all the performances that buddy and the band did all over the world. I don't think we'll ever get to experience anything like this ever again.

Another great video! Buddy is a monster! The world's greatest drummer!

Really an incredible performance from Mr. Rich! I wish I was there for that one!

Buddy seemed to be in a great mood at this show and the band smoked. There was no yelling on the bus that night!

Charlie Davis, Larry Hall,Greg Hopkins John Hoffman(The Fig)- trumpets. Joe Romano, Bob Martin - alto saxes: Pat LaBarbera, Bob Crea- tenor saxes. John Laws (Oslawki)- baritone sax. Alan Kaplan, Keith O'Quinn- trombones; John Leyes - bass trombone. Jimmy Bruno- guitar. BUDDY Budson -piano. Ron Paley- bass. Buddy Rich- drums.

For a change Buddy employed a guitarist in this band .You can hear him soloing on the play out blues at the end His name is Jimmy Bruno and a very well rated guitarist he is too.

An incredible version of one of Buddy's many different bands over the years. Probably one of the few times the band was geared out in jackets and ties. The Dorchester Hotel had this rule for everyone entering the hotel-no exceptions. Probably still goes to this day.

Buddy Rich makes me a believer in Jazz

Haven't watched this one in a while and forgotten just how good this concert was and as you say the audio was and is great on this version. Great to have a live recording of rainy day with the absolutely beautiful playing and arrangement by Greg Hopkins. and then to go into something totally the opposite with Backwoods Sideman with buddy pushing the band like that, Awesome. It takes me back to the first time i ever saw the band live that same year in Ronnie's.Thank's for the great upload cloudview787

1. Prelude To a Kiss ( Ellington) Arr. Greg Hopkins. Joe Romano- lead alto sax. 2. Here's That Rainy Day ( J Van Heusen)Arr. Greg Hopkins. Greg Hopkins- trumpet. 3.Backwoods Sideman( John LaBarbera). Pat LaBarbera, Bob Crea- tenor saxes. 4. Senator Sam ( Ernie Wilkins) Jimmy Bruno- guitar.

Best in the world, sticks and brushes! .

Great to see in colour. Thank you. I only had a b/w VHS edition.

Great stuff...... Gosh, I was 7y when this was recorded.

"This features the five saxophones - Pat, Spaceman, Fat Man, Fatter Man and Him !" What a bastard lol!

Thank you so much for uploading this great quality video I've been looking for of the Dorchester Hotel 1973 with Buddy Rich and his band. I have other copies but none with the quality of this one, 480p. The best I could ever get was 360p and that was the black & white version. I then later found a color version but poor quality. I always said "If I wait long enough, there will be other better version on KZfaq at some point." Sure enough, you came through. Thanks for sharing it. I really loved this particular event especially with Greg Hopkins on the Flugelhorn. That was such a beautiful piece and the audio quality really lets it sink into the soul. The audio on all three videos I have of this are great sounding, btw.

He must have gotten over the whole "no beards in the band" thing by this point.......

The Roar of 74 is on Groove Merchant records 180 gram vinyl. 3 of the tunes Backwoods, Senator, and Prelude are on side B, Nuttville is another tune it’s on side A there’s a Johnny Carson performance of that one. On the LP it’s Tony Levin on Bass and Joe Beck on guitar.

Hahahaha they credited Charley’s name as “Chas” at the end there 😂😂😂

The Setlist: Prelude to a Kiss: 1:40 - 4:58 Here's That Rainy Day: 6:40 - 12:03 Backwoods Sideman: 13:09 - 18:55, (Drum Solo: 16:59 - 18:14) Senator Sam 20:14 - 22:18 Humor/Banter/Intros: 0:00 - 1:38, 5:09 - 6:38, 12:15 - 13:05, 19:07 - 20:10

MY GOD THAT EXTENDED DRUM BREAK. SOOOOOO INSANE

The great SLINGERLAND years.

Donny Osmond along for the ride!

Great better is , well better.

Buddy Rich, he is Italian American, Bruce Lee, his mother was half German & half Italian, even though Bruce was half Asian, what they have in common, it's their invincability,both #1 at their profession.

Trap, this one, it's for your highness, beautiful dolly, doll.

Buddy wearing a donny osmond button...rofl

Did Hopkins count it off at 6:40? never saw a sideman do this w/Buddy

5:52 - Hopkins, from the recent appearance on the cross... omg, lol the look on his face, he hates him so much, the rest of the band probably as well. After Buddy era, no wonder why everyone makes fun of the drummers. Payback time :D

Nice🌷👍🇸🇪

Who is the sax player, looks to be fourth from the left, who did some of the soloing on Backwoods Sideman? He's great.

I wasn't there, but take me back.

Where did you find this. It can't be an official release w/ the timecome running.

Awesome trumpet section and flugelhorn solo. Anyone know his name?

Young restless

Great 👍

sure would love to have a soundtrack for this but cant find it anywhere

Btw,who is the guy shown at 4 : 18 in the audience .Can't place his mush!

THE LIVE VERSION MUST HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE TO HAVE GONE THRU ALL OF THAT EDITING JUST TO GET IT SYNC TO THE ALBUM VERSION..IF TRUE THATS VERY SAD HOPEFULLY IT WASNT TERRIBLE BUT WELL NOW NEVER KNOW

they have to put in dvds remarter ok

What is your opinion Cloudview of Greg Hopkins' chart Prelude to a Kiss?

Are there words to "Here's That Rainy Day"?

was that Ernie Wise at 13.50?

I wish his kick drum sounded better

the haircuts or lack of are as interesting as the music . "Something "by the Beatles , written by guitarist George Harrison is butchered by the bombastic arrangement but it is to be expected considering it's played by a style antithetical to Rock Music , plus no vocalist present. the saxophonist second from the left looks like John Lennon and the piano player looks like Harry Reims a popular Porn Star. Buddy Rich's spontaneous jokes are as stellar as his drumming. you can not record a powerful big band like this and get the same sonic sensations as being there. most people who watched the Johnny Carson show must of recognized that Buddy and Johnny loved each others company and both loved humor and drumming . Carson was a good drummer himself but not a pro . remember how Carson would nervously beat a pen like a drum stick against his desk when hosting his show and if Buddy was on and Carson turned and faced the camera Buddy would grab it !

set list for this vid please?

5:57...oh my God that is funny

He was in a really silly mood I prefer he just play and not crack jokes at his sidemen's expense

Great show, horrible camera work. Showed more of the audience than the trombone players, backs of trumpets heads. Camera on the sax players was as if they were singers, never showed hands etc. Annoying.

He's a great drummer. He should stick to that. Cause as a comedian he sucks big time. Out of control ego. But when the music started, he was the consummate pro.