Buddy Rich + Drum Set = Amazing Drum Solo!
March 29th, 2007I’ve seen a LOT of Buddy Rich drum solos on the web already, but I came upon this one I hadn’t seen before, and it is simply amazing! I can tell this is definitely his drum solo during his West Side Story arrangement, but I don’t know anything else, except that it was filmed in 1970. If you know, please let me know. Meanwhile, enjoy this drum solo by the greatest drummer that ever lived.
No drummer has ever come close to his speed, nor has duplicated his artistry and musicianship… (I am bowing down to the master, and studying this with earnest)
March 30th, 2007 at 2:33 am
WOW! Maybe they should add a note to the beginning of the video saying, “No part of this video has been fast forwarded”. As his speed made me doubt my own eyes! Leonard Bernstein is one of my favourite conductors, among Herbert von Karajan, but i had no idea Buddy Rich did the drums in the WSS. WOW oh wow!
And your closing sentence in brackets make me smile. Somehow, I think you have the makings of the next Buddy Rich, since you are so dedicated to your music…:-)) *grin*
March 30th, 2007 at 10:03 am
WOW!
March 31st, 2007 at 8:20 am
KC: oh, the West Side Story arrangement is a big band version of songs from West Side Story, and it’s a medley. i don’t think he’s ever performed it with the musical itself, because during that time he was busy touring with his own big band.
but yes, he was amazingly fast. i have a few buddy rich videos that have old footage of him with the Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw big bands. amazing stuff.
thanks for the compliment. before doing all the performances back when i was at disneyland and disney world, i really studied the gene krupa and buddy rich videos that i had. i’m at a place in my drumming where i am happy with my performances, but in order to really play as fast as him i would have to study and study and practice, practice, practice… Buddy Rich claimed to have never practiced. but that is probably because he was always performing! ever since he was young.