Buddy Rich Big Band Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival • 15-07-1978 • World of Jazz

Line up:
Buddy Rich (Drums)
Tom Warrington (Bass guitar)
Bob Kaye (Piano)
John Marshall, Mike McGovern, Mark Ohlsen, Chuck Schmidt (Trumpets)
Dale Kirkland, Glenn Franke, George Moran (Trombones)
Steve Marcus, Gary Pribeck, Chuck Wilson, Andy Fusco, Greg Smith (Saxes)
Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 - April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.
Rich was born in Manhattan, New York, to Jewish vaudevillians Bess (Skolnik) and Robert Rich.:6 His talent for rhythm was first noted by his father, who saw that Buddy could keep a steady beat with spoons at the age of one. He began playing drums in vaudeville when he was 18 months old, billed as "Traps the Drum Wonder." At the peak of Rich's childhood career, he was reportedly the second-highest paid child entertainer in the world (after Jackie Coogan). At 11 he was performing as a bandleader. He received no formal drum instruction, and went so far as to claim that instruction would only degrade his musical
talent. He also never admitted to practicing, claiming to play the drums only during performances and was not known to read music. He expressed great admiration for, and was influenced by, the playing of Chick Webb, Gene Krupa, Dave Tough, and Jo
Jones, among others.
Rich first played jazz w ith a major group in 1937 with Joe Marsala and guitarist Jack Lemaire. He then played with Bunny Berigan (1938) and Artie Shaw (1939), and even instructed a 14-year-old Mel Brooks in drumming for a short period when
playing for Shaw. At 21, Rich participated in his first major recording with the Vic Schoen Orchestra (the band that backed the Andrews Sisters).In 1938, he was also hired to play in Tommy Dorsey's orchestra where he met and performed with Frank Sinatra. In 1942, Rich left the Dorsey band to join the United States Marine Corps. He rejoined the Dorsey group after leaving the Marines two years later. In 1946, Rich formed his own band with financial support from Sinatra, and continued to lead different groups on and off until the early fifties.
The Buddy Rich Big Band in the 1940s In addition to Tommy Dorsey (1939-42, 1945, 1954-55), Rich also played with Benny Carter (1942), Harry James (1953-56-62, 1964, 1965), Les Brown, Charlie Ventura, and Jazz at the Philharmonic, as well as leading his own band and performing with all-star groups. In the early fifties Rich played with Dorsey and began to perform with trumpeter Harry James, an association which lasted until 1966. In 1966, Rich left James to develop a new big band. For most of the period from 1966 until his death, he led successful big bands in an era when the popularity of big bands had waned from their 1930s and 1940s peak. In this later period, Rich continued to play clubs and stated in multiple interviews that the great majority of his big band's performances were at high schools, colleges and universities, with club performances done to a much lesser degree. Rich also served as the session drummer for many recordings, where his playing was often much more understated than in his own big-band performances. Especially notable were Rich's sessions for the late-career comeback recordings of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, on which he worked with pianist Oscar Peterson and his famous trio featuring bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis.
Tracks:
01. Ya Gotta Try (Nestico-Banes Music Inc)
02. Little Train (Phillips-
03. Best Coast (La Barb era-Deaver Enterprises)
04. Grand Concourse (Kaye-Twenty Eightstreet M usic)
05. ‘Round Midnight Hanighan/Monk/Williams-Warner B ros Inc)
06. Birdland (Zawinul-Hendricks Music Inc)
07. Channel 1 Suite (Reddie-EMI U Catalog Inc)
08. Big Swing Face Potts-EMI U Catalog Inc)
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[@leobell3502]

I am absolutely convinced that Mr. Buddy Rich was a Savant. He didn't read musical notation. He had a "photographic Audio memory." He listened to an entire piece once and that's all it took. He knew what to play when and where. I rarely ever use this word - Genius. In my heart, my soul and my mind, Buddy was. I had the privilege and the honor of seeing Buddy and his Big Band once. I consider myself one of the lucky ones. Le😎 Drummer/Percussionist San Francisco, Califusa

[@ikshields]

I’ve always said that Buddy plays drums the way the rest of us drummers do in dreams, where the sounds just come flying out of us, as effortless as a rush of wind, and so completely inside the music, making it laugh and dance and explode, that it’s as though Nature had bypassed the human body entirely. There is absolutely no one else like this, even among the best alive now.

[@carlosaldana7536]

Muy bien. Puede existir uno o más de uno en Colombia y tener el sueño o la meta de llegar a ese Festival!

[@gixxerboy555]

Best drummer ever lived..Mr.Buddy Rich..nobody even comes close..period.

[@robertbanas3332]

Have been playing drums for 70 years . Buddy Rich is by far the best drummer ever. His left hand is unbelievably fast Although ,Peart,Gadd have there own style They can't comparesith Buddy Rich Precise, quality percussion at its finest

[@Chefnekromant]

Metalhead here. I'm mostly into Death Metal and the metal genre in general has so many mindblowing drummers but Buddy Rich will alway be the best drummer ever. Absolutely legend.

[@djanthony6662]

🤘

[@dandare1327]

Steve Marcus takes the Gold medal!

[@dinodeluca6210]

5 thumbs down? What the hell is wrong with people?! 60 years old with the stamina of a 20 year old...a great master at his very best. Long live Buddy Rich!

[@edpolk1262]

Dude, Get a freaking life. Not everyone likes all types of music. Don't give me shit, that you've loved every piece of music you've listened to. Not everyone wants to be a Buddy Rich "fan-boy" like you.

[@bobbydale1938]

I know , pure IDIOTS !! who thumbs down Buddy Rich ?? Ed ? The angry ,and bitter (((((((

[@weggawoody8116]

@@edpolk1262 haha, get a life, that makes me laugh considering you're the one scanning the comment section looking for people who are only complimenting a musician,to pick on. why the hell did you click on a video uploaded by a channel called "world of jazz" anyway if you were only going to crap on peoples opinionated genres....oh yeah because you're obviously a degenerate.

[@pippottopazzo]

when Buddy was 65 he played a marvelous drum solo at the CONCERT FOR THE AMERICAS ...in 1982...he played while having a stroke in the middle of the solo ... yet he kept on playing till the end of the concert ...INCREDIBLE ! ... after the concert he suddenly went to the hospital and get a chest surgery which saved his life ... look for "BUDDY RICH IMPOSSIBLE DRUM SOLO HQ" inside KZbin : hope you will join it ( >18.000.000 views )

[@that_udk44]

@@edpolk1262 Then don't watch the fucking video????

[@neilcollier4520]

never mind Buddy, those badass basslines being knocked out by a 70s geography teacher 😂😂

[@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories]

I laughed way too hard at his HAHHAHAHAHAHAH man could these musicians really PLAY, musicianship at its finest. A friend of mine was braggin with metal bands he likes...i said excuse me, let me share some REALLY SAVAGE STUFF

[@jasongarey8329]

Nobody drove the band like Buddy. No one!

[@robertbanas3332]

The bass player and drummer hold the band together with tempo They can't lag, if they do, it throws everyone off. When we were in sync, we were cooking as they say They usually happened into the second set. After that it was all good

[@MrBongoagogo]

Tom warrington has a nice round fat tone on his fender precision fretless bass sublime bass player Tom is👍

[@married-a_crazychickenlady]

I've played drums for 27 years. When I was a young man I bought some Buddy Rich albums. They got stolen and I never really got back into Jazz. Listening to this music now, and seeing Buddy live, MY GOD. He is absolutely in a class by himself on drums.

[@cjgaddy]

Tpts(L-r): Mike McGovern, Chuck Schmidt(L), Mark Ohlsen, John Marshall Bones(L-r): Glenn Franke, Dale Kirkland(L), George Moran(b) Saxes(L-r): Steve Marcus, Andy Fusco, Chuck Wilson(L), Gary Pribek, Greg Smith(b) P: Bob Kaye B: Tom Warrington Buddy Rich Big Band Live - July 1978 Europe Tour (incl. N.Sea Jazz Fest.)

[@bkf8166]

I had forgotten how uncannily tight this band was in the 70's. Amazing band.

[@Sjpeet]

His timing is unreal

[@michaelreidperry3256]

Being a fifteen year old when I with my family saw Buddy Rich and his band play at Disneyland, me, cross-legged on the floor just fifteen feet away, was in musical shock. It was that impressive and beautiful. It’s been in my blood ever since.

[@blackrifle6736]

*Oh, yes! Summer evenings outdoors at Tomorrowland Theater, up close and truly memorable. As a kid heard Basie and other greats there. Thanks for the memory and Cheers!*

[@beatlejim64]

Met him...saw him play live....the best ever!

[@agentit8182]

Johnny Carson loved Buddy Rich. There might be something on you tube for those who never had the joy of viewing those appearances.

[@charlescampbell2585]

ABSOLUTELY HANDS DOWN THE BEST DRUMMER OF ALL TIME. OVER 33 YEARS SINCE HIS PASSING AND NO ONE HAS EVEN COME CLOSE.

[@DavidLeBlanc]

Thirty three years and he's still measure of all drummers

[@MetalizedButt]

Neil Peart is the greatest.

[@VyDovah]

@@MetalizedButt that’s false and actually comical

[@user-fw4ql6ki1w]

Кдасс!

[@nicholasdiamond7301]

one of my favs

[@Don-bc5pd]

Every time I watch him I just shake my head, there is no one out there that can play this stuff like he could.Such command

[@sabocikotic7632]

The best drummer of all time.

[@mikeos1]

except for Jo Jones.

[@IvoMaropo]

@@mikeos1 LOL.

[@FornusSomeFornit]

or Philly Joe Jones

[@weggawoody8116]

in the jazz genera I'd say

[@moriarty745]

DEFINATELY

[@scottmoyer1357]

Such a great loss with Buddy gone. He was simply the absolute greatest!!

[@williamgamez2399]

he made like 6.000 phanton notes per second, crazy old man was a monster. his stamina at that age was shocking!

[@joebloggs4369]

Seriously great bass playing from Tom Warrington

[@miltinhobatera9212]

Como baterista com formação em big band, posso afirmar que NUNCA existiu nem existirá um baterista igual ao BR

[@hawkrider88]

Buddy just looked "on" during this tune from beginning to end. Aggressive and almost angry but with a smile. :)

[@UnoUrong]

This concert is a slap in the face!!!! From start to finish it's like a masterclass on how to keep the listeners on their toes and in tune with the performances of all the musicians here. Very energetic!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@arnoldbertold6886]

Accent master and energy monster. He was driving the world of sound with one strik

[@samdanner6806]

At age 66 I have Followed this band for years and years. My Father David Danner played the Sax for this Group. From Brisbane QLD Australia

[@charlescampbell2585]

Boy...the stories that you could tell

[@pohivaotukolo4740]

I am a true fan of this magnificent drummer ever and though he is no longer around but he will always be remembered by his fans around the globe R.I.P Buddy.

[@nicolasderuiter1699]

What a cantankerous beast of a drummer...he whips the drums into shape. Incredible swing

[@BigBillLucas]

Buddy and band totally on fire here, the command and precision from Buddy is staggering he is truly the master.

[@Bob-nu3xe]

yep this performance is the bench mark of perfection 44 years on nobody in any form has got anywhere close

[@RafikMankariosDrumStudio]

This has got to be the best show the Master has ever played! Just a rock-solid performance with a knife-cutting precision band. Never will we ever see and hear such dynamite big band jazz again. RIP and thank you for the music Buddy Rich!

[@hoozerob]

Definitely at his peak in this performance. Same with Steve!

[@charlescampbell2585]

I have to agree with you all the way. It's very difficult to pick out a favorite of Buddy's playing, but this happens to be my favorite as well.

[@smctrout4423]

Bob Florence's Limited Edition was up there with Rich's bands. Listen to Buddy's band's recording of "Willowcrest," written by Bob Florence, on Big Swing Face, and then listen to Bob Florence's band's recording of it. Buddy was the greatest big band drummer who ever lived, but it takes more than a drummer to make a big band. Florence's horn players were generally better. They were mostly top-drawer LA studio players. A few Rich alumni played in Florence's bands later in their careers.

[@edgenovese]

Just who has these chars memorized ! every figure , rest ect from memory ??? then play like this on top of it all! Truly the best ever.

[@mikerdaniels1]

Opened for him in 1968. Showed me his Cadillac limousine and his newly acquired Sony video recorder

[@KevinWhitfield-fb9tc]

Buddy said country music was a step backwards.l'm not going to argue with a legend like Buddy Rich!

[@ikshields]

Glorious, glorious, glorious. This is drumming and big-band heaven, from start to finish.

[@curtisbritcher7373]

THE MASTER of his craft and his demand for perfection from himself and his musicians resulted in the tightest bands of all time, what a task master. Given that, my hat’s off to Steve Marcus for 12 years of consummate creativity and carrying the torch after Buddy’s departure, equally amazing.

[@MegaFount]

What an incredible concert! Big band jazz at its best. Superlative musicians coming together in a beautiful melange of sound from soft and tender to brash and raucous- all under the tutelage of the maestro Buddy Rich! Wondrous!

[@GEMINDIGO]

What phenomenal timing - the whole band was tight as...

[@robertocanales1201]

Love this concert, incredible musicianship

[@peterharriesjnr5789]

The faces Buddy pulls when Steve solos......priceless.

[@dmitriyblagobaraban583]

Didn t now , name of that saxophone player

[@BennyGoodman1977]

@@dmitriyblagobaraban583 who is this Sax player? 😳

[@narosser]

@@BennyGoodman1977 Steve Marcus. And Buddy clearly tolerates, barely, not being in the spotlight while Steve plays. Barely. Ok not even barely - he really prefers being The Man all the time hahaha

[@gispel7058]

Faces he pulls? Looks like he's been pulling Steve's hair.

[@johnastrup1549]

One of a kind drummer,Buddy Rich /and Steve Markus on tenor,sop sax.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

John Astrup Marcus

[@drygulch1000]

Those tempos are face melting...

[@don4476]

I've never heard him play Ya Gotta Try quite like that. Brutally energetic. Wow.

[@jacko222333]

Marcus gets a big bravo from Buddy at 52:52

[@cheri238]

Buddy Rich was "The World's Great Drummer" Thank you, and what a playlist. This has my Saturday afternoon supreme with the for jazz and also the Blues.❤

[@kippgriffin7671]

Im 56 been playing the skins since i was two and to this day this man amazes me unreal fastest ive ever seen love me some buddy rich .....

[@hungrydrummerjoey3440]

My favorite Buddy Rich performance to date! Tight band from beginning to end, and not only do I love his soloing but especially when he breaks out into those killer shuffles like in 20:25 and 1:09:34. Buddy looked like he was enjoying himself too. 💯

[@oneforbuddy]

No one could 'drive' a band like Buddy! This is one awesome performance!!

[@starsong8665]

Horrifyingly GREAT

[@whiteninja9481]

Wow, Buddy had a great night in this one. One of the very best performances I have seen him in. Massive amount of energy.

[@fubarin8896]

North Sea Jazz Festival the Hague 1978

[@DG-sf9ei]

Can you point out a gig anywhere in time where Buddy Rich wasn't as energetic or great as the next one? If so, you'd be the first.

[@whiteninja9481]

I have not been to them all. Don't know.@@DG-sf9ei

[@divad111352]

These soloists are too good!

[@maxr.3900]

who plays the soprano solo in the third tune ????? (around 13 mins)

[@rafaeltardelle]

Estou a ver inúmeros bateristas de jazz, Elvin Jones, ART Blake, Max Roach, Gene Krupa e tantos outros muito talentosos e virtuosos... Mas, ninguém chegou ao nível e genialidade desse ser humano chamado BUDDY RICK. GÊNIO, THE BEST

[@danielauger5724]

Superbe performance, j'adore ce Big Band et c'est définitivement mon batteur préféré.

[@darrenbednarz8286]

Bad ass ,monster musicians, he has the best chops

[@chubby7570]

jazz drummers truly make the best rock drummers...

[@BigBillLucas]

Thank you i'm one of them 😉

[@justiceisnow3162]

Andy Fusco before he moved to the lead alto chair ... extended solo at 18:00 ..Liquid fire!! Greatest lead alto of all time ....

[@smctrout4423]

What about Ernie Watts from "Swingin' New Big Band" and "Big Swing Face?"

[@seventhspace]

One of Buddy's favorite concerts. Who am I trying to fool? All of Buddy's concerts are favorites! )

[@pablosotod.9693]

The band is so f*cking tight! This is one of the greatest performances of BR.

[@DCdrumz59]

Buddy & Killer Force on fire in '78!!!!! Timeless & Classic!!!!!!

[@ShonenMaster33]

I really love bigband jazz, but when Buddy Rich is on the drums it have no comparison

[@dylangatenby9928]

Great concert. A Little Train has been a favorite for a while.

[@CelsoEduardo]

42 years after being born to be able to watch a video of this great master with this quality is an honor. Thank you for giving us this. Success!

[@jimbarcelona1078]

Only one thing to say , the best of the very best.

[@giulioferro8550]

Oltre che suonare la Batteria, e dirigere l'orchestra con un Talento UNICO! Sta' suonando con IL CUORE E CON UMILTA' !!

[@tonydir5673]

My favorite drum solo of all time

[@ikshields]

Holy Jesus - the 10” arrangement that starts just before 16:00 - not familiar with this one, but what Buddy does as the 16-cylinder Porsche engine of it is just beyond perfection. 😮😭

[@blackrifle6736]

*Perfect analogy. Cheers!*

[@dagostinoification]

Respect et admiration pour un des meilleurs batteur de tous les temps ! Un de nos pères en batterie ! Un immense maître ! Il ne sera jamais égalé dans sa perfection ! MAGNIFIQUE ! MERCI le mode du jazz (D..D. Ex batteur de Rhoda Scott ,et de bien d'autres artistes dans différents styles (jazz,jazz-fusion, funk rock ,chansons ...) et professeur de batterie

[@DavidLeBlanc]

Buddy always is looking off to his left. Eyes moving about, little frowns and smiles forming on the corners of his mouth. I often think he was planning who was going to get an ass chewing after the show. He could be a tough boss, and at his level, few were able to match or play up to it at all times.

[@acedrumminman]

Buddy's habit of looking left goes back to the Tommy Dorsey days. I asked him about when I was on the band. He looked at Dorsey to see when he was going to breathe to play, as he doesn't read, this was his strategy when learning a new chart. The key to the drummers role is to be right there with the lead trumpet player, if he's taking a big breath, something big is going to happen...Buddy's ears and eyes were all he needed, that with his encyclopedian memory of all the music he ever played. It was a marvel to watch. "I approach every new chart like I've played it a hundred times, if you're not afraid of it, things are usually right where you think they are." His words, not mine.

[@DavidLeBlanc]

@@acedrumminman Thanks for reply. Understand a bit better how Buddy approached things. He often he practiced on stage. Your reply acknowledges that.

[@acedrumminman]

I was on the Killler Force band in 76 77, many of those cats are in this group...this is one of the greatest concerts ever played.

[@dylangatenby9928]

Hi Cara, what instrument do you play?

[@don4476]

Indeed it is. I probably saw Buddy in 76 but maybe 75. McCook Nebraska.

[@charlescampbell2585]

I say to you something that you probably are already aware of. You made history and were part of one of the best (the best in my opinion) driving big bands that has ever graced this wonderful earth. No doubt that Buddy was a taskmaster, but the end product seems worth it. Also caught Buddy in a live interview and the topic of his being unmerciful towards his band came up and his reply was something to the effect that he wasn't any different than any other boss that required the absolute best from his employees. He went on to say that he gives 110% every night, so why are his employees any different.

[@rmo52]

In McCook??? Called a “stop the bleeding date” or “bus money date”. Elks Club probably right? Glad you caught the band there.

[@patbat1957]

Magnifique ! Merci...

[@charliethebirdparker]

thanks a lot!! that´s wonderful to s e e m.a. de ruyter, the hero of my youth! he and his geschiedenis van de jazz is part of my life! keep boppin´ marcel

[@AbrahamDWProductions]

Amazing🥁❤️

[@steveb9325]

Read comments like: buddy was on that night. Buddy was on every night. The guy was totally professional. He drove his bands. The whole band better be on too!

[@jdshutman]

An extraordinary legacy of extended solos by Andy Fusco. The maesto, Steve Marcus seen loving Mr. Fusco's artistry.

[@rutgervangestel]

thanks for uploading!!

[@Jath2112]

It's weird how...there are like thousands of drummers who can "play stuff he played"... thousands who play stuff he never played... just thousands of unbelievable drummers on tap really... nobody plays like he did. To be fair nobody plays like anybody else either... but... he ... sure does stand alone. I can appreciate all of them I suppose. But...I still haven't seen someone tear apart a snare drum like him. Even when they sound like they are. Plenty of people do something similar. Never like him. ... he was him. I wouldn't expect him to do what they do either.

[@darkknightenberg]

he was a completely different breed after all

[@thornybob1]

I heard Buddy and his Big Band in the late 1960"s when they played at Sunset High School in Portland, Oregon. He was on another plane and his band was also very good.

[@Muzakman37]

This is stunning, that opening chart is such an explosion of energy and tightness. The audience must've known they were in for a real treat within a minute of that first chart kicking off.

[@freejazzbone]

awesome band!

[@cirimaxg651]

Great music !

[@ricardocruz9224]

A banda só tem artistas das esferas também! !!!

[@dogbarbill]

In 2024, it's 46 years since this performance. I wonder where all these guys are now, and what they are doing.

[@rickdavenport9538]

Right.

[@johnbirch437]

Steve Marcus was amazing.

[@JohnRumfield1976]

They won’t stop clapping they just heard the best performance of their life. And mine

[@user-dl8xr7dk8c]

Бадди Рич сказочный музыкант, восхищаюсь.

[@peterspagnuolo5799]

WOW, AND I DONT EVEN LIKE MUSIC. AWESOME IN EVERY WAY. ART FOR THE EARS.

[@Jimmy_Watt]

This is the niche occupied by extreme metal later. Excellent!

[@tristanmouw9077]

To this day I still view Buddy Rich’s big band as one of the best big bands of all time!! Buddy is undoubtedly the king of Big Band drumming!!

[@ikshields]

The king of drumming, period. 👑

[@militantnormal428]

And Buddy Rich never learned to read music! Amazing

[@robertbanas3332]

You don't need to be able to read to be a good percuss ionist I know many non readers who are excellent

[@cosmosmix]

Masterpiece

[@Bob-nu3xe]

Buddy to this day terrifies me as a drummer but I guess I'm not alone! 22:36 the bassist face thought Buddy had shot him!

[@joserobertosilva1040]

Que maravilha

[@nicholasdiamond7301]

That bass line riff to Birdland was tight

[@rozchatt]

Holy Sh*t, he's great!

[@roybeckerman9253]

This was in Holland , which had the great freakish drummer, Huub Janssen. Interesting to see the comparison by big band and jazz enthusiasts there . Buddy for mine.

[@vueloimaginario]

Huub Janssen, otro grande de los tambores. Lo he visto tocar Crazy sticks.

[@roybeckerman9253]

Buddy must have like his Ludwig snares, He didn’t try to sneak in Fibes snares, like in the past.

[@dylangatenby9928]

Good concert.

[@rollacoastaride1937]

Buddy is the ultimate

[@pawelistowski9967]

Greates of all Time piriod.

[@johnalekoz3216]

These guys are playing with the fear of God in them lol. Buddy was one hell of a taskmaster

[@handsomeX]

Haha so true@