Buddy Rich Bigband - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Prague Proms, 2015)

Featuring Steve Smith on the drums

[@johnfogg7858]

Takes BALLS to play the drums in a band that calls itself the BR Bigband. NOT. EVEN. CLOSE. Don't embarrass yourself, dude!

[@fingerhorn4]

Good, but why call it the Buddy Rich Big band when it is perfectly capable of standing in its own right with a more accurate name? Also the real BR band took this quite a bit slower and it consequently swung better.

[@MYOB990]

not one drummer they've had on with this band has even come close.

[@Julian-wi9sp]

Great Band, bad mix

[@TJB-zt9tx]

With Buddy gone I think it's awesome guys like Neil Pert and Steve have helped keep the fine tradition of big band alive. To say Steve is somehow inadequate is incredibly ignorant.

[@jimfritz2087]

Well , whats in a name ? I only saw Buddy once. He and his orchestra opened for The WHO on the 1st TOMMY tour. May 1969 . Chicago/ Kinetic Playground.

[@sampowellmusic]

Penn Gillette plays guitar?

[@U2WB]

Steve Smith is one of my favorite drummers. I hate to say it, but it's pretty clear to me that a big drum set wasn't called for in this situation. There's that tendency we drummers have to want to do dadadadadada around the toms, and I'm frankly surprised that Steve, with his level of musical expertise and maturity, chose to do it so often here.

[@Zappatero]

Pat LaBarbera, too. Lots of BR alums.

[@kristoferpersson1614]

great drummer, and the lead trumpet speaks loud...

[@rahul91090]

Oh wow ❤❤❤

[@daveduffy1755]

Then there was Buddy, they broke the mould, not forgotten vivid memories of his performances

[@michaelow-yong7908]

Mercy Mercy Mercy is actually a straight forward tune, but this arrangement is POWER !!! Great performance!!!

[@DV-mq5fv]

Phil Wilson who was a long time professor at Berklee wrote this arrangement..

[@grantshuster1985]

Sounds good. Miss Steve Marcus. He was intense!

[@SGTPFUNK66]

Love Mr.Bobby Shew! 🙏🏾👍🏾☮️👊🏾😎

[@alexm.8412]

Skvělé 👏

[@annaschlander5181]

Jawoll, guter Sound!

[@karalujo]

Andy Fusco and Chuck Findlay also

[@KenLoomer]

The most famous rock chart that the Buddy Rich Big Band played is Mercy, Mercy, Mercy arranged by Phil Wilson. I enjoyed this performance and Steve Smith like always played excellent. I saw Buddy do this song live and of course he drove the band so much with his drumming. I have my own Ken Loomer Big Band and just posted my Big Band doing this great chart at the same tempo Buddy did it on his live recording. Here is the link