Buddy Rich: He was a star, but also unpredictable with a short fuse and a foul mouth

Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. Clearly a genius, but there was another side to him. This is his biography
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[@kidthump]

Sounds like a perfectionist, and that's why he was one of the greatest.

[@brianpite0893]

I got to see him a couple times with his big band. Absolutely phenomenal! In 1974 I got to speak to him for a few minutes. He was a gentleman. I heard that the feud he had with Sinatra was so bad that Frank got a couple friends to beat Rich up. You did a good documentary! Thanks

[@LeonardSmith-qv8do]

I have this joke with my wife when she says "No one is perfect" and I always give her the same answer "WRONG ,Buddy Rich was " LOL

[@brianchisnell1548]

Had no time for non-perfection. Pure genius!!

[@boomerguy9935]

A musician friend of mine with inside knowledge about Buddy Rich said that his orchestra consisted primarily of young players who simply wanted to put in their time for their resumes. After every concert, they expected their regular chewing out (aka "being cussed out") for 20 minutes after getting on the bus to leave for the next gig. I watched the The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson every night, just so I could catch one of his guest appearances. Johnny Carson kept bringing him back as a guest to help Buddy's waning career because America was losing interest in big bands. Buddy was always extremely sarcastic to Johnny and everybody else on the show and yet, Johnny kept bringing him back. Buddy is primarily responsible for my interest in jazz drumming, in spite of his "Brooklyn attitude". Buddy is the only drummer from this era that I ever heard anything negative about. Louis Bellson, Papa Jo Jones, Gene Krupa, Joe Morello and others were very positive in every way and would only say good things about Buddy. From what I understand, Buddy was respectful to other drummers who played on his level. Overall, it was either "Buddy's way or the highway" for his band members.

[@donpaulweatherpluspaul2670]

Buddy's career was NOT waning when Carson began having him on. His big band helped to reenergize interest in contemporary big jazz ensembles. Carson idolized Rich as a drummer and gladly have him on, and your views on "sarcasm" toward Johnny and show staff don't seem to get it. Carson expected a poor man's Rickles out of Rich, and he always got it.

[@wheezvonklaw284]

​@@donpaulweatherpluspaul2670 You say his career wasn't waning yet within the same sentence you say it helped reignite interest in big band music. So Big Band was out of style but Buddy was still popular like in the days of Dorsey. Buddy just refused to quit (which I admire) but he was NOT selling any fucking records in the 70s.

[@donpaulweatherpluspaul2670]

@@wheezvonklaw284 His shows were generally SRO ( I saw the Rich band more than 25 times). So were the Basie bands, and other big jazz ensembles. Record sales are nowhere near the sole arbiter of career strength. Sinatra record sales were down considerably from the 70s onward, but he remained the most prominent and revered popular singer well into old age.

[@wheezvonklaw284]

@@donpaulweatherpluspaul2670 The Big Band era was OVER. And yes, you are only really as good as your last record. To pretend that Rich was somehow relevant in the era of psych, rock, disco and punk is laughable. Buddy's mind was frozen in one style -and never moved forward. It really bothered him that he could never be a frontman/singer (even though he TRIED)like his old roommate Sinatra. I am a drummer and grew up playing out of some of Rich's ghostwritten books. I think I'm more fascinated by Buddy's utter lack of respect and hatred towards other forms of music.He just HATED everything except jazz-which I find hilarious and kind of pathetic at the same time.

[@donpaulweatherpluspaul2670]

@@wheezvonklaw284 You sound nearly as filled with as much anger as Rich sometimes had. Maybe it's frustrating not to be able to approach his level of virtuosity and, yes, he could be cruel. (His bass player, Joel di Bartolo who later played in the Tonight Show Band on NBC for years, told me Buddy was a pussycat if you played up to his exacting standards.) I saw Rich perform at the Fillmore East following Procul Harum, and, a year later, just ahead of the at-their-peak at the 1970 Rutgers Jazz Festival. Nothing but standing ovations by young audiences. Rich got a more screaming response from the "hippy" audience than PH did, & BS & T got a tepid response after being stupidly scheduled as the headliner last act immediately after the infinitely more exciting BR Big Band (should have been more separation). In other words, you don't know what the hell you're talking about. I hate the expression "end of story,"...but... end of story.

[@kevinsplinter8595]

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@user-rj5ld7jh7n]

He was a terrible person but a great drummer

[@kevinsplinter8595]

@@user-rj5ld7jh7n why do you say that?

[@user-rj5ld7jh7n]

@@kevinsplinter8595 heard it all my life from jazz musicians who knew Buddy

[@user-rj5ld7jh7n]

Yor welcome nice piece

[@user-rj5ld7jh7n]

Nice piece

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful day ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@michaelgarcia2050]

If the boss tells you to shave your beard, you shave your beard.

[@jeffreywegener8841]

“ short fuse “ & “ foul mouth “ 🤣. Buddy’s almost a new Rock musician .

[@johnhewitt1324]

Interesting comments and commentary from people who never knew Buddy personally rather third person.

[@kennyjraldrich6811]

I knew him first person I absolutely loved him I managed to work w many of his.sidemen thru the years many who had.to bear his rantings..but. ot ONE guy bad mouth him in the least..all of the sidemen I giged with highly respected buddy for what he instilled in them..I have worked extensively Ely ( 25years) w Dave Dana of "buddy and soul" fame. I also worked with a few of his bass players again?? Same thing David said of him I also worked w a few.horn cats of his.later bands and in fact I was I who spilled the.rant tape on the world when I was.doing a show in brdg port ct. Where a horn player asked if I liked buddy I said HELL YEAH I DO HE SAID JAVE.I GOT.A.TAPE.YOU GOTTA HEAR HE LEFT ONE I FOUND A DUPPING CASSETTED DECK DUPED OFF ONE COPY made a copy for a few of my friends I made the Pro.ise me they wouldnt.release it..sadly they did buddy was still alive when I got that tape I absutely regret letting it out of the bag I tried.. but what can I do? 😢 I believe he was already suffering that brain tumor ( as far back as late 85 ) anyway through the years I spoke with br exten sively.smoked weed w him rode on a closed roller.c oaster w him at lake comPounce in Bristol ct right after his quad bypass..I'm sorry I just have to say it. I loved this guy to death I loved his dedication to the art his e nthusiasm for the big band sounds I loved nearly every tune in that book and on and on on

[@CaiusV.]

Thank you 😎

[@edellis515]

He was the greatest knuclelhead

[@kennyjraldrich6811]

But he could spell

[@edellis515]

Don Menza!!!!!!!!!

[@johnsradios484]

Dusty did not take his nonsense!

[@rillloudmother]

This guy, this is not my kind of guy.

[@chrishorner7679]

'Greatest' - hardly. But certainly very very great.

[@kennyjraldrich6811]

Show me better..have you never seen him in person? Not the same as any tapes.we see it as beyond scary