Buddy Rich " Norwegian Wood "

[@Qwijebo]

Best cover ever of a Beatles tune

[@mattc.7001]

Well, allow me to retort… kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXfde2R9q8h0iNUsi=c_C5xBFuNg5KSFFv

[@michaelquillen2679]

I had the opportunity to meet Buddy during an intermission of a concert in 1972 at Minot State College. I asked him if he would do this chart in the next set. Of course, I got his usual BS of how he didn't take requests. After intermission, the band opened with this chart. I was ecstatic!

[@jameshall1648]

That's awesome!!

[@matthewwaldman1524]

I saw him and Grendel‘s Lair in Philadelphia And he was thriving on cocaine.

[@adelhartreisig9020]

@@matthewwaldman1524 And you're thriving on bullsh..

[@matthewwaldman1524]

@@adelhartreisig9020 No he had tremendous amount of cocaine on the bus and he didn’t care about doing it in front of children. He was a total coke head doesn’t mean I don’t love him. But you need to grow up Fuckhead. Do you know What model means? Do you know anything about music? Yeah heroin was the favorite. You know nothing.

[@larrysmith6797]

@@adelhartreisig9020 Typical German.

[@jamieforjazz]

Great alto sax solo by Bob Martin. He lived in London for a long time, wonderful musician.

[@victoriapember9146]

Amazing version of a great song- and all that 70`s facial hair- love it!

[@sensoukami]

Had this on loop for an good hour...can't stop humming it. What an amazing cover. And who are those three Lost Souls who gave it a thumbs down. They are probably no fun at parties.

[@johnbishop5316]

The man who patrols KZbin comments looking for downthumbs to downthumb and to comment upon. Goebbels will doubless find you a job when Germany wins WW3.

[@denizbluemusic]

​@@johnbishop5316 get off the meth

[@AGord322]

Wow, what a fantastic Drummer Buddy Rich was. Outstanding talent and natural ability.

[@feverexplosion1968]

1:15 that trombone just hits different

[@spmoran4703]

I am a drummer . Buddy Rich to me is a divinity.

[@kbZEROpxn]

The more gigs I play, the more I LOVE arranger Bill Holman.

[@Rob_Kates]

Buddy and his band were "in the zone" for this performance. There are many performances of this tune on You Tube. Sometimes the tempo is faster than it is here, but either way sounds great. Buddy was a master of jazz.

[@nyterpfan]

Agree 100%, this is a fabulous arrangement---might be my all time favorite big-band cover of a pop tune!!

[@Clueless2410]

This is a very true and wholesome comment I think

[@shirleyjennings5787]

Awesome!

[@rodgoth3249]

brill, played it with my big band, wish it sounded like that. keep music live. cheers rodders

[@hookalakah]

The Old Man is digging those soloists, to be sure!

[@Allan-et5ig]

Back when men wore purple? blazers and played great trombone solos. Love this...wonder if Lennon had any thoughts on this version.

[@jimdartouzos2127]

Absolutely Fucking Brilliant

[@Rosie6857]

Tremendous trombone solo.

[@bigswingface5847]

Alan Kaplan on trombone.

[@roybeckerman9253]

Neither Buddy, nor The Beatles could read music, yet the greatest in their respective fields . What does that tell you. It's all about natural, God given talent. Buddy, using Slingerlands, playing The Beatles. How good is that. 😃

[@kewlfonz]

Yet God knows how many trombones, trumpets, saxophones etc, etc all playing the same melody perfectly simultaneously. What does that tell you? Standard music notation is very effective for getting large groups of musicians to play an arranged tune in concert together...

[@roybeckerman9253]

+Simon Loveland For this type of music or orchestras, yes, but not so much for rock or jazz.

[@lukebrown935]

I'd like to argue that practice and dedication has as much to do with it as talent, but I do agree that talent plays a role for sure.

[@GosokuRyuYodan]

It's not about reading music, or "playing by ear." I do both. I made a living in Hollywood with my reading skills; I worked with many pop groups with my listening skills. I can tell you that Rich "owned " the music, inside and out, forwards and backwards, up, down and through. It was a part of him. It transcended reading or listening. He was a phenomenon, one of a kind, never to be seen again. He was a testimony to God given talent. I sit here, after first hearing him and buying his records in 1967, still totally awed by him. I have played drums that long, and still cannot fathom the depth of his gift. Many have practiced and practiced, perhaps gaining, to a certain degree, some of his technique. But Buddy was not technique; he transcended technique. He did not play music; he WAS the music. He was pure spirit. He was, for an instant, the glimpse of perfection that God only lets us see on rare occasion, to give us all something to strive for, a brass ring for which we reach but never grasp.

[@GosokuRyuYodan]

Luke, do more research. So far, you are clueless... Some people suck, no matter how much they practice.

[@jhassett2]

Beyond cool...luv it !

[@jods1]

Even the great Buddy Rich played The Beatles. That says a lot about their influence!

[@bigd-1-channel514]

Excellent

[@artfrob3754]

+Mr DDD3az Glad you like it

[@joshuafloyd2769]

GOAT

[@HansensOfficecom]

YEAH !!

[@petepoulos]

He had this hardcore exterior but he was a kind person if you got to know him a bit.

[@geoffnelson4777]

Taped 27 October 1973.

[@snojetsst9420]

Smokin' band with Burt Reynolds on Trombone and Weird Al on Sax...

[@brucekuehn4031]

The great Bill Holman was the arranger

[@ericlunger8090]

Killer pocket

[@neil2550]

Coool

[@Darmesis]

Buddy sure looked like he sprang from his ma with a pair of sticks in hands! Really liked the trombone!

[@cadillacdude1975]

i believe this is the same show that ended with the band playing the parkinsons theme. that part used to be here on utube, but i dont know if it is still here or not.

[@vartkesnadjarian4033]

I swear the the trumpet player on the right is Pablo Escobar!

[@mellilore]

The Maestro at work. But hey.... no wonder he had to keep a towel within reach, playing with that furry hat on!

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Sawright

[@billyzimmergunn]

I like Buddy Rich and I also like his cousin Ruddy Bitch.

[@drb000]

That guitarist at the end had to be sweating bullets

[@philtaylor7568]

how cool is this sub zero

[@Clueless2410]

Ferris bueller

[@djangorheinhardt]

Anyone know who the guitar is/ was.He ,ooked very young !

[@djangorheinhardt]

Looked !

[@keithdyson9016]

Why isn't the bass guitarist wearing ear defenders?

[@solidtank7957]

Because they were real men

[@Brokenface]

1:19 totally wrong fact

[@VictorCardena3]

what was the first song George used a sitar then??

[@simonegabellini1989]

Yeah, it's the first Beatles song with sitar

[@jasonfieler]

No, it's definitely right

[@roiangeloangeles729]

@@VictorCardena3 I think it's the within you, without you

[@scottkuli9767]

Okay, so he had a band that could play Norwegian Wood, but could he really hold up to Ringo's standards on the drumming? Sorry. I had to. You have to admit when you thought I was seriously asking the question it was funny.

[@larrysmith6797]

Move closer to your computer monitor for your bitch-slap.

[@scottkuli9767]

@@larrysmith6797 Please tell me you're not comparing Ringo to Buddy. Buddy Rich was literally one of the greatest drummers ever by any objective standard. Ringo was lucky to find a band that would let him play in it.

[@V-uh3si]

And the sax player looks almost like John Lennon

[@patrickanderson7244]

Weird how Lennon joined in and played the sax solo!!!

[@jay_ell59]

those are british ringers

[@bigswingface5847]

It's Buddy band. No ringers involved.

[@jerryengelbach]

Buddy Rich was a superlative drummer. But associates described him as a nasty person. Here's a cartoon that reflects some of those opinions. showcase.thebluebus.nl/SoundSeptember2013/Flipside03.jpg

[@bigswingface5847]

FUCK. YOU. Did you know Buddy personally???? I did. You don't know shit about him personally.

[@jerryengelbach]

@@bigswingface5847: I never said I knew him. I said how his associates characterized him. Take it up with them. But I must say that your foul mouth seems to reflect exactly how his associates described him.

[@bigswingface5847]

@@jerryengelbach Your original comment was meaningless - - - just stirring the pot to make trouble. You didn't know Buddy OR his "associates", cue-ball. You don't bring anything to the table except HEARSAY, PROPAGANDA and CONJECTURE, so you're just here GOSSIPING about someone you never knew, like an old lady. Go watch The View and get some more tips on how to berate and slander someone you never met and didn't know, little bitch. Yep, more profanity. Go change your didy. ~ finis ~

[@jerryengelbach]

@@bigswingface5847 : As I say, take it up with his associates, infant.

[@biencj]

Picked bass? Interesting. I wonder why they made that choice.

[@polara01]

Remember that Joe Osborn, one of the if not the greatest (next to James Jamerson of Motown) studio bassists of all time used a pick all the time to great success so this bassist (sorry I. don't know his name) probably preferred to use one. Being a bassist for 20 years myself, I used to be prejudiced against using a pick until I realized that the monumental and legendary bass solo on the tune Aquarius by the 5th Dimension was played by Mr. Osborn with a pic and many, many other great tunes by him through his career as part of the Wrecking Crew studio group in the classic era of pop...bass lines we hum in our head and actually want to keep there...lol. But I digress...what a great chart!

[@treslongwell1332]

what is "picked bass?" you think it should be bowed? I'm wondering why the alto sax sounds so muffled

[@fivebyfivesound]

@@treslongwell1332 the bassist is using a guitar pick, instead of playing fingerstyle

[@revelationsoundstudio]

Also the bass player has his back towards Buddy. I also would not want those cymbals that close to my ears. I made that mistake once on stage playing bass

[@steelcom5976]

I have only one complaint out of many positives with jazz. It seldom captures the essence of a song. Norwegian Wood is about a guy how purposely cheats on his girlfriend. It's not a celebration as this recording shows, but an admittance of betrayal.

[@larrysmith6797]

Good thing they didn't read the lyrics or it would have been as sappy as the original.

[@steelcom5976]

@@larrysmith6797 Well there's that. I actually like both versions.

[@steelcom5976]

@@larrysmith6797 If you really want to hear sappy, listen to the original song for the "Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson". It's called "Toot Sweet" written by Paul Anka and sung by Annette Funicello. kzbin.info/www/bejne/haG4h51mnNWbpLM

[@carlorivia7654]

When he died, the band members all had a party. Hated him.

[@bigswingface5847]

You're full of shit.

[@drdylanmcmillan]

Horrendous

[@tunesmith7437]

This arrangement does not serve the song with respect...it is a bastardization of a great song.

[@treslongwell1332]

that word is hurtful to people who's parents were not legally married. And don't you feel lonely (or wrong), being the only negative comment?

[@bryanpritchett]

100% INCORRECT

[@Rosie6857]

I'm old enough to have heard this song when it first came out. It was played at parties. Soothing. Grab a bird and have a gropey dance. But this has terrific energy and makes the original sound a bit drippy, frankly. That's jazz - you can do what you like. Wonderful stuff.

[@MissBlennerhassett876]

@@treslongwell1332 It's a shit cover. How's that?

[@BigBoss1292]

Wrong