Buddy Rich Ronnie Scott's 1969 part 1

[@kennethfurley9593]

I was there for this recording ,Buddy jokingly told me to get the hell off my stage ,I was in the front row my feet were touching the stage ,what a great 2 nights , I went to both shows Buddy as usual the greatest ! r

[@cloudview747]

How wonderful you were there. And it sounds like Buddy pulled that same line on you (about feet on the stage), as he did with someone on one of his live albums!

[@rhythmfield]

I suspect BR wasn’t kidding ... and hopefully you complied and took feet off stage, you didn’t want to cross that guy…

[@mobrules29]

Buddy's fills are just endlessly creative and perfect in variety during a sequence.

[@cloudview747]

😊

[@m.j.mcilroy5470]

Rick Stepton lead and Jazz bone played with more heart and soul seldom heard. Apparently he was Buddy's favorite trombone player. A great player!

[@cloudview747]

😊

[@ajn465]

Buddy loved Rick. Rick loved the 2nd (jazz) chair. Since Rick’s musical concept was exactly what B wanted, he put him on lead bone against his will.. and then happily cut Somewhere out of the WSS medley because it made Rick crazy worrying about it. ( It is a bruiser.. especially late in the gig.) Rick is a monster in either chair, though. And a witty, beautiful person.

[@edellis515]

I WANT NEW BLUES PLAYED AT MY FUNERAL. THIS SONG CHANGES MY SOUL. CLOUD VIEW WE LOVE YOU

[@dylangatenby9928]

Cloudview787 this is an absolute masterpiece of a performance especially the chart New Blues, one of my personal favorites. Such a hauntingly beautiful piece 😮🎉❤

[@cloudview747]

Yes great performance, and I love New Blues too!!

[@SalmanRuzdi]

My jaw dropped...I thought this doesn't exist! You uploaded everything I was searching during the past ten years, and more. You cannot imagine how happy I am! In the lack of better words, thank you!

[@cloudview747]

+Vladimir Ocokoljić This is a wonderful thing my friend, that you now are able to see and enjoy BR videos you have wanted to see for a long time. I am very glad indeed to be able to help fans like you out. Glad that all these many decades that I have been collecting can now help ensure BR's legacy on YT. Buddy Rich forever!

[@edellis515]

GOD!!!!!!!!! GOD THIS BAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jonathanmadden5112]

I was at one of these shows, not sure it was this one, I must’ve been around 15. I had taken up the drums when I was around 10, and my dear Mum managed to get a ticket and got me in. I have been a regular at Ronnies ever since and a huge admirer of Buddy Rich and I continue to play the drums. There are very few who come close to this man, not just technically but musically as well, a fearful temper and often irrational, a brutal taskmaster but a master none the less. Thanks for posting.

[@cloudview747]

You are welcome for the post!!

[@rickdavenport9538]

A lot people make claims about Buddy Richs' bands. Which "era" was the best and so forth. But I gotta tell you. This band was SMOKIN!!!!

[@cloudview747]

Oh yeah!!

[@4073castle]

Joyously I am old enough to say I was there! Try to imagine that band at the height (in every way!) of its powers, in a low-ceiling cellar, not very big. But the sound - I couldn't hear right for 24 hours after! Then what the BBC did not show was at the end of the evening, Annie Ross and Billie Eckstein came up and sang some numbers - we overstayed the club's licence by quite a time! Then I had to get from Soho in central London, to my home in the western suburbs. Did it by thumbing all the way - you would not even try to do that today. So many memories - but most of all, BR's band, which I tried to see at least four times during his UK tours of the late 60s and early 70s. I am content....

[@cloudview747]

Wow, you were there! Thank you for sharing your experience and comments!

[@anthonywilliams6764]

I was there with a couple of musician friends, one of which was a rock drummer who idolised Buddy Rich. In the breaks Buddy sometimes used the mike to announce the next tune, and I shall never forget his style which went as follows: " The next toon is called bollero ( his way of saying it ) written by some cat named ravvel. " What followed was pure magic, and his band were great players, note how well dressed they were, including cufflinks and neckties, last month I saw a band in Ronnie Scott's wearing ripped up jeans, and oily rag tee shirts, is that progress ?

[@gaspo2180]

THANK YOU for posting this !! On 9.26.20 @ 6:08 am this is as good as it gets. In the Doug Meriwether book on page 154 it gives the line-up of songs and musicians and lists this as Nov 9, 1969.

[@edellis515]

Buds fills are insane!!!¡!!!!!!!! The musicality

[@rickrinner252]

God Bless You again Cloudview. I'm 61. Saw the band 12 times despite my poverty then. These videos are a godsend. If you are so inclined, please keep posting. Why Google requires me to keep writing, I don't understand.

[@cloudview747]

+rick dinner Very glad you are appreciating the BR videos. I decided last November I wanted to upload all vids I had that either 1) weren't on YT at all, or 2) that I had in better quality. It's taken this long for me to get to everything, but I think I've done it. Enjoy!

[@danieljackson1938]

Buddy is Amazing here, also love the Flute Solo.. Thankyou, Great footage....... :)

[@cloudview747]

Very glad to hear how much you like this.

[@sinrob1]

Thanks for posting this rare item. It was not derived from a kinescope since the original video "look" remains despite the glitches. It was probably recorded at that time on a Sony CV or AV series 1/2 inch recorder by someone. The sync glitches and high dropout rate are typical of the early "home" reel-to-reel video recorders of the day.

[@cloudview747]

You are welcome. And I did not know about the very early recorders you mention.

[@Makerdude23]

cloudview787 is the best channel on youtube! Everything you've posted is gold...thank you so much. Buddy was absolutely astounding!

[@cloudview747]

Very glad you appreciate this vintage material of the great Buddy Rich. He really was so special, One Of A Kind.

[@ChuckParDue1953]

Buddy and his greatest band!

[@cloudview747]

😁

[@bigbreadeaterellis]

absolutely Brilliant!!!!! thanks so much for uploading this Cloudview!!!

[@cloudview747]

+bigbreadeaterellis My pleasure. This classic, vintage footage needs to be available for everyone, NOT just a handful of elite collectors!

[@bigd-1-channel514]

Cannot say Thank you enough

[@robertmarszalek1978]

Cloudview, I never noticed this before but a little bit after 18 minutes the lead Trumpeter was really working hard blowing really serious stuff and looks like he really made an impression on Buddy because Buddy was making some comical gestures about how hard he was blowing and a little dialogue going on there it was pretty funny. The more I watch this the more I see the incredible nuances that Buddy puts even into a slower paced tune like New Blues here where you can see him doing all kind of little intricate different kind of paradiddles under the radar but always landing on his feet and continuing to swing hard. He just never stops impressing me even when he's barely doing anything.

[@cloudview747]

Buddy loved it when his band members gave their all! And regarding Buddy's playing I have always loved what Oscar Peterson said when asked about Buddy. He said: "Buddy swings SO hard!"

[@dylangatenby9928]

Like this show. Milestones, The Nitty Gritty and New Blues. Three good charts. Basically Blues to end it.

[@odhgabfe91]

Wonderful! !

[@cloudview747]

:-)

[@geoffnelson4777]

9 November 1969 - "Jazz Scene"

[@nealbfinn]

Cool. Quinn Davis is lead sax. Not long after this he leaves to join Stan Kenton as he begins his first tour in three years. Lead tpt is Mike Price. I don't recognize the jazz tpt player. Lead bone is Rick Stepton. The the recognizable saxes: Labarbara, Cole, Englert and Calo

[@stuartdorsey1362]

I heard pretty much this band a couple of months later in Sioux Falls, SD. I remember buying Quinn a beer at the break, which was pretty cool because I was all of 18 a the time--not old enough to drink or even be there. But there was no way I was going to miss my first opportunity to hear Buddy Rich live. Quinn wasn't real happy at the time, I recall. But he sure found his niche with Stan. BTW, Buddy pushed himself as hard in Sioux Falls as he did in London.

[@mobrules29]

Is that Lin Biviano, 2nd from the left, hitting the high notes on the trumpet? Going all out, leaving nothing behind as usual. Wow! Buddy is clearly pleased and entertained! Watch his reaction starting at about 18:08 and then he turns at smiles at Lin at 18:15! Even some of the other bandmates seem amused, particularly the saxophones.

[@cloudview747]

Thanks for pointing that out. You are right, Buddy is pleased indeed! I just checked the BR discography by Doug Meriwether for personnel at that time. Lin is not listed. Here's what it says for trumpets: Mike Price, Sal Marquez, Darryl Eaton, Richie Cooper.

[@mobrules29]

@@cloudview747 Thanks for the correction. I'm guessing it must be Sal Marquez, who in my mind's eye, bears a resemblance to Lin in both appearance and sound.

[@ajn465]

Auntie Beeb's usual great audio

[@Braglemaster123]

Amazing

[@cloudview747]

:-)

[@bkrider19]

Great arrangement of "Milestones," with inspired solos by horn players eager to get in on it. I wish the BR band did more Miles/Gil Evans and the "cool" school of jazz. Clearly the band members love it. Was "Milestone" ever on a BR album? I don't recall seeing it anywhere.

[@dylangatenby9928]

Milestones was on Very Live at Ronnie Scott's.

[@markhewins8517]

A beautiful thing 20’:00” Mr Laird.

[@cjgaddy]

SAXES(l-r): Pat LaBarbera, Richie Cole, Quin Davis, Don Englert, Joe Calo(b) TPTs(l-r): George Zonce, Mike Price(L), Ken Faulk, John Deflon BONEs(l-r): Malcolm Griffiths, Rick Stepton, Don Switzer(b) P: Joe Azarello B: Rick Laird Buddy Rich Nov.1969 UK TOUR (Ronnie Scotts, Palladium, “Talk of Town”, etc)

[@charleswinokoor6023]

The late Rick Laird on electric bass. Who was the lead tenor player?

[@mellilore]

0:11 i'd like to know what the girl had to say

[@zerekx]

I think the Slingerland 60's era were his best sounding drums and cymbals, or these are just good recordings :) I'm guessing the snare is a COB 5x14, really digging the snare sound on the 60's uploads you've been putting up sir!

[@cloudview747]

+Eric Peterson I am very happy indeed that you are appreciating these vintage videos!

[@bigswingface5847]

Slingerland BR model, 4 x 14, 16 lug, chrome over wood shell.

[@georgekilroy2670]

Big Swing Face I’m thinking 5.5 x 14 snare, he rarely played anything smaller.

[@NelsonMontana1234]

This kills.

[@edellis515]

NEW BLUES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@edellis515]

Listen to labarbras tone!!!!!!!!

[@tunefultonyjohnson4100]

Milestones :: 00:5:37 -- New Blues :: 5:37:10:16

[@tunefultonyjohnson4100]

"The Nitty Gritty" [composed by Lincoln Chase] 10:16 :15:03 was issued as one of the 'bonus tracks on Buddy's classic 1970 album :: KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED....

[@tunefultonyjohnson4100]

The 4th track on here sounds very Count Basie -ish bluesy stuff, with some great soloing from the band members, but I am not familiar with the title and Ronnie Scott -- in his intro -- doesn't even mention it.....

[@dylangatenby9928]

Tunefultonyjohnson the 4th track is called basically blues. It was featured on the swinging New big band album.

[@dylangatenby9928]

The British announcer forgot to mention the chart Basically Blues.

[@forsytherob]

The British "announcer" is Ronnie Scott!

[@mikeromano2219]

TRUMPETS; GEORGE ZONCE, MIKE PRICE, DAVE CULP, JOHN DEFLON. TROMBONE MALCOLM GRIFFITHS. RICK LAIRD GUITAR

[@mikeromano2219]

+MIKE ROMANO CORRECTION KEN FAULK NOT DAVE CULP

[@bigswingface5847]

Rick Laird on electric bass, not guitar.

[@mikeromano2219]

mark also called bass guitar. to be exact. as you try to be.

[@bigswingface5847]

And we all know that "guitar" and "bass guitar" are 2 different things. Being exact, as I am, is preferred when giving out information.

[@m.j.mcilroy5470]

Malcolm Griffiths, who took the bone solo in the 1st piece was an English trombonist who Buddy brought on the band while they were touring England around this time . He played on the band for a while. This was according to Rick Stepton's recent book.

[@jackiee777]

I love this concert, but I can't enjoy the quality..

[@geoffnelson4777]

9 November 1969 - "Jazz Scene"