Buddy Rich rudiments

[@U2WB]

Buddy was simply the best drummer who ever lived. To this day, he still is.

[@DavidLeBlanc]

His left hand never fails to awe.

[@mr.aerial1885]

Buddy Rich was a freak of nature. The speed - no one has never been able to match that.

[@drumsport]

Speed AND Endurance! Amazing! Question.......Did Buddy play the rudiments, or did someone write the rudiments from his playing?

[@waltysalamander]

Buddy Rich was truly the best of his time, but there are many people now who have both higher endurance and play much faster. That does not mean they’re better drummers, just different.

[@drumsport]

Thank God Buddy left us so many video performances. We could never explain his greatness to succeeding generations otherwise. RIP SIR.

[@hermannmohr3497]

That's exactly it - thanks! i believe in the divine in him ;-)

[@jimo3173]

His equal will never be found, EVER!

[@georgianalabella7852]

The Greatest. Pete sr 😊😮

[@thumperman8490]

His playing was superb, his retention was just phenomenal, couldn't read music, had it all in his memory. Just amazing!

[@hermannmohr3497]

everything he played nobody can neither write down nor play - because it's just brilliant

[@mobrules29]

4:05 tells you everything you need to know about Buddy Rich, as the great composer/conductor John Williams shakes his head in utter amazement at what he's witnessing.

[@minkoiliev5257]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXzbYnqMjrWCpdU I don't agree here, it's from Joe Morello. I LET A LINK, PLEASE LOOK AT THIS?

[@NIGHTSMOKEBEATS]

He was looking like DAAAMN SON

[@aegisgfx]

I love how the other musicians, all world class by the way, just look at what Buddy is doing and are mystified and in awe.. just like the rest of us.

[@kennyjraldrich6811]

Well some were but the concert master seems very non plussed by it

[@louisd95714]

@@kennyjraldrich6811I think you’re mistaking. Looks like he was shaking his head in disbelief on what he was seeing. I react the same way whenever I watch him drumming.

[@alainquinzelaire1253]

On ne peut qu'admirer la merveille qu'est la main ! Un miracle de conception

[@Dstixx_]

That bass player killed it

[@stefanford732]

Agreed!

[@ericvallieres3665]

John Knight. I absolutely agree with your comment........ Even today, as a drum teacher, I still tell my students to watch Buddy....

[@sammyvh11]

Just when I thought I saw all the Buddy Rich You Tube videos this one pops up. No one plays drums like this but him. No one on the planet. Rip

[@MichaelTNewell]

That's not the tape messing with the sound, that's Buddy's drumming distorting reality around him.

[@1mind2have4now]

It's too bad you can't order a Buddy Rich from amazon and use him to make wormholes in spacetime for you. It would be the end of air travel!

[@cm9779]

Chuck Norris' beard derived it's power from watching Buddy Rich play.

[@Residentombraider1000]

+Michael T. Newell Yeah the fabric of space and time arround him ...lol

[@wheelie63]

you said it !.................wb

[@catkeys6911]

Haha- sounds almost like the tape stretched itself at one point, just to be able to fit all the beats from his buzz rolls.

[@criss857]

This is so AMAZING! I don't even have words to express the Awesomeness of Buddy Rich playing ability. Its like his left hand is its own entity. And watching John Williams face watching Buddy Rich play... I'm sure he thought how can someone play like that. Absolutely Amazing!!!!

[@jdog9468]

What a master of drums. No one can even come close to his playing. Just amazing!

[@josedanielmartinezcedeno6702]

me coming soon

[@johnmarshall7096]

The one and only RIP! Gotta love this bass player!

[@sulladrum]

That was Buddy with the Boston Pops in 1981. John Williams took over as conductor after Arthur Fiedler. He was in his sixties by then. Still a monster who could bring tears to my eyes when h played

[@dan0711123]

Arthur Fiedler is no longer composing ................... He's decomposing

[@BillHaack]

Keith Lockhart took over almost immediately for Fielder when he retired. The first public announcement was made by Fielder at either a New Year Eve or 4th of July performance. This was probably a special event with an extra special conductor. We all know that John Williams's expertise was composing, not directing.

[@peterszewzek4167]

I got to see Buddy Rich in concert all over Jersey starting back the 70's. Charlie Tappen a drum teacher and friend of Buddy's.We'd get to hear he was coming around before it was announced. Saw him at least 10 times. Never disappointed. Being young and naive back them,I tried shake his hand before his concert. He would pace like a caged animal. He shot me a look like daggers coming out of his eyes.Greatest drummer ever.

[@robertnesbitt552]

I took lessons from Charlie Tappen at Lou Rose music also in the 1970's loved the guy had Buddy sign a picture I took of him playing and Charlie hung it the drum room great memories

[@Bob-nu3xe]

I have Watched this video many times, Buddy terrifies me every time, I know what's coming but still unable to comprehend that authority of power, artistry and performance from one man with no more than a basic kit.

[@alainquinzelaire1253]

Le génie se manifeste toujours exceptionnellement et là, on en a un exemple frappant !

[@BillHaack]

It's not really about a drum set. His real expertise was the snare. His ability to play an insanely fast drum roll with just his left hand was nothing less than other worldly. That gave him the ability to mix in whatever he wanted. I saw a concert with his band, his walked into the hall to the side of his band, and the spot followed him to a snare on a stand. Entire concert using just his snare drum. Saw him live in Houston in 1976, just a piano player and a sax. He broke about 25 sticks, I only noticed the change on about eight or so.... The rest I counted as he threw them over his back. Front row and a hand shake. WOW, what a night!

[@keithpurduecroft]

self-taught, best drummer ever. funk? he invented it. his fills, style, technique-- never equalled.

[@drumsdeanp5524]

Buddy Rich, one of the biggest names in music history. A great man. A legend!

[@walterkurtz9355]

drummers are so fortunate to have such a catalog of Buddy's stuff on film to study and appreciate. Pianists aren't as fortunate. Although we do have his recordings barely any footage exists of the one-and-only Art Tatum.

[@kevinkilduff2064]

Nonpareil. No drummer in history can match this technical and melodic perfection. Jonn Williams' face is priceless, sort of like: "Is this possible."

[@Opus314]

Buddy Rich for unbelievable power and skill and Joe Morello for awesome original artful renditions. Few drummers have ever come close but no one has exceeded these two unbelievable drummers. We are talking major chops and creativity here folks.

[@ianmills5237]

Buddy was one of Joes' biggest fans

[@pauldmaxwell7694]

Totally agree…beyond incredible!

[@clarkewi]

Greatest and most musical drummer that ever lived. No question.

[@JonHop1]

lol no... Morello was WAY more musical.

[@johnknight5485]

With one hand and one foot, this man out drums 99% of todays drummers. I listen to them all...Colaiuta, Bozzio, Purdie, Weckl, Gadd...etc, etc, but none of them make my jaw drop like Mr. Buddy Rich.

[@FrankPCarpi]

John Knight Me neither! I wish I could get to 75%

[@aqui-nohay-nadie5690]

Meh... I'm going to say Jojo Mayer. Not all those chops and sparkles but way more clean and creative than Buddy. Also, a nice guy.

[@_c3a3m_88]

John Knight trust me plenty of drummers could out drum him like Bonham and peart.

[@adityakuttus]

@@_c3a3m_88 as much of a bonzo fanboy I am there's no way he even comes close to buddy rich come on

[@_c3a3m_88]

Aditya Nair I can think of about 3 drummers that are better than buddy rich. John Bonham Keith Moon Neil Peart The best three drummers of all time. Yes buddy rich might be the fastest drummer of all time, but it takes more than that to be the greatest.

[@jamesvalko271]

I saw him perform live about seven times. I've been watching him for 50 years and I'm still amazed as ever about his playing.

[@Xxjoeynumber1xX]

This literally brought a tear to my eye. Makes me want to practice nonstop

[@sulladrum]

I've had that feeling too. No other drummer has ever affected me the way Buddy still does

[@SanLouisKid]

This was interesting to me because I'm not sure I've even seen Buddy use such an extended double stroke roll, as he did at the beginning of his solo. Later on you see him shift to a single stroke roll, and it's spot-on, as usual. Thanks for posting.

[@Moonfaster]

John Williams and Buddy Rich! The most epic combination!

[@DiegoFerreira-ok1wl]

Yeahhh.

[@anyITsolution]

Tomas Eriksson I like that face expression on John Williams face when buddy stole that show no one could stand out more if buddy was present 🎁

[@MrAguilaplateada]

Una lastima que ya no esté en este mundo, el mejor baterista de la historia

[@arame29]

The late great Wayne Pedziwater at the bass R.I.P

[@kevinn4592]

As Gene Krupa said ''The Greatest Drummer That Ever Drew Breath"!

[@mlaugh3]

rudiments! the best I have ever heard. He had the best control the best speed.......what a drummer.

[@Ed-lz4jv]

I was lucky to see him LIve 3 times, in small Jazz clubs..EVERY time WOW just WOW

[@813RiC]

Man this guy's voicing on the drums was incredible you can hear the melody through his chops and that's what young players are forgetting it's not about speed every second while soloing it's about staying musical

[@ricksniegowski1574]

I thought the horns were playing too for awhile there. Insane.

[@rellis3940]

Thanks for putting that out there.So many drummers miss the boat.

[@rellis3940]

So many miss the boat.

[@josephbunone6126]

Best ever “ There will never ever be another Rich!

[@Martin_Bernard]

It's not a melody it's the speed of the old VHS going up and down lol

[@edwardtaylor6251]

I was invited on stage by buddy and his daughter kathy to watch his performance in Liverpool in the seventies and I have never seen any other drummer do things on there kits like him before or since.he was the master, and very nice to me. He gave me his sticks after his performance. I played like a man posesed for a while till I broke them. Fast eddie taylor.

[@dibber43]

THE greatest drummer to EVER walk planet earth...Bernard "Buddy" Rich

[@TheMoonchild1969]

That freaking wicked left hand...darn it!

[@MattFittPhoto]

+TheMoonchild1969 For instance, at 1:08, when it sounds like a fairly fast, accented single-stroke roll... but then you see that his right hand is ONLY playing the accents, while he appears to casually play ALL of the non-accented notes with his left. It's one of those rare times when the terms "awesome" and "amazing" can be used in their proper sense.

[@TheMoonchild1969]

Matt Fitt His left hand is the stuff of legend, what am I saying his freaking four limbs are! He used to do that in the hi-hat, insane no because the speed but the clarity of every single beat. Every single thing that Buddy did in the drumset was based on a formidable dynamics control. Any great drummer including me is forever humble by it. Amazing technique which cannot be taught, but observed is like...quantum mechanics for drums.

[@micah_drums]

+TheMoonchild1969 Look up JoJo Mayer's Buddy Rich secret weapons DVD and it shows how to do that push/pull technique.

[@813RiC]

how do you achieve good left hand?

[@vinskilindqvist4554]

@@813RiC play matched grip.

[@bmcbg]

All I can say is Amazing..RIP Buddy

[@jmanuelzapata8928]

Buddy Rich was so powerfull he blended the audio mix and tape.

[@larrychidnese9225]

Buddy's was jamming since the 1930s!! Everyone else learned from buddy!! All of his contemporaries agree he was the best!! Just ask them!

[@petebest22]

True the other drummers learned a lot from buddy but, as he said himself, he learnt a lot from them also 😊

[@rossapolis]

1930's? How about 1919. Buddy started playing drums at 18 months (He was born on Sept 30th, 1917). He was playing with his parents in their Vaudeville act not too long after.

[@bedlam6666]

This is one of the best BR videos I have seen as far as his snare drum work. It is a clinic, but it is also on fire. Thanks for the post.

[@karma4553]

Burn! Baby Burn !

[@wardyisbaconman8357]

The one hand roll he did was basically him giving the bird to every drummer ever

[@tommyers87]

At 3:01 he's playing "I feel Pretty" from West Side Story, using the accents of his rolls and the different pitches created from the outside rim vs. the center of the drum. Pure genius.

[@charleskendall5972]

when it comes to drumming buddy is the boss and inspiration for all of us aspiring drummers..

[@fcontitwo]

Buddy’s left hand alone leaves all drummers in the Dust

[@maziu27]

No way lol

[@fcontitwo]

Lil Homo , Buddy’s left hand is quicker than your Eye’ 🥊🥊⚡️⚡️⚡️ ✌🏼

[@tombaker6082]

100 percent truth! Many drummers can imitate some of Buddy's speed and flash but NOBODY can do all that with the kind of musicality and sheer velocity he had. His left hand came from some other being 😂

[@mikefromflorida8357]

The great John Williams loving every minute of it.

[@kelloxstehtimwald3968]

wtf john williams and buddy rich- that`s like... that`s like the hole universe would expload and build itself to an own musican again.

[@johndoe1765]

I as a youth got to see and hear and witness Buddy Rich and i thank my uncle who is gone now for that day because I got to see a force of nature in his own realm.

[@tednugentlives]

Rich played snare like Michaelangelo painted. Unmatched.

[@anyITsolution]

Love the acoustic sounds on that snare sounds almost like sounds from space 😍

[@sappermade6012]

The Greatest EVER! Never before, never again! The End

[@tonywilliams4066]

I don't remember playing that solo when I was in the pit for West Side Story. Hahaha!! What a treat to hear this. Buddy Rich is one of the greats. Influenced so many, and made his mark. Thanks for posting yet another great performance I had yet to see.

[@musicisthecure6934]

1:11 that Left hand !!!🙏🏻😭😭👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@HeinerG]

BUDDY RICH!! Er ist wirklich einer der besten Drummer, die ich jemals gehört habe. Ich verbeuge mich vor diesem tollen Musiker!

[@dustoff85]

Awesome, John Williams... The Master

[@DenaliDad]

Every drummer in the world wants half his speed and a quarter of his control. #amazing. And John Williams's head-shaking response? Awesome!

[@rkl17]

To IsaacA912 and anyone else who is tempted to judge Buddy Rich as a middle-of--the-road average player..... It's all about style and personality. We can all play rolls, paradiddles. triplets et al, but the really great players have that something extra that is far from ordinary. Buddy has personality and style in buckets. He was one-in-a-trillion.

[@Bob-nu3xe]

yep you get it

[@Shepthebassman91]

John Williams (a genius) and that little smile smirk he makes while watching Buddy Rich (a genius) drum!

[@MysteryZenSide2]

...you feel like you are basking n the ' Fountain of Youth ' every time Buddy Rich plays- ' His ' Drum Compositions ' are truly the ' Elixir of Life ' - when you really think about it- Makes you want to enjoy every mili-second of every moment - ' WAKES you up in a special way ' Humans are hard wired to respond to the sacred drum beats of ' Ancient Time and Space '

[@landslug]

Buddy jamming the funk.. A side of his playing I never saw before. Thanks for posting this!

[@marcmadonna725]

Buddy Rich and John Williams together on the same stage!!!!!! WOW is the only word that comes to my mind.....holy cow!!!!

[@danlc95]

The master.... Wow.

[@danegold2830]

I WITNESSED BUDDY RICH PERFORM OVER 50 TIMES. FOR ANOTHER HUMAN BEING TO PLAY LIKE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE BORN A GENIUS THEY START PLAYING AT 18MONTHS OLD. THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF JAZZ AND ODDS ARE HE STILL WOULD NOT SOUND LIKE BUDDY RICH.RICHs Technique is as perfect as a human being can pocess and it was natural.Buddy Rich was a LASER BEAM in a world full of sun dials.The DRUMMING MASTER OF ALL DRUMMING MASTERS.FACT

[@Braglemaster123]

No Chris, never off time. He had a metronome in his head !!! And one handed !!! Crazy Great !!!!!

[@jameslillygren8809]

"Just ever so smooth, yet ferocious at the same time... A beautiful contradiction in terms!"

[@mikebuddy1]

I love his ' I Feel Pretty' quote in his press rolls, so cool

[@speedoflite1]

simply the best, at all the big and smooth subtle things.

[@bretdorton]

I don't care who's teaching the Buddy Rich Roll technique I don't think any of us play like that holy moly thank you Brett

[@eternalme6077]

I can Play some WICKED DRUMS, BUT BUDDY..................HE'S JAW DROPPING, MY GOD!!! I was just a kid when my Pop's turned me on to Buddy............What a LEGEND!!! Anyways Thank you so much for posting this GEM, 🎸💚

[@MrSkunkwork]

What I wouldn't give to see this concert in its entirety. This looked truly interesting.

[@chrisvalkyrie]

Oh Wil..you could nt contain yourself eh...Rich is prob my all time fav drummer, but never noticed him off ever..full stop..I was amazed , as he always gives his band a real hard arsed time if they ever deviate from a chart, or play in front or behind the beat, as you know how that affects the feel of the tune, as far as your reply to me, it says it all, anyhow , take it easy fella, watch the blood pressure...xx

[@erzug]

This clip is from a Boston Pops concert in 1981 with John Williams, conductor. This West Side Story medley is the only segment in which Buddy performed.

[@71Habu]

Buddy Rich, none will ever match his speed, accuracy and talent. Played from when he was a toddler in vaudeville, I was lucky enough to see him live during the West Side Story tour. One thing that made Buddy so great was how he incorporated the tune into his playing. It wasn’t just a great solo, but it was musically apart of the song.

[@MegaLJ3]

nothing that this man couldn't play. He was a truly a genius in our time.

[@marvinhanson9391]

He couldn't play much with matched grip

[@saxenas]

​@@marvinhanson9391 watch the 1940's version of hawaiian war chant w/ Tommy Dorsey. Buddy plays matched grip there.

[@MrFchank]

Best there's ever been or ever will be!!

[@Kostly]

They built an ensemble for a drummer. Mind is BLOWN.

[@drakeshihan5489]

Buddy was the best. People for years have been trying to figure out his left hand. It was just developed through practice no trick involved he could go that fast and smooth.

[@albitcapinigro1107]

Buddy... just.. inspiring.

[@georgecandreva2842]

Rudimentary my dear Watson. Indeed!

[@MARKMANIATT]

If you can't see what is so extraordinary about this man and the way he plays drums then,quite frankly,there's little point in trying to explain further.Suffice to say,he had a unique talent the like of which the World will never see again.As I have pointed out on several occasion on previous clips,if you don't play the drums and you didn't see this genius live,you don't have a clue what your talking about!

[@blankowvsingt]

His face... Man how I love his face when he is playing

[@pputnam100]

what a strange unreal gift of physical ability

[@Bullski123]

Imagine the wear and tear on his fingers/wrists/arms and shoulders etc.over the years,but that didnt stop him from performing to the end though...

[@barbarapoirier8835]

So cool to see Buddy playing with the Boston Pops! Thanks for posting this!

[@makeudd3727]

One and Only. Wonderful Buddy Rich

[@thomaswild9044]

There is a reason why he's the favorite drummer of all the best drummers in the world.

[@brianrandall3795]

gotta love that audio quality!

[@ultracat2899]

I just realized that Buddy liked his snare wires extremely tight note prior to going into his solo the snare is crisp and bright but u can see he then releases the snare strainer and the wires are loose but still vibrate against the bottom head that being said it would be a tight lever to bring back up the snares, I always wondered if buddy had a drum teac with him or was it just him.

[@ChannelingJohnBonham]

absolutely amazing.

[@brunovallesmunoz4757]

4:02 When you can blow John William's mind.......

[@PiotrBarcz]

Buddy Rich in John Williams' orchestra? Good lord, this is the perfect combination!!!

[@Guesswho-x4o]

Beyond a doubt, the G.O.A.T

[@MrChasalopolis]

Great post! It looks like you captured one of the final viewings of THAT tape!

[@loucontino4804]

For Buddy, playing with an orchestra of this calibre & size was very special. The stuff he did with the kids in his band was always restrained because he could smoke 'em at any given moment. The man was a dynamo!

[@HenryMartinezBarbosa]

impresionante BUDDY RICH GRAN MAESTRO.

[@DiegoFerreira-ok1wl]

Debe ser re dificil tocar con una orquesta sinfonica.

[@eccentricorgan]

Never gets old!

[@lindamorrison2929]

This performance should end all debates that Buddy was the best.

[@christan8844]

Total genius at work

[@JoeLackey]

His snare work is more impressive than any DCI player ever I've seen.

[@MarkyOosterveen]

Uh that's going a little far.

[@Alex-mi9wq]

+Joe Lackey Hahahahaha, yeah okay.

[@lukeshaffer9316]

You don't watch dci much do you...

[@tscoffey1]

+Joe Lackey While I generally agree with you, the techniques used are quite different.

[@IvoMaropo]

+Luke Shaffer He's absolutely right. Hybrid rudiments, stick tricks and multiple stroke rolls are not what Buddy was all about. It's an offense to intelligence trying to compare a total master like Buddy to kids marching in the Blue Devils.

[@Samsgarden]

More proficient with one hand than Lars' entire career

[@dibber43]

Lars who?

[@dibber43]

@Black Widow Lars who?

[@dibber43]

@Black Widow WOW!!!😲 You REALLY don't get it!!!🙃 BWAAA HAA HAA HAA HAA HAA HAA!!!😆😅😂

[@dibber43]

@Black Widow You obviously don't understand my comments!!!

[@dibber43]

@Black Widow Then why did you comment "Lars Ulrich" then "Metallica" ???