Buddy Rich (w/“Lockjaw” Davis & “Sweets" Edison) • “Mexicali Nose/Just Friends/Time Check” • 1978

[@mikekelly9851]

Just when I think I've seen every video of Buddy I come across a nugget of gold like this.

[@sammcbride2149]

I'm listening to this right before going to bed. If this doesn't give me sweet dreams nothing will.

[@junglismonk4256]

I band myself from Buddy before bed as they always left me feeling like somebody had just blown an ounce of coke up my ass 🤫

[@philpryor7524]

Here is some of the sweetest, proper, genuine, tasty, classy jazz playing to hear, with irreplaceable originals. There is merit in so much varied jazz, but, get this...lessons, sermons, quotes, examples...

[@66westbound]

I have had the pleasure of seeing Buddy Rich many times in small clubs all around NYC back in the 70's. I got to meet him a few times in person, he was a cool dude. After the band was all set to go, all the musicians were in there places, Buddy would walk out & take the stage, & when he did you can feel the energy level rise in the room, you knew that something great was about to happen! He would then count off the first song & it would a musical force coming from the stage. A great experience every time!

[@markowen2649]

They'll NEVER be any one to match the great BUDDY RICH...even now in 2024 miss Buddy every day and From the day he died ...RIP ❤

[@johnsewell6593]

I love how hes always got that eight inch "Splash" right in the same location no matter when or where Buddy is - he has that trademark Splash. When I was still in High School I went to buy an eight inch splash fer my kit and was shocked that it cost me over $200 with tax. This was I believe before Paiste entered the market and prices seemed to come down a little. Around 1977......Thats just a small example of the HUMONGOUS affect Buddy had on me....!

[@dasglasperlenspiel10]

Terrific music!

[@junglismonk4256]

WHHHEEEOOOH!## That last couple of minutes, i had to put down my soldering iron for a second and just concentrate on that solo. Mesmerizing.

[@josephgiarraffa6379]

Nobody then or today does it better than Buddy

[@johngrobson4899]

100% In agreance 🥁🔥🥁

[@rickdavenport9538]

FACT!

[@robertpien8708]

When I was a kid my dad got me into listening to gene krupa then I hear Buddy Rich that is all it took. I use to say up late for the tonight show just to see if Buddy would me on . I starting drumming because of that man. He is still amazing today WOw that you so much for posting this .

[@rayszymarek2920]

Buddy always always played like there was tomorrow all the guys in the band followed his orders you came here to swing and play like you mean it you the listen to this chart like all of his charts the magical playing of his drumming is so evident more of buddy rich please

[@benigiacalone4905]

Absolutely Hands down the Greatest Ever.

[@hectormontes7664]

Neil agrees

[@louiscarrillo5873]

this is beautiful . pure music.

[@thewenik6876]

Nice show. Thanks. 👏🙂

[@drumdiscussion7776]

Always fantastic to see and hear Buddy Rich perform!

[@chrisgosling5408]

Just Friends one of my favorites, two well practiced players from the great days, tight original and crisp!

[@ovepayne]

A great performance of Buddy and his band, filmed in Stockholm at Gröna Lund. Also a superb Just Friends with Lockjaw and Sweets, two truly jazz legends and former Count Basie members. I was lucky enough to catch the Basie band at Gröna Lund in 1979 with the late great Butch Miles on drums, great memories for sure!

[@bigswingface5847]

Not Buddy's band. The Swedish Big Band.

[@dennislindqvist8443]

@@bigswingface5847 I thought they looked a bit young and lost, but they could still play well and I don't think anyone paid to hear the horns.

[@Johnnycdrums]

@@dennislindqvist8443; Horn boys sounded pro. The long, mostly lagato sax section might have been a little off, timing-wise, but not by much. Possibly the ending also.

[@quintbromley2112]

Buddy Rich is the greatest drummer of all time. I used to watch him play at Disneyland, the Carnation Plaza. He would tour there every year. As a teenage drummer, he was my idol, and after all these years, he is still just astounding to watch. RIP Buddy (traps) Rich.

[@JasonHoffman-pm2eu]

Gotta give absolute respect to what he's done for the drumming world. We need more like him to bring attention and respect back to the art form from the general public. That said, I think there are probably players today that can outplay him in specific contexts. Definitely one of the goats. Also, i just disagree with him on the whole trad grip thing.

[@quintbromley2112]

@Jason Hoffman Nicely put, but I disagree that anyone can 'outplay' Buddy Rich. Traditional grip is still very functional, as well: Vinnie Colaiuta and Stewart Copeland, for instance. Two of the very best.

[@JasonHoffman-pm2eu]

@@quintbromley2112 Im not saying that it isn't a functional technique. I just disagree with buddy's claim that it's the only right way to play. trad grip can open you up to some crazy left-hand speed like what Greyson Nekrutman can do but matched can also be incredibly fast and gives you more fluidity and volume. At the end of the day, you can get to the very elite level with both and there are amazing players in both camps. many use both regularly.

[@quintbromley2112]

@@JasonHoffman-pm2eu Well said and agreed. Both grips have their own unique advantages. Whatever works for each individual player. Cheers.

[@georgekilroy2670]

As a resident of Anaheim for 20 years I can tell you that was the golden years if Disneyland that Walt imagined. Then Eisner came in and virtually obliterated the “Big Bands at Disneyland “ concept…

[@jamieseiple]

Always fun to watch Buddy play. He is around 900 BPM doing single stroke rolls. That's not his top speed, just what the music was going at. He played great, fast or slow.

[@Johnnycdrums]

So good to hear this. Again.

[@medicicard]

unbelievable. I have heard many of Buddy's solos on KZbin. This has to be the topps? What more do you want from him. He is the BEST Drummer...Forever. Thanks for this video.

[@joehamilton4656]

What else can you say after, FANTASTIC.

[@wheelie63]

is it my imagination, or is Buddy EXTRA explosive in his solo here ? just on fire.

[@onceovereasy1529]

Doesn't get much better than this! Thanks for the great post.

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

And that's how it's done, the Buddy Rich way! WOOOO

[@buddabirne4661]

It's Kind of rare 2 c a whole bigband so effortless playing at their best. Buddy was in great shape at the time.

[@drumhd1]

What can anyone say 60-61 years old and effortless sheer perfection still. Unbelievable!

[@cloudview747]

The first tune is Mexicali Nose, not Wind Machine. Thank you for posting this!!!!!! 💜

[@ReelinInTheYears66]

Thanks for the info!

[@mjm5081]

Thank you so much for sharing!

[@kevinpennick3604]

Mind-blowing.

[@jenslindstrom3257]

Fantastic playing

[@freddiepacittidrummer.892]

Thank God we still got this real music ,after all these years thanks Buddy, after lisening to the new Stones Album sounds like a bunch of kids in a garage rehearsing,!!!!!

[@FenderBassDave]

He always had some great bass players !!

[@johnnyloungejazz5477]

These Two are having a conversation. What Genius’s

[@deanbrandl1987]

Even at three-quarter speed he plays unbelievably awesome..... Witnessed him live also about 18 times.. mostly at Disneyland also

[@ajn465]

I have an update. A little research using Clarence hinze's amazing discography revealed that it was August 7th 1978 with the Swedish radio big band at a jazz festival in Sweden. They are all basically Studio musicians and probably had minimal rehearsal at best. I really enjoyed how buddy handed them the last ensemble of Mexicali nose after the 8 bar drum brake near the end. He knew they were reading, and he was being nice. Yes. He was being nice. He was often nice believe it or not

[@billkirchner6738]

This is clearly NOT one of Buddy's road bands, but a Swedish pick-up band playing on, as AJ Nester points out, minimal rehearsal. These are good players, but the lack of familiarity with the music is obvious. Also, Buddy is taking the tempos faster than usual; if the tempos were slower, the playing would have been better.

[@ajn465]

I agree, but Bunny had a funny way of taking a bunch of guys like that and making them play over their heads a little… buddies bands changed one man at a time for the most part. When a new guy would come on, he would have to step into the hurricane and come up to speed ..and buddy took charts that fast all the time. I’ll bet you money this was way faster than the rehearsals, and Buddy still manage to knit the band together. And the guys in the band got to feel what it was really like in the eye of the hurricane.

[@iconoclastic12007]

Not one of those ever forgot the night the played with Buddy and their spouses and kids were probably sick of hearing about it !

[@sherirobinson6867]

I've never seen anybody plays drums like that before my life! Simply amazing

[@jamescalifornia2964]

And very likely, you never will again ... 🎶👌

[@johnjonno9831]

And you never will again!

[@Jath2112]

Sometimes his drum kits sound extra snappy.... this one is noteworthy.... what a lovely sounding set of drums

[@rickdavenport9538]

He had a remodeled Slingerland kit around 83 or so.... I didn't like the sound either.

[@jimbarcelona1078]

The man was a God on the set.

[@hwebster5087]

Just outstanding

[@drumtwo4seven]

THE HORN SECTION IN BIG BAND IS SO FRANTIC SOUNDING LIKE " OH MY GOD WERE ALL DOOMED !"

[@LeonardSmith-qv8do]

oHHHH boy Im speechless so Goooooooood so good

[@birage9885]

We all know Buddy is unbelievable, but he always has an awesome band with him with top shelf players and great soloists.

[@rickdavenport9538]

Not his band tho.

[@birage9885]

@@rickdavenport9538 what exactly is 'his' band, if he toured, played with many different bands? He didn't have a 'band', that were mainstays that played with him through the years. He played with everybody.

[@rickdavenport9538]

@@birage9885 Yeah man. This is a guest band that Buddy's playing with. Not HIS regular band. You can tell by how the band phrases Time Check & how Buddy's thanks them at the end.

[@dibber43]

The greatest drummer to EVER walk the earth...Bernard "Buddy" Rich. The 🐐

[@filiperobsoncarvalho5431]

O jazz é uma obra de arte a qual foi criada para agraciar os nossos ouvidos.

[@jeffreyalexander7504]

Buddy plays old school but so damn good!

[@dagostinoification]

Thank you so much !

[@RC-gf8cs]

Saw him in 80's bottom line nyc .few times ..n open for sinatra carnige hall nyc..best ever..

[@GK-rw2op]

Wow ! band is clamming all over the place bet Buddy tour them a new one after the gig !

[@georgekilroy2670]

No they are a Swedish big band that Buddy graciously sat in with. They were probably not told that Buddy played “up” and therefore weren’t quite prepared for the tempo he played at. He often changed the tempo on various tunes to break the monotony and keep his players fresh on the band stand…

[@dibber43]

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

[@dothersider7511]

FANTASTIC!!!

[@freddiepacittidrummer.892]

The Art of Precision and Power . .

[@rick3747]

Buddy was 61 here. He would pass away only 9 years later. RIP to the world's greatest drummer ever.

[@carlnewman5448]

Every drummer, owes a debt to Buddy. His technical mastery and musicianship is astounding. I saw him live, when I was about 16 and he just blew me away!

[@roybeckerman9253]

1978 …the year Buddy switched from Slingerland to Ludwig, after 10 years.. Simply, the greatest.🥁 Supersentitive snare ? No ring in Fibes, when using Ludwig..

[@iconoclastic12007]

The end of Buddy’s solo and part of Carl Palmer’s solo from Karn Evil No. 9 sound very similar….

[@bandalatinason4029]

Buddy Rich のドラムは誰も真似できない素晴らしいです👍👏👏👏✨🥁‼

[@Krazy_Shorts]

THAT'S how you do it boys!

[@edellis515]

Down to the bass drum....wow. in a drum fill

[@tscoffey1]

The solo at the end of “Time Check” shouldn’t be physically possible for a human to play. The speed and flow across the kit is unbelievable. Also, what band is this? They were fantastic.

[@zenmasterx]

Science students: How many laws of physics did Buddy break during this drum solo 12:55 , and what are the possible implications for the space-time continuum?.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

🎶 Many may not realize how much fast base drum we are hearing. Nice £udwig kit ! 👌

[@zenmasterx]

@@jamescalifornia2964 Yes, the base is fast and steady, requiring amazaing coordination. He does that on his Channel solo recorded at Caser's in 68.

[@loucontino4804]

Buddy played completely different when he got behind Eddie and Harry. He lays a cushion for them to blow over and gone are all the space fillers that he injected with The Big Band. The comping and solos with Eddie and Harry are tasteful and perfect. Then there's his Big Band & he's off to the races...

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

I would title this a stage full of virtuosos.

[@ajn465]

Have a little Mercy there, kids. I am very familiar with Buddy’s band around that time and I don’t see one familiar face. This is definitely some sort a pick up band. These guys were reading. Not bad considering that. I wonder what the situation was.

[@mellilore]

In Mexicali Nose I tought the band was about to be fired right there on stage (and the piano man hung), but IMHO for Time Check they showed their skills. Now, if it really is what it looks and that was a reading pick-up band, I think they did a hell of a job!!!!!

[@hamfat347]

There are a lot of good big bands in Sweden who do concerts like this with guest leaders.

[@paulsteezo1772]

THE BUS TAPES!! A ABSOLUTE MUST LISTEN TO

[@Kent-qo6xp]

To be very careful not to discount him. He worked so hard! See you in heaven Barnard! Kent Vogel A.S.C.A.P WBD

[@grantkoeller8911]

played this chart in the USAF Band

[@williammorrison1769]

Still the greatest ever!

[@panheadcraig]

The people at 1:46 have no idea what there're missing ! So funny !

[@シバタ-c3r]

高梁達也東京ユニオンを思い出した❗

[@shvetes]

Hmmm, Buddy didn’t seem visibly irritated when the pianist came in four bars early during Buddy’s eight bar solo… I wonder if he tore him a new one behind closed doors afterwards😂😂

[@royvictor6624]

This appears to be a band put together for a gig in Europe?

[@shvetes]

⁠@@royvictor6624 Hey! I think you have something there! I didn’t take a look at the band members until now, and I don’t recognize any of his regular band members there! Thanks for bringing my attention to that!

[@dkelban]

The one and only

[@mellilore]

1:16 it is said that there's a piano man around who lost two fingers at some point

[@roybeckerman9253]

Did Buddy always tune his own drums before a concert, or use a drum tech..?

[@thecjb2003]

That hairpiece didn't move an inch. Miss ya, Buddy!

[@Dyingsociety38]

Clamtastic

[@jaysilverman4033]

The Best!

[@jumpingjacks5558]

Buddy was the best and remains the best.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

This was during Buddy's brief ' £udwig ' days. He quickly returned to Slingerland .

[@bigswingface5847]

He played these Ludwigs from 1978 - 1982.

[@orlandojunior7835]

8:20 THAT is TEMPO !!

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

😎cool as

[@mobrules29]

A couple of premature piano notes at 1:16?

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

not between 2 Ferns, It's....., between two Palms!

[@perryt8442]

I get it

[@Kent-qo6xp]

Might I offer, watch him and learn.

[@KenAldrich1958]

never saw this band before i wonder who they are they dont suck! i dunno i miss steve though

[@perryt8442]

The Bass Players name?

[@OlesonMD]

Where is Steve Marcus? Was this before he joined the band?

[@bigswingface5847]

This is in Sweden with The Swedish Big Band, Buddy was the special guest.

[@dalesanders7571]

@@bigswingface5847 That would explain a couple of things, the second kit on the bandstand and Buddy's warm (!) compliments before Time Check. The band are indeed cold at the begining, hanging on for dear life with Buddy's tempos, but they certainly warm up by the end, the Saxes in particular keeping in perfect unison with Buddy's snare accents.

[@johnnyloungejazz5477]

Lock Jaw My hero

[@musopaul5407]

I bet that pianist got reamed for coming in 4 bars early, poor bastard!

[@adamgoodberg3916]

I wanna be called Harry Sweets

[@vincentbuonora8477]

What love song is Eddie and Harry playing?

[@karpen]

Just Friends

[@bobrichardson5905]

Who's on the bass?

[@superacesnare]

1.17 almost sure piano comes in to soon.excellent recording though

[@williamschubele2542]

Yes. I noticed it right away as Buddy's fill seemed a bit awkward. I'm sure he was aware of the keyboard error.

[@edellis515]

Oooops piano

[@Six_Xs_]

Buddy always look like somebody pooted and he trying to figure out who it was lol

[@mobrules29]

13:55

[@Kent-qo6xp]

II am Bud told my dad. Kent Vogel WBD

[@johnnyloungejazz5477]

Only real Musicians play In this band. Listen how tight those sections are

[@edpolk1262]

Did the tenor soloist forget his entrance to the solo in Time Check? I guess they didn't get enough time to practice the sax soli. Ummm

[@aaronknight9759]

What year was this?

[@ReelinInTheYears66]

1978

[@drumtwo4seven]

geek boy extreme