Buddy Rich - West Side History (w/ Drum Solo) (HQ)

[@russellcarter1872]

Buddy always gave 100 percent. I’ve have never seen a disappointing performance from him. That’s saying a lot. God bless him. He was the greatest of all time! 🤩

[@garyreber6119]

This was my production split into two releases. This is from the West Side Story release. The other is the Channel One release. Both are approximately one hour. Prior to the actual recording, I spent six days and nights on the road with Buddy and band members on the bus. I recorded every night, none of which have I released. Buddy was a great friend and we had a lot of fun on the bus and during this production, and after as he back Frank Sinatra. I am happy that so many fans of jazz appreciate this production. Working with Buddy was a thrill of my life. Gary Reber, Reber Productions

[@mjm5081]

❤

[@edellis515]

Love u Gary!!!!!!!!!

[@salmonella4u]

Buddy gave his best. He was still at the top of his game in the last years of his life. No matter his health or how he was feeling, physically. You'd never know.

[@meshica7]

Had the pleasure to see Buddy and his band back in 1982.Got to meet him as well.I was floored by his amazing talent. My favorite drummer of all time..and yes..he is still number 1.

[@thelonious-dx9vi]

Over many years with jazz music, I've generally thought of Buddy ... if not exactly as my favorite drummer, as definitely the most thrilling soloist on the drum kit. Watching him made my hairs stand up as a little kid, and nothing's changed as far as that goes. One thing I especially love about his ensemble playing is how he brings the real engine-room ethos even when playing with smaller groups. In the dictionary under "bad motherf*...." they should have a picture of Buddy.

[@keefriff99]

Goddamn, to have the kind of finger dexterity, strength and control to play so fast and light on the rim of a drum or the bell of a cymbal...insane. Absolutely inhuman.

[@loucontino4804]

There was a story that one night at a club Buddy played single strokes at a very fast speed with two cigarettes on a hard box of cigarettes. People were gathered around his table and their jaws dropped. If you’ve never tried it, you should see how hard it is. Incredible that he could do that.

[@dylangatenby9928]

@@loucontino4804 Gene Krupa played the same way with matches on a matchbox. Those guys were all incredible.

[@bobwonderhem9796]

Nobody else will ever be able to cook like Buddy

[@Joseph-ou8ut]

.l no​@@loucontino4804

[@paullevine1813]

Saw Buddy in 1970 with my parents at The Famous Ballroom in Baltimore MD at the ripe old age of 14 & though i was taking guitar lessons after fooling around since the age of 12 & certainly not a drummer my folks had a lot of Big Band records around the house so i knew who he was. He was the best , dynamic, arrogant , rude ,witty , funny , smart & sharp as a tack. He did more with the basic kit than today's drummers do with 50 piece kits. He drove the band to do the best they could play asking 110 % of them as he gave. Every band he led he asked & gave the same & more. He is missed & his place in musical history will never be outdone. One incredible personality & musician who could back up everything he said & did with the grace & power of the pro he was.

[@jmb-bj9gs]

I started playing drums at 12 so my parents took me to see buddy rich in new haven 1983 .my first concert ever .He was w frank Sinatra . I didnt give a shit about frank . I just wanted to see buddy!!

[@twinsmm1]

1 bass drum, 1 snare drum, 1 13" tom, 1 16" floor tom, and 1 towel holder.

[@joshuajuaire8757]

Yes and 1 hi hat and a ride and 2 18 inches crashes and a swish knocker but thick and low pitch

[@joshuajuaire8757]

And a splash

[@johnjensen4984]

It CAN Only be Mr. BUDDY DRUMS RICH 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@stevefilice9784]

Saw him at Disneyland on June 28th, 1972. Been a fan ever since. That band absolutely rocked it that night.

[@bedlam6666]

My first favorite drummer was Buddy. 40 years later, after seeing absolute greats like Elvin, Gadd, DeJohnette, Max Roach, Tony Williams, and Roy Haynes, Buddy is still my favorite drummer. No one is a even a close second. Thanks for the post. It is one of his best performances of West Side in his later years.

[@Iowafan92]

Joe Morello?

[@loucontino4804]

Morello had the chops to match Buddy, but not the bravado or personality that Buddy had. Same with Bellson. They were great technicians, but Buddy was a Showman. And how was Ed Shaughnessy overlooked? That guy played with so many different musicians, night after night, for thirty years. That’s a Drummer!

[@dylangatenby9928]

@@loucontino4804 Absolutely! Shaughnessy was outstanding!! Let's not forget Lew Tabackin on the bandstand as well!! Not to mention good ol' Doc. Also Tommy Newsome.

[@Douglas-zd7mz]

@@dylangatenby9928 BIG ED Shaunessey AND Buddy Rich were DRUM-Buddies ...!!!

[@tiffsaver]

I've watched BR play this tune dozens times on YT and elsewhere, but never this extended version. Thanks for sharing! I've seen Bellson and Krupa, Roach and Gadd, Cobham and all the rest, but for sheer power, inhuman stick technique, and the endurance of a man half his age, there will only be one Buddy Rich. R.I.P.

[@marvingoodman7381]

I agree 100%!!! The best big band drummer of all time...

[@cherylross6667]

definitely agree technically and rhythmically amazing the best big band drummer and at 86 I've seen most brilliant Phil Collins was going to do an album but Buddy died Phil took out the band and was shown a tape of buddy playing thinking it would help Phil,I think Phil said you have got to be jocking

[@scottbliege8288]

Trumpeted:Eric Miyashiro, Mike Lewis, Paul Philips, Trombones: Scott Bliege, Mike Davis, Jim Martin Saxophone’s: Steve Marcis, mark Pinto, Bob Bowlby, Brian Schoenega, Jay Craig

[@terryreknaw6152]

Big up to the sax player. Even Marcus is digging that solo. 👍👍💪💪

[@posneg-ut8ds]

slapping spoons together in a rhythmic pattern on his leg at 18 months old , then he played in his parents vaudeville act when he was 4 yrs old what an incredible life he had ! just natural, Godgiven raw talent , this IS my favorite video of him , I can watch it countless times , even his bandmates are in love with watching him play

[@Marathonracer]

posneg1970 Actually, Buddy Rich was playing in his parents' vaudeville act when he was only 18 months old , eventually billed as "Traps the Drum Wonder". His father, Robert Rich brought out a snare drum and Buddy ( then called Pal), played it perfectly onstage , the audience went crazy and the theater manager demanded that he play in the next show. And eventually Buddy was playing in the vaudeville act . His sister also tells of the his parents having put him at the edge of the stage and the orchestra drummer noticed he was keeping perfect time. The drummer changed the music and Buddy Rich still kept perfect time. His father had noticed him long before that keeping perfect time in his high chair to music with his spoon and fork Robert Rich changed the music to test him and he still kept perfect time. Buddy also told Johnny Carson of how he was playing rhyrhm patterns with his fork and spoon, like you mentioned.He later learned by watching the great orchestra pit drummers in the vaudeville theaters but he never had a formal lesson in his life and yes, he had a "natural, Godgiven talent". The funny thing is that the one famous drum teacher who some thought had taught Rich, Henry Adler, who actually wrote "Buddy Rich's Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments" because Buddy couldn't read music, even though Buddy's name is on it, told me he never taught Buddy Rich anything. He tried to teach him to read, but Buddy was always on the road and didn't follow through on it.

[@waltgdrums1]

I studied with Henry for a year in 1976. He told me the same thing about tutoring Buddy.

[@doubleddrummer]

The band even looks stunned, as if they might not even have known Buddy was going to play such a unique solo. That cymbal, and work on the rims, well the whole thing was awesome. It's like he was telling story with action, romance, drama all wrapped up into one. What an artist!

[@kadeemceasor1757]

Whatever genre of music it is u play, I don't care how good u r as a drummer, look at the shit u can about this man & i'm positive he will b number #1 indeed

[@josephmonaco4503]

Notice how light Buddy's cymbals are. They are all light crashes except for his 20" Medium Ride Cymbal which has a nice Ping sound to it . They sound so lite and sweet. Then he throws in that big Boom, that you can only get with a 14x26" bass drum. Every time I watch him play, I'm in awe. So are his band mates. They are mesmerized by his talent and speed and ability and mostly his dynamics. By far, The Best Drummer Ever, in my opinion. I surely miss him. But, he left behind a legacy that no person can come close to. Love you Buddy. You are the world best drummer still.

[@dimitrifrenkel9153]

This is actually a 24" Bass Drum. Buddy used some 26es in the past though. And funny enough Buddy's cymbals are actually quite on the medium side of things. He used New Beat Hi Hats (Medium Top, Heavy Bottom), a Medium Ride (you can see it actually in this exact video clip), a 18" Medium Thin and a 18" Thin Crash. And of course his extremely loud 22" Swish China cymbal. I think it's just the audio quality of this performance that made the cymbals sound so silky and light, because there is barely any low end.

[@waltgdrums1]

Looks like Buddy is using 13" hats here. The King St production both visually and sonically was a big disappointment. Playing excellent as usual.

[@waltgdrums1]

Don't forget the 6 or 8" splash. Looks to be the 6" here.

[@_-_Michael_-_]

Plus points on Buddy using medium cymbals, not light in any way. This is not how thin cymbals sound, at all. This is how medium sounds, maybe medium heavy or something like ping ride would. Cheers.

[@Miaanddadchannel]

Definitely medium A zildjian. Man those drums sound so great!!! And he was the greatest !!!! That solo was fantastic!!!!!

[@beedoe51]

I have also seen the great drummers, Bellson, Roach, Lewis, Krupa, my two favorites Cobham, and GADD, But Buddy had THE greatest hands ever. I saw him in '79 and was struck by his grace and finesse on the drumset! What an inspiration!!! RIP BUD!!

[@roybeckerman9253]

Even the best drummers around today...don’t come close... I haven’t see any other big bands or drummers play West Side Story on KZbin.

[@rayszymarek2920]

There you have it what you have seen and what you have heard is the MASTER DRUMMER the MOST CREATIVE DRUMMER to ever come down to play a set of drums. OH MY OH MY not just this drum solo but EVERY SINGLE TIME BUDDY RICH took an incredible drum solo it was a WORK OF ART. notice how interesting this drum solo was? Like all Buddy Rich drum solos it had a beginning a middle and an exciting end to it. Also also did you take note how Buddy Rich used dynainucs? He could get soft to a whisper and then ROAR LIKE An ANGRY LION buddy had that in him. He could memorize you and hypnotize you. HE WAS THE BOSS his solos behind a drum set were just like a GREAT BOOK a GREAT READ. You cant put thaLt book down you just have to read on and see whats going to happen. OK Buddy has passed away and left us but NO ONE NO ONE I Repeat NO ONE can come close to Buddy Rich. Lots of drummers out there today with fantastic technique and super chops but no one can play a solo that leads you spell bound. Buddy Rich had everything I mean everything. Thank God there was a Buddy Rich. As Gene Krupa said many times Buddy Rich was the GREATEST DRUMMER TO DRAW BREATH. Krupa hit the nail on the head when he said that.

[@thecrippledrummer]

Hey Ray! It's Shawn M here, from the Krupa website. If you're on Facebook, look me up!

[@felixgarstka]

check out Matt Garstka :)

[@walterkrohngold9391]

Very well put, Ray

[@roybeckerman9253]

Never tire of West Side Story....or Buddy, in fact... None better...then or since. Slingerland Radio Kings always sounded special, when Buddy or Gene Krupa played them. Great drums, but even greater drummers.

[@DRUMPROGRESS]

amazing the true master of the 20th century beyond of drums thanks buddy for you talent..

[@RC-gf8cs]

I saw him bottom line nyc mid 80s..late show on a sun eve .pourin rain..bout 25 in venue..he played as if we were royalty..papa jones did brief solo.near his passing .buddu gav blood that nite to a handful of people ..the greatest there ever was ..now ?? Im old

[@robotron17]

For those of you who care about what gear Buddy uses... at 5:00 you can clearly see that he's using a Remo Diplomat Snare head. While the print is not legible, the spacing is still apparent. I have several Remo snare side heads from this era, so I was able to compare them to what I see here, and I can confidently say this is a diplomat snare side head.

[@ajn465]

robotron17 He always used light weight heads. They sound fantastic but your technique better be correct or they won’t last long (obviously not an issue for B). When he was with Ludwig, he used their Groovers series which were also thin. After you get used to thinner heads’ sound and response, heavy heads are no fun at all. 😜

[@12randyg]

I mighty good Drummer is Buddy

[@jmb-bj9gs]

Vintage drums always sound the best ! When buddy rolls on the snare drum it sounds like a piece of paper being torn in two

[@ΛεωνιδασΑμαξοπουλοσ]

Quality of real woods

[@nixandi4448]

Great piece by the master...cymbal and rim play is unbelievable!

[@roybeckerman9253]

Before this kit, Buddy never kept a drum set at home. Seeing he owned this one, I wonder where he kept it..

[@deaniemberry]

I'm speechless! How many times can I watch this performance? lol

[@mobrules29]

jeanne berry Alright, a chick who digs Buddy!

[@charlessmith263]

Buddy's extraordinary long drum solos are something like unique "drum versions" of a firework show. Plenty of stops, pauses, dead time, working the kit, working the bass drum, working pal'la style, working the cymbals only, working only on the snare, working on the kick and snare, working on the tom and snare - so each different type of drum work Buddy does is like different firework shells going off during a firework display. His grand finales in his drum solos basically is doing all-out blast beating with the kick drum and as many cymbals as he can hit with help of the snare. He is also known for this in most of his drum solos - the "train slow down" and the "train accelerating down the track" trick.

[@dsxa918]

I'm impressed (positively) and having fun, watching this for the first time and thinking about how all the other players maybe started never once considering that they'd be accompanying a drummer in such an exhibition.

[@roybeckerman9253]

Buddy’s own Slingerland Radio Kings, he said sounded better than anything around at the time. They were originally from the 1940s and had been done up for him.

[@bortiz1954]

Kadeem,I have seen this man at least a dozen times live along with many audio and video recordings. This in mind, I can only come up with a handfull of artists that come close.I must admit though the late Louie Belson, I have admired for many years.Both could have played almost any genre of music,and in any time signature. Not just 4/4.although Buddy preferred to play time. No drugs, just intrinsic talent.

[@johnastrup1549]

Mr. Drums BUDDY RICH. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@jeremyrichardson7683]

3:10 look of disgust at the screaming girl

[@posneg-ut8ds]

I thought I was the only one who noticed that ! haha

[@posneg-ut8ds]

he gave another look at 6:52

[@Marathonracer]

posneg1970 At 6:52 that was clearly a look of APPRECIATION, where he flashed his eyebrows up and down, with a very slight smile, as if to say.... "Yeah, I know, cool, right?"or "Glad ya like it". I know Buddy Rich's facial expressions very well and you guys are just seeing what you want to see. And at 3:10, that also wasn't a "look of disgust". At first it looked that way, but he actually turned away with a sleight smile. That is exactly how Buddy Rich smiled when he was too busy drumming to grin from ear to ear. Watch his face and you'll see that same expression a lot. Even a mock look of disgust, turning into a smile, is not really showing "disgust". On another well known video, a guy called out "Go, Buddy! " which they do all the time and he never reacts to it, but this time, Buddy Rich turned to him and yelled back ..."Shut up!" and was also hiding smile. It was hilarious and pure Buddy. That's how Buddy Rich joked around with his audience. He loved the fan adulation and would never show serious disgust at someone for that. I once saw him live with an audience that was so loud, you could barely hear his playing and he never gave a single look of disgust to anyone.

[@Marathonracer]

Yuda Yuwono Buddy got those great audience reactions live all the time and loved it, as did anyone who was at his concerts and knows great drumming.

[@Earthdogbonzo3]

Jeremy Richardson Regardless, please don't edit the audience out. Besides, how many girls scream for the drummer nowadays, and isn't that the cute hottie he taunted Max Roach with, driving by in his red Ferrari, calling out "Hey Max! Top this!"?

[@pincopallino757]

he was really supernatural on drums, something magical, mystical

[@wheelie63]

that cymbal solo was magic.......

[@RobotronSage]

great drum solo well worth the view

[@dylangatenby9928]

You gotta dig Eric Myashiro on trumpet and Steve Marcus on tenor!!😮

[@roybeckerman9253]

Leonard Bernstein, who wrote the original West Side Story score, would have loved this.... Buddy using those fabulous Slingerlands here..

[@mjm5081]

Thank you so much for sharing! 🙏 ❤ 🌹 Buddy 🌹 ❤ 🙏

[@nealsausen4651]

Love the Buddy video! Great Jack RussellTerrier! Looks like my "Jackie"! Great dogs!

[@loucontino4804]

Not totally in the zone on this one. There's far better solo's of Buddy where he absolutely leaves the planet and takes a trip to the heavens. Yet, even when he's just going through the motions, as I feel he is here...he's head and shoulders above everyone else.

[@Ireland299]

buddy rich had a tape one time buddy rich gene kurpa back to back ,,,,, from the 50s top class ,,,,,,

[@luizalbertoavilareis8727]

Sem palavras. GÊNIO TOTAL, ABSOLUTO.

[@Pug1949]

This is a really good version of Rich's West Side Story Medley. I was fortunate enough to have seen the Buddy Rich Big Band back in the 70's. It was at 'Lennie's on the Turnpike' in Peabody, Massachusetts. To this day is it the most memorable music-listening experience of my life. I got a front-row seat. When the band hit it's opening note my mind screamed OH_MY_GOD! And with good reason. They almost blew me across the room (Lennie's was a small room). Later they performed their West Side Story medley and I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Some say Buddy was a jerk, and maybe he was, but OH_MY_GOD could he play music.

[@shum8104]

the tuning was terrible

[@billnorris6501]

I too witnessed BR at Lennies-On-The-Turnpike many times during the late 60's and early 70's. Talk about your moving experience! I can still see and hear his magic.

[@carolshibuya5935]

Amazing!

[@Cowboyssuckcock100]

If they would've auctioned that left hand on Ebay it would've probably made millions of dollars ....damn that hand is like a hummingbird

[@roybeckerman9253]

A hard kit for DW to try to replicate, now they’ve bought Slingerland.

[@andrewyka]

Great BR!!!

[@pinball1970]

can we have more from this concert? He does a great Channel one The machine Norwegian Wood Bird land....lots of Buddy

[@loucontino4804]

This dvd is available.

[@giovannidibartolomeo2967]

Per fortuna che ho smesso di suonare (tempo fa) la batteria, sennò c'era MOLTO da studiare!...che poi mica era sicuro di arrivare a questi livelli...pur studiando! Sembra facile, MA....

[@Nick-zs9bd]

That "look" from Steve Marcus at 8:03 - tuning!!!

[@Awesomethunder16]

You alrighty know they got shit on after the show.

[@dan0711123]

Buddy was making a thousand a week in the1940's -Good money a hundred years later

[@catkeys6911]

Man, all that fancy cymbal work, and you can hardly hear a thing ( or anything else above, say, 8khz). Oh, well...it's still great to see this Rich performance. He is in absolutely top form in this one.

[@dejandjordjevic7992]

Master !!!!

[@mikel.laughridge9480]

wonderful job...................Buddy makes me want to be a better drummer.

[@loucontino4804]

I got that feeling from Buddy Rich in 1972 and I’m still trying to do the things he did.

[@dylangatenby9928]

Agreed my friend.

[@MauriceCalis]

Name of the medley is West Side Story, not “History".

[@joseluisberriosraymundi5909]

The god father of all the drummers in the universe mi own eternal hero buddy rich

[@MrCanWard]

3:11 dont' fuck with me

[@Braglemaster123]

Great

[@kevindurden2880]

BOSS !

[@HermosilloMusic1]

Yeeeahh♥♥♥♥

[@mikeorris]

❤️💯

[@theLukedishwasher]

It was actually considered disrespectful for any band members to have read The Beano during one of his many prolonged solos. Weird times.

[@jazzsnare]

What is the beano?

[@Newton14alan]

Can you imagine if what Buddy Played was written down in sheet music? It would have to be constructed like a roll of toilet paper.

[@roybeckerman9253]

Buddy’s Slingerland snare, doesn’t sound as tight as he normally has it.

[@pinball1970]

its the mike I think - the snare has no top

[@gilbertolopes8897]

Fantástico,em alguns momentos não sei talvez,sobre humano.

[@lfader]

2nd to NONE ! 🌟🌟🌟

[@dylangatenby9928]

Hey there 🎉❤😢

[@HankFinkle11]

That left hand...

[@pinball1970]

+Scott Reed the hand of a god

[@lexi3875]

I don't just use my left hand for drumming...

[@olganesterowicz]

+Scott Reed I use the right hand to do the one handed rolls. Is it bad? But I use traditional grip for drumming.

[@pinball1970]

ertfgh 543 you can do one handed with trad grip, its harder to get going tho, I am getting there slowly. Its still messy

[@giannideluca8349]

No words, just to watch him!!

[@jackosallotment6224]

He was an ok drummer !!! Lol 😂 awesome !!!

[@mikeburns1725]

I see a young Eric Miyashiro.

[@nairbas392]

Mike Burns And hear him too. Amazing player

[@dylangatenby9928]

This is around the time that Eric was with the band in later years. Excellent player!!

[@arame29]

The camera work is deplorable The audience sees Buddy from the front. The cam under the snare is ridiculous. And they missed some key breaks and fills also

[@steveknopp8360]

Buddy should have kicked the drunk girl out in the alley

[@arthurparker7705]

Anyone know why BR decided to omit the trombone solo on this piece?

[@bigswingface5847]

More space for a longer drum solo. Plus, too many of the bone players were taking liberties with the melody, which Buddy did not want.

[@valdecifieriribeirofieri8245]

O Portnoy, Aquiles Priestes, com certeza deram uma olhada na aula do mestre

[@kenrubio1200]

does anyone know the drum set company he used in this video??

[@bigswingface5847]

These are a set of vintage Slingerland Radio Kings.

[@stefanredin854]

👏👏👏👏👏👍👊

[@YoO161]

wich sticks did he used?

[@tonyallan2276]

As much as I admired Buddy in so many ways just like all others,why did he rarely use the 18 inch floor Tom?

[@chrisgodlaproductions3106]

It was for his towel

[@rocketmobile]

Buddy got two 16' floor toms tuned higher and lower respectively, but yeah, he rarely touched the second one - it was for his towel :)

[@shawngraham5845]

Hand Speed?

[@MultiSkyman1]

San Francisco? Venue???

[@davidkirkpatrick712]

Isn't his band still together?

[@daryljay7057]

I love the way he tunes his drums! I hate when the snare just sounds like another tom. With Buddy you can hear the snares so distinctly. He uses the second floor tom just to hold a sweat rag! lol. He does play it sometimes though. Buddy was a jerk, but he could sure play!

[@roybeckerman7843]

I know these are Radio Kings, but it’s not the best sounding and dynamic snare , I’ve heard Buddy play on..

[@TheVenusProjectInfo]

look up David Jones

[@dylangatenby9928]

Excellent solo and version of West Side but the snare Buddy is using sounds very crappy. Maybe it was the audio mic setup or something but it sounds terrible; to me at least.

[@wanabe1952]

I wish the person in the audience would stop pulling that cat's tail.

[@robertromero5294]

Yeah, these hats look 13 z...and I can't stand the sound of the whole kit at all...I've heard them sound better outdoors...this indoor show doesn't sound mixed well at all, making all the talent he has inaudible in charity...meaning...the drums would be in pristine quality and beauty...you'd hear cymbals and drums just sing baby...I can see him but I can't really hear him...ALSO...I've never heard anyone EVER mention Buddys use or shall I really say...un use a top cymbal felt on top of each cymbal. I've only noticed other great drummers follow this tradition...Michael Derosier; Ian Paice; and John Bonham ... maybe Buddy feels a top felt unnecessary and would be rendered useless to hinder the bell as he wanted the bell of the cymbal to sing to its fullest. I have also followed this tradition with my cymbals and angle the crash cymbals shoulder high and have never cracked a cymbal...Paiste or Zildjian...!!

[@Marathonracer]

West Side History ??? Come on, man. fix the goddamn title. You know what it is. You're insulting the memory of Buddy Rich with that absurd title.

[@terryv]

And it’s now four years later, and the idiot still hasn’t fixed it.

[@hughpenner5051]

tf is “West Side History”

[@founboy78]

I do love buddy rich I don't like west side story medley it's just weak

[@ViolentxStrike]

You know Buddy had a line of coke before performing. True story.

[@nairbas392]

He never touched drugs

[@ViolentxStrike]

@@nairbas392 lies!

[@jazzsnare]

​@@nairbas392marijuana.

[@steveknopp8360]

Annoying crowd.

[@dylangatenby9928]

I'm sorry but that snare drum he is playing sounds like shit. It is so dull and muffled. He should have used a fibes and if he is using one here it is very poor sounding. I know Buddy mainly played Slingerland and Ludwig until his death in 87. Maybe it's the recording and audio equipment that is to blame but the snare sounds horrible not wide open and sharp like in his other performances.