Channel one suite. Buddy Rich

[@brolfe7524]

Yes and the awesome tenor Steve Marcus. R.I.P. too Steve. What a great player.

[@brianweeks2309]

As a drummer and whe did this song in high school. Steve Marcus is so incredible, the goat for sure

[@brolfe7524]

What a great band, and of course the best drummer Buddy Rich. R.I.P. I sure do miss you man. My friend Buddy.

[@enewhuis]

I need to find backing tracks, been on my list to perform this since first time I heard it in the 80s

[@stevenpurdy2235]

God put Buddy on Earth to be the best....and he truly was ONE OF A KIND! 🥁

[@mikekelly7679]

Steve Marcus looks like the only one who actually enjoys watching Buddy solo. The rest of the band has that look on their face like "if I don't keep my eyes on Buddy he'll chew my ass out". What a great opportunity to sit that close to watch the greatest at work.

[@joehayes529]

Don't forget the marvelous playing of Steve Marcus on tenor. Steve was always gracious a happy to discuss the band. An incredible talent.

[@braintreecat]

Yes he was-and I;m proud to have been a friend over the years -even when we at berklee in the 60's. R.I.P Steve!

[@darrellpeebles2300]

Was Richie Cole on this version?

[@beagleman123456789]

RIP

[@richardmartinez5032]

This is THE BEST! His tone and attack are warm and he plays off the natural reverb of the hall. His phrasing and musical direction are songlike like I've never heard Buddy play before. Buddy, even after his triple by-pass surgery got better and better and better! There are warmth, humor and musical direction in this performance like never before.

[@jimii2294]

Wow, stumbling on this and will always watch Buddy, but this Steve Marcus is incredible!!

[@brolfe7524]

Greatest drummer who ever lived!!! BUDDY RICH

[@kitamccleary6597]

You know Buddy Rich when you hear him. He is amazing. God gave him a talent and thank God he was able to find it. He plays so effortlessly. I love the group he's playing with here. I have seen Steve Marcus (sax), in many other performances with him. He's awesome as well. Thanks for sharing this Uncle Jimmy. I enjoyed it.

[@MegaLJ3]

No words in any language to describe Buddy's talent. Some come close to his speed but no one comes anywhere near his soul and spirit.

[@rogerhn7785]

Coordination here is superhuman. Greatest drummer ever.

[@garyleegomez8670]

Thx, Dave, for this post. Made my day. Saw him play 3 times during early mid-70's at Disneyland-Anaheim, Ca. Thx again

[@roybeckerman9253]

I always laugh when drummers say how today’s drummers are better… This speaks for itself..the GOAT..

[@pippottopazzo]

Buddy is not only the king of snaredrum but also the absolute master of cymbals: listen from 16:30 to 17:45... what a beatiful sound , beautiful melody he's able to pull out from the instrument... It seems to me Buddy is the only drummer in the jazz history who played better and better as the years went by ... he plays better in the last decade of his life than in the fifties ot the seventies ... smooth sound, great class and stunning elegance ... he has everything a jazz drummer needs to have

[@jayjayfixesall4570]

I have been watching Buddy for 50 years and still he is the drum god,he is the best drummer in the world and put up a match against him.i cant keep up with him and I played since 1970 a true drum god I believe

[@davidsaelens9168]

Did you all see his second little solo where he grabbed the left crash cymbal and choked it with lightening speed? UNBELIEVABLE!! About 20 years ago I started to incorporate that lick (grabbing the crash cymbal and choking it). Now, I start to crash the left crash cymbal with my left hand. Psst, I own a set of Buddy Rich #80N by Slingerland drums that I purchased at Drums Unlimited in Bethesda, Maryland. Yes, marine pearl, just like Buddy's. I love this set.

[@edman6968]

Greatest Drummer Ever ! Changed me Life ! Thanks Buddy !

[@kenaldrich7279]

he did the same for me i even got to him smoked reef with him everytime he came to ct. i even rode on lake coumponces roller coaster way out of season (the park was closed) but buddy made the grounds keeper turn it on he invited my brother and i to ride w him..i loved this guy i really did..still do man how i miss those electrfying concerts he played sometimes even the waiting was awesome all of the drummers in the state would turn out and discussions about buddy the drums things he played i mean the entire experience was so great id almost shake..i met him first time at toads place new haven ct i recorded the first part of the gig you can hear it on the mike james jazz web page listen to it (not the greatest recording quality but you'll get a great sense of the vibe thats was always in the air at any of his gigs..it was truly like some drug..you just couldnt get enough..id give anything to see it feel it just one more time..my god nobody ever replaced that luckily i knew that at the time..the drummers of today have failed me miserably sad to say

[@judgejury5276]

World Class.....Buddy Rich & his Big Band doesn't get any better.

[@jamesdrynan]

Remarkably inventive how Marcus starts creating a blues feeling with a few simple notes around 7:48. He pulls the bass into responding to the feel at 8:14. Clever! This groove isn't normally a part of the Suite but who cares? Brilliant!

[@matthewgoeller3490]

i bought a black shirt with that BR logo at a show in Dayton Ohio in 1984 or 85.wore it with great pride. loved this band so much. Saw buddy 4 times in my life. he was remarkable. great band. great memories. thank you Dave for posting,

[@malcolmevans4874]

Brilliant version of my all time favourite. 23 minutes of sheer bliss.

[@robd2650]

My favorite also. Unbelievable arrangement, & best drumming I've heard, even from Buddy.

[@pippottopazzo]

Buddy is not only the king of snaredrum but also the absolute master of cymbals: listen from 16:30 to 17:45... what a beatiful sound , beautiful melody he's able to pull out from the instrument... It seems to me Buddy is the only drummer in the jazz history who played better and better as the years went by ... he plays better in the last decade of his life than in the fifties ot the seventies ... smooth sound, great class and stunning elegance ... he has everything a jazz drummer needs to have

[@alancobain2151]

drummer stan levy said it best when he said and I quote, when buddy played he made us all sound like children, end of quote

[@jeffreywegener8841]

And Stan was a great drummer. Listened to him recently with Mr Charlie Parker .

[@aeabottss22]

13:46 - The stare down begins. 14:15 - Interference from the cameraman. Buddy takes a timeout. 14:45 - Stare down resumes. 15:58 - Buddy turns up the heat. Trombonist is showing his weakness. 16:15 - Trombonist breaks. loses all respect. 16:38 - Buddy never breaks. 18:05 - Buddy is now messing with his defeated opponent, staring him into the ground. 18:44 - Buddy is so disappointed in his trombonist he turns away in disgust. 18:56 - Buddy takes out his anger on his crash cymbal.

[@mobrules29]

19:04 - Trumpet player smirks at the mayhem he has just witnessed.

[@mobrules29]

@@buddyrichforever I've been a huge fan of BR since the release of Live in London in '71. I was lucky enough to see him in concert 5 times, and meet him once. He has no peers. But I think you took the comments way too seriously and too literally. Buddy had the reputation of being a taskmaster, even a dictatorial one, and Johnny and Mel and others joked about that. I think it was Johnny who would refer to him as "Mr. Warmth". And Buddy certainly didn't mind being known for that bad ass attitude - and he had a wonderful sense of humor about it. He probably would have been mortified if all his good deeds, generosity and compassion from behind the scenes were known to the public. But he could be a very intimidating presence to us mere mortals.

[@ronm8173]

I don't get it. Did you talk to someone in the band with this info. ? I've seen Buddy Rich so many times that I can't say and every time the members of the band stared at him while he soloed. What were the signs of his disappointment with the bone player ? I might be missing them or too busy checking out the musicianship.

[@mobrules29]

@@ronm8173 I'm not sure who you're directing that to, but you do get that the original post by aeabottss22 was a joke, right?

[@ronm8173]

I sure hope so but I didn’t get it.

[@buddyrichable1]

If you watch the yearly Buddy Rich tribute his daughter puts on, it’s amazing. The top drummers in the world perform with Buddy’s band. And as good as these guys are you can see they know they can’t hold a candle to Buddy, not even close. That’s not a slight to these guys, they are some of my favourite drummers, it’s just that Buddy was one of a kind.

[@kitamccleary6597]

You are so right about that. No matter where how or what he's playing, you can always hear that one of a kind signature "Buddy Rich" sound. Even when he did his little skit on "the Muppets" and was playing his way down the stairs on the banister, it still had the signature "Buddy Rich" all over it. Awesome performer. I am a 50 year old female from CA. who was brought up to appreciate music of all types. I could listen to him on the drums all day and not get tired of hearing him.

[@hawkrider88]

The Babe Ruth, Rembrandt, Einstein and Neil Armstrong of drumming. Pure geinius behind the drums.

[@pinball1970]

great comment, thumbs up

[@jeanpaulboin5854]

Extase...in french!découverte of thés piece

[@ttrumpetguy]

Buddy Rich Band 1984 live in Berlin if memory serves me correctly!

[@Bob-nu3xe]

a one off genius, to play the right phrasing at the right time, keeping in time, all the time, is the work of a genius

[@JRT5573]

I have always considered the first movement to be some of the best big band jazz ever written. This is an excellent recording. I also like the fact that it includes the middle movement, which was passed over on both occasions when I gopt to hear the band live. I read that he often left that out in order to allow for the extended drum solo everyone wanted to hear. Same thing on the West Side Story piece. At any rate, I think it interesting that probably the two most popular pieces his band did were arranged by Bill Reddie. But I can find hardly anything about him on the internet. I know only that he was a Las Vegas music director and alter had a company researching the therapeutic value of music. Great music...every time. That's Rich!

[@babyshambler]

I mean.....phenomenal. Super human.

[@buddyrichgenekrupa19]

This was performed at the Berlin Jazz Festival in november 1984.

[@텐투]

좋아요 버디리치님^^

[@edellis515]

GOD'S all of them. MARCUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sydneymorey6059]

Beautifully, magnificent, & raw. Love it!

[@anyITsolution]

This is random but props to the camera man for the great angles on the close up shots of the legendary !

[@Flo8Jack]

Truly incredible and still # one

[@stephenbalenger]

Buddy was great Killer drumming. There was a cassette tape going around back in the day of him on a tour bus just ripping some poor horn player for not being up to snuff, man it was brutal. I'm guessing it's still out there for someone to look up.

[@korbynwalshdrums8766]

A lot of people overlook it but, Steve Marcus played an AMAZING solo.

[@johncalo5856]

Marcus was always a monster with fabulous Link tone...but this chart will always be known as much for the 'Menza Cadenza' as anything else. RIP Steve.

[@robertramos645]

That tenor sax solo tho! 🙌

[@rockyrhoads1]

its amazing to see how he adjusts his embouchure as he plays through his solo

[@drumwonder1917]

STEVE MARCUS! Thanks Buddy!

[@paulmataruga6558]

Smokin

[@peterg.bassist]

AWESOME!

[@edellis515]

I loved Marcus

[@edellis515]

Marcus!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mjm5081]

🙏 ❤ 🌹 Buddy 🌹 ❤ 🙏

[@MsStormy333]

amazing playing... just goes to show that a 4 piece set, ride, few crashes is all he needed. 2nd floor tom usually held his towel.

[@Bob-nu3xe]

God must have been so proud of his creation he didn't make another

[@patrickdennis9379]

I played a shorter arrangement of this song in my Jazz Band this year. I really love it

[@joemc8402]

Who were the 6 morons who didnt like this cmon this genius also suffered from multiple heart attacks what courage and love for the audience as he gave 110 percent you have to love that

[@kenaldrich7279]

i can answer this one..6 deaf mute idots that have not one clue what music or drums are suppossed to sound like..was i close?

[@ces1drums]

1st chair trombone player gets the best seat in the house during the drum solo.

[@1jondee]

That's not the lead. The guy next to Buddy is always the second 'bone.

[@paulrodberg]

@@1jondee later michael davis did become buddy's lead bone player

[@veg4ev]

This is my favorite music composition by Bill Reddie

[@edellis515]

Audio is incredible

[@joehayes529]

One of Buddy's finest lead trumpets & Chuck Schmidt was great. Anyone know man on lead? Talk about range and chops!

[@mikeromano2219]

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. TONY GORRUSO LEAD TYRUMPET.

[@mikeromano2219]

TRUMPET

[@bedlam6666]

Best mix and version I have ever heard of this arrangement--not my favorite BR chart by a long shot...but this is excellent. Thanks for the post.

[@tonyfot0]

Epic piece of Jazz

[@cdmackay2012]

Fantastic! Thanks for the updload!

[@JoeBilello1969]

Reminded me of the music used in "Taxi Driver"😮

[@bigd-1-channel514]

Great post thanks

[@wdisneyw71]

Blue Devils...76...77...86...wonderful.

[@samsignorelli]

@Micah the Nerd Saxophonist Surprised there wasn't a quote in the 2017 show, frankly. I love watching the 86 show and seeing so many of the people I marched with in 84 getting the ring that eluded us that year. Out of all the solo or featured players, I think there was only one who was not from the 84 corps.

[@jonathangroove]

Jamais existirá melhor nas artes da baqueta

[@enewhuis]

still wicked sick after all these years

[@TheGamerNerd025]

From 18:54 on.....just wow.....how the hell lol Buddy Rich was so amazing!

[@skahler]

Love how random yells at the band really make this thing tick

[@yumha38]

I always get a kick out of other drummers trying to explain what Mr Rich did, that is like trying to analyze Mozart or trying to explain magic, simply can not be done.

[@mroth2031]

HELLO STAN LEVY QUITE A DRUMMER HIMSELF. LEFTY! BUDDY JUST.IMPRESSED ME .LATE 60 70s A WHOLE DIFFERENT TIME.II PLAYED A VARIETY OF MUSIC 35 PLUS YEARS DYNAMIICS. AND. ACOUSTICS HAVE A LOT TOO DO WITH AND HOW YOU PLAY.DIFFERENT AREAS AFFECTS THE SOUND AND PROJECTION OF WHAT YOUR PLAYIN TO. ME.MIKE ROTH.

[@edellis515]

Those fuckin boots. Unreal. GOD

[@bobbydale1938]

That's Buddy Rich !!!

[@paulmataruga6558]

Yaaa man...beautiful

[@edellis515]

Christ oh mighty

[@catcat1517]

The horns are like in a trance at his playing. And Buddy us scratching his back during the solo like it’s no big deal.

[@Earthdogbonzo3]

THE BEST!!!

[@mroth2031]

What's with the threads their wearing suits.matching colors Buddy's. Band back then.I was a suit salesman too..Late 60sto 74 and I noticed their hair styles cuts then too.Stay. cool gentle men.

[@MegaLJ3]

I have to laugh where Buddy has all the band members attention--topped by fear on their faces.

[@TDrumma3]

The bands faces during Buddy's solo tell a lot...sheer awe and fear. It's almost as if they'd get fired if their eyes weren't glued to him during the solos.

[@jaxophone96]

TDrumma3 its funny you say that because that was actually the case quite a lot. He was mega talented but man did he have an ego.

[@stuksy4321]

I thought the same... like storm troopers watching Vader walk in their midst. lol

[@ronhorton21]

Insane Channel One Suite speed! I've played it fast but this is NUTZ!

[@ikarooz]

beyond category

[@woodythames2553]

This is a really great piece of music, but it's one of those that seemingly can never reach its first incarnation, from the Mercy, Mercy Album, primarily because the first incarnation included Don Menza. Tough to equal that. Impossible to top it.

[@renorailfanning5465]

My favorite version is actually from Mr. Drums.

[@DrummerDanVa]

Don Menza's solo and sound on the album version is one of the best big band sax performances I ever heard. It is magical. But Steve Marcus is a great player also.

[@rickdavenport9538]

Naw man, you ain't heard enough of these. Shit gets crazy on some of these perfomances. Listen to the solo album.

[@edwatts9890]

Neil Who?

[@igmothemagus]

Damn, Buddy is a cruel beat-master

[@stewartnicol3028]

Buddy Rich.....Buddy Rich, the old joke goes "This big band drummer comes off stage, drenched in sweat after a 25minute solo. He passed backstage and the stagehand says "Who does he think he is, God Almighty??" -The Stage Manager replies, "No son, he IS God Almighty, he just thinks he is Buddy Rich!" Now, I grew up in the 50s, my first paid drum gig was age 12 in 1964. Buddy Rich, who I worshipped, dissed my favourite pop drummers, Keith Moon, Ringo, Kenney Jones, mainly by slating "MATCH GRIP" - YET....here he is in the first few bars of this amazing piece.....using fuckin' match grip!!! WTF?????

[@Nomfyy]

Stewart Nicol There’s a video that states the few occasions he will use the matched grip. He plays the floor tom like it’s a timpani which is definitely played with matched grip so that’s what he does. He also plays the hi-hat with matched since it’s awkward with traditional.

[@Jakjonsun78]

Lol at the piano player who bows at the end, then buddy tells them to bow, and he's just very afraid he screwed up

[@edellis515]

MEGA U R CORRECT

[@gunnarstreuli]

13:25 Freddie Mercury on trumpet

[@tippiecannoeone6810]

Does THIS David Gomez know Eva Hebert by chance?

[@speedoflite1]

WOW !!

[@edellis515]

GOD

[@ВладимирЗверько]

Под соло саксафона очень красиво играет конрабас!!!

[@richardmartinez5032]

God makes only one.

[@gospelsparky]

4:35 ladies and gentlemen, Donnie Osmond on tenor sax

[@cristianmojica9944]

Lol wut its steve marcus ya chungus

[@edwardfreytag]

Great Buddy performance...Steve Marcus sounds great here...! Outstanding props to the whole band! 11 dislikes...hahahaha! Those people probably don't like sex either! Hahahah!

[@joeydrums1159]

Is Buddy using a riveted Paiste Ride cymbal here? It sure looks that way............................

[@bobbydale1938]

No. Never saw him use a rivet ride

[@jasonpp1973]

So similar to ELP's tank!

[@sn7miller]

Even the fictional character in Whiplash, instructor Terrence Fletcher, would be in awe of Buddy Rich.

[@mauriciovercesi5476]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@DrSmallberries]

This was always such a grueling song. We used to groan when we heard the rhythmic tag for it.

[@TheMagicw12000]

What year was this? And in what performance?

[@mobrules29]

1983 I believe, at the Berlin Jazz Festival.

[@Lewy3958]

Terrible camera work , Buddy is doing fabulous things from the off ,and the camera man is focused on the back of the trombone sections heads

[@stevenokazaki6654]

yeah, rich was an incredible drummer, but what's the deal with the super white band? did buddy have a problem with people of color?

[@StephenKershaw1]

02:04 during the drum transition, watch him reach out of nowhere and choke that cymbal.... incredible speed and fluidity!