Drummer Reacts To - BUDDY RICH DRUM SOLO EXCELLENCE FIRST TIME HEARING

[@71Habu]

Yes, Buddy Rich was the greatest drummer of all time. Even after more than 10 minutes of incredible playing, he still had hand speed and accuracy that was way beyond most drummers! And he was incredibly accurate! Never catches a rim, never drops or breaks a stick. Always wore a suit and tie for gigs!

[@sstephen474]

I AGREE

[@ralphlongo5137]

The speed, stamina, imagination, and sheer swing of the man was something to behold. Saw him live many times in the Boston area and every time I saw and heard something I had never seen or heard before. Best ever without doubt.

[@mickeyscott7479]

Meeting Buddy in 1986 and shaking his hand was one of the coolest things that ever happened in my life.

[@davidburton9136]

Yeah, I haven't heard or seen anyone better than Buddy Rich. I saw him performing live twice, and I have a number of DVDs of his concerts over the years, and still he just seems miles beyond anyone else with not just his speed, but everything he comes up with and plays on the fly...constantly changing rhythms.

[@johncheney950]

Buddy is in a league of his own. I remember watching him on TV when I was a kid. His playing is just mind-blowing. Soooo fast!

[@rickcarter4227]

I think it was Krupa that said there's Buddy then there's everyone else. He was a terror to work for I heard but he demanded excellence. He's the only person that I know of that had a heart attack while playing a solo but finished it and then said to Kathy (Daughter) Take me to a hospital, what a Beast!

[@warrenbrazina779]

Bubby Rich was beyond great, he was SUPERNATURAL. He was born with this freak gift that put him in his own tier. When drummers saw him play live they didn't walk out inspired, they were devasted!

[@sstephen474]

u r absolutely right I saw him live 1970. Power of God was all over this man. I also played drums for Don Menza and Art Pepper both featured soloists on Buddys Ceasar's palace album and heard eye witness accounts of Buddy. He was and is still the GOAT God's gift to the world of drums didnt practice take lessons or read music photographic memory unlimited stamina and talent they'd bring in a drummer to read a 20 min chart Buddy would watch 1 time and get on the drums and play it perfectly

[@yakovpetrovich7682]

Yes. Buddy is the greatest drummer of all time, regardless of genre. My personal favorite and probably influenced the most people alive today to want to be a drummer - Ringo.

[@ryanrodio6102]

There are drummers, and there is Buddy Rich.

[@GuyB1958]

I've been admiring Buddy Rich since I was a kid in the 60's. I'm still amazed by his talent. Truly the best there ever was.

[@MikeKern-ue5js]

I was graced to see Buddy and his band play at Harper College back in the early 80's, and it was absolutely amazing to see the world's greatest perform live

[@jabr0nicus]

this dude had drumming figured out. it's crazy that he still stacks up well to modern top drummers even after decades. plus that he literally started playing in the 1920s and 1930s. what a freak

[@ArchDragon888]

"The greatest of all-time ever in the span of human evolution leading to the world as we know it now....he is the GOAT"- me

[@jimfussell5589]

Greatest drummer EVER!

[@Bob-nu3xe]

Buddy got every ounce of range out of the kit because he had ears and talent of a genius

[@stephendufort4154]

No one then or now would even try to go up against him , He IS the greatest drummer of all PERIOD !

[@P-J-W-777]

I believe he was the best all around drummer if you take every aspect into consideration. He was an absolute perfectionist. If he made a mistake he was so good he’d make sure you never knew it. I also believe the drummer from Spain that everyone is watching on KZbin right now has studied Buddy Rich big time. You can can see a lot of the Buddy Rich style in his playing. Just imagine what Buddy could have done with a modern drum set with modern pedals.

[@gavinholt5428]

He's so fast he looks like he is drumming with brushes. so controlled and smooth.

[@DebraWalkenshaw]

Buddy Rich is the best! I just love watching him, as he almost goes into a trance while playing. I wish they would make a movie about him and his life.

[@DSWilkes]

Buddy is the GOAT. Neil Peart to me is behind him in second. Buddy was in his mid 50's during this performance. 2 interesting little known facts. 1. Buddy never had a kit set up in his home. The only time he played was when he was learning new material with his band and on stage performing. 2. Buddy couldn't read music. He would have a drummer play new material as it was written and after hearing one time he'd have it memorized. You should watch some of his drum battles. Especially his battle against Animal. Yes that Animal...

[@DavidLeBlanc]

There seems to be no limit on his technique or creativity with his technique. I have seen him live and on video and.he never seemed to phone it in. Every performance was him proving to the world he was the best.

[@marklancaster6558]

Saw Buddy a number of times on UK tours. I have never seen anyone better than him and I doubt I ever will. A bona fide legend.

[@GonzalesMichael-sx4sd]

Been following this guy for 55 years RIP....PRETTY NASTY BLACK BELT TOO ❤

[@jasonmacarthurdrums]

I spent countless hours watching my Buddy Rich Jazz Legends vol 1 &2 vhs tapes. I feel in love with his power, finesse and his single stroke roll. His playing definitely inspired me to want to improve and work my ass off to be the best drummer 🥁 I could.

[@chriswhiting3627]

He makes me cry everytime I watch him.

[@RommelEGH]

Well don't watch him. Maybe some prozac.

[@edellis515]

Me too!!!!!!!!

[@mastrorj68]

There's so much more to him than speed. Think of his age that he's doing this at and he even does it at older ages too. Think about the presence he commands behind that kit and how he pushes his band way beyond their abilities. His longevity and consistency is maybe the most impressive

[@jameswaddell3348]

A cranked up snare drum means absolutely no room for error or sloppy playing. That snare work alone makes Buddy the GOAT! As i've always said, all 4 limbs are EQUAL.Almost every drummer has a stronger side hand or foot.

[@DG-sf9ei]

What puts a real perspective on Buddy Rich is that he came from the 1st 1/2 of the 20th century. When there was literally nothing for influence other than startup drummers and you had to be at a live show, fortunate enough to find the record album, or be at the mercy of AM Radio with poor audio and zero playback to get drum parts learned. Talk about a guy here on the drums who's an original, yet on his own(he received no lessons from drum clinics/college) to develop ingenious skill and speed which to this day, nearly a century later, is still immeasurable to any other drummer. Buddy Rich is truly the legend above all others, because it requires much less skill process for drummers thereafter to try and copy..... than it is to create.

[@rhoanjenson7475]

One word for Buddy Rich: GOAT.

[@charlesmazzei]

First time I saw Buddy Rich was in the "foyer" of a bar on Broadway 1950. I have followed him wherever I could and once in Youngstown Ohio I got to sit with him and of all things discussed with him his progress in Karate. His teacher was a classmate of mine in JR High school. I have played drums since I was 5 y/o and just find his skills remarkable. I could never achieve what he has, but I'm thankful to have heard him, met him, and thank God for him and his talent. The best ever. CSM 88y/o.

[@brianwalker9185]

The "Blur" Buddy Rich, in my opinion, was the GOAT of drums. Some liked Krupa's style but technically no one "beats" Buddy. In my book Buddy is #1, for style Ginger Baker, John Bonham for his rage and originality, then the drummer from Santana back in the day. Ringo, "Mr. Metronome " for his fills, Neil Pert for the ability to use his kit...Johnny Carson and Sammy Davis Jr...were surprisingly good drummers of the day. My favorite drum solo, Inna Godiva Vida. Rich is why I played drums, I tried to emulate all.

[@icmman7]

love me some buddy rich,saw him live in '83,sat 20 feet away center.

[@ericwhyte9804]

This is next level drumming. The envy of every drummer out there. Best ever

[@tonetone7572]

the greatest hands down..not only did he influence other jazz drummers but every hot shot rock drummer owes Buddy Rich (weather they know it or not)

[@gregtapevideo1464]

I first saw Buddy on the Johnny Carson show in the seventies. The best ever.! AND IN A SUIT!!!

[@horroroffab]

dextrous and light touches complimented the speed and power. always something new with every listen. everything changed with buddy.

[@MikeKern-ue5js]

Definitely Buddy Rich was the best of all time, hands down no contest

[@marvingoodman7381]

A big favorite at concerts was the band's West Side Story with some of the best Buddy Rich solos ever. I am so amazed of his left hand, none like it with blazing speed. Yes, I'm a Buddy Rich fan... AND I do believe he's the best ever....

[@philosopher0076]

There are drummers of all tonal colors, flavors, styles, energies, musicalities. The great jazz beasts like Elvin Jones, Lenny White, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, Billy Cobham, Steve Gadd and etc., etc., The great Rock legends, John Bonham, Carl Palmer, Ian Paice, Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell, Tommy Aldridge, Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, Michael Shrieve, Buddy Miles and on and on. The fantastic Art Rock drummers like Bill Bruford and Neil Peart and etc. The wonderful pop music drummers like Phil Collins, Carter Beauford, Steve Smith, David Robinson, Martin Chambers, Karen Carpenter, Nigel Olsen and on and on. The great R&B, Soul and Funk drummers such as Bernard Purdie, James Gadsen, Tiki Fulwood, Fred White, Clyde Stubblefield, Greg Errico, JR Robinson and on and on. Then there are the hundreds and hundreds of orchestral drummer who play for symphonies around the world, amazing technicians and players of kit drums and often other percussion instruments. Then the hundreds more studio drummers over the last 70 or more years who are incredibly varied, talented, creative and etc. So with all that variety and talent and style variation and influences and personalties in drumming over the last century, to say, " WHO IS THE BEST? " is simply a mute question, a null thing, an empty set, a non-starter...a foolish, ignorant, obtuse, silly and frankly stupid, nonsensical question. Now, with all that said and understood, I will say and must say that: Buddy Rich was, THE BEST, THE GREATEST, THE #1 DRUMMER OF ALL TIME. Got that? He had it ALL and including a talent beyond anyone, anywhere. He had groove, rhythm, creativity, rock solid timing, speed, power, explosiveness, perfect flow, musical charisma, endless endurance and stamina even into his 70's right before he died. He had a memory beyond compare, did not read music but could here a chart ONCE and create a drum pattern for it and memorize and play it perfectly from that day onward even if the piece of music was 25 minutes long. He was a genius and his technical skill and dynamics are unsurpassed. He played classic jazz, be bop, big band, cocktail jazz, jazz rock fusion, blues, jazz funk, funk, pop, orchestral music, theater productions, etc. As so many have said about the man over the last 50 years... Yes, he was a phenom, an enigma. Yes, he was FAST. Yes he had subtle dynamics, intricate, soft feathery playing when needed with ghost notes to die for. Yes, he could SWING like no other drummer. Yes, he was the Bruce Lee of drums. Yes, he had another gear that others just didn't have. Yes, he could lead a band and push them with his drumming better than any other drummer. Yes, he was a TORNADO on the drums. Yes, every drummer wanted to do what he could do....but never could. So my answer to your question in the video on whether Buddy Rich was the GOAT on the drums is......Hell yes. 👍

[@stevecrafton2994]

Grew Up Listening To Jazz In The Seventies And There Was None Better Than Buddy Rich!!

[@aaronreeves8376]

The hands of god ! Not just fast but accurate, precise and insanely musical!!! Him and his generation invented drumming for the drum kit.

[@joehughes38]

I saw him twice open for Frank Sinatra and he is amazing. He has to be the best. Single peal, fast hands and endurance!

[@charleswarren2556]

Oh, let's not forget Sammy Davis, Jr.! A MULTI-talented entertainer included drums. Anyway, the list continues - though NOT endless! 'nuf said, ALOHA 4 now...😉👍

[@TikTok_refugees1977]

He just had fun playing the drums He so fast he's gotta be the fastest drummer😮😮😮🎉🎉🎉

[@garyrosenberg3369]

What always fascinated me was his control and speed of the left hand, what made him so friggin fast and accurate. I've got a lot of drummers on my list, especially Vinnie Colaiuta and Jon Hiseman, but no one can reach Buddy Rich. The best, period.

[@byron2571]

Big Fan ..... He came to my school in 1982 with the orchestra..... Amazing! He would yell out from the drum kit if the spotlight wasn't on the soloist.... During the performance..... Yes best drummer!

[@frankrogowski5608]

No rock drummers ever come anywhere near his skills and speed!

[@johnroberts3723]

Definitely the ultimate drummers drummer, saw him live four times in the eighties when he was still at his peak also met him briefly for an autograph. A man of small stature but incredible spirit and a sense of rhythm never seen before or since. The live performance they dubbed the impossible drum solo was a guest appearance on a frank sinatra concert in the eighties and he was in his sixties when he did that!.

[@harveyg104]

What makes him the best American drummer is the fact that Buddy Rich kept his solos in respect to drum rudiments and military accuracy, without, if you notice, throwing in Latin rhythms.He kept everything American and free of outside rhythms.( im black by the way)Dont get me wrong, jazz came from black folks, and he was a major contributor, genius jazz drummer.The best.Most drummers today cant escape latin rhythms, or gospel fills in their jazz solo.Buddy kept it real, complex and simple at the same time....on a 4 piece kit too😮😮😮

[@charlesmarkley220]

The world is filled so many GOATS. We should appreciate all them.

[@AvStevieStevenJamesDrums]

Got to see Buddy at Disneyland in the 70’s, sat right in front of him. There are some KZbin clips of it. He was the GOAT.

[@johndavis9432]

Some people have said it's Louie Bellson.Some critics have tried to say it's Max Roach or a few others.They're all wrong.Buddy was and still is the greatest.

[@justchillin4065]

If Bruce Lee were a drummer this is what I imagine him to be like.

[@Joemartin-g5b]

The Bruce Lee of drumming

[@aaronreeves8376]

In fact buddy loved Bruce Lee

[@ikshields]

Buddy’s hero, of course. 😎

[@anthonym3573]

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES!!! BUDDY RICH IS THE BEST DRUMMER OF ALLTIME!!! NOBODY COULD DO WHAT HE COULD DO!! " THE WORLD'S GREATEST DRUMMER " IS THE ONE AND ONLY BUDDY RICH!!!!!!

[@Captally]

Fond memories as a 14 year old lad in 1957 hearing "Down For Double" and still get a thrill. Double this with Louis Bellson's "For Europeans Only" and your heart sings all day.

[@lovewinsall77]

No one knew how great Buddy was more than he himself.

[@andyweis5194]

And there was nothing wrong with that at all.

[@lovewinsall77]

@@andyweis5194Worked out nicely.

[@petergreene5794]

I saw him play in the 70s in Milwaukee.I think it was.He was amazing and actually could play that fast and that complicated with that variation and dynamic, while he spun the drum set upside down. period there was no one better and there never will be.

[@SuperPrince1007]

Buddy Rich was without question the best drummer of all time. He's a cut above all other drummers, period. He's The Beatles of the drums. I do though think that Carl Palmer of ELP was the best Rock Drummer but Buddy Rich in a class all by himself. By the way Colby, I'd like to see your reaction to the Drum Solo by Carl Palmer as a 70 year old. It's also on You Tube (Search 70 year old Carl Palmer Drum Solo).

[@stevechattler2756]

Life long fan of Buddy, I saw him many times perform with his big band in the 1970’s Look at his fingers He controls the rebound if the stick. He was the best.

[@howardbeckler4919]

Beyond being phenomenal, he put out some albums of his band. Check out Mercy, Mercy and the Keep the Customer Satisfied. Two really great big band albums.

[@spacecadet35]

He had impeccable speed control, tempo control and volume control. Speed and volume control is something very rare in all of the drummers I know. And he doesn't need a one hundred piece kit either.

[@riccardodietrich184]

É incredibile la velocità la compostezza lo stile la potenza e la versatilità. Ho decine di video di 'Buddy's solos'. Non ce n'è uno uguale all'altro. Tutti diversi. E sono tantissimi. Non una nota fuori posto "INCREDIBLE DRUMMER'. He is really the G O A T !!!

[@jimskinner8243]

Best Jazz drummer of all time.

[@ColbyFultonDrums]

🐐💯

[@LS-ki9ft]

Buddy's performances and interview on The Tonight Show with Carson are legendary.

[@jimashby43]

That's great to see someone young bringing this back to life.

[@itchntohitch4143]

A major fan for over 50 years now.... Loved the album "Stick It" from back in the early 70's. Big band jazz at the highest level.... There is nothing like it, and now.

[@robertpollara3072]

Buddy Rich was the best drummer that ever sat behind a drum kit!! Period!!

[@Eddie-ym1vq]

I saw Buddy Rich in 1984. He opened for Frank Sinatra. I'm still amazed at how great he was

[@paulburton315]

Had the honor to see him live when I was a teenager. AMAZING.... BUDDY RICH THEN Y EL ESTEPARIO SIBERIANO TODAY. , THEN EVERYBODY ELSE.. !!!!

[@elaines5750]

Buddy Rich, hands down, best ever.

[@snivelinj7612]

He's always been considered the best in history. It's amazing that even in old age and just before he died he hadn't lost a beat. Johnny Carson always introduced him to his show as "the best drummer in the world". And he was right.

[@AP-gb3eh]

He used to be on tv quite often, even as a kid it was captivating.

[@anthonydemayo9367]

Buddy was and still is the best drummer of all time. It was once asked if Buddy set a high bar for all drummer's, the answer: Buddy is the bar!

[@richardpierce7819]

I saw Buddy live at knotts berry farm back in the 70s a free show and it was unreal how good he was.

[@anthonym3573]

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES!!! BUDDY RICH IS THE BEST DRUMMER OF ALLTIME!! NOBODY COULD DO WHAT HE COULD DO!!YES!! " THE WORLD'S GREATEST DRUMMER " IS BUDDY RICH!! CASE CLOSED!!!!

[@benjaminsantiago762]

It's the 1930's. You're at the Savoy Ballroom. Chic Webb, the bandleader of one of the Savoy's house bands, goes into a solo on his drum set. I'd bet that, for the next few years, or perhaps for the rest of your life, you would probably believe that you have seen the very best there has ever been done on a set of drums.

[@martinstenitzer8782]

Buddy the master drummer 🙏🙌♥️give for all drummer a lesson 😅

[@robertrouse4503]

I loved Buddy's drumming. I first saw him in 1960.

[@lonnienorton.]

Buddy Rich has been a major influence of mine growing up playing the drums for the last 35 years and counting. Unfortunately right now I am healing up from a injury to my foot recently so my new drum videos are put on hold for another week or two. I'll be back in action very soon. 😁🤘

[@richardramirez1086]

Not my favorite drummer but I do believe he is the GOAT. My favorite drummer Neal Peart felt the same way.

[@richardrowe1538]

In the early 1950s, on the Verve Label, there is a drum battle between Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. I purchased this recording when I was in a music appreciation course at UCLA. I was a big jazz fan and thought that Gene Krupa was the greatest drummer of all time. After listening to the drum battle, I was blown away by Buddy Rich. I realized Buddy Rich was the greatest jazz drummer of all time. Yes, I did the same thing you are doing now. Looking for a better drum in any form of music. 50 years later my opinion has not changed. Buddy Rich is the GOAT.

[@joemyers9893]

Yes Buddy Rich is king of the drummers,absolutely amazing

[@caryd67]

We’re all Buddy Rich fans, that’s why we’re here 😊

[@PhlemRV]

I saw Buddy and his band at my high school gym, probably in the 1973-1975 time frame. It was a pretty fantastic experience and I still can’t believe he was in our HS gym. Probably one of the coolest things ever at my old school!

[@stephenarnold9337]

Was your High School in Bethesda Maryland? We could have been classmates..

[@PhlemRV]

@@stephenarnold9337 No, Boston suburbs. He must have doing the great high school tour route.

[@mmichaeldonavon]

IMHO, he is the GOAT! NO question about it.

[@donfaruolo1858]

As a budding professional guitar player in 1968, at 15 years old, I found myself hanging out with Buddy in his dressing room at Ceasar's Palace. I still have the autograph framed on my wall. To all rock drummers: No MATCH GRIP! Learn how to play. It's all in the left hand. It's the "roll" in the rock & roll.

[@JoeJoe-lo4bk]

I seen him live one time in Texas at Sheppard AFB, he is the best, amazing!

[@tonynapier3940]

Buddy Rich IS the best drummer I have ever seen.

[@TheMike23md]

Buddy was the epitome of controlled chaos. Used every bit of the kit, one of the first to use a one handed drum roll with the traditional grip of all things. One of the drawbacks to the era, was the lack of actual tuning that could have led to much better sounding solos. Buddy was not the most perfect when it came to rudiments, but he made up for that with the speed and use of cross overs. He had the fastest single stroke rolls I had and will ever see. Extremely skilled in many areas but rudiments were not a big part of his repertoire. He could give you paradiddles and flamadiddles, but not on the consistently like a Neil Peart, Mike Mangini, or Thomas Lang. I personally believe there is a category for multiple drummers that make it very indistinguishable about who was or is the best.

[@ikshields]

You know that’s a play-it-safe lie. There is no “type” of drumming anyone, of any level, can hide behind that will protect them from what Buddy did behind that set of drums, every night of the week. Not even close. All the other greats, in all their apples and oranges varieties and equivalencies, are #2 on down.

[@bruceramsey6725]

Greatest drummer of all time! Not even close!!

[@stevekeener6528]

I will just agree with Gene Krupa. Gene Krupa once said that Buddy was 'outside of it '. By this he meant, there were drummers and then there was Buddy".

[@richardrowe1538]

Be real, there are drummers and then there is Buddy Rich. Just look at his face, this is one badass musician.

[@josephboyce4522]

It wasn't just his speed - he played with Style.

[@stevenwaynej5881]

He is the reason I play drums

[@LS-ki9ft]

Even Gene Krupa said that "Buddy was the best drummer to ever breathe air" and Neil Peart once said, "there is Buddy Rich and then there is everyone else."

[@Civisalienus734]

I’m 65, and even a kid, I knew he was something else. I guess I first heard him when my parents watched The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. He was The Cat!

[@MDLOP8]

He was the Benchmark; the Standard of Excellence. All the drummers since Buddy claimed his ownership of the drum stool can say "We learned from the best."

[@blainebourg2792]

In terms of pure talent, yes, Buddy's the GOAT

[@larryyeadeke2953]

How can you not be a fan of Buddy Rich if you like drums?

[@jackie3]

The great grandfather of drummers of all time!

[@bradb7223]

Got to see Buddy play live twice and I'm a fan until the day I die.