Buddy Rich was a force of nature, arguably the greatest drummer who ever lived. Further, IMHO, he was arguably the greatest musician who ever lived. Without a doubt, there is no other drummer who had, or has, the musical vocabulary that Buddy Rich had. Moreover, I've never heard BR play wrong note. Everything he played was perfect for the context he was in. As for chops, BR in the 60's was untouchable. JMHO.