Rattlin' Bones
Gold Member
You don't know what you're talking about. You're talking about Buddy in late 60's and 70's. The dude started playing professionally in the 30's. He played on an album with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in 1950. He was a session drummer, too. You probably don't have a turntable, so get some CD's of Buddy Rich and various bands, ensembles, and recordings from 40's and 50's and listen. Greatest? I dunno. I do know he was a hellofalot better than a lot of you folks give him credit for because you only know showman Buddy on The Tonight Show, not session and jazz drummer Buddy from 30's 40's and 50's.
Also full disclosure: I'm biased. I ate pizza with Buddy in early 70's. Really. True story.
Also full disclosure: I'm biased. I ate pizza with Buddy in early 70's. Really. True story.
All that big band and jazz stuff he played was 5 measures of hi hat and then an accented snare on 4. he was only an amazing soloist and thats it. AND because he was a self marketing whore, we only saw him on every talk show and Carson every week. im sure his contemporaries at the time, Roach, Bellson and those guys could hang with their bands too, buddy was only special as a soloist.
I never get tired of watching videos of his solos, i dont even understand what hes doing.