Buddy Rich Birdland

[overlordspencerman]

Eric Myashiro leading?

[childclown2]

haha i love the soprano sax on the end @ 2:30.. he's just chilin

[bRadicalmagic1]

@timdrms: What's what point?

[xTurnipTimex]

I wish I was half as good as Buddy... wow..

[gaspo218]

Boy, Buddy is angry at his bass player. At 4:40 he gives him the "wake-up call" by hitting his swish cymbal TWICE no less. He means business when he does that. "COME ON, PLAY !! " It's a wonder he didn't bean him with one of his drumsicks.

[kevinherbert]

Coooooool.....

[nealbfinn]

Weather Report first recorded it. Buddy, Maynard and Manhattan Transfer covered it. Joe Zawinul wrote the composition. Not sure who wrote this arrangement. Don't think it was Bob Mintzer even though he was writing for the band a lot at that point

[ritzcrackers27]

sorry if I'm wrong... but I think that Birdland is Maynard Ferguson's tune... anyways I love listening to it and playing it... probably one of my favourites

[joromark]

@ MrLlamaPro

I checked... Looks like the original belongs to Zawinul.

[uralmash07]

If I had been drumming in that band I would've been pissed too! Listen to them! Right from the get-go they drag and drag.... the bari-sax and the bass especially.

[Dimmify]

Personally i like the Maynard Ferguson version better but this is still awesome

the soprano solo is so good

[cl652000]

Oh stop it - with the " he looks PO'ed and says "Come on" - it wasn't that bad. I thought i heard a wwrong note. or maybe he heard the energy level drop - he pushed for perfection - like he gave it.

[Referee006]

cI652000, I know he expected 100% all of the time and maybe he heard a wrong note or the bass or piano was not with him but I wondered if anyone heard anything. And... he does look pissed-off. And... under the right (or wrong for the guy who pissed him off) circumstances I don't think he would be above telling him about it right there.

[Referee006]

Actually, it's his right shoulder but he says something to the bass or piano player who maybe be playing behind the beat?

[Referee006]

At 4:17 he looks over his left shoulder and looks PO'ed and says "Come on, man!" to either the piano or bass player. Can anyone hear what was going on? Was someone playing too slow?

Also somewhere near the end he switches from traditional to matched grip. Did he do this frequently?

[chrisbueno1]

Those trumpet players at 2:00 onwards are awesome!!

[calism23]

Marcus' solo is nice and funky.

[ShawnSteinfeger]

What was wrong with Buddy that he drowned the whole song in his roll orgys?

Steve Marcus is damn good!

[3shiftgtr]

4:38 "C'mon Man" a nasty look, then crash crash on the china!

[lvl420Mew2]

haha

soprano solo was unbelievable

makes me happy to be alive

[dolanjacobs]

nice soprano solo at 3:20

[Antiks72]

Bitch slaps anything Kenny G. played.

[JLRappa]

Thats a cool song! Buddy's amazing!

[Oceansandblue]

I think buddy had some anger management issues.

[0sirhc9]

That's probably why he started playing the drums... hahaha

[tonilrogers]

He came from old school. Dorsey, Shaw, Sinatra, Basie etc... That's the way it was in those days.

[dsacco7]

ya that bass player definetely got the boot after this show lol buddy did have a bit of a temper lol

[Connerthedrummer]

LOL those china hits at 4:39 were definitely out of anger with the bass player.

[sterlingturk]

Yea he even yells at him, "COME ON MAN!!!"

[cadillacdude1975]

Buddy did seem upset at around 4:45, screaming comeon man, looking in the direction of the bass player.

[lckeeper1]

Haha, take a look at 2:29 in the vid, after Buddy's big fill. Steve Marcus is just sitting there with a big grin on his face shaking his head, as if to say, "Man, there he goes again." Love it!

[sterlingturk]

Did you notice Buddy's face as if he was thinking "Whoa, that did a number on the new heart I got 8 weeks ago."

[tonilrogers]

Actually this was live in october 1983. I skipped the homecoming dance at scholl to watch it. His bypass was in January 1983.

[dlyciousmusic]

He has a bypass, THEN played this gig 9 months later?? Wow.

[tonilrogers]

Actually I saw him in a small club in Dayton, Ohio called Gilly's. It was May 10th after the bypass, less than four months!

[drandall1776]

@dlyciousmusic : If my memory serves me (for a change) Buddy was right back at it at a show in Europe 9 WEEKS after his 4-way bypass. To say his doctors did not approve is an understatement ! ! Amazing, no ??

[maalth]

I agree XFormat01, you should hear some of the later stuff he put out like Fiesta, Bouncing With Buddy, and my personal favorite Funk City OLA

[Xformat01]

Buddy simply continues to amaze me! Buddy masterfully combines rock, funk and jazz rhythms together in this comp. I would like to have heard Buddy play this tune with John Scofield on Guitar. I think they would have played off the other so very, very well.

What do you think?

[Steviethedrummer]

Good stuff. I'm sure B had a "discussion" with the bass player on the bus.

[Luxjazzy09]

sry but Maynard's version is so much better!

[sterlingturk]

2:10-2:24. Count along. It's a perfect break.

[Phrase]

I prefer the funky half time groove he plays at 2:58 till 3:41 (unusual to hear him play like that!)

[progvortex]

yea that caught me off guard too- it just goes to show what a versatile player he was

[rozipeti]

BUDDY RICH = GOD

[drummerm]

it sounded like the bass player was out of tune in the beginning, correct me if im wrong?

[bRadicalmagic1]

Buddy, where ever you are, you are far and above the BEST drummer that ever was or ever will be. Thanks for the concert, the album, the drumsticks. You are a Legend for all times.

oh and Elvis was king, but Jesus is the King of all Kings. I sure hope Buddy accepted that fact...have you?

[Niko1020]

Right on, brother.

[MarkR1957]

Buddy was a Jew, so therefore he did not believe in your mythical, non-existant jesus.

Plus, Elvis Presley was one of the most over-rated entertainers in history.

[Valcarion]

haha thats funny

Jesus lived and breathed, just as you and I do

maybe you dont believe he was the Son of God, and thats your perogative

but you cant fight that battle and win

historical records show he existed

I respect whatever religion you are and your beliefs, but dont bash on others. and if you really have to, get your shit straight

[luisamarte2000]

"Steve Marcus and Buddy Rich could have solo'd off each other playing in separate states just from their mental empathy."

What the hell were you smoking when you typed this comment? Duhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[pazootka]

start about 4:35 and watch buddy, you'll see him yelling "COME ONNN" or something

[BassSlaya622]

The bass player was dragging there and then in the next measure on his upbeats.

[sgtpepper1138]

what year was this??

[EdgeSuper]

Steve Marcus and Buddy Rich could have solo'd off each other playing in separate states just from their mental empathy. It is rare to see any two musicians that make the word "great" seem so deficient play together in that unconcious groove. Barron Brown and Steve Smith are pretty close though.

[church312]

buddy rich = god

[GraFZhL]

haha, "they're very restricted to time". so why not play double time? :D

[FLsaxman007]

gotta say, marcus is great, but im more fond of his tenor work, if he played that exact solo on tenor, i would cry in joy.

[josh908]

there is a reason Steve Marcus solos on every peice... He's the best soloist in the band. If you don't like it get over it.

[mission10106]

watch your mouth man.. marcus is a god.. lead tenor player gets most solos.. go read a book

[doubts]

Some-one will knock you clean out if you say that amongst serious musicians .... you complete cock. You are a lonely little shit. Everybody must hate you. Wanker

[FLsaxman007]

i can't believe you said that, marcus is an amazing musician, more than you could ever probably hope to be.

[FRBone]

I'm sure you're not the prettiest flower in the garden, but if you played as well as Steve Marcus, I wouldn't care if you took every solo sitting on the crapper.

[beagleman123456789]

unreal

[Denim069]

just hearing about the things buddy got pissed off about, i'll bet that bass player was fired that night...

[geordierusso]

Damn,.....I could only wish to play the drums like that!!! This is probably my favourite jazz piece of all time,and this is incredible playing!!!! Yeah,I heard him yelling at his Bass Player!!!

[JuergenALange]

Buddy was a very mean band director. I saw a video where he had almost a death glare on the soloist.

[jumpy27]

I don't see him so pissed-off...

[drummerfan277]

You gotta love the classic single stroke roll he blasted there. I wish he had done that on the album version of this on "Best Band I Ever Had."

[sterlingturk]

Buddy is so pissed. Frustrated with the bass player. His playing is especially aggressive. He even shouts at the bass player at some point, using the china as a wake up call. He's my hero.

[dripps29]

"C'MON MAN!" Awesome...the bass player did flub a few notes there around 4:40. Nothing got by Buddy.

[beagleman123456789]

ONLY BUDDY

[tonyfreejazz20]

Great clip Brian. Thanks for posting it.

[JazzzDrummer]

Super concert clip there Brain ! Buddy and his band sounded great on that ...... yeah he sure did look pissed with the bass player !