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Swingin' New Big Band. Terrific stuff. The perfect slam-bang to get the blood flowing.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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A former co-worker played in jazz/stage bands for a time before getting a real job.
He spent some time playing for/with Buddy Rich and toured with Buddy for a short time. According to my former co-worker, Buddy was the biggest asshole he ever met. Was extremely abusive to all the members of the band.
A genuine douche-bag and a despot.
There was that nasty streak underneath, but Johnny was such a nice guy, and BR knew the value of being in Johnny's good graces, so he stifled himself more or less.
Rich played for Tommy Dorsey and it was questionable who was worse.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
at my favorite Great American Music Hall nightclub in SF in the late 70's/ early 80's.
Ill fitting suits on uncomfortable looking very young looking youngsters fresh
out of Berklee (or such) at their music stands. Except for Steve Marcus, tried and
true veteran.
Rich would come out amid the adoring audience's loud adoration, sit at his (small)
kit (which was in the back and above the band) and tap out a quick code as the
musicians attacked their music book, searching for the coded tune as if their lives
depended on it, because IF they missed their cue, you knew hell would be unleashed.
They played their asses off for an hour, Rich was stunning at the drums.
Most of those guys had graduated from College but BR schooled them well beyond that.
Saw them 2-3 times in a couple years and it was a great night of swinging jazz with manic energy.
Years later listening to tapes of Rich insulting his band on the bus or backstage (pretty vicious shit)
I realized the extent of what these guys dealt with and really hoped it had bettered their lives. It
sure must have made them focused and dedicated musicians.
That said, I've never been fond of his 60's and later recordings, but Buddy Rich was one helluva drummer.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
One of Buddy's sidemen hadn't heard from Buddy in awhile and wonders if they have any gigs coming up so he decides to give him a call. Buddy's wife answers and says, "Haven't you heard? Buddy passed away last month."
A few days he calls back, and his wife, now a bit perplexed gives him the same answer.
A few days he calls again, and by his now Buddy's widow is serious pissed. "Why do you keep calling? I told several times already that Buddy is DEAD."
And he answers, "I just like hearing you say it!"
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"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
I heard a few of his later albums but could not realize any enthusiasm for him. He was fast and explosive but I didn't find much beyond that.
*A comic strip, something like "The Wizard of ID" sometimes included panels covering a slave galley.
1st panel - showing the captain and the rowers, "OK men, we've got good news and bad news."
2nd panel - "The good news is we're going to the Caribbean."
3rd panel - the rowers all cheer.
4th panel - "The bad news is our drummer will be Buddy Rich!"
"The only cats worth anything are the cats who take chances. Sometimes I play things I never heard myself." Thelonious Monk
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Swingin' New Big Band, The New One, The Roar of '74 . I've played the first two on the list so far. Rich is kind of buried on The New One , but kicks the walls down on Swingin' New Big Band which has a much better mix.
I'm heading out to my local store, see what Buddy albums I can score there.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
would you please take a moment & pm me?
thank you
I have been playing drums since my early teens. There was no drummer I ever idolized more than Buddy Rich. I would stay up on a school night, in the 1960's, to well past midnight, in order to watch Johnny Carson, when I knew he would have Buddy Rich on. Buddy would talk a mile a minute with Carson. Wisecracking all the way. He'd walk over to Doc and the band, sit down behind Ed Shanusseys kit, and just explode on those damn things, while the whole band swung like crazy. I could never figure how he was able to play the way he did. One handed closed rolls, while his other hand and both feet played there own separate patterns. He was the greatest, and I have never heard anyone else play with the speed , precision, and rhythm like him.
He was thrilling to watch and listen to.
mg16
I was a very dedicated drummer as a kid and went to many clinics at Jack's Drum Shop in Boston to sit at the feet of Buddy at clinics, which he did about once a year or so. I also saw him with his band at Lenny's on the Turnpike in Peabody, MA several times and later in Chicago and once in San Fran. I was just blown away by his magnetic personality and awesome technical command. No other drummer could do what he did. With hindsight, though, I have grown to realize that his talent was focused only on himself. He did not bring out the best in others. He made no similar contributions to those he played with as did Louie Bellson, or Max Roach, or Chick Webb to name but a few. A lot of great drummers owed their start to Alan Dawson who taught at Berkley for example, or how can we forget the incomparable contributions to so many of Art Blakey? Buddy was an incredibly talented drummer. Full stop. As an all around human being, not as much.
I agree. From what I have heard, and what you personally experienced,
He was an "other worldly" drummer. Personality wise, and his treatment of his band members, left a lot to be desired.
"Every creative person I have ever worked with, seemed to have some degree of mental illness."
To paraphrase Bruce Springsteen.
...because if she married somebody who wasn't creative, they'd never get it, but if she married somebody who was creative, they'd drive each other crazy.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
I'm creative and would have loved to take that drive ...
at least for a spin around the block before buying
regards,
Kramer vs Kramer OST. Nice baroque sampler that goes good by the wood stove with the percolaor of coffee on top.
Its actually very sunny here, but COLD (28F) and there is a nice layer of snow just on the surfaces outside which makes it REALLY sunny.
going hot as hell.
It's about 25 here, too, and there's a snow shower in progress. Posta be sunny tomorrow, but the rest of the week will be miserable.
I lost about 40 pounds over the summer and fall, now my stereo room feels cold as hell.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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