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In Reply to: RE: Spinning Buddy Rich this cold gloomy morning... posted by ghost of olddude55 on February 07, 2021 at 05:09:58
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
Follow Ups:
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?
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