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Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He discovered his affinity for jazz music at a young age and began drumming at the age of two. He began playing jazz in 1937, working with acts such as Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Harry James. From 1942 to 1944, Rich served in the U.S. Marines. From 1945 to 1948, he led the Buddy Rich Orchestra. In 1966, he recorded a big-band style arrangement of songs from West Side Story. He found lasting success in 1966 with the formation of the Buddy Rich Big Band, also billed as The Buddy Rich Band and The Big Band Machine. Rich was known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed. He was an advocate of the traditional grip, though he occasionally used matched grip when playing the toms. Despite his commercial success and musical talent, Rich never learned how to read sheet music, preferring to listen to the drum parts played in rehearsal by his drum roadie and rely on his memory. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Moonlight in Vermont
Louis Armstrong
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Willowcrest
Buddy Rich
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Willowcrest
The Buddy Rich Big Band
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Time Check
The Buddy Rich Big Band
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Nutville (2024 Remastered Version)
Buddy Rich

Albums

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Transition

2023
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Burning for Buddy Vol. II

2019
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Highlights of Buddy Rich

2017
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Great Live Performances

2023
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Just in Time: The Final Recording

2019
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Tuff Dude (2024 Remastered Version)

2016
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Big Band Machine

2022
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The Lost Tapes

2017
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Buddy's Swing

2020
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Buddy 100

2017

Singles & EPs

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This Bird Has Flown (Live Oslo '70)

EP • 2021
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The Cinch

EP • 1981
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From the Sticks

Single • 2012
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Class of '78

EP • 1977
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Buddy's Rock

Single • 2012
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The Last Blues Album, Vol.1 (2024 Remastered Version)

EP • 1974
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Ease On Down the Road

EP • 2008
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The Greatest Drummer That Ever Lived

EP • 1977

Videos

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BUDDY RICH IMPOSSIBLE DRUM SOLO *HQ*

TheSoundMen • 22M views
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Neil Peart- at the buddy rich memorial concert.

Tom Hoffner • 10K views
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Buddy Rich: Up Close - "Dancing Men" 1982 Performance

Drum Channel • 592K views
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Jo Jones - Caravan 1964 classic drum solo filmed for BBC

Supremo • 13K views
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Дж.Гершвин "Колыбельная" ( Америка)

Asja Rigik • 432K views
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Buddy Rich - Birdland - 14 July 1978 • World of Jazz

World of Jazz • 685K views
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BUDDY RICH THE LOST TAPES -- Willowcrest

Lightyear Entertainment • 20K views
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BUDDY RICH — TIME CHECK, drumcover

Den Marinkin • 1.7K views
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Ya gotta try

mottexi • 26K views
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Buddy Rich - Nutville

johnnystaccata • 1.7K views

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Big Band Boogie

Playlist • YouTube Music
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High Society Swing

Playlist • YouTube Music

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