Results for "Buddy Rich"

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Buddy Rich: The Monster

by Nic Jones
October 20, 2007

The ambiguity in the title of this one really nails it. Buddy Rich was never a man to let subtlety or restraint get in the way of his ego, and in so doing he reduced the art of jazz drumming to a matter of overbearing machismo and overkill. In short, any beat that Rich played usually ...

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Shawnee

Featuring the music of Buddy Rich
Duration: 10:12
September 30, 2007

In this video clip, Buddy Rich first chats with (and gives a brief drum lesson to) television host Michael Parkinson. Then he leads his band through a performance of "Shawnee" before returning for some more conversation with Mr. Parkinson, in which he recounts a confrontation he once had with the young Frank Sinatra.

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Buddy Rich: Live In '78

by Samuel Chell
September 13, 2007

Buddy Rich Live In '78 Jazz Icons 2006 This concert should definitely prove a winner for listeners who prefer the straight-ahead, swinging, Count Basie-indebted Buddy Rich ensembles of the mid-to-late 1970s to the somewhat rock-heavy sonic barrage of the band assembled by the legendary drummer and bandleader at the close ...

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Buddy Rich: Man From Planet Jazz

by David Rickert
August 16, 2007

Nobody's really clamoring for big band recordings from 1980 these days, and it's probably the case that no one was back then, either. But it's also true that drummer Buddy Rich never really gave a damn what anybody thought about what he did, which is what makes this live set from Ronnie Scott's worth a listen.

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Buddy Rich and his Band: The Lost Tapes

by Ty Cumbie
May 10, 2006

Buddy Rich The Lost Tapes Light Year Entertainment 2005 The hyperbole about Buddy Rich can get pretty deep. He's commonly referred to as the best drummer ever. This is much like granting Sinatra King of Crooners status - for many this brash supremism is based on a standard of style ...

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Argo, Emarcy And Verve Small Group Buddy Rich Sessions

By Buddy Rich

Label: Bizarre Planet Entertainment
Released: 2005

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Blues Caravan

By Buddy Rich

Label: Bizarre Planet Entertainment
Released: 2005

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Buddy's Rock

By Buddy Rich

Label: Bizarre Planet Entertainment
Released: 2005

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No Funny Hats

By Buddy Rich

Label: Lightyear Entertainment
Released: 2005
Track listing: Intro; Grand Concourse; Bugle Call Rag; Tales of Rhoda Rat; Slow Funk; Someday My Prince Will Come; West Side Story

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Buddy Rich Band: No Funny Hats

by Rusty Aceves
July 22, 2005

Musically, as he seemed to be in life, Buddy Rich was practically bulletproof. For that reason, Lightyear's recent release of this 1978 performance is really beyond criticism, and for Rich fans, a newly issued live recording is cause for celebration. Regardless, this set is as representative of the power and authority of the drummer and his ...