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Loved him with Peter Gabriel's live shows!Omar Hakim
Loved him with Peter Gabriel's live shows!Omar Hakim
A great CD.Its in my alias but I have to stan for Buddy Rich... I came by him in the 90s via another drummer also already mentioned, Neil Peart and his Burning for Buddy tribute CDs
I think I know the clip... Neil is basically cosplaying as Buddy as well ( right down to haircut, dress, drumkit graphic, etc...). Its not bad, but you are right it doesn't quite swing as hard as Buddy. Still I won't hold it against Neil, it was that same Burning for Buddy CD that got me into Jazz as a teenager in the 90s in the first place... (than again only a Canadian with a prog-rock Dad would be listening to Rush in the era of grunge to begin with...)A great CD.
Neil P was a great rock drummer and clearly idolised Buddy, but he never swung nearly well enough to make a decent jazz drummer.
There is a live video of Cottontail with the Buddy Rich Big Band which is pretty painful to watch - just very clunky and no feel.
Kudos for thatStill I won't hold it against Neil, it was that same Burning for Buddy CD that got me into Jazz as a teenager in the 90s in the first place.
Interesting.Simon Kirke
Now Ed Thigpen (Oscar Peterson Trio)Any love for brush-master Bruce Mitchell?
He was prolific indeed - suggest you watch ‘The Wrecking Crew’Probably the most prolific drummer covering all the bases including top ten hits was Hal Blaine.