Tag Archives: Buddy Rich

Talking Drums with Buddy Rich in Dreamland

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Last night I dreamed I was sitting on a stool, in someone’s apartment, practicing with a pair of wire brushes on the bottom of a blue-and-while Apple clam shell iMac. At first, playing on the hard plastic, confined … Continue reading →

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Buddy Rich Enters Down Beat Hall of Fame

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I am surprised by Down Beat Publisher Charles Suber‘s First Chorus. In Down Beat‘s 40 year existence (as of 1974), Buddy Rich is only the second drummer DB readers chose for DB Readers Hall of Fame. The first … Continue reading →

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Buddy Rich: Still Leaves Me Breathless

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Scott K Fish

[Buddy] Rich’s solo is as exciting now as it has been for the last three decades. His rolls between tom-toms and bass still sound like thunder; his licks are still the cleanest and fastest in the world. I know every … Continue reading →

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Pat LaBarbera: Buddy Rich Makes Me Want to Play

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Pat LaBarbera: I like to play with Buddy because he builds a fire in me. He makes me want to play. When he says that he wants to stretch out a tune, he really plays behind you. A lot of … Continue reading →

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Buddy Rich/Louis Bellson Remo Ad 1971

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Scott K Fish
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