This single from 1940 features an approach he would come to be known for best: soloing is in the rudimental style, and single-stroke rolls are clean and fast. 2’ (1940)īuddy Rich rose to fame when he joined Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra in 1939. ‘Quiet Please’ from the album, ‘The Tommy Dorsey Collection feat. Immortalised by a voluminous recording catalogue, we’ve chosen ten of the best tracks from the Buddy Rich discography which tell his story. Until his death in 1987 Rich continued to tour and record with his big band, inspiring and influencing his peers as much as the next generation. This forced the other musicians to play their parts like a drummer, a unique if controversial approach. His style of drumming was characterised by playing along with a lot of the melodies, as opposed to playing around them and using unison in moderation. In 1966 Buddy Rich formed a new ensemble and used arrangers who could use the band to showcase his technical fireworks. Rich’s set-up and indeed style of playing did not change much over the years, remaining rooted in the ’30s. The younger musician set up his instrument in much the same way as the man he idolised, with Swing-era hallmarks such as a large bass drum and splash cymbal. This wasn’t Krupa’s only influence on Buddy. In the mid-’40s he formed his own big band to rival other drummer-bandleaders of the time such as Gene Krupa. The American jazz drummer, Bernard ‘Buddy’ Rich began playing at the tender age of two in his parents’ touring vaudeville act and was naturally gifted with a prodigious technique.Īfter a childhood of performing Rich broke into the jazz world in the late ’30s by working with Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey. Join us as we take a trip through some of the best Buddy Rich albums and recordings. Hailed by drummers of all creeds to be the greatest drummer of all time, Buddy Rich continues to inspire and influence new generations of musicians and listeners to this day.
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