Buddy Rich Big Band Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival • 15-07-1978 • World of Jazz

Line up: Buddy Rich (Drums) Tom Warrington (Bass guitar) Bob Kaye (Piano) John Marshall, Mike McGovern, Mark Ohlsen, Chuck Schmidt (Trumpets) Dale Kirkland, Glenn Franke, George Moran (Trombones) Steve Marcus, Gary Pribeck, Chuck Wilson, Andy Fusco, Greg Smith (Saxes) Bernard “Buddy“ Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as “the world’s greatest drummer“ and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed. Rich was born in Manhattan, New York, to Jewish vaudevillians Bess (Skolnik) and Robert Rich.:6 His talent for rhythm was first noted by his father, who saw that Buddy could keep a steady beat with spoons at the age of one. He began playing drums in vaudeville when he was 18 months old, billed as “Traps the Drum Wonder.“ At the peak of Rich’s childhood career, he was reportedly the second-highest paid child entertainer in the world (after Jackie Coogan). At 11 h