Drum Teacher Reaction: NEIL PEART (R.I.P.) & The Buddy Rich Big Band: Drum Solo - Cotton Tail - 1994
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The lead sax player's reaction when Neil started on the cowbells!
Reacting to the melody of the playing Ian :)
I always loved that part. Like he was waiting for it
I caught that too!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums Not that Neil needed the confirmation but I think that's certifiable legend status when your drumming impresses Buddy Rich's band. Cheers for the videos!
I think he's the one guy in the band who knew Neil's Exit Stage left solo! (That's why the audience reacts there.)
Neil wrote about this experience in one of his books. He mentioned how nervous he was and intimidated he felt playing this type of music in this environment. He also wrote that they didn't practice that much and the way the stage was set up he had a hard time hearing the band. You can see there were a few times that he would turn his head to try to catch the band. What impresses me most about Neil is that he always considered himself a student of the drums and was always humble enough to continue learning and growing. Perfecting his craft.
That's jazz. Lucky to get any rehearsal at all.
I have read comments saying swing was a weak point for him
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11:25 The look on Neil's face before he absolutely kills it. You can tell he's having the time of his life up there, playing in memory of his drumming idol
I saw Buddy in his later years I was a piano mover. I got free tickets to see Buddy live . He was amazing. I talked to him. He loved Neil. He said that Neil had the facility to be one of the greatest and he was righy
He was very humble, but he always wanted to learn more. Yeah, not a jazz drummer, but an amazing drummer, his versatility puts him on top in the rock world, my opinion.
Excellent!
So true. However, definitely don't slam 2&4 on the snare students of jazz. Peace.
yeah his drum solos in later years you could hear the influences of jazz, African, his own style and what he learned from others in his increasing repertoire.
My God Neil was amazing .. no matter how many times I watch and listen to his solo's, I am in total awe and amazement just how incredibly good he was. RIP Neil, we miss you!
Neil's best EVER! WOW! My respect has gone through the roof! You KNOW Buddy would think that was perfect.
Buddy said he's the best drummer he's ever seen.. What an honor to have his band ask Neil to play with them...
Neil would say the same about Buddy. Sad that they're both gone, torch as to be passed on somewhere. Neil is so irreplicable though. He was forever a student of music, a student of life, and lastly a student of the drums. He never settled.
Interesting. I have not heard that. Do you have a source for this information?
he never said that
@@benjamingoldstein6298 lol the classic he said she said standoff
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the Professor on the drum kit"
Magnificent and impeccable drum solo, another day in the life of the Professor ☝🏻👌🏻
Yes Sir!
Neil put out an album called burning for Buddy, he was a huge influence on Neil.
Oh right! Thanks
Buddy Rich was his idol and I’m sure this was a treat and delight for him to play.
Gene Krupa as well... Both pioneers of their time. He was big on Keith Moon as well
He was pretty stressed actually because he was under-prepared
And think this ..Buddy Rich..Tribute concert..who can we call to drum...they didn't ask a symphony percussionist..they asked a progressive rock drummer..no jazz guy left to ask...Animal from muppets..retired already...Neil was last stickmaster left alive at this time....great job..miss you Animal..Miss you Buddyiss you so much Neil....
So much of this video puts a smile on my face. He was such a humble, monster musician and lyricist. He’s missed dearly and everyone should seek out his music and just marvel at his skill.
Massive Buddy Rich influence. You said something about the concentration face, but I have to say, I've seen Rush perform over 12 times and he actually looks so happy in this video. It's a beautiful thing to see him concentracted, yes, but also happy and enjoying himself.
I love it!
His mother asked him once why he didn't smile more on stage, and he said, "Mom, because it's HARD!"
No doubt. That look on his face and the way his head snaps sideways when he strikes his snare drum on stage with RUSH. He actually looked like he was having fun but you know he was holding himself to the highest standard as always....a true perfectionist
@@jsmctch It's Great too hear someone else notice,how Neil alway's snaps his head,while he is keeping the rhythm too hitting his snare!!!! THANK YOU,FOR YOUR COMMENT!! I was starting to think that I was the only one to notice this Pattern of Neil Peart!! 🤟🤘🤙🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Yes, it was rare to see a smile on stage.
This concert was the catalyst for Neil’s study with Freddie Gruber. Steve Smith of Journey fame also played some tunes at this tribute and Neil noticed the improvement in his playing. When he asked Smith what his secret was, he got a one word reply: “Freddy”. Freddy and Neil spent most of their time together dancing and talking about motion, action and reaction and Neil changed his technique to incorporate these ideas. Brilliant reaction! Thanks for taking the time to explore more of Neil’s work. He was truly special.
And, it cannot be overstated, by then he was already the youngest-ever member of the Modern Drummer Magazine Readers Poll, as in, voted best drummer of the Year by readers five times. One aspect of Neil Peart that has only gotten its due since his death is the man's deep humility about his playing.
A little more flavor. Neil worked to create the tribute albums to Buddy Rich and with Buddy's daughter Cathy. It was a labor of love after re-engaging with the drums with Freddy (as mentioned).
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Here is the intro and One O'clock Jump
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You probably don't know this not being a Rush fan from the start but....
The crowd recognizes the "Cowbell' part from what he always did during his Solos in the 1970s in Rush, it was one of many signature percussive things Neal did !!
I think we all did
@@jsmctch If people never seen them in them in the late 70s or heard "All the Worlds a Stage"maybe not, neal changed up his solos many times since then ! I'm sure it was new to Andrew, just trying to help those that aren't familiar with Rush's early years. : )
@@ronniefarnsworth6465 The "we" I speak of are us fans since ATWAS. There were a few little parts throughout that were recognizable. Ive been a fan for so long, from such a young age I feel like its ingrained I to my DNA.
@@jsmctch Yes it is Lol Thanks for posting : )
ABSOLUTLEY! Loved that homage to his original solo. I guess a new watch for Mr. Rooney.
Neil liked this song so much he incorporated it into his drum solos. The final solo that everybody always reacts to ends with him playing along to Cotton Tail.
You know, with how many drummer reactions you've done now, it really surprises me you haven't watched anything by Vadrum yet. He is a beast, one of the OG YT drummers, and his recording quality is always top shelf.
Literally any of his covers of video games or old songs are amazing.
At that time Neil Peart had joined Ludwig drums in 1987 having left TAMA in 1986 after the “Power Windows Tour” - the kit his playing here is a 90’s Ludwig Super Classic with purple finish with 20x14 bass drum, 12x8 rack and 16x16 floor tom with his snare thar he called his “Old Faithful” a 14x5.5 Slingerland Artist Model Snare drum. Also from the cowbell section of his solo - this is typically what Neil would do in Rush shows.
I chuckled when you mentioned the serious look on Neil's face - He tells a story of his mother watching him play & he asked "what did you think?" She said it was good but why don't you ever smile and Neil said "cause drumming is hard "
The crowd popped for certain parts of Neil's drum solo because they are famous elements of the solos he'd been doing for the last 10 years. And it works both ways -- when Rush went back on the road after this, Neil took many of the bits he did in this very recording and brought it to his drum solos. And then the live audiences popped big time for the jazz bits. :)
Love it Warren!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums You really, really, REALLY need to do "YYZ" live from "Exit Stage Left" 1981, with the gold-standard version of Neil's live solo in the middle - the last great recorded live drum solo he did before electronics crept into his kit. You will recognize figures from both this solo and the live in Frankfurt so low, that became hallmarks of his live drum solo. The great drummers are all composers at the kit.
This is such a beautifully constructed solo and such a perfect tribute to Buddy. You can see the respect in the other players’ reactions.
Great reaction Andy, Neil's versatility is just another dimension of his greatness, thanks for sharing!
Couldn't agree more Paul!
Neil came from a rock background. And his technique developed from that. The jazz aspect wasn't his strong cup of tea. But you can tell he was a student of all aspects of drumming and his passion is there no matter what he strove to play. Neil always saluted his influences and peers. Never self congratulated himself. His only goal was to strive to play good and get better. His whole career defined that. Steve Smith came to the Buddy Rich tribute and Neil was blown away how good Steve had become. So Neil finds out Freddy Gruber gave Steve lessons. So a few years later Neil takes lessons from him then later takes lessons under Peter Erskine on jazz and improv. Carl Palmer said that Neil was always searching. That defines Neil. Restless creatively, striving to get better. Very few acheive drum legend. He did.
Been a fan of Rush since about 1980, seen plenty of Buddy Rich growing up on The Tonight Show and just am a lover of all kinds of music and I'm so glad and feel so fortunate to have seen Rush a few times live, we truly lost a legendary player and human being when we lost Neil at way too young an age, what a tragedy. I'd love to see Rush return and do some more shows but I'm sure that'll never happen unfortunately 😢
I have this 2 dvd set! All of it is fantastic!
There's a bunch of comments (from jazz snobs haha) saying "well, it just sounds like a rock drummer playing jazz" on the original video. Well, it IS a rock drummer playing jazz, but playing better than a whole heap of jazz drummers that couldn't come close to depping him on a Rush gig.
Neil pert stood alone , live. love ,rush ,repeat
Big hand for the sax 🎷 man straight killer
Nice!
That part right before the cow bell section some of the audience recognized what was coming up.
What an enormous talent! Neil was soooooo good! Miss Ya Brother!
Indeed Gary!
The section where the cowbells kick in is a signature part of Neil’s original live solo that he basically didn’t alter until the Grace Under Pressure era when he introduced the electronic set. You should listen to Working Man on All the World’s a Stage (1976)...the solo that got me and my pals hooked on Peart, and is still my favorite Neil live solo to this day. Cheers, Andrew.
When the band jumped back in I was ready for a shower 🚿👏👏👏👏thanks for the video 🔥🔥🔥
Great Neil. Thanks Andrew for making this cold easter sunday morning here in 🇨🇦 a more warmer day. Have a nice day.
My pleasure Stephane!
Just a remarkable player and his timing flowed in and out like water. Always filling and supporting at the right moments.
You got it Rob!
Burning for Buddy, Volume 1 is a 1994 Buddy Rich tribute album produced by Rush drummer/lyricist Neil Peart. The album is composed of performances by various rock and jazz drummers, all accompanied by the Buddy Rich Big Band. A follow-up Burning for Buddy...Volume 2 recording was released in 1997 and both recording sessions were also covered in a 5-hour documentary video released on VHS in 1996, reissued on DVD in 2006, The Making of Burning for Buddy. There is also a Volume II
The cowbell bit was standard in his solos from the late seventies through the early nineties. It's something I missed in his later performances, but he went on to incorporate electronic sounds triggered at his drums and cymbals. And he regularly did the crossover back and forth between toms.
Awesome info Greg!
Andy, yes, Peart was hugely influenced by Buddy - if you check out the tail end of his epic Rush in Frankfurt drum solo, it is all from Cotton Tail.
Excellent Mike. Thanks!
This was just such a joy to listen to. What a treat!!
Yes Alexander!
The part with the cowbells is from his solo on Rush's instrumental YYZ
That was just Awesome,
YES,!!!!! Save this video, till the end, of time! Capturing Neil, in this Jazz environment is RARE! Much like the series "MTV Unplugged"(or just "Unplugged), of the 90's, going acoustic, a cappella and no electricity, SHOWS the artists, true Talent. Neil's Jazz drum setup here is not seen many times. Gone are the FULL compliment, of his drum Arsenal. LOVE IT!! Still able to belt out his 'Classic" Cow Bell Groove and proving he doesn't need all of those drums. Simple Techniques masterfully played, in Jazz. The Jazz playing is Phenomenal!! That's what makes this Great. Buddy and Neil play now to the Angels, and they are LOVING IT!! !!!!
OMG!!!! I had this one my sound bar blasting, what a True Legendary time in Neils life. Playing in memory of Buddy Rich.. Amazing!
As I understand things, Buddy's family approached Neil to help with a Buddy Rich tribute concert. In 20 years Neil went from being a nobody selling agricultural implements and parts in St. Catharines to the jazz world's stage with nothing but praise, admiration and adulation on the rock scene in between.
This is one of my favorite of Neil’s solos. It speaks to his drive to get out of his comfort zone , which was always a source of inspiration to me. Thanks for your great reviews.
You got it Sebastian! Thanks for watching
Neil's biggest influence drummers,was Kieth Moon,and his jazz influence was Freddie Gruber.. At 1 point in Neil Pearts life. He felt that he was sort of stuck.. And it was then,that Neil actually took of,for quit awhile!! To work with Freddie G,actually giving Neil drum lessons... And after working with Freddie Gruber,he got Neil to start playing traditional hand grip.. And towards the closing year's of Neil Pearts playing drums. He played,traditional grip style,at least 50% more in all of his playing..🤟🤘🤙🤟🤘🤙
No matter what your age,1 Mr rich. 2 Mr. Peart.3 mr. Bonham in that order all others God bless you.Keep hitting them skins young ones and maybe they will talk and debate about y'alls playing in the near future.All in all Mr. Peart is the man to follow, especially his practice method s. Keep the love of time and rhythm alive in y'alls heart!
love that neil got a bit of his YYZ drum solo , in when he was playing the cow bells ...
And the men that hold high places..well drum like that and be main lyricist in a progressive rock band as well...RIP Neil...the kit God has for you in heaven..well..I wanna be in that band...when the Saints Go........right people
Flight of the Conchords rocks! Love the shirt! No doubt, love this video as well.....
Thanks Michael!
he produced the album "burning for buddy" vol 1 & 2 as a tribute. so many great drummers on that record. they used the buddy rich band players.
I love that the solo even made me think of Buddy. My second favorite drummer ever playing a song and solo in the style of my favorite drummer of all time, freakin' awesome.
Of course Neil would be great because we hear his jazz drumming during different parts of LA VILLA STRANGIATO!
“If drummers are ‘anti-solo,’ that’s up to them. They’re musicians, and they can play whatever they want. But my inspirations early on were people like Buddy Rich, seeing him on The Tonight Show, or Gene Krupa. I think of The Gene Krupa Story movie, which opens with an overhead shot of him playing so energetically and beautifully…” - Neil Peart to Music Radar
4 piece and still a beast ! Peace and love brother 👍🏻☮❤
Peace & Love back atcha!
The kit he used here is a Ludwig Super Classic with purple finish with "Vibra-Fibing", as you asked in the video. And the snare his his famous slingerland that he used from 1977 until 1997
We all miss Neil!
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Thank you for exposing this to me. Like for reals.
Excellent John!
Saw him live 3 times. Incredible talent. God bless him.
Wow is all that comes to mind when watch him I saw Rush twice in the early 80s and watched him 90 percent of the time
Excellent Gary!
Flight of the Concords: nice one, Andrew!
It's my understanding that Neil was disappointed with this performance. Having been an admirer of Buddy, he practiced Cotton Tail for a while, to get it correct. Then, when he turned up, at the concert rehearsal, he discovered he'd been using the wrong version! He subsequently did a later tribute (I think on an album, around 2004) to put things right (as he saw it).
All that said, didn't sound bad, to me! 🤔😊
He performed it again at the 2008 memorial concert: czcams.com/video/EDJRoN9Yoas/video.html
@@markmilner842 - Thanks for that. I wasn't confident about the replay! 👍🏽
@@AnthonyKellett they did YYZ at the same 2008 show. Very cool to hear a big band version of it.
@@markmilner842 - Excellent!
I hope to get to the 2008 version soon!
First let me say your analysis is spot on … brilliant even!
The starting tempo is very fast for this song! During the intro I thought for moment the piano man was going to have trouble keeping up, I can say that because I play piano and drums 😉
I went back and watched a recording of Buddy playing Cotton Tail in the 80s, definitely slower tempo …
I played swing/big band music in high school on drums, our band leader was a nut for the stuff. If you dragged, he would definitely let you know!
BTW, Neil idolized Buddy and reinvented himself as a drummer by taking lessons from Freddie Gruber!
Thanks!
He incorporated "Cotton Tail" in his Rush solos in the years following this recording. And yes, Buddy Rich was a major influence on him when he was growing up.
Thanks Greg!
That's the best drum solo we've ever heard!!
I've seen Buddy Rich as a kid at a theater once, blew my young mind.
Neil mastered the traditional grip a couple of years later after months of learning from freddy gruber .
You can see an instructional video a work in progress with neil
On youtube
Thanks Michel :)
If you listen again, the accent rhythm he threw in several times in the drum solo was the horn accent pattern from the beginning of the song. He brought us all full circle subconsciously several times to keep the song in reference. Excellent video as always.
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when Johnny Carson was asked by Buddy Rich who he'd recommend to watch in the younger up and coming drummers without hesitation he said yeah Neil Peart
@5:50, did you notice how he was looking around? he was wondering "where the hell is the sound tech." He had told the story of this performance in a few different articles saying that the mix and monitors were bad and that he had a hard time hearing the other instruments.
4:22 This is a 1994 Ludwig Super Classic. The snare was his "one" 1970's (can't remember the exact year) Slingerland Artist.
In my opinion, this is Neil's best solo. His adaptation, the weird kit setup.. he is also playing for his drumming idol.
My idol too .. Neil is my other idol. Danny Carey too. Those are my 3 idols! Love them all!
What i really loved about Neil Pearts Playing for ( The Burning for Buddy Rich Tribute!!!!) Is that Buddy Rich's Daughter,is the one that she said.. That she definitely wanted and invited Neil to play this Tribute for her dad!!!🤟🤘🤙
Goes to show you how good these drummers were. Peart was a rock drummer but here he substituted Rich perfectly in Buddy's band. Both legends - both RIP..
Talking of not noticing when Neil flicked the snare back on. I remember seeing a video a long time ago of him breaking a stick and replacing it. The guy who uploaded it had to slow the footage down to catch it.
Best quote (para) from Mr. Peart. "what is a master, but a student of a master" He loved Rich's playing
What a great Easter present to wake up to!
Yes Jim! Thank you :)
He put together the Buddy Rich Tribute.
I honestly wish more people would react to this performance
So good!
hear a lot of his future solo's from this piece.
The end song is the same song Neil used to end his Frankfurt solo. It's called "One O'Clock Jump". The Sax player (Steve Marcus) was the band leader for The Beatles song "Tomorrow Never Knows". Canadian band Our Lady Peace had an unreal drummer. The song "One Man Army" is like a drum set rolling down a staircase.
If you’re a hard core Rush fan you’ve heard this and the entire Burning for Buddy series. What is interesting is this piece and then one after he studied under Freddy Gruber.
The professor!!!
Love the shirt, btw!
Thank you!
Hello from Canada’s
If you listen to his drumsolo on yyz on the album exit stage left you hear the cowbels to. It was a piece of his solo he puts in this perfomance
Best part of the video is the turtleneck.
HAHA!
Hey guys! Thanks for watching. Here's my Rush playlist :)
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Never enough....Keep em coming Brother!
worth noting he played matched grip at this time... he switched to traditional for this performance before later studying it with Freddy
Btw Buddy Rich was looked up to by ALL the Great Classic Prog & Rock Drummers !
Neal Peart, Carl Palmer, Bill Bruford, Mike Portnoy, Phil Collins, Marco Minnemann,
Ian Paice, John Bonham, Bill Ward and more !!
It's to bad you seemed to not know of so many of these Epic Drummers and their music ?
This puzzles me as a Drummer ? But I grew up in this era but still all this music is out there to enjoy : )
Yes Ronnie. It's exactly like you don't know about my fave drummers...
Just life man.
Impossible to know or even be interested in 1% of all drummers
But I'm very excited to discover it now!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums Your only into 1% I don't get that ? Lol : D
There can't be many drummers that made their name in rock that could credibility sit in with a jazz band like this.
Ya he became a big fan of Buddy Rich. Neil is the one who did all the work for this concert to happen. I still have the CD they released from this concert. There's a lot of really legendary drummers on there!
He did another one in mid 2000s. Another Buddy Rich tribute. Only that one had a lot of non-jazz drummers perform like Chad Smith. And his swing improved greatly. Like ALOT better. Especially considering he took about 4 years off at the turn of the century and Rush's last 3 albums were very heavy rock music. You should check it out!
Andy, The Professor was not a swing drummer. He loved his mentor, Buddy. But listen to the solo on ESL, the swing part is there because he built his solos around influences. But he is the quintessential straight forward drummer. I’m just greatful to have him inspire me 🤘🏻🥁❤️
Exellent reaction as usual .
I appreciate that Michel!
Hope you were impressed. The Professor is gone to the drummers world. He's the best!! Period
Hell! I'll salute myself
I find it interesting that Neil's solo has been pretty much the same but evolving over time. Seriously, you could watch this, the remastered 1988 video of YYZ with solo, the video from the letterman show durring drum solo week, and some of the 30th anniversary shows and see the evolution
This is some really nice jazz, with a lot of groove. I mostly listen to metal, but I appreciate any genre of music that's played well.
at last this vid! thank you Thomas!
YES!
"Alright, lecture is over. Dont forget to turn in your papers until Monday 9am. Have a good weekend!" "Thank you, you too Professor Peart!"
Iv’e read the Neil was inspired by Buddy. Rest In Peace, Neil!
I think most of us were!!!
Neil thought buddy was the best total respect .bet their having a drum off right now. RIP .