Dec 102020
 

here’s one of two shows that i’ve been listening to today, both featuring big bands, and both just hopping!  it’s a lot of fun, and definitely a better ‘ding dong the witch is dead’ than the munchkins’ version.  the other show, which is another corker alright, coming up shortly.


buddy rich 100 livestream
buddy rich big band
featuring cathy rich, dave weckl & gregg potter
ronnie scott’s jazz club
47 frith st, soho
london, uk
25 may 2017, thursday 10:15pm 2nd show

cathy rich – vocals
dave weckl, gregg potter – drums
eric miyashiro, simon gardner, andy greenwood, craig wild – trumpet
bob bowlby – alto sax
nigel hitchcock, rob fowler – tenor sax
jay craig – baritone sax
trevor mires, mark nightingale, andy wood – trombone
matt harris – piano
laurence cottle – bass

setlist in order of livestream:

gregg potter and the buddy rich big band
00 ronnie scott’s mc
01 dancing men
02 hookin it
03 audio selection
04 potter and rich speak
05 the beat goes on
06 that’s enough
07 birdland
08 cathy and potter interview

dave weckl and the buddy rich big band
09 dave weckl interview
10 ronnie scott’s mc
11 you gotta try
12 dw speaks
13 rotten kid
14 basically blues
15 prelude to t.c
16 time check
17 cathy
18 ding dong the witch is dead
19 cathy speaks of one more
20 audio track

tt 1:52:30

lineage > youtube livestream > audacity project rate @ 96000 > graghiceq > amplify > flac

notes
the warm-up act nor the club’s intermission promotional data has been included.
they are still available @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfcjyzjvhg0

the following information was sourced from the ronnie scott’s website:
selected performance:?monday 22nd may – saturday 27th may
detailsbook »

#rslive due to overwhelming ticket demand, we are delighted to announce we will be livestreaming the buddy rich big band show live from the club on thursday 25 may @ 10.15pm (uk time) on #facebooklive #youtubelive and directly from www.ronniescotts.co.uk ! featuring legendary drummer dave weckl, buddy’s daughter cathy rich and drummer gregg potter but also some of the original members of the buddy rich big band! set to be an historic week at the club so for the ones who couldn’t get tickets, here is your chance to watch the show! #rslive #freelivestream #buddyrich #jazzdrummerlegend
the livestream will be starting here at 10.15pm (uk time)!

mon-thur: 1st show onstage 7pm, 2nd show onstage 10.15pm
fri-sat: 1st show onstage 7.30pm, 2nd show onstage 11.15pm

one of legendary drummer buddy rich’s last requests of his daughter,cathy, was to keep his band working, his music alive, and to do something for young people. no easy task, but eventually the idea of an annual memorial concert seemed like the best way to do it. cathy rich produced the first buddy rich memorial concert in 1988 at carnegie hall in new york and thus began the story of these incredible events. 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of buddy’s passing and what would have been his 100th birthday and, following the success of the 25th anniversary memorial concert at the london palladium in 2012, ronnie scott’s will be hosting 12 exclusive shows over 6 nights featuring the reformed buddy rich big band with one of the all-time great drummers dave weckl, buddy rich big band drummer gregg potter, and the evening hosted by buddy’s daughter cathy rich. the buddy rich big band comprises musicians from both the us and the uk, several of whom toured with buddy himself and played on his last ever uk shows in 1986. join us in paying tribute to “the world’s greatest drummer” in his 100th birthday year!


samples: t06 that’s enough.mp3t13 rotten kid.mp3
download:  BuddyRichBigBand_2017-05-25_Ronnie Scotts_LondonUK.zip