Buddy Rich Double Bass Drum Solo 1949 NY Paramount

In Mel Torme’s tribute to Buddy Rich “TRAPS the Drum Wonder The Life of Buddy Rich“ he notes “When I got off the elevator on the top floor (at the NY Paramount) backstage the (Buddy Rich) band was already setting up. I noticed some extra bass drum cases as I walked up to say hello to the maestro. ’What’s with all the bass drums?’ I asked ’B’ by way of greeting. He growled, ’Fucking Louie Bellson better learn to play one bass drum before he tries two!’ I knew he did not mean to disparage Bellson, one of