Chick Webb & His Orch. - My Wild Irish Rose [May 4, 1939]

[SAHBfan]

In reality his influence on modern drummers was one step removed, since there is virtually no film footage and until recently there was very little on record that was easily accessible. It is great that so many 'cleaned up' remastered versions of his songs are becoming available to us, but until now his influence was only via other drummers who had heard him in the 20s and 30s. A tragedy he died so young (34) in 1939. He should have had 30 years of professional playing in him... imagine he had played throughout the 40s, 50s and 60s and we had a rich archive of his performances on film, video and Hi Fi records? I think drumming might well have developed very differently.

[Laurenzatto]

Chick Webb was for drums what Armstrong was for trumpet... the greatest !

[eddierivera]

Before Krupa Rich Baker Bonham Peart Moon Starr there was Mr.Chick Webb No one played more drums than this man (The Daddy) as Buddy Rich called him.

[RSMGsndchannel]

The greatest drummer EVER! Sad he died so young has never been given the credit he so richly deserves!

[kafenwar]

Only a month and half later and he was dead.

[veronicavero]

Do You Have Also Chick Webb's "Poor Little Rich Girl" ??

[darranhanlon]

Isn't there footage of him playing his drums anywhere here?

[JAZZCLASSIQUE]

in the comments everybody tends to forget trumpet player Taft Jordan, and trombonist Sandy Williams superb soloists, that had no counter parts in white bands of the period.

[andaniel]

Es el verdadero rey del swing junto a henderson Fletcher, no Benny Goodman, de quién Fletcher fue el principal arreglista de su orquesta...me perdonan si puede sonar trillado pero solo los negros fueron no solo los creadores de dicho género musical sino los mejores exponentes del jazz...