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Buddy Rich, byname of Bernard Rich, (born September 30, 1917, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died April 2, 1987, Los Angeles, California), American jazz drum virtuoso who accompanied major big bands before forming his own popular big band in the 1960s.

迪·里奇（Buddy Rich），伯纳德·里奇（Bernard Rich）的绰号，（1917 年 9 月 30 日出生于美国纽约布鲁克林 - 1987 年 4 月 2 日卒于加利福尼亚州洛杉矶），美国爵士鼓演奏家，在 1960 年代组建自己的流行大乐队之前曾陪伴过主要大乐队。

Born into a musical family, Rich began dancing in his parents’ vaudeville act at the age of 18 months, soon acquired the stage name “Baby Traps, the Drum Wonder,” and by the age of 11 was leading a band. He began playing jazz in 1938 and soon was the rhythmic inspiration of popular swing bands, working longest with Tommy Dorsey (1939–42, 1944–46, and 1954–55) and Harry James (1953–54, 1957, 1961–66). Meanwhile he served in the U.S. Marines in 1942–44, toured frequently with Jazz at the Philharmonic beginning in 1947, had short-lived careers as a singer and an actor, and acquired a reputation as a technically brilliant swing drummer who combined showmanship with good musical taste. Occasionally he formed short-lived big bands; he finally found lasting popular success in 1967–74 leading a band of 16 young musicians, which played jazz arrangements of rock and pop music. He often reorganized the band for tours after 1974; he also led occasional small groups and appeared often as a soloist on television. Rich 出生于一个音乐世家，18 个月大时开始在父母的杂耍表演中跳舞，很快就获得了艺名“婴儿陷阱，鼓奇迹”，并在 11 岁时领导了一个乐队。他于1938年开始演奏爵士乐，并很快成为流行摇摆乐队的节奏灵感，与Tommy Dorsey（1939-42，1944-46和1954-55）和Harry James（1953-54，1957，1961-66）合作时间最长。与此同时，他于1942-44年在美国海军陆战队服役，从1947年开始经常与爵士乐团一起在爱乐乐团巡回演出，作为歌手和演员的短暂职业生涯，并获得了技术出色的摇摆鼓手的声誉，他将表演技巧与良好的音乐品味相结合。偶尔他会组建短命的大乐队;他终于在1967-74年获得了持久的流行成功，领导了一个由16名年轻音乐家组成的乐队，演奏摇滚和流行音乐的爵士乐。1974年后，他经常重组乐队进行巡回演出;他还偶尔领导小组，并经常作为独奏家出现在电视上。