Above is video clip of a drum solo by legendary jazz drummer & band leader Buddy Rich recorded in 1970.  As witnessed by this amazingly superfast drum solo it is no surprise that Rich, who died back in 1987 at age 69,  is still revered the world over by drummers and fans of drumming for his swift skills.   In fact back in his day he was commonly billed as "the world's greatest drummer." He is also one of the fastest most skilled drummers of all time and got honored by Drum magazine for the "fastest drum solo ever" specifically for the song "Machine" off his 1967 album "Big Swing Face"