[ken in texas]

I pretty much agree with you. I have my favorites from the rock & roll era, but this clip showcases what Buddy Rich could do: Buddy Rich @ The Concert of the Americas.

[1Old Pro]

Buddy Rich was great, Louie Belson was more flamboyant.

[Steely Tom]

Yeah that's pretty much his "concert solo," although he didn't do the snare on-the-rim thing. He would then switch to the vertical support of the high-hat and back to the rim of the snare drum. That's when he was younger.

Did you notice the one-handed roll he does a couple of times in there? A very good drummer I knew once (became a pro, played in the Woody Herman band for a while) said Rich's one-handed roll was the most difficult thing he did.

Also I should have mentioned Ian Paice of Deep Purple, who's drum work in My Woman From Tokyo has always impressed me.

And also Jeff Porcaro, incomparable LA A-lister (and Toto drummer) of the '70s and '80s could be listened to over and over. I'm not aware of any song in which he really did a show-off solo.