Playlist
INTRO
Title Bugle Call Rag
Artist Buddy Rich
Composer Pettis, Meyers, Scoebel
Album Big Swing Face
Label Pacific Jazz
Number 37989 Track 9
Personnel BR, d; Bobby Shew, Yoshito Murakami, Chuck Findley, John Scottile, t; Jim Trimble, Ron Meyers, Bill Wimberley tb; Quinn Davis, Ernie Watts, Jay Corre, Robert Keller, Marty Flax, reeds, Richard Resnicoff, g; Roay Starling, p; Jim Gannon, b.
DISC 1
Title Quiet Please
Artist Tommy Dorsey
Composer Oliver
Album Yes Indeed
Label Bluebird
Number ND 90449 Track 7
Personnel: Ray Linn, Clyde Hurley, Jimmy Blake, t; Lowell Martin, George Arus, Les Jenkins, Tommy Dorsey, tb; Fred Stulce, Johnny Mince, Hymie Schertzer, Paul Mason, Don Lodice, reeds; Joe Bushkin, p; Clark Yocum, g; Sid Weiss, b; BR dm. 17 July 1940.
DISC 2
Title South
Artist Buddy Rich Band
Composer Armstrong, arr. Mundy
Album Legendary 46-48 Orchestra Vol 2
Label HEP
Number CD 56 Track 11
DISC 3
Title Topsy
Artist Oscar Peterson
Composer Durham / Battle
Album Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie
Label Japanese Polygram / Verve
Number UCCV 9170 Track 8
Personnel: OP Piano; Ray Brown, bass; Herb Ellis, g; BR dm. Feb 1956.
DISC 4
Title Bluebeard Blues
Artist Count Basie
Composer Basie / Hefti
Album Count Basie Octet Sounds
Label Ocium Number OCM 0002 Track 6
Personnel: Clark Terry, t; Buddy DeFranco clt; Charlie Rouse, ts; Serge Chaloff, bar; Basie, p; Freddie Green, g; Jimmy Lewis, b; BR d. 16 May 1950.
DISC 5
Title Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
Artist Buddy Rich
Composer Barris / Koehler / Moll
Album 1950-1955
Label Classics
Number 1419 Track 10
Personnel: BR Vocal; Howard Giebling, cond.; Lee Castle, t; Oscar Peterson, p; Herb Ellis, g; Ray Brown, b; Louie Bellson, d. unidentified strings 26 Jan 1955
DISC 6
Title Young Blood
Artist Buddy Rich Sextet
Composer Manieri
Album Blues Caravan
Label Verve
Number 75021 03482 Track 5
Personnel: BR d; Sam Most, fl; Rolf Ericson, t; Mike Manieri, vib; Wyatt Ruther, b; Johnny Morris, p. 14/16 Aug 1961
DISC 7
Title West Side Story (Medley)
Artist Buddy Rich
Composer Bernstein / Sondheim arr. Bill Reddie
Album Swingin' New Big Band
Label Pacific Jazz
Number 724383 52322 Track 8
Personnel: Bobby Shew, John Sottile, Yoshito Murakami, Walter Battagello, t; Jim Trimble, John Boice, tb; Dennis Good, Mike Waverley, btb; Gene Quill, Pete Yellin, Jay Corre, Marty Flax, Steve Perlow, reeds, John Bunch, p; Barry Zweig, g; Carson Smith, b; BR d. 10 Oct 1966 (most of album done at Chez club, this was done at RCA Victor studios Hollywood.) Soloists Trimble and Corre.
DISC 8
Title Chelsea Bridge
Artist Buddy Rich
Composer Strayhorn (arr Phil Wilson)
Album Mercy Mercy
Label Pacific Jazz
Number 72438 43312 Track 11
Personnel: Art Pepper, as solo; Al Porcino, Bill Prince, Ken Faulk, Dave Culp, t; Jim Trimble, Rick Stepton, Peter Graves, tb; Charles Owens, Don Menza, Pat Labarbera, John Laws, reeds; Walt Namuth, g; Joe Azarello, p; Gary Walters, b; BR d. 7 Jul 1968.
DISC 9
Title Chameleon
Artist Buddy Rich
Composer Rubinson / Hancock
Album Very Live at Buddy's Place
Label LRC
Number 24104 Track 1
Personnel: Sonny Fortune, Sal Nistico, saxes; Kenny Barron, p; Jack Wilkins, g; Anthony Jackson, elb; Jimmy Maeulen, cga; BR d. May 1974. From 3CD set on LRC Best of Buddy Rich also including Roar of 74 and Big Band Machine.
DISC 10
Title Apples (aka Gino)
Artist Buddy Rich
Composer Wiggins
Album Big Swing Face
Label Pacific Jazz
Number 72438 37989 Track 18
Personnel: Bobby Shew, John Sottile, Yoshito Murakami, Charles Findlay, t; Jim Trimble, Ron Myers, tb; Bill Wimberley, btb; Quinn Davis, Ernie Watts, Jay Corre, Marty Flax, Robert Keller, reeds, Ray Starling, p; Richard Resnicoff, g; James gannon b; BR d. 1968
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Swingin' New Big Band; Big Swing Face, and Mercy, Mercy, (all on Pacific Jazz). An anthology drawn from these is available as The Buddy Rich Collection (BGO).
