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Class of '78

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Released
  
1977

Producer
  
Norman Schwartz

Release date
  
1977

Length
  
29:51

Artist
  
Buddy Rich

Genre
  
Jazz

Class of '78 (1977)
  
Together Again For the First Time (1978)

Label
  
The Great American Gramophone Company

Similar
  
Richcraft, The Last Blues Album - V, Rich and Famous, The Voice Is Rich, Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich

Buddy rich class of 78


Class of '78 is a big band jazz album recorded by Buddy Rich in 1977. Originally released by the Great American Gramophone Company as a "direct-to-disc" LP album, it has been re-issued on Compact Disc as The Greatest Drummer That Ever Lived With "The Best Band I Ever Had".

Contents

Buddy rich class of 78


Track listing

LP side A:

  1. "Birdland" (Zawinul) – 6:46
  2. "Bouncin' with Bud" (Powell) – 5:55

LP side B:

  1. "Cape Verdean Blues" (Silver) – 6:17
  2. "Fiesta" (Corea) – 6:23
  3. "Funk City Ola" (Mintzer) – 4:30

Personnel

  • Buddy Rich – drums
  • Tommy Warrington – bass
  • Barry Kiener – keyboards
  • Chuck Wilson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Alan Gauvin – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Gary Bribek – tenor saxophone, percussion (cowbell)
  • Greg Smith – baritone saxophone, percussion (cabasa)
  • Chuck Schmidt – trumpet
  • Dean Pratt – trumpet
  • John Marshall – trumpet
  • Danny Hayes – trumpet
  • Matt Johnson – trombone
  • Dale Kirkland – trombone
  • Edward Eby – bass trombone

    • Songs

    1Birdland6:40
    2Bouncin' With Bud5:53
    3Cape Verdean Blues6:12

    References

    Class of '78 Wikipedia
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