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The Swinging Buddy Rich

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Released
  
1954

Release date
  
1954

Label
  
Norgran Records

Artist
  
Buddy Rich

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
Los Angeles 1953 August 21 (tracks 1-3), 1954 August 27 (tracks 4-6), 1955 August 26 (tracks 7, 8), 1955 September 1 (track 9)

Length
  
24:50 (initial 10" release)

The Swinging Buddy Rich (1954)
  
Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich (1955)

Similar
  
The Wailing Buddy Rich, Buddy Rich Sings Johnny M, Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich, Buddy Rich Just Sings, The Voice Is Rich

The Swinging Buddy Rich is a jazz album of songs recorded in Los Angeles in 1953 and 1954 by Buddy Rich with Harry "Sweets" Edison and others. The first 6 tracks were released on a 10-inch Norgran Records LP in 1954. An expanded 12 inch Norgran LP version with 3 additional tracks from 1955 was later released.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:50
  2. "Me and My Jaguar" (Rich) – 3:48
  3. "Just Blues" (Edison, Rich) – 6:27
  4. "Sweets' Opus No. 1" (Edison) – 2:37
  5. "Strike It Rich" (Johnny Mandel) – 6:32
  6. "Sportin' Life" ("Sweetie Pie") (Edison) – 2:36
  7. "Sonny and Sweets" (Rich, Edison) – 4:42
  8. "The Two Mothers" (Rich, Edison) – 6:01
  9. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 7:02

tracks 1-3 = side A of the original 10" LP release (Norgran MGN 26)
tracks 4-6 = side B of the original release

Personnel

tracks 1-3 (recorded 1953):

  • Buddy Rich – drums
  • Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
  • John Simmons – bass
  • Jimmy Rowles – piano
  • Benny Carter – alto saxophone
  • Georgie Auld – tenor saxophone
  • Bob Lawson – baritone saxophone
  • Milt Bernhardt – trombone
  • Johnny Mandel - arranger

    • tracks 4-6 (recorded 1954):

  • Buddy Rich – drums
  • Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
  • Joe Comfort – bass
  • Gerald Wiggins – piano
  • Willie Smith – alto saxophone
  • Tom Brown – tenor saxophone
  • Bob Poland – baritone saxophone
  • Milt Bernhardt – trombone
  • Jack Costanzo – bongos

    • tracks 7-9 (recorded 1955):

  • Buddy Rich – drums
  • Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
  • John Simmons – bass
  • Jimmy Rowles – piano
  • Sonny Criss – alto saxophone (tracks 7, 8)
  • Barney Kessel – guitar (track 9)

    • References

    The Swinging Buddy Rich Wikipedia
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