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Buddy Rich Fusion Big Band Swing 1978 US
Buddy Rich - Class Of '78 flac album
  • Performer Buddy Rich
  • Title Class Of '78
  • Date of release 1978
  • Country US
  • Style Fusion, Big Band, Swing
  • Other formats AC3 AIFF ASF RA AU VOC MOD
  • Genre Jazz
  • Size MP3 1960 mb
  • Size FLAC 1565 mb
  • Rating: 4.6
  • Votes: 792
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Buddy Rich successfully led big bands from 1966 until his death in 1987, but other than his final effort in 1985, this album contains his orchestra's last significant recording. Inexcusably brief (with only a half-hour of music), the lack of quantity is made up for by the high quality

Album: Class Of ’78. Released: 2019. Previously on NewAlbumReleases. net: October 14, 2015 - Buddy Rich – Birdland (2015). June 4, 2014 - Buddy Rich – The Solos (2014). Archive, Jazz and Blues.

The Driver is a 1960 studio album by Buddy Rich. LP side A. "Brainwashed" (Buddy Rich, Ernie Wilkins) – 5:00. A Swinging Serenade" (Wilkins) – 4:05. Big Leg Mary" (Rich, Wilkins) – 5:45. Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:20. LP side B. "Bloody Mary" (Wilkins) – 6:30. A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 6:05. Miss Bessie's Cookin'" (Wilkins) – 5:15. Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone. Buddy Rich - vocals, drums. Willie Dennis - trombone. Irwin "Marky" Markowitz - trumpet.

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".

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This Buddy Rich discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top Buddy Rich albums can be found at the top of the list. To make it easy for you, we haven't included Buddy Rich singles, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums.

Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time and was known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed. He performed with Tommy Dorsey, Harry James and Count Basie, and led a big band. 1977: ''Class of '78''. 1977: ''Lionel Hampton Presents: Buddy Rich''. 1977: ''Plays and Plays and Plays''. 1975: ''Big Band Machine''. 1974: ''The Roar of '74''. 1974: ''Transition''. 1968: ''Rich à la Rakha''. 1966: ''The Sounds of '66''. 1962: ''Blues Caravan''. 1961: ''Krupa and Rich''.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Birdland
Arranged By – Mike Abene*Composed By – Joe ZawinulSoloist [Soprano Saxophone] – Steve Marcus
A2 Bouncin' With Bud
Arranged By – Frank PerowskyComposed By – Bud PowellSoloist [Piano] – Barry KeinerSoloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Gary Bribek
B1 Cape Verean Blues
Arranged By – Tom BorosComposed By – Horace SilverSoloist [Piano] – Barry KeinerSoloist [Trumpet] – Dean Pratt
B2 Fiesta
Arranged By – Barry Keiner, Buddy RichComposed By – Chick CoreaSoloist [Bass] – Tommy Warrington*Soloist [Drums] – Buddy RichSoloist [Piano] – Barry Keiner
B3 Funk City Ola
Composed By, Arranged By – Barry MintzerSoloist [Tenor] – Gary Bribek, Steve Marcus

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  • Recorded At – RCA Studios, New York

Credits

  • Accompanied By [Assisting Band] – Joe DeNoia, Steve Peck
  • Bass – Tommy Warrington*
  • Bass Trombone – Edward Eby*
  • Cowbell – Gary Bribek
  • Executive-Producer – Glen Glancy
  • Flute – Alan Gauvin, Chuck Wilson
  • Keyboards – Barry Keiner
  • Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
  • Percussion [Cabasa] – Greg Smith
  • Photography [Additional Photo's] – Steve Peck
  • Photography [Cover Photo's] – Norman Schwartz
  • Producer – Norman Schwartz
  • Producer [Production Coordinator] – Stanley Kay
  • Recorded By – Dick Baxter, Keith Grant
  • Recording Supervisor [Director Of Recording] – Keith Grant
  • Saxophone [1st Alto] – Chuck Wilson
  • Saxophone [1st Tenor] – Steve Marcus
  • Saxophone [2nd Alto] – Alan Gauvin
  • Saxophone [2nd Tenor] – Gary Bribek
  • Saxophone [Baritone] – Greg Smith
  • Saxophone [Soprano] – Alan Gauvin, Chuck Wilson , Steve Marcus
  • Trombone [1st] – Matt Johnson
  • Trombone [2nd] – Dale Kirkland
  • Trumpet [1st] – Chuck Schmidt
  • Trumpet [2nd] – Dean Pratt
  • Trumpet [3rd] – John Marshall
  • Trumpet [4th] – Danny Hayes

Notes

Recorded at: RCA Studios, New York, October 1977

Catalog No. on cover G-781
Catalog No. on center labels G 781

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
CRDD-1030 Buddy Rich Class Of '78 ‎(LP, Ltd, Gat) Century Records CRDD-1030 US 1977
8TG-781 Buddy Rich Class of '78 ‎(8-Trk, Album) Gryphon 8TG-781 US 1978
GP 3602 Buddy Rich Class Of '78 ‎(LP, Gat) Century Records GP 3602 Japan 1978
PL 25164 Buddy Rich Class Of '78 ‎(LP, Album) RCA PL 25164 UK 1978
505 010.2 Buddy Rich "The Best Band I Ever Had" ‎(CD, Album) Actual Jazz 505 010.2 US 1993


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