Big Band Machine Explained

Big Band Machine
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Buddy Rich
Cover:	BuddyRich_BigBandMachine_300.jpg
Released:	1975
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:00
Label:	Groove Merchant
Producer:	Sonny Lester
Prev Title:	The Last Blues Album, Vol. 1
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Speak No Evil
Next Year:	1976

Big Band Machine is a jazz album recorded by Buddy Rich and his big band, released on the Groove Merchant Record label in 1975.

Track listing

LP side A:

1. "Three Day Sucker" (Lofgreen) – 6:50
2. "Tommy Medley" (Townshend) – 12:26
   1. "Eyesight to the Blind"
   2. "Champagne"
   3. "See Me, Feel Me"
   4. "Miracle Cure"
   5. "Listening to You"

LP side B:

1. "On Broadway" (Mann, Weil, Leiber, Stoller) – 3:48
2. "Pieces of Dreams" (Legrand) – 4:30
3. "Ease On Down the Road" (Smalls) – 3:30
4. "West Side Story [medley] '75" (Bernstein, Sondheim) – 5:27

bonus tracks added to 2003 CD re-issue (P-Vine, Japan):

7. "Nik Nik" – 2:52
8. "Layin' it Down" – 2:50

bonus tracks added to 2005 CD re-issue (LRC Records):

7. "Playhouse" (Albam) – 6:26
8. "Lush Life" (Loose) – 4:09

• "Three Day Sucker" arranged by Lofgreen
• "Tommy" Medley arranged by Michael Longo
• "On Broadway" arranged by Dave Marowitz
• "Pieces of Dream" arranged by Richard Lieb
• "Ease on Down the Road" arranged by David Berger
• "West Side Story" Medley arranged by Bill Reddie

Reception

The Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[1]

Personnel

• William "Bill" Blount – alto saxophone player cited incorrectly in liner notes as Bill "Blaut" ^{[2] [3]}
• Peter Yellin – alto saxophone
• Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone
• Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
• Lloyd Michels – trumpet
• Charles Camilleri – trumpet
• Danny Hayes – trumpet
• Richard Hurwitz – trumpet
• Ross Konikoff – trumpet
• Barry Maur – trombone
• Gerald Chamberlain – trombone
• Anthony Salvatori – bass trombone
• Cliff Morris – guitar
• Cornell Dupree – guitar
• Wayne Wright – guitar
• Greg Kogan – piano
• Ben Brown – bass
• Buddy Rich – drums
• Ray Armondo – congas

References

• Groove merchant GM 3307 (1975 LP)
• Simitar Distribution 1290 (1999 CD)
• P-Vine Records 23460 (2003 CD)
• LRC Records 24105 (2005 CD)
• Big Band Machine at discogs.com

Notes and References

1. http://allmusic.com/album/the-last-blues-album-vol-1-mw0000876007 Allmusic Review
2. Paddock . Tracey Lynn . A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth- Century American Clarinetists . Florida State University Libraries . 2011 . Spring 2011 . 44 .
3. Web site: Kofman . Arkady . WILLIAM BLOUNT . arkady.com . 22 January 2019.