Buddy Rich Band (album) explained

Buddy Rich Band
Type:	album
Artist:	Buddy Rich
Cover:	BuddyRich_TheBuddyRichBand.jpg
Released:	1981
Studio:	Universal, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:30
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Joel Dorn
Prev Title:	Live at Ronnie Scott's
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Live at the 1982 Montreal Jazz Festival
Next Year:	1982

Buddy Rich Band is a 1981 recording made by jazz drummer Buddy Rich with his big band for MCA Records.

Track listing

LP side one:

1. "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) – 4:48
2. "Fantasy" (Eddie del Barrio, Maurice White, Verdine White) – 4:35
3. "Listen Here Goes Funky" (Eddie Harris) – 3:30
4. "Slow Funk" (Bob Mintzer) – 5:42

LP side two:

1. "Beulah Witch" (Don Menza) – 3:31
2. "Good News" (Mintzer) – 14:24

Personnel

• Buddy Rich – leader, drums
• The Buddy Rich Band
• Harold Wheeler – arranger, co-producer
• Robert Mintzer – arranger ("Slow Funk" and "Good News")

References

• MCA 5186 (LP), MCAD-31151 (CD)
• Steven Jacobetz review at Allmusic.com
• Buddy Rich Band at discogs.com
• Buddy Rich Band at wax.fm (archived from the original at http://wax.fm/vinyl-lp-releases/buddy_rich_buddy_rich_band.html)