Richcraft Explained

Richcraft
Type:	studio
Artist:	Buddy Rich
Cover:	BuddyRich_Richcraft.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	April 9–10, 1959
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	33:59
Label:	Mercury
Producer:	Jack Tracy
Prev Title:	Buddy Rich in Miami
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Rich Versus Roach
Next Year:	1959

Richcraft is a 1959 studio big band album by Buddy Rich and a big band / orchestra with arrangements by Ernie Wilkins. A nearly identical album, titled The Rich Rebellion was released by Wing Records without "I Want a Little Girl" but with two additional tracks from an April, 1960 (Septet) recording session ("That's Rich Man" and "Astronaut").^[1]

Track listing

Richcraft

LP Side A

1. "Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) – 3:38
2. "Richcraft" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:06
3. "Sweets Tooth" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:01
4. "Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley!" (Ballard MacDonald, Joseph Meyer, Billy Rose) – 3:04
5. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) – 2:59

LP Side B

1. "Cherokee (Indian Love Song)" (Ray Noble) – 4:08
2. "I Want a Little Girl" (Billy Moll, Murray Mencher) – 4:12
3. "From the Sticks" (Ernie Wilkins) ^[2] – 4:42
4. "Song of the Islands" (Charles E. King) – 4:09

The Rich Rebellion

LP Side A

1. "Indiana" ("Back Home Again In Indiana") – 3:38
2. "That's Rich Man" – 5:26
3. "Sweets Tooth" – 4:01
4. "Song Of The Islands" – 4:09
5. "From The Sticks" – 4:42

LP Side B

1. "Astronaut" – 7:36
2. "Richcraft" – 3:06
3. "Yardbird Suite" – 2:59
4. "Cherokee" – 4:08
5. "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie" – 3:04

Personnel

• Ernie Wilkins – arranger
• Buddy Rich – drums, percussion
• Phil Woods – alto saxophone
• Earle Warren – alto saxophone
• Steve Perlow – baritone saxophone
• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
• Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
• Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
• Emmett Berry – trumpet
• Joe Ferrante – trumpet
• Stan Fishelson – trumpet
• Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
• Eddie Bert – trombone
• Billy Byers – trombone
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Willie Dennis – trombone
• John Bunch – piano
• Sam Herman – guitar
• Phil Leshin – double bass

Septet (only) on "That's Rich Man" and "Astronaut":

• Buddy Rich – drums
• Irving "Marky" Markowitz – trumpet
• Willie Dennis – trombone
• Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
• Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
• Dave McKenna – piano
• Earl May – bass

References

• Mercury MG 20451 (mono)
• Mercury SR 60136 (stereo)
• Wing SRW 16407 (stereo)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mercury-records/discography-1960/ Buddy Rich Septet info at jazzdisco.org
2. http://microgroove.jp/mercury/MG20451.shtml microgroove.jp discography