The Swinging Buddy Rich Explained

The Swinging Buddy Rich
Type:Studio album
Artist:Buddy Rich
Cover:BuddyRich_TheSwingingBuddyRich.jpg
Released:1954
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)
Genre:Jazz
Length:24:50 (initial 10" release)
Label:Norgran
Producer:Norman Granz
Prev Title:The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio
Prev Year:1953
Next Title:Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich
Next Year:1955

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.[1] An expanded 12 inch Norgran LP version with 3 additional tracks from 1955 was later released.

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):[2]

tracks 4-6 (recorded 1954):

tracks 7-9 (recorded 1955):

References

Notes
  • Sources

    • Notes and References

    1. The Billboard magazine 1954 October 16 edition, p. 40
    2. The Swinging Buddy Rich at jazzdisco.org

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