The Wailing Buddy Rich Explained

The Wailing Buddy Rich
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Buddy Rich
Cover:	BuddyRich_TheWailingBuddyRich.jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	1955
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Norgran^[1]
Producer:	Norman Granz
Prev Title:	The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	Krupa and Rich
Next Year:	1956

The Wailing Buddy Rich is an album by jazz drummer Buddy Rich, released in 1955 on Norgran Records. The first two tracks were recorded on May 16, 1955, in New York; the remaining tracks were recorded with different personnel in Los Angeles on August 26.

Track listing

LP Side A

1. "The Monster"
2. "Sunday"

LP Side B

1. "Smooth One"
2. "Broadway"

Personnel

Side A

• Thad Jones – trumpet
• Joe Newman – trumpet
• Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
• Frank Wess – tenor saxophone
• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Freddie Green – guitar
• Ray Brown – bass
• Buddy Rich – drums

Side B

• Sonny Criss – alto saxophone
• Harry Edison – trumpet
• Jimmy Rowles – piano
• John Simmons – bass
• Buddy Rich – drums

References

• Norgran MGN 1078
• Verve MGV 8168

External links

• The Wailing Buddy Rich at jazzdisco.org

Notes and References

1. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.