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September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987

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1953: The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio (Clef Records)[22]
1954: The Swinging Buddy Rich (Norgran Records)
1955: Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich (Norgran)
1955: Buddy and Sweets (Norgran)
1955: The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio (Norgran)
1955: The Wailing Buddy Rich (Norgran)
1955: Krupa and Rich (Clef) – with Gene Krupa
1955: The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio (Clef)
1956: Buddy Rich Sings Johnny Mercer (Verve Records)
1956: This One's for Basie (Verve) – re-issued 1967 as Big Band Shout[23]
1957: Buddy Rich Just Sings (Verve)
1958: Buddy Rich in Miami (Verve)
1959: Richcraft (Mercury Records) – also The Rich Rebellion (Wing)
1959: Rich versus Roach (Mercury) – with Max Roach
1959: The Voice is Rich (Mercury)
1960: The Driver (EmArcy Records)
1961: Playtime (Argo Records)
1961: Blues Caravan (Verve)
1962: Burnin' Beat (Verve) – with Gene Krupa
1965: Are You Ready for This? (Roost) – with Louie Bellson
1966: Swingin' New Big Band (Pacific Jazz Records/Blue Note Records)
1966: The Sounds of '66 (Reprise Records) – Live, with Sammy Davis, Jr.
1967: Big Swing Face (Pacific Jazz) – Live
1967: The New One! (Pacific Jazz) – aka Take it Away
1968: Rich à la Rakha (World Pacific) – with Alla Rakha
1968: Mercy, Mercy (Pacific Jazz) – Live
1969: Buddy & Soul (Pacific Jazz) – Live
1970: Keep the Customer Satisfied (Liberty Records) – Live
1971: A Different Drummer (RCA Records)
1971: Rich in London (RCA) – expanded UK release = Buddy Rich: Very Alive at Ronnie Scott's (RCA (UK)) – Live
1972: Stick It (RCA)
1973: The Roar of '74 (Groove Merchant Records)
1974: Very Live at Buddy's Place (Groove Merchant) – Live
1974: Transition (Groove Merchant) – with Lionel Hampton
1974: The Last Blues Album, Vol. 1 (Groove Merchant)
1975: Big Band Machine (Groove Merchant)
1976: Speak No Evil (RCA)
1977: Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays (RCA)
1977: Lionel Hampton Presents Buddy Rich (Who's Who In Jazz) – aka Buddy's Cherokee... also released as The Sound of Jazz, Vol 10
1977: Class of '78 (The Great American Gramophone Company) – also released as The Greatest Drummer That Ever Lived with The Best Band I Ever Had
1978: Together Again: For the First Time (Gryphon/Century) – aka When I Found You (with Mel Tormé)
1980: Live at Ronnie Scott's (DRG) – Live. aka The Man from Planet Jazz
1981: The Buddy Rich Band (MCA)
1983: Rich and Famous (Amway) – aka The Magic of Buddy Rich, aka Buddy Rich – The Man
1985: Mr. Drums: ...Live on King Street (Cafe) – "Live" in-studio concert recording. Also released on (2 separate) video discs

Compilation albums
1960: The Drum Battle (Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich at JATP) (Verve)
196?: The Best of Buddy Rich (Pacific Jazz)
1969: Super Rich (Verve)
1971: Time Being (Bluebird/RCA)
1987: Compact Jazz: Buddy Rich (Verve)
1990: Compact Jazz: Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich (Verve)
1992: No Jive (Novus)
1998: Buddy Rich: The Legendary '47–'48 Orchestra Vol. 1 (Hep Records)
1998: Buddy Rich: The Legendary '46–'48 Orchestra Vol. 2 (Hep)
2005: Classic EmArcy, Verve, Small Group Buddy Rich Sessions (Mosaic Records #232) – 7 CD Box set

Released recordings after Buddy's death
1993: Europe '77 (Magic)
2001: Wham! The Buddy Rich Big Band Live (Label M)
2004: No Funny Hats (Lightyear)

1953: The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio (Clef Records)[22] Released 1953 Recorded New York, Los Angeles 1951, 1952

Track List LP side A[1] "Funky Blues" (Flip Phillips) "Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) "Salute to Pres" (Phillips) "Swedish Pastry" (Phillips) LP side B "Carioca" (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn) "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) "Bugle Call Rag" (Jack Pettis, Billy Meyers, Elmer Schoebel) "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart) "Three Little Words" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar) "Flip's Boogie" (aka "Trio Boogie"?) (Flip Phillips)

Performers Flip Phillips - tenor saxophone Buddy Rich - drums (on "Carioca," "Take the 'A' Train," "Bugle Call Rag," "I Didn't Know What Time It Was," "Three Little Words" and "Flip's Boogie") Earl Watkins - drums (on "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry") Jo Jones - drums (on "Funky Blues," "Indiana") Joe McDonald - drums (on "Stardust") Hank Jones - piano (on "Carioca," "Take the 'A' Train," "Bugle Call Rag," "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" and "Three Little Words"), organ (on "Flip's Boogie" / "Trio Boogie") Richard Wyands - piano (on "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry") Dick Hyman - piano (on "Funky Blues," "Indiana") Lou Levy - piano (on "Stardust") Vernon Alley - bass (on "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry") Gene Ramey - bass (on "Funky Blues," "Indiana") Jimmy Woode - bass & vocal (on "Stardust") Bill Harris - trombone (on "Funky Blues," "Indiana," "Stardust") Charlie Etter - trombone (on "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry") Allen Smith - trumpet (on "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry") Jerome Richardson - baritone saxophone (on "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry") "Funky Blues" and "Indiana" recorded 1951 March 8, NYC "Stardust" recorded 1951 August 9, Los Angeles "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry" recorded 1952 February, Los Angeles "Carioca" - "Flip's Boogie" (all of side 'B') recorded 1952 December 14, NYC

1954: The Swinging Buddy Rich (Norgran Records) 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) Length 24:50 (initial 10" release)

Track List "Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:50 "Me and My Jaguar" (Rich) – 3:48 "Just Blues" (Edison, Rich) – 6:27 "Sweets' Opus No. 1" (Edison) – 2:37 "Strike It Rich" (Johnny Mandel) – 6:32 "Sportin' Life" ("Sweetie Pie") (Edison) – 2:36 "Sonny and Sweets" (Rich, Edison) – 4:42 "The Two Mothers" (Rich, Edison) – 6:01 "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 7:02

Performers tracks 1-3 (recorded 1953):[2] Buddy Rich – drums Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet John Simmons – bass Jimmy Rowles – piano Benny Carter – alto saxophone Georgie Auld – tenor saxophone Bob Lawson – baritone saxophone Milt Bernhardt – trombone Johnny Mandel - arranger tracks 4-6 (recorded 1954): Buddy Rich – drums Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet Joe Comfort – bass Gerald Wiggins – piano Willie Smith – alto saxophone Tom Brown – tenor saxophone Bob Poland – baritone saxophone Milt Bernhardt – trombone Jack Costanzo – bongos tracks 7-9 (recorded 1955): Buddy Rich – drums Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet John Simmons – bass Jimmy Rowles – piano Sonny Criss – alto saxophone (tracks 7, 8) Barney Kessel – guitar (track 9)

1955: Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich (Norgran) Released 1955 Recorded January 26, 1955 New York City (except "Ballad Medley" recorded May 16)	Track List "Everything Happens To Me" "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" "Sure Thing" "Glad To Be Unhappy" Ballad Medley "Over The Rainbow" "You've Changed" "Time After Time" "This Is Always" "My Heart Stood Still" "I Hadn't Anyone Till You"
Performers except "Ballad Medley": Buddy Rich – vocals Louis Bellson – drums Lee Castle – trumpet Oscar Peterson – piano Herb Ellis – guitar Ray Brown – bass Howard Gibeling Orchestra - strings on "Ballad Medley": Buddy Rich – drums Thad Jones – trumpet Joe Newman – trumpet Ben Webster – tenor saxophone Frank Wess – tenor saxophone Oscar Peterson – piano Freddie Green – guitar Ray Brown – bass

1955: Buddy and Sweets (Norgran) Released 1955 Recorded September 1, 1955 Los Angeles	Track List LP side A "Yellow Rose of Brooklyn" (Harry "Sweets" Edison) – 4:31 "Easy Does It" (Sy Oliver, Trummy Young) – 8:16 "All Sweets" (Edison) – 2:09 "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:04 LP side B "Barney's Bugle" (Buddy Rich) – 9:39 "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:39 "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 5:10
Performers Harry Sweets Edison – trumpet Buddy Rich – drums Jimmy Rowles – piano Barney Kessel – guitar John Simmons – bass

1955: The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio (Norgran) Released 1955 Recorded March, April 1946, Radio Recorders, Hollywood	Track List LP side A "Back to the Land" (Young) – 3:52 "I've Found a New Baby" (Palmer, Williams) – 4:04 "I Cover the Waterfront" (Green, Heyman) – 4:03 "Somebody Loves Me" (MacDonald, DeSylva, Gershwin) – 3:54 LP side B "I Want to Be Happy" (Caesar, Youmans) – 3:56 "The Man I Love" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 4:48 "Mean to Me" (Ahlert, Turk) – 4:09 "Peg O' My Heart"[5] (Bryan, Fisher) – 4:02
Performers Lester Young – tenor saxophone Buddy Rich – drums Nat King Cole (credited as "Aye Guy" on the original releases) – piano

1955: The Wailing Buddy Rich (Norgran) Recorded 1955 Producer Norman Granz	Track List LP Side A "The Monster" "Sunday" LP Side B "Smooth One" "Broadway"
Performers Side A Thad Jones – trumpet Joe Newman – trumpet Ben Webster – tenor saxophone Frank Wess – tenor saxophone Oscar Peterson – piano Freddie Greene – 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

1955: Krupa and Rich (Clef) – with Gene Krupa Released 1956 Recorded 1 November 1955 Length 49:40 Label Clef/Verve Producer Norman Granz

Track List LP side A "Buddy's Blues" (Buddy Rich) – 10:27 "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 13:54 LP side B "Gene's Blues" (Gene Krupa) – 7:44 "Sweethearts on Parade" (Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) – 8:47 "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn) – 8:51 Bonus tracks on 1994 CD re-issue "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Nathan "Ned" Miller, Jule Styne) – 11:06 "The Monster" (Harry "Sweets" Edison) – 10:48

Performers Gene Krupa - drums Buddy Rich - drums Oscar Peterson - piano Ray Brown - double bass Herb Ellis - guitar Roy Eldridge - trumpet Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone Flip Phillips - tenor saxophone, clarinet on CD bonus tracks: Buddy Rich - drums Oscar Peterson - piano Ray Brown - bass Freddie Green - guitar Thad Jones - trumpet Joe Newman - trumpet Ben Webster - tenor sax Frank Wess - tenor & alto sax, flute

1955: The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio (Clef) Released 1955 Recorded 1955 Length 39:58 Label - Clef Producer Norman Granz Recorded in 1955 by Lionel Hampton, Art Tatum and Buddy Rich for Norman Granz' Clef Records. Re-issued on Verve as Tatum Hampton Rich and by Pablo as The Tatum Hampton Rich Trio and as Volume three of Pablo's series, The Tatum Group Masterpieces. Alternative covers Verve re-issue Pablo re-issue Pablo re-issue as Vol. 3 of The Tatum Group Masterpieces

Track List LP side A "What Is This Thing Called Love" (Cole Porter) – 7:02 "I'll Never Be The Same" (Frank Signorelli, Matty Malneck, Gus Kahn) – 6:37 "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 7:04 LP side B "Hallelujah" (Vincent Youmans, Leo Robin, Clifford Grey) – 4:53 "Perdido" (Juan Tizol, Hans Lengsfelder, Ervin Drake) – 5:03 "More Than You Know" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) – 4:13 "How High The Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 5:06

Performers Lionel Hampton – vibraphone Art Tatum – piano Buddy Rich – drums

1956: Buddy Rich Sings Johnny Mercer (Verve Records) Released 1956 Recorded January 4–6, 1956 Length 40:53 Label - Verve Producer Norman Granz

Track List LP side A "Goody Goody" (Matty Malneck) "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen) "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael) "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (Arlen) "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (Arlen) "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" (Bloom) LP side B "Day In, Day Out" (Rube Bloom) "Blues in the Night" (Arlen) "Trav'lin' Light" (Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young) "Too Marvelous for Words" (Richard A. Whiting) "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Arlen) "Dream" (Johnny Mercer) All lyrics by Johnny Mercer, composers indicated.

Performers Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet Ted Nash – tenor saxophone Jimmy Rowles – piano Buddy Rich – vocals, drums Alvin Stoller – drums Buddy Bregman – arranger, orchestra conductor

1956: This One's for Basie (Verve) – re-issued 1967 as Big Band Shout[23] Released January 9, 1957 Recorded August 24–25, 1956 Length 40:53 Label - Norgran Producer Norman Granz Re-issued by Verve in the 1950s and again (retitled Big Band Shout) in the 1960s (but without "Blues for Basie"). Alternative cover & title Verve re-issue

Track List LP side A "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) – 4:49 "Down for Double" (Freddie Green) – 4:10 "Jump for Me" (Basie) – 5:45 "Blues for Basie" (Harry "Sweets" Edison) – 7:20 LP side B "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Basie) – 6:26 "Ain't It the Truth" (Basie, Buster Harding, Jack Palmer) – 3:01 "Shorty George" (Basie, Andy Gibson) – 5:14 "9:20 Special" (William Engvick, Earle Warren) – 4:34

Performers Pete Candoli - trumpet Harry "Sweets" Edison Conrad Gozzo Frank Rosolino - trombone Buddy Collette - flute, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone Bob Enevoldsen - tenor saxophone, valve trombone Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone Joe Mondragon - double bass Bill Pitman - guitar Jimmy Rowles - piano Buddy Rich - drums Marty Paich - arranger

1957: Buddy Rich Just Sings (Verve) Released 1957 Recorded 1957 Length 38:52 Label - Verve Producer Norman Granz

Track List "Cathy" (Mel Tormé) – 3:24 "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:09 "It's All Right with Me" (Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 2:32 "Over the Rainbow" (Arlen, Harburg) – 4:19 "You Took Advantage of Me" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:43 "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:29 "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Arlen, Harburg) – 2:52 "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton) – 3:03 "Cheek to Cheek" (Irving Berlin) – 5:01 "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 3:05 "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 3:39

Performers Ben Webster - tenor saxophone Buddy Rich - vocals, drums Alvin Stoller - drums Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet Howard Roberts - guitar Paul Smith - piano Joe Mondragon - double bass Mike Mainieri - vibraphone

1958: Buddy Rich in Miami (Verve) Released 1958 Recorded May or June 1957, The Dream Bar at Johnina Hotel, Miami Beach Length 40:53 Label - Verve Producer Norman Granz Re-issued on CD alone and also, as Live in Miami with Flip Phillips, together with several additional tracks from a 1954 Rich/Phillips LA studio recording session with the Oscar Peterson Trio. Alternative Cover/Title Live in Miami with Flip Phillips

Track List Buddy Rich in Miami "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) "Topsy" (Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham) "Undecided" (Leo Robin, Charlie Shavers) "Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Basie) – 10:11 Live in Miami with Flip Phillips re-issue "Lover, Come Back to Me" "Topsy" "Undecided" "Broadway" "Jumpin' at the Woodside "Lemon Aid 21" "I'll Never Be the Same" "All of Me" "I've Got the World on a String" "Almost Like Being in Love" "The Lady's in Love with You" "Singing the Blues" "Birth of the Blues"

Performers Buddy Rich in Miami / Live in Miami... (tracks 1-5) Buddy Rich - drums Flip Phillips - tenor saxophone Ronnie Ball - piano Peter Ind - double bass Live in Miami... (tracks 6-13) Buddy Rich - drums Flip Phillips - tenor saxophone Oscar Peterson - piano Ray Brown - bass Herb Ellis - guitar

1959: Richcraft (Mercury Records) – also The Rich Rebellion (Wing) Released 1959 Recorded April 9–10, 1959 Length 33:59 Label - Mercury Producer Jack Tracy Richcraft is a 1959 studio big band album by Buddy Rich and a big band / orchestra with arrangements by Ernie Wilkins. An almost identical album, called The Rich Rebellion was released by Wing Records but did not include the tracks "I Want a Little Girl" but did have two additional tracks from an April, 1960 (Septet) recording session ("That's Rich Man" and "Astronaut") Alternate Covers/Titles Wing Records LP cover

Track List Richcraft LP Side A "Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) – 3:38 "Richcraft" (Buddy Rich) – 3:06 "Sweets Tooth" – 4:01 "Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley!" (Ballard MacDonald, Joseph Meyer, Billy Rose) – 3:04 "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) – 2:59 LP Side B "Cherokee (Indian Love Song)" (Ray Noble) – 4:08 "I Want a Little Girl" (Billy Moll, Murray Mencher) – 4:12 "From the Sticks"[4] – 4:42 "Song of the Islands" (Charles E. King) – 4:09 The Rich Rebellion LP Side A "Indiana" ("Back Home Again In Indiana") – 3:38 "That's Rich Man" – 5:26 "Sweets Tooth" – 4:01 "Song Of The Islands" – 4:09 "From The Sticks" – 4:42 LP Side B "Astronaut" – 7:36 "Richcraft" – 3:06 "Yardbird Suite" – 2:59 "Cherokee" – 4:08 "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie" – 3:04

Performers 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

1959: Rich versus Roach (Mercury) – with Max Roach Released 1959 Recorded 1959 Length 32:58 Label - Mercury Producer Jack Tracy

Track List LP side A "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" (Louis Prima) – 4:06 "The Casbah" (Gigi Gryce) – 4:25 "Sleep" (Earl Lebieg) – 3:15 "Figure Eights" (Buddy Rich, Max Roach) – 4:26 LP side B "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 4:15[3] "Big Foot" (Charlie Parker) – 4:59 "Limehouse Blues" (Phillip Braham, Douglas Furber) – 3:42 "Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye" (Ernie Erdman, Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn, Robert A. K. King) – 3:50 CD re-issue with alternate versions "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" – 4:22 "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" – 4:08 "The Casbah" – 4:28 "The Casbah" – 4:58 "Sleep" – 3:18 "Figure Eights" – 4:30 "Yesterdays" – 5:41 "Big Foot" – 5:00 "Big Foot" – 5:14 "Limehouse Blues" – 3:56 "Limehouse Blues" – 3:43 "Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye" – 3:57

Performers Phil Woods - alto saxophone Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone Willie Dennis - trombone Julian Priester Tommy Turrentine - trumpet Bobby Boswell - double bass Phil Leshin John Bunch - piano Buddy Rich - drums, percussion Max Roach Gigi Gryce - arranger Bill Stoddard - engineer Jack Tracy - producer, liner notes Kiyoshi "Boxman" Koyama - compilation, research

1959: The Voice is Rich (Mercury) Released 1959 Recorded October, 1959, NYC Length 32:20 Label - Mercury

Track List LP Side A "Down the Old Ox Road" – 2:21 "Born to Be Blue" – 3:56 "I've Heard That Song Before" – 2:45 "I Want a Little Girl" – 2:36 "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" – 3:02 LP Side B "You've Changed" – 2:39 "Me And My Shadow" – 2:28 "(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young" – 3:57 "It's Been a Long, Long Time" – 2:56 "I Don't Want To Walk Without You" – 2:55 "Back In Your Own Back Yard" – 2:45

Performers Buddy Rich – vocals Hal Mooney Orchestra

1960: The Driver (EmArcy Records) Released April 4, 1960 Recorded 1960 Length 48:39 Label - EmArcy Producer Jack Tracy	Track List LP side A "Brainwashed" (Buddy Rich, Ernie Wilkins) – 5:00 "A Swinging Serenade" (Wilkins) – 4:05 "Big Leg Mary" (Rich, Wilkins) – 5:45 "Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:20 LP side B "Bloody Mary" (Wilkins) – 6:30 "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 6:05 "Miss Bessie's Cookin'" (Wilkins) – 5:15
Performers Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone Buddy Rich - vocals, drums Willie Dennis - trumpet Irwin "Marky" Markowitz - trumpet Dave McKenna - piano Earl May - double bass Mike Mainieri - vibraphone Ernie Wilkins - arranger

1961: Playtime (Argo Records) Released 1961 Recorded October 3–4, 1960 Length 48:39 Label - Argo Producer Jack Tracy

Track List LP side A "Lulu's Back in Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 5:53 "Playtime" (Sam Most) – 6:14 "Will You Still Be Mine?" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 4:45 "Fascinating Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:39 LP side B "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:26 "Marbles" (Johnny Morris, Most) – 5:51 "Misty" (Johnny Burke (lyricist), Erroll Garner) – 5:10 "Cheek to Cheek" (Irving Berlin) – 6:15

Performers Buddy Rich - drums Sam Most - flute Don Goldie - trumpet Wilbur Wynne - guitar Johnny Morris - piano Mike Mainieri - vibraphone

1961: Blues Caravan (Verve) Released February 1962 Recorded August 14–16, 1961 Length 48:39 Label - Verve Producer Creed Taylor

Track List LP side A "Blowin' the Blues Away" (Horace Silver) – 8:40 "B.R. Blues" (Buddy Rich) – 3:14 "Late Date" (Maynard) – 5:12 LP side B "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 9:44 "Young Blood" (Mike Mainieri) – 5:59 "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 3:35

Performers Wyatt Ruther - double bass Buddy Rich - drums Sam Most - flute Johnny Morris - piano Rolf Ericson - trumpet Mike Mainieri - vibraphone Production Creed Taylor - audio production Roy de Carava - cover photo Dick Olmstead - engineer Ken Druker - executive producer Dom Cerulli - liner notes Hollis King - reissue art director Sherniece Smith Kip Smith - reissue mastering Bryan Koniarz - reissue producer

1962: Burnin' Beat (Verve) – with Gene Krupa Released 1966 Recorded January 18–19, 1962, New York City Length 62:43 Label - Verve Producer Norman Granz

Track List LP side A "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie) – 2:20 "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 2:35 "Duet" – 4:32 "Night Train" (Ellington) – 3:21 "King Porter Stomp" (Jelly Roll Morton) – 3:24 LP side B "Perdido" (Ervin Drake, Hans J. Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol) – 2:24 "Evolution" – 9:20 "Hawaiian War Chant" (Ralph Freed, Leleiohaku, Ray Noble) – 5:30

Performers Gene Krupa - drums Buddy Rich Danny Bank - flute John Bunch - piano Don Goldie - trumpet Al Stewart - trumpet Creed Taylor - producer Nick Travis - trumpet Joe Wilder - trumpet

1965: Are You Ready for This? (Roost) – with Louie Bellson Recorded January 18, 1965, Japan Label - Roost / Roulette	Track List LP side A: "Slides and Hides Part 1" LP side B "Slides and Hides Part 2" arrangement: Benny Carter
Performers Louie Bellson – drums Buddy Rich – drums Blue Mitchell – trumpet Junior Cook – tenor saxophone Gene Taylor – bass Toshiko Mariano – piano The George Kawaguchi Big Band

1966: Swingin' New Big Band (Pacific Jazz Records/Blue Note Records) Released 1966 Recorded 1966 Length 36:45 Label - Pacific Jazz Producer Richard Bock Alternative release 1981 LP re-issue Pacific Jazz LN 10089

Track List LP side A: "Ready Mix" (Bill Holman) – 3:22 "Basically Blues" (Phil Wilson) – 5:39 "Critic's Choice" (Oliver Nelson) – 3:28 "My Man's Gone Now" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 3:05 "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) – 2:49 LP side B: "Sister Sadie" (Horace Silver) – 3:15 "More Soul" (King Curtis, Nelson) – 4:19 West Side Story Medley (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 10:48 "Overture" "Cool" "Something's Coming" "Somewhere" 9 bonus tracks added to 1996 CD re-issue: "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) – 2:56 "Hoe Down" (Nelson) – 2:47 "Step Right Up" (Nelson) – 3:17 "Apples (aka Gino)" (Arthur M. Wiggins) – 2:32 "Chicago" (Fred Fisher) – 2:26 "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington) – 3:47 "Never Will I Marry" (Frank Loesser) – 2:40 "Lament for Lester" (Jay Corre) – 2:45 "Naptown Blues" (Wes Montgomery) – 3:29

Performers The Buddy Rich big band Buddy Rich – drums Carson Smith – bass Stephen Perlow – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet Jay Corre – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, arranger Marty Flax – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute Gene Quill – alto saxophone, clarinet Pete Yellin – alto saxophone, flute Barry Zweig – guitar John Bunch – piano Dennis Good – bass trombone Mike Waverley – bass trombone John Boice – trombone, arranger James Trimble – trombone Walter Battegello – trumpet Yoshito Murakami – trumpet Bobby Shew – trumpet John Sottile – trumpet Arrangers Bill Holman Oliver Nelson Don Piestrup Don Rader Bill Reddie Arthur M. Wiggins Phil Wilson Production Richard Bock – producer Dean Pratt – producer, liner notes, reissue producer Bob Belden – producer, reissue producer Woody Woodward – art direction Wally Heider – engineer Leonard Feather – liner notes Stan Kenton Fred Felgio – photography

1966: The Sounds of '66 (Reprise Records) – Live, with Sammy Davis, Jr. Released 1966 Recorded December 1966 Length 29:42 Label - Reprise Producer Jimmy Bowen The album was recorded at the Sands Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.

Track List LP side A: "Ready Mix" (Bill Holman) – 3:22 "Basically Blues" (Phil Wilson) – 5:39 "Critic's Choice" (Oliver Nelson) – 3:28 "My Man's Gone Now" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 3:05 "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) – 2:49 LP side B: "Sister Sadie" (Horace Silver) – 3:15 "More Soul" (King Curtis, Nelson) – 4:19 West Side Story Medley (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 10:48 "Overture" "Cool" "Something's Coming" "Somewhere" 9 bonus tracks added to 1996 CD re-issue: "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) – 2:56 "Hoe Down" (Nelson) – 2:47 "Step Right Up" (Nelson) – 3:17 "Apples (aka Gino)" (Arthur M. Wiggins) – 2:32 original LP Side A: "Come Back to Me" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 2:56 "I Know a Place" (Tony Hatch) – 2:27 "What Did I Have That I Don't Have?" (Lane, Lerner) – 3:43 "What the World Needs Now Is Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:05 "Once in Love With Amy" (Frank Loesser) – 2:45 Side B: "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 1:49 "What Now My Love?" (Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman) – 3:08 "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 3:07 "If It's the Last Thing I Do" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) – 3:24 "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" (Sidney Clare, Sam H. Stept) – 3:18 [edit]CD re-issue Introduction by Sammy Davis, Jr. "Come Back to Me" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 4:12 "The Birth of the Blues" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) – CD bonus track "I Know a Place" (Tony Hatch) – 2:27 "What Did I Have That I Don't Have?" (Lane, Lerner) – 3:43 "What the World Needs Now Is Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:04 "Once in Love With Amy" (Frank Loesser) – 2:45 "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 1:48 "What Now My Love?" (Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman) – 3:07 "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 3:07 "If It's the Last Thing I Do" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) – 3:24 Closing remarks by Sammy Davis, Jr. "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" (Sidney Clare, Sam H. Stept) – 3:26

Performers Sammy Davis Jr. – vocal Buddy Rich – drums The Buddy Rich Big Band[1] Gerry Walters – bass John Bunch – piano Barry Zweig – guitar Bob Faust – trumpet Chuck Foster – trumpet Tony Scodwell – trumpet John Sottile – trumpet John Boyse – trombone Bob Braun – trombone Jim Trimble – trombone Jay Corre – saxophone Marty Flax – saxophone Tom Hall – saxophone Sam Most – saxophone Steve Perlow – saxophone Ernie Freeman – arranger George Rhodes – arranger

1967: Big Swing Face (Pacific Jazz) – Live Released June 1967 Recorded 1967 Length 36:16 Label - Pacific Jazz Producer Richard Bock Track - "The Beat Goes On" features Rich's daughter, Cathy, on vocals

Track List LP side A: "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (Lennon and McCartney) – 2:57 "Big Swing Face" (Bill Potts) – 5:15 "Monitor Theme" (Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye) – 2:24 "Wack Wack" (Isaac "Redd" Holt, Donald Storball, Hysear Don Walker, Jimmy Young) – 3:04 "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 4:30 LP side B: "Mexicali Nose" (Harry Betts) – 2:49 "Willowcrest" (Bob Florence) – 4:55 "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny Bono) – 4:40 "Bugle Call Rag" (Billy Meyers, Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel) – 4:42 Bonus tracks on 1996 CD reissue: "Standing Up in a Hammock" (Potts) – 2:32 "Chicago" (Fred Fisher) – 2:47 "Lament for Lester" (Jay Corre) – 2:30 "Machine" (Bill Reddie) – 3:45 "Silver Threads Among the Blues" (Don Piestrup) – 4:40 "New Blues" (Piestrup) – 4:38 "Old Timey" (Bob Florence) – 3:25 "Loose" (Bill Holman) – 4:05 "Apples (aka Gino)" (Arthur M. Wiggins) – 2:35

Performers The Buddy Rich big band Jay Corre - flute, arranger, tenor saxophone Ernie Watts - flute, alto saxophone Bob Keller - flute, tenor saxophone Robert Keller Chuck Findley - trumpet Yoshito Murakami John Scottile Bobby Shew Quinn Davis - alto saxophone Marty Flax - baritone saxophone Bill Wimberly - bass trombone James Trimble - trombone Ray Starling - piano Richie Resnicoff - guitar James Gannon - double bass Jim Gannon Buddy Rich - drums Harry Betts - arranger Bob Florence Bill Holman Don Piestrup Bill Potts Don Rader Bill Reddie Shorty Rogers Arthur M. Wiggins Production Gabor Halmos - artwork, design Wally Heider - engineer Fred Seligo - photography Dean Pratt - producer, liner notes, reissue producer, compilation producer Bob Belden - producer, reissue producer, compilation producer Richard Bock - producer

1967: The New One! (Pacific Jazz) – aka Take it Away Released May, 1968 Recorded Jun 15, 1967 - Nov 30, 1967 Length 46:41 Label - Pacific Jazz Producer Richard Bock Alternative cover / title Liberty Records, Take It Away!

Track List LP side A "Away We Go" (Ferguson) – 3:11 "Machine" (Reddie) – 3:38 "The Rotten Kid" (Greco) – 5:11 "New Blues" (Piestrup) – 4:54 "Something for Willie" (Boice) – 4:08 "Standing up in a Hammock" (Potts) – 2:40 LP side B "Chicago" (Fred Fisher) – 2:08 "Luv" (Mulligan) – 2:56 "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:50 "Group Shot" (Piestrup) – 5:07 "Diabolus" (Ferguson) – 8:58 bonus tracks on CD re-issue: "Away We Go" (alt. take) – 3:00 "The Rotten Kid" (alt. take) – 4:14 "Diabolus" (alt. take) – 8:58 "Old Timey" (Florence) – 3:15 "Naptown Blues" (Montgomery) – 4:25

Performers Ernie Watts – alto saxophone Charles Owens – alto saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B5) James Mosher – alto saxophone (tracks A2, A4-B4) Jay Corre – tenor saxophone Pascel LaBarbera – tenor saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B5) Robert Keller – tenor saxophone (tracks A2, A4-B4) Frank Capi – baritone saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B5) Meyer Hirsch – baritone saxophone (tracks A2, A4-B4) Chuck Findley – trumpet John Sotille – trumpet Yoshito Murakami – trumpet Russell Iverson – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B5) Ollie Mitchell – trumpet (tracks A2, A4-B4) Robert Brawn – trombone John Boice – trombone (tracks A2, A4-B4) Sam Burtis – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B5) Jack Spurlock – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B5) James Trimble – trombone (tracks A2, A4-B4) Ray Starling – piano (tracks A2, A4-B4) Russel Turner, Jr. – piano (tracks A1, A3, B5) Richie Resnicoff – guitar James Gannon – bass Ronald Fudoli – bass (tracks A1, A3, B5) Buddy Rich – drums

1968: Rich à la Rakha (World Pacific) – with Alla Rakha Released 1968 Recorded February 5, 1968 Length 48:39 Label - World Pacific Producer Richard Bock	Track List LP side A "Khanda Kafi" (Ravi Shankar) – 5:18 "Duet in Dadra" (Alla Rakha, Buddy Rich) – 4:19 "Rangeela" (Shankar) – 7:40 LP side B "Nagma R Raksh" (Shankar) – 4:44 "Tal Sawari" (Rakha, Rich) – 14:30
Performers Ravi Shankar - conductor Buddy Rich - drums, dholak, dholki Paul Horn - flute Alla Rakha - tabla Nodu C. Mullick - tamboura, manjeera Production Woody Woodward - art direction Lanky Linstrot - engineer, audio engineer Ken Hunt - liner notes Collin Walcott Richard Bock - producer, audio production Gabor Halmos - design

1968: Mercy, Mercy (Pacific Jazz) – Live Released 1968 Recorded 1968 Length 45:28 Label - Pacific Jazz Producer Richard Bock

Track List LP side A "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) – 5:34 "Preach and Teach" (Johnny Burke) – 4:06 "Channel One Suite" (Bill Reddie) – 12:50 LP side B "Big Mama Cass" (Don Sebesky) – 3:22 "Goodbye Yesterday" (Don Piestrup) – 6:18 "Acid Truth" (Don Menza) – 5:50 "Alfie" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:49 "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobby Gentry) – 3:39 Bonus tracks added to 1997 Blue Note CD reissue "Chavala" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 5:20 "Mr. Lucky" (Jerry Livingston, Henry Mancini) – 5:47 "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:09

Performers The Buddy Rich big band Buddy Rich - drums Walter Namuth - guitar Gary Walters - double bass, electric bass Joe Azarello - piano Charles Owens - alto saxophone Art Pepper - alto saxophone Pat LaBarbera - tenor saxophone Don Menza - tenor saxophone John Laws - baritone saxophone Jim Trimble - trombone Rick Stepton - trombone Peter Graves - bass trombone Al Porcino - trumpet David Culp - trumpet Kenneth Faulk - trumpet Bill Prince - trumpet Arrangers: Don Menza Allyn Ferguson Charles Owens Don Piestrup Bill Reddie Don Sebesky Phil Wilson Production Bob Belden - producer Richard Bock - producer Dean Pratt - producer Bill Porter – engineer Gabor Halmos - cover design David Redfern - photography Ron Waller - photography Peter Whorf - photography

1969: Buddy & Soul (Pacific Jazz) – Live Released 1969 Recorded January 3–22, 1969 Length 40:12 Label - World Pacific Jazz Producer Richard Bock

Track List LP side A "Soul Lady" (Don Sebesky) – 4:55 "St. Peterburg Race" (Mike Mainieri) – 2:43 "Soul Kitchen" (Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore) – 3:57 "Wonderbag" (Kim Richmond) – 4:51 "Ruth" (Bill Holman) – 4:12 LP side B "Love and Peace" (Arthur Adams) – 3:38 "Hello, I Love You" (Morrison, Krieger, Manzarek, Densmore) – 4:17 "Comin' Home Baby" (Bob Dorough, Ben Tucker) – 3:17 "The Meaning of the Blues" (Bobby Troup, Leah Worth) – 3:44 "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 4:38 Bonus tracks on 2000 Blue Note CD reissue "Mexicali Nose" (Harry Betts) – 3:36 "Buddy Buddy" (Allyn Ferguson) – 3:48 "Acid Truth" (Don Menza) – 5:08 "Parthenia" (Shelly Manne) – 5:03 "Street Kiddie" (Holman) – 3:40 "The Word" (Don Piestrup) – 5:51 "It's Crazy" (Holman) – 5:59

Performers The Buddy Rich big band Dave Culp - trumpet Sal Marquez Nat Pavone Michael Price Bob Yance Vince Diaz - trombone Rick Stepton Richie Cole - alto saxophone Joe Calo - baritone saxophone Don Switzer - trombone, bass trombone Bob Magnusson - double bass, bass guitar, fender jazz bass Joe Romano - clarinet, flute, alto saxophone Ernie Watts – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone Pat La Barbera - clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone Don Menza - flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Herb Ellis - guitar Buddy Rich - drums Freddy Robinson Jerry Hopkins - liner notes David Lahm - organ, piano Larry Bunker - percussion Victor Feldman Production Ron Wolin - art direction, design Lee Hershberg - engineer Lanky Linstrot Dean Pratt - producer, liner notes Bob Belden - producer, remixing Richard Bock - producer Patrick Roques - reissue design Joel Moss - remixing Dick Clements - arranger Bill Holman Mike Mainieri Don Piestrup Kim Richmond Shorty Rogers Joe Sample Don Sebesky

1970: Keep the Customer Satisfied (Liberty Records) – Live Released 1970 Recorded March 30-April 1, 1970 Length 48:39 Label - Pacific Jazz Producer Richard Bock

Track List LP side A "Keep the Customer Satisfied" (Paul Simon) – 6:40 "Long Day's Journey" (Don Piestrup) – 4:42 Midnight Cowboy Medley: "He Quit Me Man"/"Everybody's Talkin'"/"Tears" (Warren Zevon)/(Fred Neil) – 11:12 LP side B "Celebration" (Piestrup) – 3:35 "Groovin' Hard" (Don Menza) – 5:25 "The Juicer Is Wild" (Neil, Roger Neuman) – 4:32 "Winning the West" (Bill Holman) – 7:30 Bonus tracks on CD re-issues: "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 4:54 "Happy Time" (Mike Hughes) – 3:57 "The Nitty Gritty" (Lincoln Chase) – 4:07 "Straight and Narrow" (Piestrup) – 4:17 "Groovin' Hard" (Menza) – 5:54 "Cornerstone" (Ted Pease) – 4:45

Performers The Buddy Rich big band Bob Suchoski - baritone saxophone Rick Laird - double bass Buddy Rich - drums Richie Cole - flute, alto saxophone Jimmy Mosher Pat LaBarbara Don Englert - flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Tony Lada - trombone Rick Stepton John Madrid - trumpet Joe Giorgiani Mike Price George Zonce Roger Neuman - arranger Bill Holman Michael Hughes Don Menza Ted Pease Don Piestrup Joe Sample Production Ron Wolin - cover design Reice Hamel - engineer Paul Wertheimer - liner notes Joel Moss - mixing Ron Waller - photography Richard Bock - producer Bob Belden - reissue producer, mixing Dean Pratt - reissue producer

1971: A Different Drummer (RCA Records) Released 1971 Recorded July–August, 1971 RCA Studio C, New York City Label - RCA Producer Pete Spargo

Track List Side A "Superstar" "Domino" "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) "Paul's Tune" Side B "Straight, No Chaser" "Heaven On Their Minds" "Pipe Dreams" "Countin' Them Long White Lines" "Piece of the Road" 6"Back of the Bus" Tracks B3 – B6 make up the "A Piece of the Road" Suite

Performers Buddy Rich – drums Bobby Peterson – piano David Spinozza – guitar Bob Daugherty – bass Paul Kondziela – bass Candido Camero – bongos, conga Phil Kraus – percussion Brian Crivna – alto saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone Jimmy Mosher – alto saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone Pat La Barbera – tenor saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone Don Englert – tenor saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone Joe Calo – baritone saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone Lin Biviano – trumpet John DeFlon – trumpet Wayne Naus – trumpet Jeff Stout – trumpet Bruce Paulson – trombone Tony DiMaggio – trombone John Leys – bass trombone

1971: Rich in London (RCA) – expanded UK release = Buddy Rich: Very Alive at Ronnie Scott's (RCA (UK)) – Live Released 1971 Recorded December 6–8, 1971 Length 48:39 Label - RCA Producer Richard Block Rich in London also known as Very Alive at Ronnie Scotts is a live album by Buddy Rich and his big band, It was recorded in London 1971 at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club Not to be confused with the 1980 DRG Buddy Rich Big Band recording, Live at Ronnie Scott's. The US LP release, Rich in London, contains 8 tracks plus a Rich monologue. The UK release, Very Alive at Ronnie Scotts, is a double LP containing an additional 5 tracks plus more examples of Rich talking to the audience. Both albums have been re-issued on CD. The Mosaic Records single CD re-issue of Rich in London includes 4 additional bonus tracks (4 of the "missing" 5 tracks from the UK "Very Alive..." release - all but "Superstar" - but not the additional Rich monologue).

Track List Rich in London LP Side 1 "Dancing Men" (Pat LaBarbera) – 6:41 "The Word" (Don Piestrup) – 6:03 "St. Marks Square (A Special Day)" (LaBarbera) – 4:06 "That's Enough" (Jon Hendricks) – 3:23 "Little Train" (Herbie Phillips) – 6:26 LP Side 2 "Two Bass Hit" (Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis) – 4:00 "Theme from Love Story" (Francis Lai) – 5:50 "Time Being" (Bill Holman) – 12:37 Buddy Rich Speaks – 4:45 Very Alive at Ronnie Scotts Disc 1 "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) – 3:25 "Watson's Walk" (LaBarbera) – 7:28 "St. Marks Square (A Special Day)" "Little Train" "Milestones" (Miles Davis) – 5:26 "The Words" "Dancing Men" Just Buddy Rich – 5:02 Disc 2 "Superstar" (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – 3:50 "Love Story" "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington) – 5:48 "Two Bass Hit" Buddy Rich Introduces – 1:21 "That's Enough" "Time Being" Buddy Rich Again – 4:47

Performers The Buddy Rich big band

1972: Stick It (RCA) Released 1972 Recorded August 10, 1972 Length 37:46 Label - RCA Producer Pete Spargo

Track List LP side A "Space Shuttle" (Pat LaBarbera) – 4:19 "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 4:48 "Best Coast" (LaBarbera) – 3:58 "Wave" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 4:15 LP side B "Something" (George Harrison) – 3:25 "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney) – 7:57 "Sassy Strut" (LaBarbera) – 6:06 "Bein' Green" (Joe Raposo) – 2:58 bonus track on 1999 RCA CD re-issue "Space Shuttle" – 10:38 (extended version) track order on CD re-issue differs from original LP

Performers The Buddy Rich big band Joel DiBartolo - double bass Pat LaBarbera - flute, arranger, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Brian A. Grivna - flute, alto saxophone Joe Romano Don Englert - flute, tenor saxophone Walter Namuth - guitar George McFetridge - piano Richard Centalonza - baritone saxophone Eric Culver - trombone Alan Kaplan William Reichenbach Greg Hopkins - trumpet, arranger Lin Biviano John DeFlon Wayne Naus Buddy Rich - drums Production Janet DeMatteis - art direction Griffin Norman - design Jim Crotty - engineer Chuck Stewart - photography Pete Spargo - producer James Nichols - reissue producer

1973: The Roar of '74 (Groove Merchant Records) Released 1973 Length 40:37 Label - Groove Merchant Producer Sonny Lester The album was released in the UK in 1974 on the Mooncrest label by B & C Records.

Track List LP side A "Nuttville" (Horace Silver) – 4:47 "Kilimanjaro Cookout" (Manny Albam) – 6:14 "Big Mac" (Ernie Wilkins) – 5:54 "Backwoods Sideman" (John La Barbera) – 4:29 LP side B "Time Check" (Don Menza) – 3:45 "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Mack Gordon, Irving Mills) – 3:32 "Waltz of the Mushroom Hunters" (Greg Hopkins) – 7:16 "Senator Sam" (Wilkins) – 4:40

Performers The Buddy Rich big band Charlie Davis – trumpet Larry Hall – trumpet Greg Hopkins – trumpet John Hoffman – trumpet Joe Romano – alto saxophone Bob Martin – alto saxophone Pat La Barbera – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Bob Crea – tenor saxophone John Laws – baritone saxophone Alan Kaplan – trombone Keith O'Quinn – trombone John Leys – trombone, bass trombone Buddy Rich – drums Buddy Budson – piano Joe Beck – guitar Tony Levin – double bass Jimmy Maeulen – conga Sam Woodyard – percussion

1974: Very Live at Buddy's Place (Groove Merchant) – Live Released 1974 Recorded 1974 May 9, 23 Length 41:02 Label - Groove Merchant Producer Sonny Lester	Track List LP side A "Chameleon" (Herbie Hancock) – 4:52 "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie, Jon Hendricks) – 7:20 "Sierra Lonely" (Manny Albam) – 6:21 LP side B "Cardin Blue" (Rich) – 9:51 "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) – 6:38 "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 6:00
Performers Buddy Rich – drums Anthony Jackson – bass Kenny Barron – piano Michael Abene – piano Jack Wilkins – guitar Jimmy Maeulen – conga Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone, flute Sal Nistico – tenor saxophone

1974: Transition (Groove Merchant) – with Lionel Hampton Released 1974 Recorded 1974 Length 37:07 Label - Groove Merchant Producer Sonny Lester

Track List LP side A "Avalon" (Jolson, Rose) – 3:31 "Airmail Special" (Goodman, Mundy, Christian) – 6:07 "Ham Hock Blues" – 5:34 "Ring dem Bells" (Ellington, Mills) – 4:15 LP side B "E.G." – 8:24 "Fum" – 9:20

Performers Buddy Rich – drums Lionel Hampton – vibraphone Teddy Wilson – piano (except "E.G." and "Fum") Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone (except "E.G.") George Duvivier – bass (except "E.G." and "Fum") Sal Nistico – tenor saxophone – (on "E.G." and "Fum") Jack Wilkens – guitar (on "E.G." and "Fum") Kenny Barron – piano (on "E.G." and "Fum") Joe Romano – soprano saxophone (on "E.G." and "Fum") Anthony Jackson – bass (on "E.G." and "Fum") Bob Cranshaw – bass (on "E.G." and "Fum") Stanley Kay – percussion (on "E.G." and "Fum") Ted Sommer – percussion (on "E.G." and "Fum")

1974: The Last Blues Album, Vol. 1 (Groove Merchant) Released 1974 Length 35:22 Label - Groove Merchant Producer Sonny Lester	Track List "Soft Winds" – 7:17 "Sweet Georgia Brown" – 6:32 "How Long" – 4:53 LP side B: "Courage" – 9:20 "Alright" – 7:20
Performers Buddy Rich – drums Bob Cranshaw – bass Kenny Barron – piano George Freeman – guitar Jimmy McGriff – organ Illinois Jacquet – tenor saxophone

1975: Big Band Machine (Groove Merchant) Released 1975 Length 36:00 Label - Groove Merchant Producer Sonny Lester Alternative cover 1996 Simitar CD re-issue

Track List LP side A: "Three Day Sucker" (Lofgreen) – 6:50 "Tommy Medley" (Townshend) – 11:55 "Eyesight to the Blind" "Champagne" "See Me, Feel Me" "Miracle Cure" "Listening to You" LP side B: "On Broadway" (Mann, Weil, Lieber, Stoller) – 3:48 "Pieces of Dream" (Legrand) – 4:30 "Ease On Down the Road" (Wheeler, Schaefer) – 3:30 "West Side Story Medley" (Bernstein, Sondheim) – 5:27 bonus tracks added to 2003 CD re-issue (P-Vine, Japan): "Nik Nik" – 2:52 "Layin' it Down" – 2:50 bonus tracks added to 2005 CD re-issue (LRC Records): "Playhouse" (Albam) – 6:26 "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

Performers Buddy Rich – drums Ben Brown – bass Ray Armondo – congas Greg Kogan – piano Cliff Morris – guitar Cornell Dupree – guitar Wayne Wright – guitar Bill Blaut – alto saxophone Peter Yellin – alto saxophone Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone Barry Maur – trombone Gerald Chamberlain – trombone Anthony Salvatori – bass trombone Lloyd Michels – trumpet Charles Camilleri – trumpet Danny Hayes – trumpet Richard Hurwitz – trumpet Ross Konikoff – trumpet

1976: Speak No Evil (RCA) Released 1976 Recorded RCA Studios, New York Label - RCA Producer Richard Evans Compilation / re-issue Compilation / re-issue 2-fer BGO re-issue of Speak No Evil with Plays and Plays and Plays

Track List LP side A: "Speak No Evil" (Evans) – 3:44 "Yearnin' Learnin'" (Stepney, White, Baily) – 5:38 Medley – 11:00 "Storm At Sunup" (Vanelli) – 6:37 "Love Me Now" (Vanelli) – 4:23 LP side B: "Fight The Power" (Jasper, E. Isley, M. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley, R. Isley) – 6:00 "Games People Play" (Hawes, Simmons, Jefferson) – 3:55 "Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady)" (Jackson, Yancy, Cole) – 3:04 "Sneakin' Up Behind You" (Sanborn, Grolnik, M. Brecker, R. Brecker, Lee) – 3:21 "How Long (Betcha Got A Chick)" (A. Pointer, B. Pointer, J. Pointer, R. Pointer) – 3:51

Performers Buddy Rich – drums Bob Cranshaw – bass Morris Jennings – percussion Ross Traut – guitar Kenny Barron – electric piano Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone David Tofani – alto saxophone Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone Turk Mauro – baritone saxophone Danny Moore – trumpet Victor Paz – trumpet Lew Soloff – trumpet Jon Faddis – trumpet Janice Robinson – trombone Wayne Andre – trombone Tom "Bones" Malone – trombone Dave Taylor – bass trombone Howard Johnson – tuba Vivian Cherry – vocals Lani Groves – vocals Rhetta Hughes – vocals

1977: Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays (RCA) Released 1977 Recorded RCA Studios, New York Length 46:47 Label - RCA Producer Norman Schwartz Compilation / re-issue Compilation / re-issue 2-fer BGO re-issue of Speak No Evil with Plays and Plays and Plays

Track List LP side A: "Ya Gotta Try" (Nestico) – 3:31 "Tales of Rhoda Rat" (Mintzer) – 5:42 "'Round About Midnight" (Monk, Williams, Hanighen) – 6:41 "Time Out" (Menza) – 7:53 LP side B: "No Jive" (Mintzer) – 5:55 "Lush Life" (Strayhorn) – 4:05 "Party Time" (Mintzer) – 5:31 "Kong" (Mintzer) – 4:57 "Mickey Mouse Mambo" (Dodd) – 2:32

Performers Buddy Rich – drums Jonathan Burr – bass Barry Kiener – keyboards Joshua Rich – guitar Erroll Bennett – percussion Will Lee – bass on "Kong" "Crusher" Bennett – congas on "Kong" Steve Khan – guitar on "Kong" Alan Gauvin – saxophone Dean Palanzo – saxophone Robert Mintzer – tenor saxophone, flute Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Mauro Turso – saxophone David Boyle – trumpet Dean Pratt – trumpet John Marshall – trumpet Ross Konikoff – trumpet Clinton Sharman – trombone Rick Stepton – trombone David Boyle – bass trombone Gwen Guthrie – vocals (on "Kong") Josh Brown – vocals (on "Kong") Lonnie Groves – vocals (on "Kong") K. R. Grant – vocals (on "Mickey Mouse")

1977: Lionel Hampton Presents Buddy Rich (Who's Who In Jazz) – aka Buddy's Cherokee... also released as The Sound of Jazz, Vol 10 Recorded 1977 October 19, New York City Length 35:50 Label - Who's Who in Jazz Producer Lionel Hampton, Bill Titone, John Cevetello Alternative covers Who's Who in Jazz re-issue Alternative cover Kingdom Gate (UK) LP cover "Giants of Jazz" re-issue Alternative Title/Covers Galaxy Sound of Jazz Vol 10 Buddy's Cherokee, The Lionel Hampton Sessions

Track List LP side A: "Moment's Notice" (Coltrane) – 5:28 "Giant Steps" (Coltrane) – 5:32 "Buddy's Cherokee" (Noble) – 7:26 LP side B: "Take the 'A' Train" (Strayhorn) – 6:13 "I'll Never Be the Same" (Kahn, Malneck, Signorelli) – 3:33 "Latin Silk" (Moen) – 7:38 Bonus tracks added to some later re-issues: "Buddy's Rock" (Rich) – 5:54 "My Funny Valentine" (Rodgers, Hart) – 6:00 "Hamp, Rich, Dido Blues"[2] (Hendricks) – 4:53

Performers Buddy Rich – drums Lionel Hampton – vibraphone Barry Kiener – piano Tom Warrington – bass Candido Camero – congas Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone Gary Pribeck – saxophone Paul Moen – tenor saxophone Jon Hendricks – vocals on "Hamp, Rich, Dido Blues"

1977: Class of '78 (The Great American Gramophone Company) – also released as The Greatest Drummer That Ever Lived with The Best Band I Ever Had Released 1977 Length 29:51 Label - The Great American Gramaphone Company Producer Norman Schwartz Alternative cover / title DCC Compact Classics CD re-issue

Track List LP side A: "Birdland" (Zawinul) – 6:46 "Bouncin' with Bud" (Powell) – 5:55 LP side B: "Cape Verdean Blues" (Silver) – 6:17 "Fiesta" (Corea) – 6:23 "Funk City Ola" (Mintzer) – 4:30

Performers Buddy Rich – drums Tommy Warrington – bass Barry Kiener – keyboards Chuck Wilson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute Alan Gauvin – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Gary Bribek – tenor saxophone, percussion (cowbell) Greg Smith – baritone saxophone, percussion (cabasa) Chuck Schmidt – trumpet Dean Pratt – trumpet John Marshall – trumpet Danny Hayes – trumpet Matt Johnson – trombone Dale Kirkland – trombone Edward Eby – bass trombone

1978: Together Again: For the First Time (Gryphon/Century) – aka When I Found You (with Mel Tormé) Released 1978 Recorded January 1978, New York City, New York Length 32:52 Label - Century Records, Gryphon Records Producer Norman Schwartz Alternative cover Alternative cover / title 1999 CD re-issue

Track List Original LP Side A "When I Found You" (Michael Randall) – 3:18 "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:56 "Blues in the Night" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 8:05 Side B "Bluesette" (Norman Gimbel, Toots Thielemans) – 3:30 "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:30 "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) – 3:56 "Oh, Lady be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:37 [edit]CD re-issue, When I Found You "When I Found You" (Randall) – 3:14 "Here's That Rainy Day" (Burke, Van Heusen) – 4:55 "Cape Verdean Blues" (Horace Silver) – 6:12 (instrumental bonus track) "Blues in the Night" (Arlen, Mercer) – 8:02 "Bluesette" (Gimbel, Thielemans) – 3:42 "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Wonder) – 4:41 "Funk City Ola" (Barry Mintzer) – 4:27 (instrumental bonus track) "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (Nichols, Williams) – 4:28 "Oh, Lady Be Good" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 4:12

Performers Mel Tormé – vocals, arranger Buddy Rich – drums The Buddy Rich Big Band: Hank Jones – piano Tom Warrington – double bass Chuck Schmidt – trumpet Dean Pratt John Marshall Dave Kennedy John Mosca – trombone Dale Kirkland Dave Boyle Tony Price – tuba Chuck Wilson – saxophone Alan Vu Gauvin Steve Marcus Gary Pribeck Greg Smith

1980: Live at Ronnie Scott's (DRG) – Live. aka The Man from Planet Jazz Recorded 21, 22 March, 1980 Label - DRG Records Producer Jimmy Parsons Alternative cover / title The Man from Planet Jazz

Track List Intro / "Beulah Witch" (Don Menza) – 4:37 "Grand Concourse" (Bob Kaye) – 6:47 "Blues a la 88" (Bob Mintzer) – 6:23 "Saturday Night" (Mintzer) – 5:23 "Slow Funk" (Mintzer) – 5:44 "Good News" (Mintzer) – 15:31

Performers Buddy Rich – drums. leader Wayne Pedziwiatr – bass Ernest Vantrease – piano Jack Leibowitz – alto saxophone Andy Fusco – alto saxophone Kenneth Hitchcock – tenor saxophone Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Bob Mintzer – baritone saxophone Bob Coassin – trumpet Mike Plumleigh – trumpet Simo Salimen – trumpet Bob Doll – trumpet Glenn Franke – trombone Roger Homefield – trombone Pete Beltran – bass trombone

1981: The Buddy Rich Band (MCA) Released 1981 Length 36:30 Label - MCA Producer Joel Dorn	Track List LP side A: "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) – 4:48 "Fantasy" (Eddie DelBarrio, Maurice White, Verdine White) – 4:35 "Listen Here Goes Funky" (Eddie Harris) – 3:30 LP side B: "Slow Funk" (Bob Mintzer) – 5:42 "Beulah Witch" (Don Menza) – 3:31 "Good News" (Mintzer) – 14:24
Performers Buddy Rich – leader, drums The Buddy Rich Band

1983: Rich and Famous (Amway) – aka The Magic of Buddy Rich, aka Buddy Rich – The Man Released 1983 Length 35:29 Label - Amway Alternate covers / titles	Track List "Red Snapper" – 4:34 "Time Will Tell" – 5:07 "Ballad Of The Matador" – 5:23 "Dancing Man" – 4:59 "Cottontail" – 5:05 "My One And Only Love" – 5:34 "Manhattan: The City/Central Park" – 4:47
Performers Buddy Rich – leader, drums The Buddy Rich Big Band

1985: Mr. Drums: ...Live on King Street (Cafe) – "Live" in-studio concert recording. Also released on (2 separate) video discs Released 1985 Recorded 3 April 1985, San Francisco One Pass King Street Studios Soundstage Length 102:26 Label - Cafe (Mobile Fidelity) Mr. Drums: Live on King Street is a 1985 recording made by Buddy Rich and his Big Band. The LP version was over 3 LP discs and the CD was over 2 CD and was released by Cafe Records (a division of Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab) A video of the "Channel One" set was released by Pioneer Video (LaserDisc) and Sony (videocassette). The Channel One set was re-issued on DVD as were the remaining tracks (the West Side Story set also known as "The Lost Tapes").

Track List LP release Disc 1, side A: "Machine" (Reddie) – 3:14 "Best Coast" (LaBarbera) – 3:57 "One O' Clock Jump" (Basie) – 7:49 "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills) – 5:17 Disc 1, side B: "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:15 "Love for Sale" (Porter) – 4:05 "No Exit" (Cunliffe) – 6:44 Disc 2, side A: "Mexicali Nose" (Betts) – 2:58 "Willowcrest" (Bob Florence) – 4:21 "'Round Midnight" (Hanighen, Monk, Williams) – 5:34 "Cotton Tail" – (Ellington) – 4:59 Disc 2, side B: "New Blues" (Piestrup) – 7:28 "Tee Bag" (Mainieri) – 6:10 "The Red Snapper" (Shew) – 4:50 Disc 3, side A: "Channel One Suite" (Reddie) – 16:14 Disc 3, side B: "West Side Story" (Overture and Medley) (Bernstein, Sondheim) – 15:31 CD release Disc 1 (The "Channel One Suite" set) "Machine" (Reddie) – 3:14 "Best Coast" (LaBarbera) – 3:57 "One O' Clock Jump" (Basie) – 7:49 "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills) – 5:17 "Norwegian Wood" (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:15 "Love For Sale" (Porter) – 4:05 "No Exit" (Cunliffe) – 6:44 "Channel One Suite" (Reddie) – 16:14 Disc 2 (The "West Side Story" set) "Mexicali Nose" (Betts) – 2:58 "Willowcrest" (Florence) – 4:21 "'Round Midnight" (Hanighen, Monk, Williams) – 5:34 "Cotton Tail" – (Ellington) – 4:59 "New Blues" (Piestrup) – 7:28 "Tee Bag" (Mainieri) – 6:10 "The Red Snapper" (Shew) – 4:50 "West Side Story" (Overture and Medley) (Bernstein, Sondheim) – 15:31 Video releases Mr. Drums: Buddy Rich and His Band Live on King Street, The Channel One Set aka ...The Channel One Suite (musical number contents same as Disc 1 of the CD release) Buddy Rich and His Band: The Lost West Side Story Tapes aka ...The Lost Tapes (musical number contents same as Disc 2 of the

Performers Buddy Rich – drums Dave Carpenter – bass guitar Bill Cunliffe – piano Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Brian Sjoerdinga – tenor saxophone, flute Bob Bowlby – alto saxophone, flute Mark Pinto – alto saxophone, flute Jay Craig – baritone saxophone Paul Phillips – trumpet, flugelhorn Joe Kaminski – trumpet, flugelhorn Michael Lewis – trumpet, flugelhorn Eric Miyashiro – trumpet, flugelhorn Scott Bliege – trombone Michael Davis – trombone Jim Martin – trombone

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