The Very Best Of Buddy Rich On Groove Merchant

~ Release by Buddy Rich (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Nutville
recording of:
Nutville
composer:
Horace Silver
4:47
2Three Day Sucker
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975)
alto saxophone:
Bill Blaut (in 1975) and Pete Yellin (in 1975)
baritone saxophone:
Roger Rosenberg (in 1975)
bass:
Ben Brown (bass) (in 1975)
bass trombone:
Anthony Salvatori (in 1975)
congas:
Ray Armondo (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (in 1975)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (in 1975), Cliff Morris (in 1975) and Wayne Wright (jazz guitarist, 1932-2008) (in 1975)
piano:
Greg Kogan (in 1975)
saxophone:
Steve Marcus (tenor sax) (in 1975)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Mintzer (in 1975)
trombone:
Gerald Chamberlain (trombonist) (in 1975) and Barry Maur (in 1975)
trumpet:
Charles Camilleri (trumpetist) (in 1975), Danny Hayes (Trumpet player) (in 1975), Richard Hurwitz (in 1975), Ross Konikoff (in 1975) and Lloyd Michels (in 1975)
instrumental recording of:
Three Day Sucker (in 1975)
writer:
B. Lofgreen
6:53
3Backwoods Sideman
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1973-10)
baritone saxophone:
John Laws (in 1973-10)
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick) (in 1973-10)
bass trombone:
John Leys (in 1973-10)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (in 1973-10)
guitar:
Joe Beck (guitar) (in 1973-10)
percussion:
Sam Woodyard (in 1973-10)
piano:
Buddy Budson (in 1973-10)
saxophone:
Pat LaBarbera (American-born Canadian jazz reed player) (in 1973-10)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Crea (in 1973-10)
trombone:
Alan Kaplan (in 1973-10) and Keith O’Quinn (trombonist) (in 1973-10)
trumpet:
Charles Davis (trumpet player) (in 1973-10), Larry Hall (trumpet player) (in 1973-10), John Hoffman (in 1973-10) and Greg Hopkins (in 1973-10)
woodwind:
Bob Martin (saxophone) (in 1973-10) and Joe Romano (saxophone, flute, USA) (in 1973-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
LRC Ltd. (US, related to Lester Recording Catalog)
4:44
4Raunchy Rita
5:41
5Time Check
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Neil Peart
editor:
Simon Pressey
bass:
Chuck Bergeron (in 1994-05)
guest drums (drum set):
Dave Weckl (in 1994-05)
guitar:
Chuck Loeb (in 1994-05)
piano:
Jon Werking (Pianist) (in 1994-05)
saxophone:
Dave D’Angelo (in 1994-05), Andy Fusco (American alto-saxophonist) (in 1994-05), Steve Marcus (tenor sax) (in 1994-05), Jack Stuckey (in 1994-05) and Walt Weiskopf (in 1994-05)
trombone:
George Gesslein (in 1994-05), John Mosca (in 1994-05) and Rick Trager (in 1994-05)
trumpet:
Daniel Collette (in 1994-05), Greg Gisbert (in 1994-05), Craig Johnson (US trumpeter) (in 1994-05), Tony Kadleck (in 1994-05), Ross Konikoff (in 1994-05), Joe Magnarelli (in 1994-05), Bob Millikan (trumpeter) (in 1994-05), Mike Ponella (in 1994-05), Dave Stahl (in 1994-05) and Scott Wendholt (in 1994-05)
woodwind:
Gary Keller (American jazz saxophonist) (in 1994-05)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1994-05)
mixed at:
Studio Morin Heights in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada (in 1994-06)
recording of:
Time Check
3:45
6Layin' It Down
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975)
alto saxophone:
Bill Blaut (in 1975) and Pete Yellin (in 1975)
baritone saxophone:
Roger Rosenberg (in 1975)
bass:
Ben Brown (bass) (in 1975)
bass trombone:
Anthony Salvatori (in 1975)
congas:
Ray Armondo (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (in 1975)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (in 1975), Cliff Morris (in 1975) and Wayne Wright (jazz guitarist, 1932-2008) (in 1975)
piano:
Greg Kogan (in 1975)
saxophone:
Steve Marcus (tenor sax) (in 1975)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Mintzer (in 1975)
trombone:
Gerald Chamberlain (trombonist) (in 1975) and Barry Maur (in 1975)
trumpet:
Charles Camilleri (trumpetist) (in 1975), Danny Hayes (Trumpet player) (in 1975), Richard Hurwitz (in 1975), Ross Konikoff (in 1975) and Lloyd Michels (in 1975)
2:49
7Playhouse
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1973-10)
baritone saxophone:
John Laws (in 1973-10)
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick) (in 1973-10)
bass trombone:
John Leys (in 1973-10)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (in 1973-10)
guitar:
Joe Beck (guitar) (in 1973-10)
percussion:
Sam Woodyard (in 1973-10)
piano:
Buddy Budson (in 1973-10)
saxophone:
Pat LaBarbera (American-born Canadian jazz reed player) (in 1973-10)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Crea (in 1973-10)
trombone:
Alan Kaplan (in 1973-10) and Keith O’Quinn (trombonist) (in 1973-10)
trumpet:
Charles Davis (trumpet player) (in 1973-10), Larry Hall (trumpet player) (in 1973-10), John Hoffman (in 1973-10) and Greg Hopkins (in 1973-10)
woodwind:
Bob Martin (saxophone) (in 1973-10) and Joe Romano (saxophone, flute, USA) (in 1973-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
LRC Ltd. (US, related to Lester Recording Catalog)
recording of:
Playhouse (in 1973-10)
composer:
Manny Albam and O’Donel Levy (US jazz and R&B guitarist)
publisher:
Lester Publishing Corp
6:24
8Kilimanjaro Cookout
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
engineer:
Malcolm Addey
producer:
Sonny Lester
alto saxophone:
Bob Martin (saxophone) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13) and Joe Romano (saxophone, flute, USA) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
baritone saxophone:
John Laws (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
bass trombone:
John Leys (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
congas:
Jimmy Maelen (Percussion) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
guitar:
Joe Beck (guitar) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
percussion:
Sam Woodyard (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
piano:
Buddy Budson (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Crea (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13) and Pat La Barbera (American-born Canadian jazz reed player) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
trombone:
Alan Kaplan (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13) and Keith O’Quinn (trombonist) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
trumpet:
Charles Davis (trumpet player) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13), Larry Hall (trumpet player) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13), John Hoffman (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13) and Greg Hopkins (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
recording of:
Kilimanjaro Cookout (in 1973-10)
composer:
Manny Albam
publisher:
Lester Publishing Corp
6:14
9Chameleon
alto saxophone and flute:
Sonny Fortune
bass:
Anthony Jackson (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich
guitar:
Jack Wilkins
keyboard:
Kenny Barron
tenor saxophone:
Sal Nistico (jazz tenor saxophonist)
recording of:
Chameleon
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer), Paul Jackson (jazz bassist), Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) and Bennie Maupin
4:50
10Nik-Nik
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975)
alto saxophone:
Bill Blaut (in 1975) and Pete Yellin (in 1975)
baritone saxophone:
Roger Rosenberg (in 1975)
bass:
Ben Brown (bass) (in 1975)
bass trombone:
Anthony Salvatori (in 1975)
congas:
Ray Armondo (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (in 1975)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (in 1975), Cliff Morris (in 1975) and Wayne Wright (jazz guitarist, 1932-2008) (in 1975)
piano:
Greg Kogan (in 1975)
saxophone:
Steve Marcus (tenor sax) (in 1975)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Mintzer (in 1975)
trombone:
Gerald Chamberlain (trombonist) (in 1975) and Barry Maur (in 1975)
trumpet:
Charles Camilleri (trumpetist) (in 1975), Danny Hayes (Trumpet player) (in 1975), Richard Hurwitz (in 1975), Ross Konikoff (in 1975) and Lloyd Michels (in 1975)
2:49
11Big Mac
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
engineer:
Malcolm Addey
producer:
Sonny Lester
alto saxophone:
Bob Martin (saxophone) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13) and Joe Romano (saxophone, flute, USA) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
baritone saxophone:
John Laws (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
bass trombone:
John Leys (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
congas:
Jimmy Maelen (Percussion) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
guitar:
Joe Beck (guitar) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
percussion:
Sam Woodyard (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
piano:
Buddy Budson (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Crea (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13) and Pat La Barbera (American-born Canadian jazz reed player) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
trombone:
Alan Kaplan (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13) and Keith O’Quinn (trombonist) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
trumpet:
Charles Davis (trumpet player) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13), Larry Hall (trumpet player) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13), John Hoffman (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13) and Greg Hopkins (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
5:41
12On Broadway
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975)
alto saxophone:
Bill Blaut (in 1975) and Pete Yellin (in 1975)
baritone saxophone:
Roger Rosenberg (in 1975)
bass:
Ben Brown (bass) (in 1975)
bass trombone:
Anthony Salvatori (in 1975)
congas:
Ray Armondo (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (in 1975)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (in 1975), Cliff Morris (in 1975) and Wayne Wright (jazz guitarist, 1932-2008) (in 1975)
piano:
Greg Kogan (in 1975)
saxophone:
Steve Marcus (tenor sax) (in 1975)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Mintzer (in 1975)
trombone:
Gerald Chamberlain (trombonist) (in 1975) and Barry Maur (in 1975)
trumpet:
Charles Camilleri (trumpetist) (in 1975), Danny Hayes (Trumpet player) (in 1975), Richard Hurwitz (in 1975), Ross Konikoff (in 1975) and Lloyd Michels (in 1975)
instrumental recording of:
On Broadway (Mann/Weil/Leiber/Stoller version for The Drifters) (in 1975)
additional writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems‐Col, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
version of:
On Broadway (original Mann/Weil version)
3:51
13E.G.
8:37
14Ease On Down the Road
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1975)
alto saxophone:
Bill Blaut (in 1975) and Pete Yellin (in 1975)
baritone saxophone:
Roger Rosenberg (in 1975)
bass:
Ben Brown (bass) (in 1975)
bass trombone:
Anthony Salvatori (in 1975)
congas:
Ray Armondo (in 1975)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (in 1975)
guitar:
Cornell Dupree (in 1975), Cliff Morris (in 1975) and Wayne Wright (jazz guitarist, 1932-2008) (in 1975)
piano:
Greg Kogan (in 1975)
saxophone:
Steve Marcus (tenor sax) (in 1975)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Mintzer (in 1975)
trombone:
Gerald Chamberlain (trombonist) (in 1975) and Barry Maur (in 1975)
trumpet:
Charles Camilleri (trumpetist) (in 1975), Danny Hayes (Trumpet player) (in 1975), Richard Hurwitz (in 1975), Ross Konikoff (in 1975) and Lloyd Michels (in 1975)
instrumental recording of:
Ease On Down the Road (The Wiz) (in 1975)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Smalls (US composer & songwriter)
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The Wiz (Charlie Smalls musical)
4:00
15Nutville
5:46