| Blues Caravan | ||||
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| Released | February 1962 | |||
| Recorded | August 14–16, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:39 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Blues Caravan is a 1962 studio album by Buddy Rich and a sextet. Rich later took this sextet on a United States Department of State tour of the Far East and Asia. [3]
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