Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer,songwriter,conductor,and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time.
The Champs are an American rock band,most famous for their Latin-tinged rock and roll instrumental "Tequila". The group took their name from that of Gene Autry's horse,Champion,and was formed by studio executives at Autry's Challenge Records to record a B-side for the Dave Burgess single,"Train to Nowhere". The intended throwaway track became more famous than its A-side,as "Tequila" went to No. 1 in just three weeks,and the band became the first group to go to the top spot with an instrumental that was their first release. The song was recorded at Gold Star Studios in fall 1957,and in 1959 won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance. It sold over one million copies,and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.
George Allen "Buddy" Miles Jr. was an American composer,drummer,guitarist,vocalist and producer. He was a founding member of the Electric Flag (1967),a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys (1969–1970),founder and leader of the Buddy Miles Express and later,the Buddy Miles Band. Miles also played and recorded with Carlos Santana and others. Additionally,he sang lead vocals on the critically and commercially acclaimed California Raisins claymation TV commercials and recorded two California Raisins R&B albums.
Greasy Truckers Party is a 1972 live album by various artists recorded at a February 1972 Greasy Truckers concert at the Roundhouse in London. The concert featured three bands,Man,Brinsley Schwarz,and Hawkwind,and musician Magic Michael. Originally a double vinyl album,in a limited edition of 20,000 and sold at just £1.50,it rapidly sold out,and became a collector's item.
In the world of British underground rock,the Greasy Truckers Party ... ... looms about as large as the Monterey International Pop Festival does in American rock lore;it wasn't the biggest gig ever played by the bands involved,but for reasons of exposure,and resulting word-of-mouth,and the excerpted live album that followed,it came to define what they were capable of.
Krupa and Rich is a 1956 studio album by jazz drummers Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich,released on Norman Granz' Clef Records. Krupa and Rich play on two different tracks each and play together only on "Bernie's Tune." Krupa and Rich would record again for Verve Records;their album Burnin' Beat was released in 1962.
Together Again:For the First Time is a 1978 studio album by Mel Torméand Buddy Rich. Originally recorded and released as a direct-to-disc LP album,it was re-issued in 1999 as When I Found You by Hindsight Records with two additional Buddy Rich Big Band instrumental tracks from the same era.
This One's for Basie is a 1957 studio album by Buddy Rich and an eleven piece orchestra,recorded in tribute to bandleader Count Basie. The album was re-issued by Verve in the 1950s and again in the 1960s.
Buddy &Soul is a 1969 live album by the Buddy Rich Big Band,recorded at the Whisky a Go Go club in West Hollywood,California.
Rich versus Roach is a 1959 studio album by drummers Buddy Rich and Max Roach with their respective bands of the time. The album is mixed with each of the two bands in a different stereo channel.
Richcraft is a 1959 studio big band album by Buddy Rich and a big band / orchestra with arrangements by Ernie Wilkins. A nearly identical album,titled The Rich Rebellion was released by Wing Records without "I Want a Little Girl" but with two additional tracks from an April,1960 (Septet) recording session.
Rich in London a.k.a. Very Alive at Ronnie Scotts is a live album by Buddy Rich and his big band,recorded in 1971 at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. Not to be confused with the 1980 DRG Buddy Rich Big Band recording,Live at Ronnie Scott's.
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.
Buddy Rich,Live at Ronnie Scott's,also released as The Man From Planet Jazz,is a 1980 jazz big band recording made by Buddy Rich at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. It is not to be confused with the earlier 1971 RCA double LP,Very Alive at Ronnie Scotts.
Mr. Drums:Buddy Rich &His Band Live on King Street,San Francisco is a 1985 recording made by jazz drummer Buddy Rich and his Big Band. It is the final album released during Rich's lifetime.
Big Band Machine is a jazz album recorded by Buddy Rich and his big band,released on the Groove Merchant Record label in 1975.
Speak No Evil is a jazz album recorded by Buddy Rich "and the Big Band Machine". It was released in 1976 and was Rich's first release for RCA Records since 1972's Stick It.
Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays is a big band jazz album recorded by Buddy Rich and released by RCA Records in 1977. The album also marked his last for the label. Plays and Plays and Plays was nominated for the Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards in 1978,but lost to Prime Time by Count Basie.
Kalima was a Manchester-based Factory Records band who were active from 1980 to 1991 and in 2001 after a reformation,playing in a funk,Latin and jazz style.
Thesaurus is an album by American composer/arranger/pianist Clare Fischer,recorded and released in 1969 by Atlantic Records. Reissued in 1979 as 'Twas Only Yesterday by Discovery Records,and on CD,again by Discovery,in 1988 as part of a CD entitled Waltz,encompassing both Thesaurus and the 1980 LP,Duality. In 2000,Thesaurus received a dedicated CD reissue under its original title from Koch Records.
Ralph K. Mullins aka Diz Mullins is an American jazz trumpet player,arranger,composer,and collegiate educator. He grew up in Oklahoma but spent most of his professional career in the Los Angeles area. After sixty-nine years of playing trumpet in Southern California,Mullins is still playing and leads his own band.
Personnel from Clarence Hintze's Discography of Buddy Rich from the book "Mister, I Am The Band!" ( ISBN 0-7935-8243-1)
