The Swinging Buddy Rich

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The Swinging Buddy Rich
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Studio album by
Buddy Rich
Released1954
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)
Genre Jazz
Length24:50 (initial 10" release)
Label Norgran
Producer Norman Granz
Buddy Rich chronology
The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio
(1953)		The Swinging Buddy Rich
(1954)		 Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich
(1955)

The Swinging Buddy Rich is a jazz album of songs recorded in Los Angeles in 1953 and 1954 by Buddy Rich with Harry "Sweets" Edison and others. The first 6 tracks were released on a 10-inch Norgran Records LP in 1954. [1] An expanded 12 inch Norgran LP version with 3 additional tracks from 1955 was later released.

Contents

Track listing

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

tracks 1–3 = side A of the original 10" LP release (Norgran MGN 26)
tracks 4–6 = side B of the original release

Personnel

tracks 1–3 (recorded 1953): [2]

tracks 4–6 (recorded 1954):

tracks 7–9 (recorded 1955):

References

Notes
  1. ↑ The Billboard magazine 1954 October 16 edition, p. 40
  2. ↑ The Swinging Buddy Rich at jazzdisco.org
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