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Buddy Rich Big Band

Buddy Rich, the Drummer’s Drummer, the Greatest Drummer Ever, One of a Kind,……………now that’s an intro! The Buddy Rich Band has all of the excitement, drive, and showmanship that Buddy brought throughout his career. Not a tribute, not “The Next” Buddy Rich, but a full blown sixteen piece big band charging through Buddy’s original charts playing classics like Mercy, Mercy, Love For Sale, Nutville, and Birdland, along with new charts just as BR would have played them. An incredible group of talented musicians that bring Buddy’s music into the present day. This is not your grandparents music! No nostalgia

Disinformation Week

by H William Stine
March 16, 2022

Disinformation. It's a word we're hearing frequently these days. Some people call Disinformation propaganda; some people with a straight face call it alternative facts. I call it pernicious lies. So I spent two hours defining and explicating Disinformation; and, most importantly, telling people how to protect themselves from it. JUST KIDDING! You know me. Instead, I ...

Lotsa Luck

by H William Stine
October 12, 2021

Good luck, best of luck, lucky day, lucky duck, lucky dog, lucky devil, all the luck, with a little bit of luck, lucky charm, beginners luck, just my luck--are you seeing a pattern here? I saw a musical theme. Lots of “Lucky" song titles and song lyrics, plus a reminder or two that not all luck ...

Buddy Rich on the Road, 1978

February 26, 2021

The Buddy Rich Big Band was the last great swing orchestra. The band toured relentlessly in the late 1960s, '70s and '80s, up until Rich's death in 1987. The band's ballads and barn-burners were compelling. What's more, the band had its own sound and featured sterling arrangements and captivating soloists. Rich's '78 band was particularly exceptional, ...

Alan Pasqua: Keys That Unlock Many Doors

by Jim Worsley
December 6, 2019

Recently, and just a few days before Thanksgiving (2019), I was thankful for the opportunity to have two separate conversations with renown pianist Alan Pasqua. As generous with his time and candid commentary as he is talented as a musician and composer, both conversations crashed the one-hour mark. For you non mathematicians, that is over two ...

Famed Drummer Kenny Aronoff To Join Tribute To Buddy Rich’s Music And Legacy At Catalina Jazz Club January 23

January 10, 2017

Multi award-winning drummer Kenny Aronoff will be featured with the Buddy Rich Band to celebrate Buddy Rich’s genius and legacy kicking off the late icon's 100th birthday year. On Monday, January 23rd, 7:30pm at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, Aronoff, EMMY award-winning drummer Gregg Potter and Rich's daughter Cathy, on vocals, will appear with the ...

Buddy Rich Big Band

By Buddy Rich Big Band

Label: BGO Records
Released: 1972
Track listing: Big Swing Face; Willowcrest; Alfie; Mexicali Nose; Groovin' Hard; Long Day's Journey; Preach And Teach; Celebration; Basically Blues; Critic's Choice; The Meaning Of The Blues; Winning The West; Group Shot; Machine; I Can't Get Started; Diabolus;

Big Swing Face

By Buddy Rich Big Band

Label: Pacific Jazz
Released: 1967
Track listing: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown); Big Swing Face; Monitor Theme; Wack Wack; Love For Sale; Mexicali Nose; Willowcrest; The Beat Goes On; Bugle Call Rag;