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Buddy Rich

Real Name:
Bernard Rich
Profile:
Legendary jazz drummer, born September 30, 1917. His drumming career spanned 7 decades until his death on April 2, 1987, of heart failure following surgery for a malignant brain tumor.
Sites:
buddyrich.com
In Groups:
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra, Buddy Rich & His Buddies, Buddy Rich And His Orchestra, Buddy Rich Big Band, Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra, Metronome All-Stars Band, Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Variations:
All | Buddy Rich | B. Rich | Bernard "Buddy" Rich | Rich
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Discography

Releases:
I Love Jazz (LP, Mono)   CBS 1954
The Tatum / Hampton / Rich Trio (LP, Mono)   Pablo Records 1955
Krupa And Rich (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Verve Records 1961
The Original Drum Battle! (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Verve Records 1962
The Sounds Of '66 ◄ (2 versions)   Reprise Records ... 1966
Norwegian Wood / Monitor Theme (7", Single)   Pacific Jazz Records 1967
Super Rich (LP)   Verve Records 1969
Keep The Customer Satisfied (7", Promo)   Liberty 1970
A Different Drummer (LP, Album)   RCA Victor 1971
Anatomy Of A Jam Session (LP, Album, Mono, RE)   Black Lion 1971
Superstar (LP, Album)   RCA International 1971
Conversations - A Drum Spectacular (LP, Album)   Parlophone, EMI 1972
Rich In London (Buddy Rich Recorded Live At Ronnie Scott's) ◄ (2 versions)   RCA Victor 1972
Stick It (LP)   RCA 1972
The Monster (2xLP, Gat)   Verve Records 1973
The Last Blues Album Volume 1 (LP, Album)   Groove Merchant 1974
The Roar Of 74 (LP, Album)   Groove Merchant 1974
Big Band Machine (LP, Album)   Groove Merchant 1975
Buddy Rich (LP)   Supraphon 1975
Rich Versus Roach ◄ (3 versions)   AMIGA ... 1976
Speak No Evil (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   RCA ... 1976
Class Of '78 (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   RCA ... 1978
Drummer's Drummer (LP)   Quintessence Jazz Series 1979
Strike It Rich (LP, Album, Comp)   51 West 1980
The Bull (LP)   Chiaroscuro Records 1980
Time Being (CD)   RCA 1987
Tuff Dude (CD)   Lester Recording Catalog 1989
Well, Git It! (CD, Comp)   Jass Records 1989
The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 3 (CD, Album)   Pablo Records 1990
No Jive (CD)   Novus 1991
Classic Emarcy, Verve Small Group Buddy Rich Sessions (7xCD, Ltd, Box)   Mosaic Records (2) 2005
Blues Caravan (LP)   Verve Records  
The 'Electric-Sticks' Of Buddy Rich (LP)   Alto Records  
The Bull (Acetate, 10", S/Sided)   Not On Label  
Transition (LP)   Groove Merchant  
Appears On:
How High The Moon (2xShellac, 10", Album)   Mercury, Mercury 1941
Flip Phillips Quartet (10")   Clef Records 1953
Ella And Louis (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Verve Records 1956
Tribute To Dorsey Volume 1 (LP, Album)   RCA Victor 1956
Artie Shaw (7", EP, Comp) Carioca RCA Victor 1957
Tommy Dorsey (7", EP, Comp) Chicago, There Are Suc... RCA Victor 1957
Frankie And Tommy (7", EP, Comp, Red) Oh! Look At Me Now, Th... RCA 1958
Tommy Dorsey (7", EP, Comp, Red) Opus No. 1 RCA 1958
Playtime (LP)   Argo Records 1961
Ella & Louis (LP, Mono, Comp)   AMIGA 1966
Verve Jazz No. 1 (LP, Comp, Mono) Can't We Be Friends, S... Metro Records 1966
Big Swing Face (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Fontana ... 1967
In The Groove With The Kings Of Swing ◄ (2 versions) Yes Indeed!, Traffic J... Reader's Digest ... 1967
Mercy Mercy (LP, Album)   World Pacific Jazz 1968
Swing With Artie Shaw: His Clarinet, His Orchestra And The Gramercy Five: 48 Of His Original Recordings (4xLP, Comp + Box) Rosalie, Traffic Jam, ... Reader's Digest 1969
Jam Session (1944-1946) (Vinyl, Comp, Sam)   Joker (2) 1971
Ella & Louis (2xLP)   Verve Records 1972
Leningrader Jazz (LP) Gute Stimmung AMIGA, Мелодия 1973
Archetypes (12")   MGM Records 1974
The Drums (3xLP, Comp + Box) Brainwashed Impulse! 1974
The Verve Years (1950-51) (2xLP, RE)   Verve Records 1976
Tommy Dorsey (1937 - 1941) (LP)   AMIGA 1976
Untitled (LP)   Durium, Durium 1976
Big Bands: Tommy Dorsey (2xLP, Mono)   Time Life Music 1983
The Best Of Art Tatum (LP)   Pablo Records 1983
Bird And Diz (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Verve Records 1986
Denon Jazz Sampler Volume 1 (CD, Smplr) Jumpin' At The Woodsid... Denon 1986
Round Midnight (LP, Album) Encore Lotus Records 1986
Air Mail Special (CD, Comp)   Verve Records 1987
Be Bop - 1945-1953 (CD, Comp) Leap Frog Giants Of Jazz 1988
Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve (10xCD)   Verve Records 1988
The Genius Of Keyboard (CD) September Song, Hallel... Giants Of Jazz 1988
Greatest Hits (CD) Come Back To Me / The ... Personality 1989
69th Sin Funny ◄ (2 versions) Serene Fundamental 1990
Jazz 'Round Midnight - Piano (CD) Mean To Me Verve Records 1990
Immortal Concerts - Charlie Parker At Carnegie Hall 1949-1950 (CD, Album)   Giants Of Jazz 1991
Verve Jazz Box (7xCD, Comp + Box) Blues For Basie, Airma... Verve Records 1991
Jazz Encounters (CD, Album, Comp)   Capitol Jazz 1992
The Essential Louis Armstrong (CD, Comp) A Foggy Day Verve Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1992
Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Masters 10 (CD, Comp) Leap Frog (Take 5) Verve Records 1993
Essentiel Jazz - Count Basie Vol.1 (CD, Comp)   Columbia 1993
Essentiel Jazz - Duke Ellington / Count Basie (CD, Comp)   Columbia 1993
Jazz At The Philharmonic 1949 (CD, Album, RE)   Verve Records 1993
Smooth Ride (CD, Comp) I'm In The Mood For Love Hammer & Lace Records, Arsenal Records (4) 1993
Lester Young (CD, Comp)   Polydor K.K. 1994
The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994 (4xCD, Comp + Box) I've Found A New Baby,... Verve Records 1994
A Retrospective 1929 - 1963 (2xCD, Comp) Bugle Call Rag, One O'... RCA 1995
Bird's Best Bop On Verve (CD, Comp)   Verve Records 1995
South Of The Border (CD, Comp, RE) Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite Verve Records 1995
Volkswagen Meets Jazz (CD, Comp) They Can't Take That A... Motor Music 1995
A Night Out With Verve (4xCD, Comp + Box) Isn't It Romantic, Tha... Verve Records 1996
The Voice Of The Big Bands (CD, Comp)   Jasmine Records 1997
Verve By Starlight (CD, Comp) Stars Fell On Alabama Verve Records 1997
Charlie Parker (CD, RM)   Verve Records 1998
Our Love Is Here To Stay: Ella & Louis Sing Gershwin (CD, Comp)   Verve Records 1998
The Complete Jazz At The Philharmonic On Verve (1944 - 1949) (10xCD, Comp, RM) JATP Blues, I Got Rhyt... Verve Records 1998
Blue Break Beats: Volumes One - Four (4xCD + Box, Comp) The Beat Goes On Blue Note 1999
Blues For Norman (2xCD) JATP Blues, I Got Rhyt... Jazz World 1999
The Quintessence . New York 1944 - 1948 (2xCD) Everything I Have Is Y... Frémeaux & Associés 1999
The Verve Album (2xCD, Comp) Just Friends Verve Records 2000
The Lionel Hampton Quintet (CD, Album)   Verve Records 2001
Somebody Loves Me (CD, Album) Gee Baby Ain't I Good ... Lester Recording Catalog 2003
Summertime - George Gershwin's Most Beautiful Song In 20 Versions (CD) Summertime Classic Hits 2003
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) Day In, Day Out (1939... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Lo Mejor (CD, RE, Ltd, Boo)   Universal Music (Spain), Diario El País S.L. 2006
Saxophone Ballads (CD, Comp, RM) Summertime Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Squeeze Me • The Jazz And Swing Accordion Story (4xCD, Comp + Box) Ruby Proper Records Ltd. 2006
Superdrummers! (CD, Comp, RM) The Surrey With The Fr... Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Słynne Duety (CD) A Foggy Day Universal Music Polska 2006
The Quintessence . New York Hollywood 1939 - 1955 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 2006
Swinging Gentlemen (CD, Comp, RM) It's Only A Paper Moon Verve Records 2007
Smoky Jazz (CD, Comp) Misty Verve Records 2008
Ella & Louis (2xLP, Mono)   Verve Records  
Fast Fingers In Flight (10", Album) Lester Leaps In, Topsy Verve Records  
How High The Moon (LP, Album)   Verve Records  
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 52 (LP)   Curcio  
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 88 (LP, Album)   Curcio  
Isn't It A Lovely Day / Cheek To Cheek (7")   Verve Records  
Leap Frog (Shellac, 10", Single)   Mercury  
Melody And Madness Vol. 2 (LP)   Jazz Guild  
Norman Granz' Jam Session #3 (LP, Album, Mono)   Verve Records  
Sentimental Journey (2xCD, Comp)   History  
Stompin' At The Savoy (7", EP)   Verve Records  
Swing Kid's Swing Hits Vol. 2 - Budenzauber! (CD) Not So Quiet Please CERATON  
The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (LP, Comp) Can't We Be Friend Verve Records  
The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (LP, Comp) Can't We Be Friend Verve Records, MGM Records  
The Charlie Parker Story Vol. 3 (LP) An Oscar For Treadwell... Verve  
The Gillespie Jam Sessions (2xLP)   Verve Records  
The High And The Mighty (LP)   World Record Club  
The Lester Young Trio (10", Lp)   Karusell  
The New One (CD, Album)   Pacific Jazz Records  
The New One! (LP)   Pacific Jazz Records  
The Special Magic Of Ella & Louis (LP)   Verve Records  
Tracks Appear On:
Volume VIII - The Jazz Giants: Drum Role (LP, Comp) Desperate Desmond, Dat... EmArcy 1956
A Tribute To Duke Ellington "We Love You Madly" (2xLP, Gat) Cotton Tail Verve Records 1973
The Drums (3xLP, Comp + Box) Brainwashed Impulse! 1974
Focus On Jazz (LP, Album, Comp) Big Leg Mary Philips 1975
Denon Jazz Sampler Volume 1 (CD, Smplr) Jumpin' At The Woodside Denon 1986
Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve (10xCD) Celebrity Verve Records 1988
Jazz 'Round Midnight - Piano (CD) Mean To Me Verve Records 1990
Les Plus Grands Moments Du Jazz Vol.2 (2xCD, Comp) Ain't She Sweet Columbia 1990
International Jazz All-Stars Vol. 4 (CD, Comp) Ain't Misbehavin', Sle... Quality Records / Quality Music & Video, Warlock Records 1995
The Black Box Of Jazz (4xCD, Car) I'll Never Be The Same Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications 1995
Dealers Choice 3 (LP) Channel1 Suite, Soul K... Choice Recordings Ltd 1996
Blue Break Beats Volume 4 (2xLP) The Beat Goes On Blue Note 1998
Blue Break Beats Volume 4 (CD) The Beat Goes On Blue Note 1998
Blow Up (2xLP) The Beat Goes On V2 Records, Inc. 1999
Blow Up (CD, Comp) The Beat Goes On V2 Records, Inc. 1999
Blue Break Beats: Volumes One - Four (4xCD + Box, Comp) The Beat Goes On Blue Note 1999
Chips & Cheers (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Away We Go, Wack Wack EMI Music (France) 2000
New York, New York: The City In Song (CD, Comp) Overture, Cool, Someth... Blue Note 2000
Sampled (2xCD, Comp) The Beat Goes On Virgin, Virgin 2000
Best Of Blue Break Beats (CD) The Beat Goes On Blue Note 2001
Best Of Blue Break Beats (2xLP) The Beat Goes On Blue Note 2001
Blax-Plosion (2xCD, Comp, Gat) Chameleon Charly Records Ltd. 2001
Chips & Cheers (Blue Note Mix Tape Vol. 1) (2xLP) Away We Go, Wack Wack Blue Note 2001
Encyclopedia Of Modern Jazz Bebop To Fusion (2xCD) Ain't Misbehavin' Recording Arts SA 2001
Sampled (2xCD) The Beat Goes On Virgin, Circa Records Ltd. 2001
United World Of Music - Funk (CD) Chameleon Rajon Music Group 2001
Anglo-German Swing Club - Als Der Swing Zurück Nach Hamburg Kam (CD) Brotherly Jump (1945-... TIM AG 2002
Home Cookin' ◄ (2 versions) The Beat Goes On, Wack... Blue Note ... 2002
Asian Lounge Vol. 2 (2xCD) Khanda Kafi Irma Café 2003
Blue Note Trip - Maestro - Saturday Night (2xLP) The Beat Goes On Blue Note 2003
Blue Note Trip - Saturday Night / Sunday Morning (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) The Beat Goes On Blue Note 2003
Summertime - George Gershwin's Most Beautiful Song In 20 Versions (CD) Summertime Classic Hits 2003
The Best Of Sampled (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) The Beat Goes On Virgin 2003
Blue Note's Sidetracks Vol. 4 - Caliente! ◄ (2 versions) The Beat Goes On EMI Music (Belgium) 2004
The Groove Lounge³ (CD, Comp, Mixed, Copy Prot.) The Beat Goes On EMI Records 2004
The Original Jazz Album (CD, Comp) The Beat Goes On EMI Gold, EMI Gold 2004
Best Of Jazz (CD, Comp, Copy Prot.) The Beat Goes On EMI Music (France) 2005
Pro Jazz 2 (2xCD, Ltd) The Beat Goes On S.B.A./GALA Records 2005
The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever! (4xCD, Comp) The Beat Goes On Virgin, Virgin 2005
125 Swing Hits (6xBox, Comp) Somebody Like You, It'... Flex Media Entertainment 2006
First Class Jazz - Charlie Parker (CD) An Oscar For Treadwell EMI Music (Belgium) 2006
First Class Jazz - Thelonious Monk (CD) Bloomdido, Mohawk, Rel... EMI Music (Belgium) 2006
Superdrummers! (CD, Comp, RM) The Surrey With The Fr... Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Swinging Gentlemen (CD, Comp, RM) It's Only A Paper Moon Verve Records 2007
Drumin' Caravan Mix (File, MP3) The Drum Battle, Figur... AmonTobin.com 2008
Drums - Die Berühmtesten Schlagzeugsoli Der Welt / Sportmedizinische Empfehlungen Für Die Praxis (LP, Comp) Sing, Sing, Sing Bayer (2)  
Explosive Sounds Of The Big Bands (LP) Ain't It The Truth Contour Records  
Hi-Fi Drums (LP) Hi-Fi Drums Capitol Records  
Jazz Panorama III (12", Comp) Celebration Балкантон  
Selection Of Jazz For Lovers (2xCD) Somebody Loves Me De Luxe  
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Review by Apr 19, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
Hands Down.. The greatest drummer of all time. A drummer known for the 'Stick Trick' and could play at massive speed and had lots of dexterity. You couldn't be more amazed watching him play the solos. He has played with lot of great musician and we don't forget the Muppetshow where Animal and Buddy where dueling. I don't think any can surpass this mans skills..
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