Big Band Machine
Big Band Machine is a jazz album recorded by Buddy Rich and his big band, released on the Groove Merchant Record label in 1975.
Big Band Machine | ||||
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Released | 1975 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:00 | |||
Label | Groove Merchant | |||
Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
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Track listing
LP side A:
- "Three Day Sucker" (Lofgreen) – 6:50
- "Tommy Medley" (Townshend) – 12:26
- "Eyesight to the Blind"
- "Champagne"
- "See Me, Feel Me"
- "Miracle Cure"
- "Listening to You"
LP side B:
- "On Broadway" (Mann, Weil, Leiber, Stoller) – 3:48
- "Pieces of Dreams" (Legrand) – 4:30
- "Ease On Down the Road" (Smalls) – 3:30
- "West Side Story [medley] '75" (Bernstein, Sondheim) – 5:27
bonus tracks added to 2003 CD re-issue (P-Vine, Japan):
- "Nik Nik" – 2:52
- "Layin' it Down" – 2:50
bonus tracks added to 2005 CD re-issue (LRC Records):
- "Playhouse" (Albam) – 6:26
- "Lush Life" (Loose) – 4:09
- "Three Day Sucker" arranged by Lofgreen
- "Tommy" Medley arranged by Michael Longo
- "On Broadway" arranged by Dave Marowitz
- "Pieces of Dream" arranged by Richard Lieb
- "Ease on Down the Road" arranged by David Berger
- "West Side Story" Medley arranged by Bill Reddie
Reception
The Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[1]
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Personnel
- William "Bill" Blount – alto saxophone player cited incorrectly in liner notes as Bill "Blaut" [2][3]
- Peter Yellin – alto saxophone
- Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone
- Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
- Lloyd Michels – trumpet
- Charles Camilleri – trumpet
- Danny Hayes – trumpet
- Richard Hurwitz – trumpet
- Ross Konikoff – trumpet
- Barry Maur – trombone
- Gerald Chamberlain – trombone
- Anthony Salvatori – bass trombone
- Cliff Morris – guitar
- Cornell Dupree – guitar
- Wayne Wright – guitar
- Greg Kogan – piano
- Ben Brown – bass
- Buddy Rich – drums
- Ray Armondo – congas
References
- Allmusic Review accessed July 2, 2012
- Paddock, Tracey Lynn (2011). "A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth- Century American Clarinetists". Florida State University Libraries (Spring 2011): 44.
- Kofman, Arkady. "WILLIAM BLOUNT". arkady.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- Groove merchant GM 3307 (1975 LP)
- Simitar Distribution 1290 (1999 CD)
- P-Vine Records 23460 (2003 CD)
- LRC Records 24105 (2005 CD)
- Big Band Machine at discogs.com
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