What Is This Thing Called Love? - Buddy Rich, Porter, Cole
The Goof and I - Buddy Rich, Cohn
A Man Could Be a Wonderful Thing - Buddy Rich, Finckel
Donna Lee - Buddy Rich, Parker, Charlie [1]
Leap Here - Buddy Rich, Cole
Metronome Riff - Buddy Rich, Rugolo
Little White Lies - Buddy Rich, Donaldson
You Go to My Head - Buddy Rich, Coots
Queer Street - Buddy Rich, Basie, Count
Fine and Dandy - Buddy Rich, James
I May Be Wrong - Buddy Rich, Ruskin
Robbins' Nest - Buddy Rich, Jacquet
Four Rich Brothers - Buddy Rich, Giuffre
Good Bait - Buddy Rich, Basie, Count
I've Got News for You - Buddy Rich, Alfred, Ray
The Closer - Buddy Rich, Etaoin
Golden Bullet - Buddy Rich, Basie, Count
Track Listings (14) - Disc #3
Carnegie Blues (Air Mail Special) - Buddy Rich, Christian
Jam Session Blues - Buddy Rich, Shrdlu
Royal Garden Blues - Buddy Rich, Williams
Let's Fall in Love - Buddy Rich, Arlen
Me and My Jaguar - Buddy Rich, Rich, Buddy
Just Blues - Buddy Rich, Edison
Sweets' Opus No. 1 - Buddy Rich, Edison
Bongo, Bass and Guitar - Buddy Rich, Adair
Strike It Rich (That's Rich) - Buddy Rich, Mandel
Sportin' Life (Sweetie Pie) - Buddy Rich, Edison
Sweet Georgia Brown - Buddy Rich, Casey, Kenneth
China Boy - Buddy Rich, Boutelje, Phil
Everything Happens to Me - Buddy Rich, Adair, Tom
Glad to Be Unhappy - Buddy Rich, Hart, Lorenz
Track Listings (11) - Disc #4
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams - Buddy Rich, Barris
Sunday - Buddy Rich, Cohn, Chester
The Monster - Buddy Rich, Rich, Buddy
This Can't Be Love - Buddy Rich, Hart, Lorenz
A Smooth One - Buddy Rich, Goodman, Benny
Now's the Time - Buddy Rich, Parker, Charlie [1]
Easy Does It - Buddy Rich, Oliver
Drums in Hi-Fly - Buddy Rich, Cavanaugh
Down for Double - Buddy Rich, Green
Jumpin' at the Woodside - Buddy Rich, Basie, Count
Undecided - Buddy Rich, Robin
2008 four CD release, the first installment in a new imprint from Proper Records. To many fellow drummers, Buddy Rich was the consummate genius of the drums. He changed the view and perception of the drums like other great... more » players from Baby Dodds, via Gene Krupa and Kenny Clarke to Elvin Jones. This box set features Buddy in a number of different situations, from small combo to Big Band, proving his great versatility. Watching and listening to Buddy Rich in action was one of the greatest visual spectacles and aural attractions the world of Jazz ever offered. His mental and physical co-ordination and his capacity to confound the onlooker made many question the evidence of their own eyes. Buddy's spectacular drum solos, in particular, defied the imagination and left many of his fellow drummers shaking their heads in amazement and disbelief as they left the venue where Rich had performed.« less
2008 four CD release, the first installment in a new imprint from Proper Records. To many fellow drummers, Buddy Rich was the consummate genius of the drums. He changed the view and perception of the drums like other great players from Baby Dodds, via Gene Krupa and Kenny Clarke to Elvin Jones. This box set features Buddy in a number of different situations, from small combo to Big Band, proving his great versatility. Watching and listening to Buddy Rich in action was one of the greatest visual spectacles and aural attractions the world of Jazz ever offered. His mental and physical co-ordination and his capacity to confound the onlooker made many question the evidence of their own eyes. Buddy's spectacular drum solos, in particular, defied the imagination and left many of his fellow drummers shaking their heads in amazement and disbelief as they left the venue where Rich had performed.
Charles Braun | Warminster, PA United States | 02/21/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you are a fan of Buddy's, either as a drummer or listener, this set gives you an excellent history of how Rich became the super drummer that he was. The quality of the recordings is excellent, especially due the age of the original recordings. The enclosed booklet tells the story of the recordings and artists which further enhances your knowledge. Even if you have all of the originals as I have, it is still nice to have this varied collection on disc for ease of playing on the go, if necessary. 5 stars!"