Big Swing Face (Buddy Rich album)
Encyclopedia
Big Swing Face is a 1967 live album
by Buddy Rich
and his big band
- the second album by Rich and his 1960s big band. "The Beat Goes On
" features Rich's daughter, Cathy, on vocals.
LP side B:
Bonus tracks on 1996 CD reissue:
Production
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.-Early life:...
and his big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
- the second album by Rich and his 1960s big band. "The Beat Goes On
The Beat Goes On
"The Beat Goes On" is a Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit song written by Sonny Bono and recorded by Sonny & Cher. It was issued as a single and appeared on their 1967 album In Case You're In Love...
" features Rich's daughter, Cathy, on vocals.
Track listing
LP side A:- "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"Norwegian Wood " is a song by The Beatles, first released on the 1965 album Rubber Soul....
" (Lennon and McCartney) – 2:57 - "Big Swing Face" (Bill PottsBill PottsBill Potts was an American jazz pianist and arranger.Potts played Hawaiian guitar as a child and accordion in his teens. He picked up piano in high school after hearing Count Basie...
) – 5:15 - "Monitor Theme" (Bernie BaumBernie BaumBernie Baum was a songwriter who worked extensively with Elvis Presley. He grew up in New York City and later worked with Harvey Zimmerman and Florence Kaye. The majority of their songs were used in Presley's musicals. Their work was also credited in the American version of Kimba the White Lion...
, Bill Giant, Florence KayeFlorence KayeFlorence Kaye was a member of a song-writing trio that also included Harvey Zimmerman and Bernie Baum. She was born in New York City. She performed a radio show in Georgia and entertained troops for United Service Organizations...
) – 2:24 - "Wack Wack" (Isaac "Redd" Holt, Donald Storball, Hysear Don Walker, Jimmy Young) – 3:04
- "Love for SaleLove For SaleLove for Sale may refer to:* "Love for Sale" , a song by Cole Porter initially from the 1930 musical The New Yorkers* Love for Sale Love for Sale may refer to:* "Love for Sale" (song), a song by Cole Porter initially from the 1930 musical The New Yorkers* Love for Sale Love for Sale may refer to:*...
" (Cole PorterCole PorterCole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...
) – 4:30
LP side B:
- "Mexicali Nose" (Harry BettsHarry BettsHarry Betts is a jazz composer and trombonist.-Background:Born in New York and raised in Fresno, California, he was active as a jazz trombonist and played with Stan Kenton's orchestra in the 1950s, among others...
) – 2:49 - "Willowcrest" (Bob FlorenceBob FlorenceBob Florence was an American jazz arranger and pianist. He began taking piano lessons at five and initially intended to be a concert pianist. However, on taking classes with Bob McDonald he changed direction toward jazz.At the beginning of his career Florence worked as a pianist and arranger with...
) – 4:55 - "The Beat Goes OnThe Beat Goes On"The Beat Goes On" is a Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit song written by Sonny Bono and recorded by Sonny & Cher. It was issued as a single and appeared on their 1967 album In Case You're In Love...
" (Sonny BonoSonny BonoSalvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono was an American recording artist, record producer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades.-Early life:...
) – 4:40 - "Bugle Call RagBugle Call Rag"Bugle Call Rag" is a jazz standard written by Jack Pettis, Billy Meyers and Elmer Schoebel. It was first recorded by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings in 1922 as "Bugle Call Blues", although later renditions as well as the published sheet music and the song's copyright all used the title "Bugle Call Rag"...
" (Billy Meyers, Jack Pettis, Elmer SchoebelElmer SchoebelElmer Schoebel was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.Schoebel played along to silent films in Champaign, Illinois early in his career. After moving on to vaudeville late in the 1910s, he played with the 20th Century Jazz Band in Chicago in 1920...
) – 4:42
Bonus tracks on 1996 CD reissue:
- "Standing Up in a Hammock" (Potts) – 2:32
- "Chicago" (Fred FisherFred FisherFred Fisher was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Fisher founded Fred Fisher Music Publishing Company in 1907. He was born as Albert von Breitenbach in Cologne...
) – 2:47 - "Lament for Lester" (Jay Corre) – 2:30
- "Machine" (Bill Reddie) – 3:45
- "Silver Threads Among the Blues" (Don Piestrup) – 4:40
- "New Blues" (Piestrup) – 4:38
- "Old Timey" (Bob Florence) – 3:25
- "Loose" (Bill HolmanBill Holman (musician)Willis Leonard Holman , known also as Bill Holman, is an American composer/arranger, conductor, saxophonist, and songwriter working primarily in the jazz idiom....
) – 4:05 - "Apples (aka Gino)" (Arthur M. Wiggins) – 2:35
Personnel
The Buddy Rich big band:- Jay Corre - flute, arranger, tenor saxophone
- Ernie WattsErnie WattsErnest James "Ernie" Watts is an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician. He plays saxophone and flute. He might be best known for his work with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and his Grammy Awards as an instrumentalist...
- flute, alto saxophoneAlto saxophoneThe alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions... - Bob Keller - flute, tenor saxophone
- Robert Keller
- Chuck Findley - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Yoshito Murakami
- John Scottile
- Bobby ShewBobby Shew-Biography:After leaving college in 1960, Shew was drafted into the U.S. Army and played trumpet with the NORAD band in Colorado Springs and on tour. After leaving the Army, Shew joined Tommy Dorsey's band and then played with the Woody Herman and then the Buddy Rich Big Bands in the mid-to-late...
- Quinn Davis - alto saxophoneAlto saxophoneThe alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
- Marty Flax - baritone saxophoneBaritone saxophoneThe baritone saxophone, often called "bari sax" , is one of the largest and lowest pitched members of the saxophone family. It was invented by Adolphe Sax. The baritone is distinguished from smaller sizes of saxophone by the extra loop near its mouthpiece...
- Bill Wimberly - bass trombone
- James Trimble - tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- Ray Starling - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Richie Resnicoff - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- James Gannon - double bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
- Jim Gannon
- Buddy RichBuddy RichBernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.-Early life:...
- drumDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
s - Harry BettsHarry BettsHarry Betts is a jazz composer and trombonist.-Background:Born in New York and raised in Fresno, California, he was active as a jazz trombonist and played with Stan Kenton's orchestra in the 1950s, among others...
- arranger - Bob Florence
- Bill HolmanBill Holman (musician)Willis Leonard Holman , known also as Bill Holman, is an American composer/arranger, conductor, saxophonist, and songwriter working primarily in the jazz idiom....
- Don Piestrup
- Bill PottsBill PottsBill Potts was an American jazz pianist and arranger.Potts played Hawaiian guitar as a child and accordion in his teens. He picked up piano in high school after hearing Count Basie...
- Don Rader
- Bill Reddie
- Shorty Rogers
- Arthur M. Wiggins
Production
- Gabor Halmos - artwork, design
- Wally Heider - engineer
- Fred Seligo - photography
- Dean Pratt - producer, liner notes, reissue producer, compilation producer
- Bob Belden - producer, reissue producer, compilation producer
- Richard Bock - producer