Big Band Machine

Big Band Machine is a jazz album recorded by Buddy Rich and released on the Groove Merchant Record label in 1975.

Big Band Machine
Studio album by
Buddy Rich
Released1975
GenreJazz
Length36:00
LabelGroove Merchant
ProducerSonny Lester
Buddy Rich chronology
The Last Blues Album, Vol. 1
(1974)		 Big Band Machine
(1975)		 Speak No Evil
(1976)
Alternative cover
1996 Simitar CD re-issue

Track listing

LP side A:

  1. "Three Day Sucker" (Lofgreen) – 6:50
  2. "Tommy Medley" (Townshend) – 11:55
    1. "Eyesight to the Blind"
    2. "Champagne"
    3. "See Me, Feel Me"
    4. "Miracle Cure"
    5. "Listening to You"

LP side B:

  1. "On Broadway" (Mann, Weil, Leiber, Stoller) – 3:48
  2. "Pieces of Dreams" (Legrand) – 4:30
  3. "Ease On Down the Road" (Smalls) – 3:30
  4. "West Side Story [medley] '75" (Bernstein, Sondheim) – 5:27

bonus tracks added to 2003 CD re-issue (P-Vine, Japan):

  1. "Nik Nik" – 2:52
  2. "Layin' it Down" – 2:50

bonus tracks added to 2005 CD re-issue (LRC Records):

  1. "Playhouse" (Albam) – 6:26
  2. "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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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
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References
  1. Allmusic Review accessed July 2, 2012
  2. Paddock, Tracey Lynn (2011). "A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth- Century American Clarinetists". Florida State University Libraries (Spring 2011): 44.
  3. 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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