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Strike It, Rich!
01/28/2008 | Proper Box Uk
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All Music Guide Review
Center stage drummer Buddy Rich was given a rousing posthumous salute with the premiere release in the Limited Edition Proper Deluxe Series, a promising if pointedly finite project that was inaugurated in 2008. Rather than slim-lining, the producers of the Proper reissue label more or less opted for a return to their earlier hefty four-CD jewel box packaging while boasting of the inclusion of a booklet containing extra photos and documentation. Compositions credited to Rich include subtleties like "Poontang," "The Monster," and "Me and My Jaguar." Extroverted, domineering, and outspoken, Buddy Rich was a flashy technician whose best recordings were made with individuals and ensembles that were willing and able to surrender the spotlight (and some measure of artistic autonomy) to the consuming demands of this highly charged and profoundly skilled percussionist. Not to be confused with his similarly titled Verve LP or the 1972 RCA Victor album Stick It, this avalanche of exciting performances features Rich as the principal propulsive component of Joe Marsala's Chicagoans, the Roy Eldridge Quintet, and orchestras led by Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, and Buddy Rich. He is heard in extended jamming mode with Jazz at the Philharmonic all-star groups and in other settings that lent themselves to his relentlessly intense and at times explosive pyrotechnics. In keeping with the overall technique and emotional chemistry of Buddy Rich, Proper pulled out all the stops for this outstanding and consistently entertaining compilation. ~ arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide
Strike It, Rich! Track Listing
Credits of Strike It, Rich!
- Johnny Mandel
- Trombone, Arranger
- Joe Mondragon
- Bass
- Sam Marowitz
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Marty Paich
- Arranger
- Murray McEachern
- Trombone
- Pete Mondello
- Sax (Tenor)
- Toots Mondello
- Sax (Alto)
- Romeo Penque
- Sax (Alto)
- Bill Pittman
- Guitar
- Bob Poland
- Sax (Baritone)
- Bernie Privin
- Trumpet
- Jimmy Pupa
- Trumpet
- Paul Quinichette
- Sax (Tenor)
- Milt Raskin
- Piano
- Les Robinson
- Sax (Alto)
- Harry Rodgers
- Trombone
- Frank Rosolino
- Trombone
- Artie Shapiro
- Bass
- Joe Shulman
- Bass
- Phil Stevens
- Bass
- Fred Stulce
- Sax (Alto)
- Rob Swope
- Trombone
- Nicholas Tagg
- Bass
- Bart Varsalona
- Trombone (Bass)
- Charlie Walp
- Trumpet
- Carl Warwick
- Trumpet
- Frank Wess
- Sax (Tenor)
- Sid Weiss
- Bass
- Ray Wetzel
- Trumpet
- Clark Yocum
- Guitar
- Peter Rynston
- Digital Remastering
- Jimmy Blake
- Trumpet
- Doug Mettome
- Trumpet
- George Weidler
- Sax (Alto)
- Adele Girard
- Harp
- Joe Buskin
- Piano
- Ray Biondi
- Violin
- Skippy de Sair
- Sax (Baritone)
- Ed Kiefer
- Trombone
- Marty Marsala
- Trumpet
- Chuck Peterson
- Trumpet
- Pinky Savitt
- Trumpet
- James Skiles
- Trombone
- Tommy Turk
- Trombone
- Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Woody Herman & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Manny Gershman
- Sax (Alto)
- Ralph Pfeffner
- Trombone
- Dale Pierce
- Trumpet
- Harry Forbes
- Trombone
- Tommy Pederson
- Trombone
- Remo Palmieri
- Guitar
- Dave Jacobs
- Trombone
- Stanley Kay
- Drums
- Bruce Snyder
- Sax (Tenor)
- Billy Moore Jr.
- Arranger
- Tony Nichols
- Piano
- Howard Gibeling
- Direction
- Lionel Hampton & His Quintet
- Performer
- Jerry Schwartz
- Piano
- Irv Lewis
- Trumpet
- Al Lorraine
- Trombone
- Bill Howell
- Trumpet
- Sid Brown
- Sax (Baritone)
- Jack Carmen
- Trombone
- Sam Hyster
- Trombone
- Lesley Mitchell Clarke
- Sax (Alto)
- Jimmy Johnston
- Bass
- Joop Visser
- Producer, Compilation
- Buddy Rich Trio
- Performer
- Count Basie & His Octet
- Performer
- Bill Harris Quintet
- Trombone
- Eddie Cane
- Sax (Alto)
- Count Basie & His Sextet
- Performer
- Jimmy Lewis
- Bass
- Sid Catlett
- Drums
- Tubby Phillips
- Bass
- Harvey "Mister Glitz" Levine
- Sax (Baritone)
- John David Coppola
- Trumpet
- Len Mirabella
- Guitar
- Jerry Therkeld
- Sax (Alto)
- Louis Oles
- Trumpet
- Warner Weidler
- Sax (Tenor)
- Roy Eldridge Quintet & Chorus
- Performer
- Tom Brown
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jo Jones All Stars
- Author
- Ben Lowry
- Sax (Tenor)
- Heine Beau
- Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
- Harvey Leonard
- Piano
- Buddy Weed
- Piano
- Coleman Hawkins
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ken Kersey
- Piano
- Teddy Kotick
- Bass
- Gene Ramey
- Bass
- Eddie Safranski
- Bass
- Al Cohn
- Arranger
- Al Porcino
- Trumpet
- Tommy Allison
- Trumpet
- George Arus
- Trombone
- Bob Ascher
- Trombone
- Georgie Auld
- Sax (Tenor)
- Al Avola
- Guitar
- Tex Beneke
- Sax (Tenor)
- George Berg
- Sax (Tenor)
- Milt Bernhart
- Trombone
- Artie Bernstein
- Bass
- Harry Betts
- Trombone
- Ray Brown
- Bass, Accompaniment
- Monty Budwig
- Bass
- Eddie Caine
- Sax (Alto)
- Clark Terry
- Trumpet
- Paul Cohen
- Trumpet
- Nat King Cole
- Piano
- Joe Comfort
- Bass
- Conrad Gozzo
- Trumpet
- Jack Costanzo
- Vocals (Background)
- Tommy Dorsey
- Trombone, Leader
- Eddie Finckel
- Arranger
- Stan Fishelson
- Trumpet
- Hank Freeman
- Sax (Alto)
- Harry Geller
- Trumpet
- Al George
- Sax (Tenor)
- Phil Gilbert
- Trumpet
- Bob Gioga
- Sax (Baritone)
- Al Hendrickson
- Guitar
- J.C. Higginbotham
- Trombone
- Les Jenkins
- Trombone
- Bob Kitsis
- Piano
- Manny Klein
- Trumpet
- Bob Lawson
- Sax (Baritone)
- Don Lodice
- Sax (Tenor)
- Tony Scott
- Sax (Alto)
- Laurindo Almeida
- Guitar
- Count Basie
- Piano
- Billy Bauer
- Guitar
- Louie Bellson
- Drums, Accompaniment
- Conte Candoli
- Trumpet
- Serge Chaloff
- Sax (Baritone)
- Buddy Childers
- Trumpet
- Charlie Christian
- Guitar (Electric)
- Buck Clayton
- Trumpet
- Buddy Collette
- Flute, Sax (Baritone)
- Bob Cooper
- Sax (Tenor)
- Sonny Criss
- Sax (Alto)
- Tadd Dameron
- Arranger
- Buddy DeFranco
- Clarinet
- Allen Eager
- Sax (Tenor)
- Harry "Sweets" Edison
- Trumpet
- Roy Eldridge
- Trumpet
- Herb Ellis
- Guitar, Accompaniment
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Vocals
- Terry Gibbs
- Vibraphone
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Trumpet
- Benny Goodman
- Clarinet
- Freddie Green
- Guitar
- Lionel Hampton
- Vibraphone
- Woody Herman
- Clarinet, Leader, Sax (Alto), Vocals
- Harry James
- Trumpet
- Thad Jones
- Trumpet
- Richie Kamuca
- Sax (Tenor)
- Barney Kessel
- Guitar
- Gene Krupa
- Author
- Mel Lewis
- Author
- Shelly Manne
- Drums
- Warne Marsh
- Sax (Tenor)
- Joe Morello
- Author
- Fats Navarro
- Trumpet
- Joe Newman
- Trumpet
- Art Pepper
- Sax (Alto)
- Oscar Peterson
- Percussion, Piano, Accompaniment
- Flip Phillips
- Sax (Tenor)
- Buddy Rich
- Drums, Leader, Vocals
- Red Rodney
- Trumpet
- Charlie Rouse
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jimmy Rowles
- Piano
- Al Sears
- Sax (Tenor)
- Artie Shaw
- Clarinet, Leader
- Art Tatum
- Piano
- Cy Touff
- Trumpet (Bass)
- Lennie Tristano
- Piano
- Ben Webster
- Sax (Tenor)
- Gerald Wiggins
- Piano
- Charlie Shavers
- Trumpet
- Cootie Williams
- Trumpet
- Lester Young
- Sax (Tenor)
- Tony Aless
- Piano
- Trigger Alpert
- Bass
- Irving Ashby
- Guitar
- Ronnie Ball
- Piano
- Sonny Berman
- Trumpet
- Pete Candoli
- Trumpet
- Lee Castle
- Trumpet, Accompaniment
- Dick Collins
- Trumpet
- Ziggy Elman
- Trumpet
- Bob Enevoldsen
- Trombone, Sax (Tenor), Vocals
- Ken Hanna
- Trumpet
- Neal Hefti
- Trumpet, Arranger
- Peanuts Hucko
- Clarinet
- Peter Ind
- Bass
- Chubby Jackson
- Bass
- Lee Katzman
- Trumpet
- John LaPorta
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Ray Linn
- Trumpet
- Joe Marsala
- Clarinet
- Lou McGarity
- Trombone
- Ray McKinley
- Author
- Hal McKusick
- Sax (Alto)
- Joe Mooney
- Bass
- Jimmy Mundy
- Arranger
- Sy Oliver
- Arranger
- Tony Pastor
- Sax (Tenor)
- Tommy Potter
- Bass
- Pete Rugolo
- Arranger
- Earl Swope
- Trombone
- Grady Tate
- Author
- Ed Thigpen
- Author
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