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Big Band Machine

{{for|the band|Buddy Rich}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Big Band Machine

| type = studio album

| artist = Buddy Rich

| cover = BuddyRich_BigBandMachine_300.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1975

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 36:00

| label = Groove Merchant

| producer = Sonny Lester

| prev_title = The Last Blues Album, Vol. 1

| prev_year = 1974

| next_title = Speak No Evil

| next_year = 1976

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = Album

| cover = BuddyRich__BigBandMachine_Alt.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| caption = 1996 Simitar CD re-issue

}}

}}

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

Track listing

LP side A:

  1. "Three Day Sucker" (Lofgreen) – 6:50
  2. "Tommy Medley" (Townshend) – 12:26
  3. "Eyesight to the Blind"
  4. "Champagne"
  5. "See Me, Feel Me"
  6. "Miracle Cure"
  7. "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):

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

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

  2. "Playhouse" (Albam) – 6:26
  3. "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.[http://allmusic.com/album/the-last-blues-album-vol-1-mw0000876007 Allmusic Review] accessed July 2, 2012

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

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Personnel

  • William "Bill" Blount – alto saxophone player cited incorrectly in liner notes as Bill "Blaut" {{cite journal |last1=Paddock |first1=Tracey Lynn |title=A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth- Century American Clarinetists |journal=Florida State University Libraries |date=2011 |issue=Spring 2011 |page=44 |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/308891463/American-Clarinetists?doc_id=308891463&download=true&order=456825330}}{{cite web |last1=Kofman |first1=Arkady |title=WILLIAM BLOUNT |url=http://arkady.com/blount |website=arkady.com |accessdate=22 January 2019}}
  • 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

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  • Groove merchant GM 3307 (1975 LP)
  • Simitar Distribution 1290 (1999 CD)
  • P-Vine Records 23460 (2003 CD)
  • LRC Records 24105 (2005 CD)
  • [http://www.discogs.com/Buddy-Rich-Big-Band-Machine/release/1074365 Big Band Machine at discogs.com]

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Category:1975 albums

Category:Buddy Rich albums

Category:Albums produced by Sonny Lester

Category:Groove Merchant albums