30/09/2012
Clare Teal pays tribute to "Traps, the Drum Wonder", better known as big band drummer Buddy Rich, whose birthday it is today. Buddy performed in the bands of Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Harry James and famously with Tommy Dorsey where he met his long-time friend and occasional enemy Frank Sinatra.
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Music Played
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Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra
High Society
- Classic Tracks of Bunny Berigan.
- Kaz Records KAZ CD 313.
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Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Jungle Drums
- Archive broadcast from the Blue Room of the Hotel Lincoln in New York 1939.
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Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Hawaiian War Chant
- Archive broadcast from the Hollywood Palladium in 1940.
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Buddy Rich and His Orchestra
Just You, Just Me
- Buddy Rich Orchestra.
- Proper Intro CD 2054.
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Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Stereophonic
- Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey Live in New York 1955/6.
- Magic Records DAWE 37.
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The Buddy Rich Big Band
Blue and Sentimental
- Buddy Rich 3 Classic Albums.
- AMSC 1052.
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Buddy Bregman Orchestra with Buddy Rich
Goody, Goody
- Buddy Rich Sings Johnny Mercer.
- HMV CLP 1092.
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The Buddy Rich Big Band
Rich Craft
- Play the Arrangements of Marty Paich and Ernie Wilkins.
- Jazz Beat 513.
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Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa
King Porter Stomp
- Burninβ Beat Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa.
- Verve VLP 9014.
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Harry James Orchestra
He's Gone Now
- 1964 Live in the Holiday Ballroom Chicago.
- Jazz Hour JH 1001.
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Buddy Rich Orchestra with Cathy Rich
The Beat Goes On
- Big Swing Face.
- Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 83798826.
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The Buddy Rich Big Band
Alfie
- Mercy Mercy.
- Liberty LBS 83168.
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The Buddy Rich Big Band
Moment's Notice
- At Ronnie Scottβs.
- RCA INTS 5012.
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The Buddy Rich Big Band
Birdland
- Buddy Rich Class of β78.
- ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Records CJCD 832.
Broadcast
- Sun 30 Sep 2012 22:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2