Buddy Rich

Artist:  Buddy Rich
Birth Name:  Bernard Rich
Born:  September 30, 1917.  Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died:  April 2, 1987 (Aged 69).  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Big Band, Swing, Bebop, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader, Actor
Instruments:  Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Buddy Rich was an American Jazz Drummer and Bandleader.  Known for his virtuoso technique power, speed and the ability to put together incredible Drum Solos.  He was billed as "The World's Greatest Drummer" during his career.  He performed with many bandleaders, most notably Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Count Basie, and led his own band Buddy Rich Big Band.

Artist:  The Buddy Rich Big Band
Title:  Mercy, Mercy  (1997)
Genre:  Jazz, Big Band, Swing, Bebop, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band
Label:  Pacific Jazz
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Mercy, Mercy, Mercy  (5:35)
 2.  Preach And Teach  (4:07)
 3.  Channel One Suite  (12:50)
 4.  Big Mama Cass  (3:22)
 5.  Goodbye Yesterday  (6:18)
 6.  Acid Truth  (5:50)
 7.  Alfie  (3:49)
 8.  Ode To Billie Joe  (3:40)
 9.  Chavala  (5:21)
10. Mr. Lucky  (5:48)
11. Chelsea Bridge  (5:11)

Personnel:

Buddy Rich  (Drums
Walter Namuth:  Guitar
Gary Walters:  Double Bass, Electric Bass
Joe Azarello:  Piano
Charles Owens:  Alto Saxophone
Art Pepper:  Alto Saxophone
Pat LaBarbera:  Tenor Saxophone
Don Menza:  Tenor Saxophone
John Laws:  Baritone Saxophone
Jim Trimble:  Trombone
Rick Stepton:  Trombone
Peter Graves:  Bass Trombone
Al Porcino:  Trumpet
David Culp:  Trumpet
Kenneth Faulk:  Trumpet
Bill Prince:  Trumpet

Mercy, Mercy is a 1968 live album by Buddy Rich and his Big Band, originally released in 1968 by Pacific Jazz Records, remastered and reissued on March 25, 1997 by Pacific Jazz Records/Capitol Records, recorded live from Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas in 1968, featuring Art Pepper.