Richcraft
1959 studio album by Buddy Rich
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Richcraft is a 1959 studio big band album by Buddy Rich and a big band / orchestra with arrangements by Ernie Wilkins. A nearly identical album, titled The Rich Rebellion was released by Wing Records without "I Want a Little Girl" but with two additional tracks from an April, 1960 (Septet) recording session ("That's Rich Man" and "Astronaut").
01Track listing
Richcraft
LP Side A
- "Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley), 3:38
- "Richcraft" (Ernie Wilkins), 3:06
- "Sweets Tooth" (Ernie Wilkins), 4:01
- "Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley!" (Ballard MacDonald, Joseph Meyer, Billy Rose), 3:04
- "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker), 2:59
LP Side B
- "Cherokee (Indian Love Song)" (Ray Noble), 4:08
- "I Want a Little Girl" (Billy Moll, Murray Mencher), 4:12
- "From the Sticks" (Ernie Wilkins) , 4:42
- "Song of the Islands" (Charles E. King), 4:09
The Rich Rebellion
LP Side A
- "Indiana" ("Back Home Again In Indiana"), 3:38
- "That's Rich Man", 5:26
- "Sweets Tooth", 4:01
- "Song Of The Islands", 4:09
- "From The Sticks", 4:42
LP Side B
- "Astronaut", 7:36
- "Richcraft", 3:06
- "Yardbird Suite", 2:59
- "Cherokee", 4:08
- "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie", 3:04
02Personnel
- Ernie Wilkins, arranger
- Buddy Rich, drums, percussion
- Phil Woods, alto saxophone
- Earle Warren, alto saxophone
- Steve Perlow, baritone saxophone
- Benny Golson, tenor saxophone
- Al Cohn, tenor saxophone
- Harry "Sweets" Edison, trumpet
- Emmett Berry, trumpet
- Joe Ferrante, trumpet
- Stan Fishelson, trumpet
- Jimmy Nottingham, trumpet
- Eddie Bert, trombone
- Billy Byers, trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland, trombone
- Willie Dennis, trombone
- John Bunch, piano
- Sam Herman, guitar
- Phil Leshin, double bass
Septet (only) on "That's Rich Man" and "Astronaut":
- Buddy Rich, drums
- Irving "Marky" Markowitz, trumpet
- Willie Dennis, trombone
- Seldon Powell, tenor saxophone
- Mike Mainieri, vibraphone
- Dave McKenna, piano
- Earl May, bass
Sources and credits
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