Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He discovered his affinity for jazz music at a young age and began drumming at the age of two. He began playing jazz in 1937, working with acts such as Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Harry James. From 1942 to 1944, Rich served in the U.S. Marines. From 1945 to 1948, he led the Buddy Rich Orchestra. In 1966, he recorded a big-band style arrangement of songs from West Side Story. He found lasting success in 1966 with the formation of the Buddy Rich Big Band, also billed as the Buddy Rich Band and The Big Band Machine. Rich was known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed. He was an advocate of the traditional grip, though he occasionally used matched grip when playing the toms. Despite his commercial success and musical talent, Rich never learned how to read sheet music, preferring to listen to drum parts and play them from memory. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 30, 1917 (Brooklyn), Died April 2, 1987 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, traps
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 116 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-042756 | 10-in. | 9/28/1939 | A table in a corner | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-042757 | 10-in. | 9/28/1939 | If what you say is true | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Tony Pastor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-042758 | 10-in. | 9/28/1939 | Without a dream to my name | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043316 | 10-in. | 10/26/1939 | Love is here | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043317 | 10-in. | 10/26/1939 | All in fun | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043318 | 10-in. | 10/26/1939 | All the things you are | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043319 | 10-in. | 10/26/1939 | You're a lucky guy | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Tony Pastor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043367 | 10-in. | 11/9/1939 | Shadows | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043368 | 10-in. | 11/9/1939 | I didn't know what time it was | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043369 | 10-in. | 11/9/1939 | Do I love you | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-043370 | 10-in. | 11/9/1939 | When love beckoned (In 52nd Street) | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-048939 | 10-in. | 4/23/1940 | East of the sun (and west of the moon) | Tommy Dorsey ; The Sentimentalists | Jazz/dance octet, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-048940 | 10-in. | 4/23/1940 | Head on my pillow | Tommy Dorsey ; Sentimentalists | Jazz/dance octet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-051278 | 10-in. | 6/13/1940 | Funny Little Pedro | Tommy Dorsey ; The Pied Pipers ; Sentimentalists | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-051279 | 10-in. | 6/13/1940 | Whispering | Tommy Dorsey ; The Pied Pipers ; The Sentimentalists ; Frank Sinatra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-051280 | 10-in. | 6/13/1940 | Quiet please! (It's the drummer in me) | Tommy Dorsey ; Buddy Rich ; Sentimentalists | Jazz/dance band, with drum solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-051878 | 10-in. | 7/17/1940 | So what! | Tommy Dorsey ; Don Lodice ; Sentimentalists | Jazz/dance band, with tenor saxophone solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-055108 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Swing time up in Harlem | Connie Haines ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-055109 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Swing high | Ziggy Elman ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with trumpet soloist | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-055110 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Do you know why | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-055111 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Isn't that just like love | Connie Haines ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-055112 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | Swanee River | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-060331 | 10-in. | 1/16/1941 | Bugle call rag | Metronome All Star Band | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-060332 | 10-in. | 1/16/1941 | One o'clock jump | Metronome All Star Band | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-060346 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | I tried | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rich, Buddy," accessed October 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103419.
Rich, Buddy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103419.
"Rich, Buddy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 October 2024.
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