Verve session · in the studio
August 27, 1954
Buddy Rich And His Orchestra
- This day's music is on 4 records: The Swinging Buddy Rich, The Swinging Buddy Rich, Our Best, Compendium Of Jazz #2
In the room
Buddy Rich – drums- Harry Edison – trumpet
Milt Bernhart – trombone
Willie Smith – alto sax
Tom Brown – tenor sax- Bob Poland – baritone sax
- George Wiggins – piano
- Joe Comfort – bass
Jack Costanzo – bongo
The takes
1 of these 4 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 1904-4 | Sweets' Opus No. 1 | MGN-26, MGN-1052 |
| 1905-1 | Piano, Bongos, Bass And Drums | Not issued at the time · later on Norgran 126 |
| 1906-6 | Strike It Rich | MGN-26, MGN-1052 |
| 1907-3 | Sportin' Life | MGN-26, MGN-1052, MGN-1021, MGV-8195 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGN-26 · 1954The Swinging Buddy RichBuddy Rich All Stars
MGN-1052 · 1955The Swinging Buddy RichBuddy Rich All Stars
MGN-1021 · 1955Our BestVarious Artists
MGV-8195 · 1956+Compendium Of Jazz #2Various ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8778 | Buddy Rich All Stars · not on the site yet | Buddy Rich All Stars | 1953 | Buddy Rich, Harry Edison, Milt Bernhart | |
 | MGN-32 | Afro Cuban Jazz North-Of-The-Border | Jack Costanzo And His Orchestra | 1955 | Tom Brown, Joe Comfort, Jack Costanzo |
 | MGN-1067 | Afro-Cubano | Jack Costanzo And His Orchestra, Andre's All Stars | 1956 | Tom Brown, Joe Comfort, Jack Costanzo |
 | MGV-8280 | Music, Romance And Especially Love | Louis Bellson And His Orchestra | 1958 | Harry Edison, Willie Smith, Bob Poland |
