Buddy Rich & His Sextet - Blues Caravan
ARTIST.....: Buddy Rich & His Sextet
TITLE......: Blues Caravan
LABEL......: Verve
URL........: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007KVAL6
RIP DATE...: Feb-07-2006
STORE DATE.: Apr-26-2005
GENRE......: Jazz
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 52,2 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Blow'n The Blues Away 08:41
02 - Br Blues 03:14
03 - Late Date 05:13
04 - Caravan 09:44
05 - Young Blood 05:59
06 - I Remember Clifford 03:36
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36:27 min
Release Notes:
This crack sextet recording by Buddy Rich is one of the long lost
treasures in his vast discography as a leader, featuring a band he
took on a State Department-sponsored tour of the Far East and Asia
not long after the recording sessions were completed for this
album. The band includes flutist Sam Most, trumpeter Rolf Ericson
(who achieved his greatest fame with Duke Ellington), Wyatt Ruther
(previously a sideman with Dave Brubeck), vibraphonist Mike
Mainieri, and the somewhat obscure pianist Johnny Morris. Rich's
pulsing drums are right in front in their aggressive arrangement
of Horace Silver's blues "Blowin' the Blues Away," in which each
soloist seems stimulated by the musician preceding him. "Caravan"
begins with the leader's thunderous solo, though it quickly
softens with Rich taking a backseat to Most and Ruther; the
remainder of the band makes a delayed entrance. Mainieri
contributed the exciting blues "Young Blood," which showcases his
best solo on the date. The vibraphonist is also the featured
soloist in the mellow interpretation of "I Remember Clifford,"
where he is backed by the haunting blend of trumpet and flute,
with Rich staying very much in the background. Reissued as a
limited-edition CD by Verve in 2005, this should be considered an
essential Buddy Rich recording.