Musical projects by past players and writers for Buddy Rich's bands

This page is new, but will grow over time.

If you have audio or video clips you'd like to contribute, please see this page, with a few guidlines that would help me serve us all better. Thank you!

The definitive source for information on Buddy Rich can be found on the very nice site created by Cathy Rich, (Buddy's daughter) at www.buddyrich.com.

These are all MP3 and MP4 files. If you need an MP3 player, you can download the QuickTime player (free) here. These clips are posted in order of the time period they came from, with the most recent ones at the top and older ones at the bottom.

You can help!

I have no direct way to contact various members of Buddy Rich's bands. If you are such a person, or know some of them, please make them aware of this page. I hope that many of them will contribute some samples of their great music for you to hear.

As always, I will properly credit any contributor, including their photos, video, links to their sites, etc., at their discretion, so we can all learn more about what they're up to.

IMPORTANT:

I've been very careful to only post clips here that I have permission to host. These clips are intended to help educate musicians on the development and accomplishments of some of the tremendous players in Buddy Rich's bands..

No money will be made from this page, either by me, or by contributors. You are free to download these for your own personal use only, but not for any sort of distribution or sale.

If you have similar recordings you'd like to share with others, but don't personally have the web space to do it, simply email me and I'll be happy to host them here, crediting you properly as the source.

Have fun, and thank you for visiting!
- Mike James -

Quick jump to project clips below:

Greg Wing's "People"

(At the bottom of each concert set, there's a link to bring you back to this index.)

The first of these to arrive is an absolutely gorgeous arrangement of "People", graciously sent to me by Greg Wing, lead trumpet player for Buddy Rich in 1981. Thank you, Greg! I've also included his remarks about it, so you know more about what you're hearing. Enjoy!

Click here to listen to Greg Wing's arrangement of "People". (3.7MB MP3)

Greg's comments:

I recorded this in the mid 80's while I was playing Lead for Tom Jones. That gig provided me the luxury to record a few things. I called my friends in Las Vegas (I was living/working there from 1981 - 2002) and hired them to go into the UNLV (Univ. of NV Las Vegas) band room studio and lay down the parts. Curt Miller engineered the session! Curt is a trombone player and great musician/friend as all these guys are.

Saxes: Dennis Wilson, Rick Torcaso, Larry Schlect (soloist on People), Ernie Hensley, Elliot Wax.......... I played with these guys during my stay at the Las Vegas Hilton House Band

Trombones: Eddie Morgan, Dwight Smith, Ron Textor, Nate Lynch (Bass Bone)

Trumpets: Doug Clark, Nick Thorpe (Nick owns his own recording production company and got me on Buddy's Band), Tom DeLibero & Bob Slack.

Piano: Tom Lyons

Guitar: Gary Queen

Bass: Clark Edison

Drums: John Nasshan

All these guys are great musicians! Doug Clark was the lead trumpet player on Buddy's band after I left. I think Doug took Biviano's place (1983??) and stayed 'till Buddy's death. Tom Delibero is one of the greatest lead trumpet players in the business today! Just fabulous!! We recorded all the sound tracks for the Carnival Cruise Ship shows for 10 years. Nick Thorpe still writes and musically produces their shows today!!

I went to Indiana Univesity to study with Bill Adam from 1977- 1981 and met Nick Thorpe and Bob Slack there. Bob Slack is the Dean of the school Fine Arts at Citrus College in Glendora, CA. Needless to say; who you develop friendships with certainly helps you with the many opportunities to get you "on" the gig!

Thank you!
Greg

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