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Buddy Rich Big Band
Ease On Down The Road
Album JP 1987 on Denon label
Jazz (Big Band)
℗1987 Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. Tracks 1 to 6 recorded October, 1973, New York. Tracks 7 to 11 recorded June, 1974, New York. Tracks 12 and 13 unknown. Made in Japan Total time: 63'57
Musicians
 | Buddy Rich Big Band , US album by |
 | Bill Blaut sax, alto saxophone |
 | Peter Yellin as, fl, sax, alto saxophone |
 | Bob Martin as, fl, US alto saxophone, flute |
 | Joe Romano as, fl, ts, 1932-2008 US alto saxophone, flute |
 | John Laws bs, AU baritone saxophone |
 | Roger Rosenberg bs, *1951 US baritone saxophone |
 | Ben Brown b, bass |
 | Tony Levin b, bvoc, *1946 US bass |
 | Anthony Salvatori tb, bass trombone |
 | John Leys tb, US bass trombone |
 | Ray Armando perc, cng, *1939 congas |
 | Buddy Rich dr, 1917-1987 US drums, written by |
 | Cliff Morris g, guitar |
 | Cornell Dupree g, 1942-2011 US guitar |
 | Joe Beck g, 1945-2008 US guitar |
 | Wayne Wright g, *1932 US guitar |
 | Sam Woodyard dr, 1935-1988 US percussion |
 | Buddy Budson p, US piano |
 | Greg Kogan p, US piano |
 | Steve Marcus ts, ss, sax, 1939-1987 US soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone |
 | Bob Crea sax, as, ts, cl, US tenor saxophone |
 | Bob Mintzer ts, *1953 US tenor saxophone |
 | Pat LaBarbera ts, *1944 CA tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone |
 | Alan Kaplan tb, US trombone |
 | Barry Maur tb, trombone |
 | Gerald Chamberlain tb, trombone |
 | Keith O'Quinn tb, trombone |
 | Charles Camilleri tr, voc, trumpet |
 | Charles Davis tr, sax, US trumpet |
 | Danny Hayes tr, US trumpet |
 | Greg Hopkins tr, fh, trumpet, arranged by |
 | John Hoffman tr, fh, trumpet |
 | Larry Hall tr, trumpet |
 | Lloyd Michels tr, fh, trumpet |
 | Richard Hurwitz tr, trumpet |
 | Ross Konikoff tr, trumpet |
 | Don Menza ts, *1936 US arranged by, written by |
 | John La Barbera g, *1945 arranged by, written by |
 | Manny Albam sax, 1922-2001 US arranged by, written by |
 | Ernie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US arranged by, written by |
 | Bruce Lofgren g, arranged by, written by |
 | David Berger tr, *1948 arranged by |
 | Michael Longo p, *1939 arranged by |
 | Dick Lieb tb, arranged by |
Producers
| Sonny Lester producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Time Check | Buddy Rich Big Band | Don Menza | 3:42 |
| 2 | | Backwoods Sideman | Buddy Rich Big Band | John La Barbera | 4:43 |
| 3 | | Nuttville | Buddy Rich Big Band | Horace Silver | 5:45 |
| 4 | | Playhouse | Buddy Rich Big Band | Manny Albam | 6:22 |
| 5 | Senator Sam | Buddy Rich Big Band | Ernie Wilkins | 4:04 | |
| 6 | Big Mac | Buddy Rich Big Band | Ernie Wilkins | 5:44 | |
| 7 | Three Day Sucker | Buddy Rich Big Band | Bruce Lofgren | 5:10 | |
| 8 | Ease On Down The Road | Buddy Rich Big Band | Harold Wheeler, Stephen Schaefer | 3:19 | |
| 9 | Tommy Medley | Buddy Rich Big Band | Pete Townshend | 10:55 | |
| 10 | Pieces Of Dreams | Buddy Rich Big Band | Michel Legrand | 4:04 | |
| 11 | Lush Life | Buddy Rich Big Band | William Loose | 4:07 | |
| 12 | Nik-Nik | Buddy Rich Big Band | Buddy Rich | 3:10 | |
| 13 | Layin' It Down | Buddy Rich Big Band | Buddy Rich | 2:52 |
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