Class of '78

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Class of '78
BuddyRich ClassOf78.jpg
Studio album by
Buddy Rich
Released1977
GenreJazz
Length29:51
LabelThe Great American Gramophone Company
ProducerNorman Schwartz
Buddy Rich chronology
Lionel Hampton Presents Buddy Rich
(1977) 		Class of '78
(1977) 		Together Again: For the First Time
(1978)
Alternative cover / title
DCC Compact Classics CD re-issue
DCC Compact Classics CD re-issue
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1][2]4/5 stars

Class of '78 is a big band jazz album recorded by Buddy Rich in 1977. Originally released by the Great American Gramophone Company as a "direct-to-disc" LP album, it has been re-issued on Compact Disc as The Greatest Drummer That Ever Lived with "The Best Band I Ever Had".

Track listing[]

LP side A:

  1. "Birdland" (Zawinul) – 6:46
  2. "Bouncin' with Bud" (Powell) – 5:55

LP side B:

  1. "Cape Verdean Blues" (Silver) – 6:17
  2. "Fiesta" (Corea) – 6:23
  3. "Funk City Ola" (Mintzer) – 4:30

Personnel[]

  • Alan Gauvin – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Chuck Wilson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Gary Bribek – tenor saxophone, percussion (cowbell)
  • Greg Smith – baritone saxophone, percussion (cabasa)
  • Chuck Schmidt – trumpet
  • Dean Pratt – trumpet
  • John Marshall – trumpet
  • Danny Hayes – trumpet
  • Matt Johnson – trombone
  • Dale Kirkland – trombone
  • Edward Eby – bass trombone
  • Barry Kiener – keyboards
  • Tommy Warrington – bass
  • Buddy Rich – drums

References[]

  1. ^ Scott Yanow review of Class of '78 at allmusic.com
  2. ^ Scott Yanow review of The Greatest Drummer... at allmusic.com
  • Great American Gramophone Company GADD 1030
  • Gryphon 781 (UK)
  • DCC Compact Classics 606 (1990 CD retitled re-issue, The Greatest Drummer...)
  • Class of '78 at discogs.com
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