The Driver (album)

The Driver
Studio album by Buddy Rich
Released April 4, 1960
Recorded 1960
Genre Vocal jazz
Length 48:39
Label EmArcy
Producer Jack Tracy
Buddy Rich chronology
The Voice is Rich
(1959)		 The Driver
(1960)		 Playtime
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

The Driver is a 1960 studio album by Buddy Rich.[2]

Track listing

LP side A

  1. "Brainwashed" (Buddy Rich, Ernie Wilkins) – 5:00
  2. "A Swinging Serenade" (Wilkins) – 4:05
  3. "Big Leg Mary" (Rich, Wilkins) – 5:45
  4. "Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:20

LP side B

  1. "Bloody Mary" (Wilkins) – 6:30
  2. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 6:05
  3. "Miss Bessie's Cookin'" (Wilkins) – 5:15

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ The Driver at Allmusic
Buddy Rich discography
Buddy Rich
recordings as
leader or co-leader
The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio · The Swinging Buddy Rich · Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich · Buddy and Sweets · The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio · The Wailing Buddy Rich · Krupa and Rich · The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio · Buddy Rich Sings Johnny Mercer · This One's for Basie / Big Band Shout · Buddy Rich Just Sings · Buddy Rich in Miami · Richcraft / The Rich Rebellion · Rich Versus Roach · The Voice Is Rich · The Driver · Playtime · Blues Caravan · Burnin' Beat · Are You Ready for This? · Swingin' New Big Band  · The Sounds of '66 · Big Swing Face · The New One! / Take it Away! · Rich à la Rakha · Mercy, Mercy · Buddy & Soul · Keep the Customer Satisfied · A Different Drummer · Rich in London / Very Alive at Ronnie Scott's · Stick It · The Roar of '74 · Very Live at Buddy's Place · Transition · The Last Blues Album, Vol. 1 · Big Band Machine · Speak No Evil · Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays · Lionel Hampton Presents Buddy Rich / Buddy's Cherokee · Class of '78 / The Greatest Drummer That Ever Lived with The Best Band I Ever Had · Europe '77 · Together Again: For the First Time / When I Found You · Live at Ronnie Scott's / The Man from Planet Jazz · The Buddy Rich Band · Rich and Famous / The Magic of Buddy Rich / Buddy Rich - The Man · Mr. Drums: ...Live on King Street · Wham! The Buddy Rich Big Band Live · No Funny Hats
Compilations
The Drum Battle · The Best of Buddy Rich · Super Rich · Time Being · Compact Jazz: Buddy Rich · Compact Jazz: Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich · No Jive · Buddy Rich: The Legendary '47-'48 Orchestra Vol. 1 / Vol. 2 · Classic EmArcy, Verve, Small Group Buddy Rich Sessions