Class of '78
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| Studio album by Buddy Rich | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 29:51 | |||
| Label | The Great American Gramophone Company | |||
| Producer | Norman Schwartz | |||
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| Alternative cover / title | ||||
 DCC Compact Classics CD re-issue |
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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:
LP side B:
Personnel
- Buddy Rich – drums
- Tommy Warrington – bass
- Barry Kiener – keyboards
- Chuck Wilson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Alan Gauvin – 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
References
- 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