The Roar of '74

The Roar of '74
Studio album by Buddy Rich
Released	1973
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:37
Label	Groove Merchant
Producer	Sonny Lester
Buddy Rich chronology
Stick It (1972) The Roar of '74 (1973) Very Live at Buddy's Place (1974)

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The Roar of '74 is a 1973 studio album by the Buddy Rich big band released on the Groove Merchant Records label in the USA. The album was released in the UK in 1974 on the Mooncrest label by B & C Records. ^[2]

Track listing

LP side A

1. "Nuttville" (Horace Silver) – 4:47
2. "Kilimanjaro Cookout" (Manny Albam) – 6:14
3. "Big Mac" (Ernie Wilkins) – 5:54
4. "Backwoods Sideman" (John La Barbera) – 4:29

LP side B

1. "Time Check" (Don Menza) – 3:45
2. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Mack Gordon, Irving Mills) – 3:32
3. "Waltz of the Mushroom Hunters" (Greg Hopkins) – 7:16
4. "Senator Sam" (Wilkins) – 4:40

Personnel

The Buddy Rich big band

• Charley Davis – trumpet
• Larry Hall – trumpet
• Greg Hopkins – trumpet
• John Hoffman – trumpet
• Joe Romano – alto saxophone
• Bob Martin – alto saxophone
• Pat La Barbera – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Bob Crea – tenor saxophone
• John Laws – baritone saxophone
• Alan Kaplan – trombone
• Keith O'Quinn – trombone
• John Leys – trombone, bass trombone
• Buddy Rich – drums
• Buddy Budson – piano
• Joe Beck – guitar
• Tony Levin – double bass
• Jimmy Maeulen – conga
• Sam Woodyard – percussion

References

• Groove Merchant 528
• Mooncrest Crest 7