''Lionel Hampton Presents Buddy Rich'' is a jazz album recorded by Buddy Rich and released by the

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record label in 1977. The album has been re-issued by different labels under different names including, ''Buddy's Cherokee, The Lionel Hampton Sessions'' and ''Sounds of Jazz Vol. 10''.

Track listing

LP side A: # "Moment's Notice" ( John Coltrane) – 5:28 # "

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" (John Coltrane) – 5:32 # "Buddy's Cherokee" (Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton) – 7:26 LP side B: # " Take the 'A' Train" (

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) – 6:13 # "I'll Never Be the Same" ( Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) – 3:33 # "Latin Silk" (Paul Moen) – 7:38 Bonus tracks added to some later re-issues: :"Buddy's Rock" (Buddy Rich) – 5:54 :"

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) – 6:00 :"Hamp, Rich, Dido Blues"on "Giants of Jazz" re-issue and on ''Buddy's Cherokee, The Lionel Hampton Sessions'' re-issue ( Jon Hendricks) – 4:53

Personnel

* Buddy Rich –

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Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...

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* Barry Keiner –

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* Tom Warrington –

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congas The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest) ...

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* Gary Pribek –

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* Paul Moen – tenor saxophone * Jon Hendricks – vocals on "Hamp, Rich, Dido Blues"

References

* Who's Who in Jazz WWLP 21006 (1977 LP) (also Philips (France) 9123602) * Kingdom Gate 7011 (1983 UK LP) * Who's Who in Jazz D2 72205 (1994 CD) * Galaxy Sound of Jazz 388610 (NL, 1999 CD re-issue, ''Vol 10'') * Giants of Jazz Recordings CD 53354 (2000 CD)
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