''Rich in London'' a.k.a. ''Very Alive at Ronnie Scotts'' is a

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Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York ...

and his big band, recorded in 1971 at

Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is a jazz club that has operated in Soho, London, since 1959. History The club opened on 30 October 1959 in a basement at 39 Gerrard Street in London's Soho district. It was set up and managed by musicians Ronnie Sco ...

in London. Not to be confused with the 1980 DRG Buddy Rich Big Band recording, '' Live at Ronnie Scott's''.

Release history

The US LP release, ''Rich in London'', contains 8 tracks plus a Rich monologue. The UK release, ''Very Alive at Ronnie Scotts'', is a

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containing an additional 5 tracks plus more examples of Rich talking to the audience. Both albums have been re-issued on CD. The

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single CD re-issue of ''Rich in London'' includes 4 additional bonus tracks (4 of the "missing" 5 tracks from the UK ''"Very Alive..."'' release - all but "Superstar" - but not the additional Rich monologue).

Track listing

''Rich in London''

LP Side 1 #"Dancing Men" (

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) – 6:41 #"The Word" (Don Piestrup) – 6:03 #"St. Marks Square (A Special Day)" (LaBarbera) – 4:06 #"That's Enough" (

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) – 3:23 #"Little Train" (

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) – 6:26 LP Side 2 #"Two Bass Hit" (

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

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) – 4:00 #" Theme from ''Love Story''" (

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) – 5:50 #"Time Being" ( Bill Holman) – 12:37 #''Buddy Rich Speaks'' – 4:45

''Very Alive at Ronnie Scotts''

Disc 1 #"Moment's Notice" (

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) – 3:25 #"Watson's Walk" (LaBarbera) – 7:28 #"St. Marks Square (A Special Day)" #"Little Train" #"

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Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

) – 5:26 #"The Words" #"Dancing Men" #''Just Buddy Rich'' – 5:02 Disc 2 #"

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) – 3:50 #"Love Story" #"

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) – 5:48 #"Two Bass Hit" #''Buddy Rich Introduces'' – 1:21 #"That's Enough" #"Time Being" #''Buddy Rich Again'' – 4:47

Personnel

*Brian A. Grivna, alto sax, flute *Jimmy Mosher, alto sax, soprano sax, flute *

, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute *Don Englert, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute *Joe Calo, baritone sax, soprano sax, flute *

Lin Biviano Franklin "Lin" Biviano is an American jazz trumpeter best known for his powerful lead trumpet playing with Buddy Rich, Count Basie, and Maynard Ferguson. He has also played and recorded with Hoagy Carmichael, Jo Ann Castle, Bill Chase, Buddy DeFr ...

, trumpet *Jeff Stout, trumpet *Wayne Naus, trumpet *John DeFlon, trumpet *Bruce Paulson, trombone *Tony DiMaggio, trombone *John Leys, bass trombone *Bob Dogan, piano *Paul Kondziela, bass *Buddy Rich, drums

References

*RCA LSP 4666 (US LP) *RCA DPS 2031 (UK double LP) *BMG 37433 (2005 CD re-issue of ''Rich in London'') *Mosaic 1009 (2007 CD re-issue of ''Rich in London'' with 4 bonus tracks) *BGO CD785 (2008 2 CD re-issue of ''Very Alive at Ronnie Scott's'') {{DEFAULTSORT:Rich In London Buddy Rich live albums 1972 live albums Albums recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club RCA Records live albums