''Transition'' is a jazz album recorded by

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 Lionel Hampton and released on the Groove Merchant Record label in 1974.

Track listing

LP side A #"

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Al Jolson Al Jolson (born Eizer Yoelson; June 9, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-American Jewish singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, and was self-billed ...

, Billy Rose) – 3:31 #"Airmail Special" ( Benny Goodman,

Jimmy Mundy James Mundy (June 28, 1907 – April 24, 1983) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, arranger, and composer, best known for his arrangements for Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Earl Hines. Mundy died of cancer in New York City at the age of 75 ...

Charlie Christian Charles Henry Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist. Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained nat ...

) – 6:07 #"Ham Hock Blues" – 5:34 #"Ring dem Bells" ( Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 4:15 LP side B #"E.G." – 8:24 #"Fum" – 9:20

Personnel

* Buddy Rich – drums * Lionel Hampton –

vibraphone The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist ...

Teddy Wilson Theodore Shaw Wilson (November 24, 1912 – July 31, 1986) was an American jazz pianist. Described by critic Scott Yanow as "the definitive swing pianist", Wilson had a sophisticated, elegant style. His work was featured on the records of many ...

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

(except "E.G." and "Fum") *

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

(except "E.G.") * George Duvivier – bass (except "E.G." and "Fum") * Sal Nistico – tenor saxophone – (on "E.G." and "Fum") * Jack Wilkins –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

(on "E.G." and "Fum") * Kenny Barron – piano (on "E.G." and "Fum") * Joe Romano – soprano saxophone (on "E.G." and "Fum") * Anthony Jackson – bass (on "E.G." and "Fum") * Bob Cranshaw – bass (on "E.G." and "Fum") * Stanley Kay – percussion (on "E.G." and "Fum") * Ted Sommer – percussion (on "E.G." and "Fum")

References

*Groove Merchant GM 3302
''Transition'' at discogs.com
1974 albums Lionel Hampton albums Buddy Rich albums Albums produced by Sonny Lester Groove Merchant albums {{1970s-jazz-album-stub