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Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 11/18/1997
Run Time: 62:53

The Best of Buddy Rich: The Pacific Jazz Years features 10 tracks culled from Rich's explosive years at Pacific Jazz. There are eight near-standards -- including "Groovin' Hard," "Love for Sale," "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" and "Greensleeves" -- as well as two previously unreleased cuts: a live version of "Apples" recorded at the Chez Club in LA and an alternate take of "Diabolus." Although the compilation isn't definitive, it remains a good sampling of a short period of Rich's long, prolific career.

~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Bob Belden - Producer
John Bunch - Piano
Richie Cole - Sax (Alto)
Herb Ellis - Guitar
Rick Laird - Bass (Electric)
Don Menza - Clarinet
Don Menza - Flute
Don Menza - Arranger
Don Menza - Sax (Tenor)
Art Pepper - Clarinet
Art Pepper - Sax (Alto)
Buddy Rich - Drums
Buddy Rich - Group
Buddy Rich - Main Performer
Bobby Shew - Trumpet
Barry Zweig - Guitar
Dick Grove - Arranger
Charles Owens - Flute
Charles Owens - Sax (Alto)
Gene Quill - Clarinet
Gene Quill - Sax (Alto)
Phil Wilson - Arranger
Allyn Ferguson - Arranger
Sal Marquez - Trumpet
Pete Yellin - Flute
Pete Yellin - Sax (Alto)
Jimmy Mosher - Sax (Alto)
Jimmy Mosher - Sax (Baritone)
Peter Graves - Trombone (Bass)
Al Porcino - Trumpet
Richard Bock - Producer
John Boice - Trombone
Sam Burtis - Trombone
Joe Calo - Sax (Baritone)
Jay Corre - Clarinet
Jay Corre - Sax (Tenor)
Dave Culp - Trumpet
Quinn Davis - Sax (Alto)
Vince Diaz - Trombone
Don Englert - Sax (Tenor)
Kenneth Faulk - Trumpet
Chuck Findley - Trumpet
Marty Flax - Clarinet
Marty Flax - Sax (Baritone)
Marty Flax - Sax (Tenor)
Joe Giorgianni - Trumpet
Dennis Good - Trombone (Bass)
Meyer Hirsch - Percussion
Meyer Hirsch - Sax (Baritone)
Russell Iverson - Trumpet
John Laws - Sax (Baritone)
John Madrid - Trumpet
Bob Magnusson - Bass
Ollie Mitchell - Trumpet
Yoshito Murakami - Trumpet
Nat Pavone - Trumpet
Stephen Perlow - Bass
Don Piestrup - Arranger
Dean Pratt - Producer
Dean Pratt - Liner Notes
Bill Reddie - Arranger
Richie Resnicoff - Guitar
Joe Romano - Sax (Alto)
John Scottile - Trumpet
Carson Smith - Bass
Ray Starling - Piano
Rick Stepton - Trombone
Don Switzer - Trombone (Bass)
James Trimble - Percussion
James Trimble - Trumpet
Russ Turner - Piano
Ernie Watts - Sax (Alto)
Mike Waverley - Trombone (Bass)
Bob Yance - Trumpet
Bill Prince - Trumpet
Mike Price - Trumpet
John Sottile - Trumpet
Gary Walters - Bass
Gary Walters - Bass (Electric)
Joe Azarello - Piano
Ron Fudoli - Sax (Tenor)
Tony Lada - Trombone
Jack Spurlock - Trombone
Arthur M. Wiggins - Arranger
Robert Keller - Percussion
Robert Keller - Sax (Tenor)
Pete Meyers - Arranger
James Gannon - Bass
George Zonce - Trumpet

Release Date: 11/18/1997
Genre: jazz
Run Time: 62:53