Big Band Machine is a jazz album recorded by Buddy Rich and his big band, released on the Groove Merchant Record label in 1975.
Track listing LP side A: "Three Day Sucker" (Lofgreen) – 6:50 "Tommy Medley" (Townshend) – 12:26 "Eyesight to the Blind" "Champagne" "See Me, Feel Me" "Miracle Cure" "Listening to You" LP side B: "On Broadway" (Mann, Weil, Leiber, Stoller) – 3:48 "Pieces of Dreams" (Legrand) – 4:30 "Ease On down the Road" (Smalls) – 3:30 "West Side Story [medley] '75" (Bernstein, Sondheim) – 5:27
bonus tracks added to 2003 CD re-issue (P-Vine, Japan): "Nik Nik" – 2:52 "Layin' it Down" – 2:50
bonus tracks added to 2005 CD re-issue (LRC Records): "Playhouse" (Albam) – 6:26 "Lush Life" (Loose) – 4:09
"Three Day Sucker" arranged by Lofgreen "Tommy" Medley arranged by Michael Longo "On Broadway" arranged by Dave Marowitz "Pieces of Dream" arranged by Richard Lieb "Ease on Down the Road" arranged by David Berger "West Side Story" Medley arranged by Bill Reddie
Reception The Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Review accessed July 2, 2012
Personnel William "Bill" Blount – alto saxophone player cited incorrectly in liner notes as Bill "Blaut" Peter Yellin – alto saxophone Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone Lloyd Michels – trumpet Charles Camilleri – trumpet Danny Hayes – trumpet Richard Hurwitz – trumpet Ross Konikoff – trumpet Barry Maur – trombone Gerald Chamberlain – trombone Anthony Salvatori – bass trombone Cliff Morris – guitar Cornell Dupree – guitar Wayne Wright – guitar Greg Kogan – piano Ben Brown – bass Buddy Rich – drums Ray Armondo – congas
References
Groove merchant GM 3307 (1975 LP) Simitar Distribution 1290 (1999 CD) P-Vine Records 23460 (2003 CD) LRC Records 24105 (2005 CD) Big Band Machine at discogs.com