Wham [Live]

Wham [Live]

ASIN: B0000APVDB

Track Listings

1. Time Out

2. Willowcrest

3. You Gotta Try

4. Tales Of Rhoda Rat

5. Time Check

6. Cape Verdean Blues

7. Bugle Call Rag

8. So What

9. Little Train

10. Channel One Suite

Tracks:

Time Out
Willowcrest
You Gotta Try
Tales Of Rhoda Rat
Time Check
Cape Verdean Blues
Bugle Call Rag
So What
Little Train
Channel One Suite

Average customer rating:

What else is there to say!
BAD and I Mean BAD recording......great performance
"Killer force" is overkill
Wham Indeed!
Superb Live Recording By the World's Greatest Drummer!

Wham! Live
Buddy Rich
Manufacturer: Label M.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000056OF0
Release Date: 2001-02-20

Tracks:

Time Out
Willowcrest
Ya Gotta Try
Tales Of Rhoda Rat
Time Check
Cape Verdean Blues
Bugle Call Rag
So What?
A Little Train
Channel One Suite

Customer Reviews:

What else is there to say!.......2007-06-30

Anyone who knows anything about drums knows that Buddy was and still is "THE GREATEST DRUMMER THAT EVER DREW BREATH.". Having got that out of the way, I can go ahead and discuss this cd. It's absolutely fantastic. It cooks, it burns, and it's so hot you'd better wear protective gloves so you don't burn your hands when you handle it. Other things that could be said about it are "WOW!!!!!", "WOW!!!!!!", "WOW!!!!!", and "WOW!!!!!". I guess that about sums up my review. If you want more details, read some of the other excellent reviews.

BAD and I Mean BAD recording......great performance.......2002-03-12

...very good performances from Buddy and the band but the recording quality is POOR!!! Some sax solos sound like an electric guitar on a bad day and the bass, or should I say ...what bass, is not there. The cymbals in some spots are piercing to the ears. Channel One Suite sounds like its full of edits, although brush work by Buddy is brilliant....

"Killer force" is overkill.......2001-12-01

The drums and bass are primarily what "drive" this album, but it detracts from the other musicians in the band. Better versions of these songs are on previous live albums. On this particular album, the band is definitely stuck in a 70s rock mode, which is a drawback when it pertains to playing big band music. The electric bass makes the whole album sound cheesy. The only Buddy Rich songs that ever sounded good for an electric bass was 'Birdland' or 'Fiesta,' but even 'Birdland' was a cover of the Weather Report original.

The drums make the band sound as though they were off cue. I suppose it could be from hearing these songs previously at a slower tempo. This seems more obvious than on other live albums.

'Willowcrest' and 'Bugle Rag Call' are great songs on their own merit, but a much better version of them are on the 'Big Swing Face' album.

The one song that needs a bass player doesn't have one:
'Little Train.' What a disappointment. Again, a far better "live" version of it is on the album 'Time Being'

Stick to 'Mercy, Mercy' if you want to hear a good rendition of 'Channel One Suite.' There is no question about the intro, but the rest of the song is not as good. The solo work on the 'Mercy,Mercy' version is without question far and above that contained within this album.

The brushwork and snare, though, is impressive so overall a good album.

Wham Indeed!.......2001-07-31

I have been listening to big band jazz for nearly 30 years. Ironically, it was the Buddy Rich Band which got me "hooked" with the Buddy Rich at Ronnie Scott's album on RCA. In those 30 years I've listened to and enjoyed many big bands. But the performances on Wham! are surely at the very pinnacle of modern big-band jazz. There may be a few others on the same peak, but it's very select company. My favourite performances are Menza's "Time Out" and "Time Check", but every chart is tight, exciting,and swings very hard. The soloists are inspired but sometimes a little off-mike. It would have been helpful if recording producer Alan Gauvin had identified the soloists in the notes. And he could do it, because he was sitting there in the saxophone section! What amazes me about Buddy is not just his solos but how integrated he was with his band. There are many great big-band drummers but I've never heard another quite like him. He's on top of everything that's happening in the arrangement. Stunning music and to think there are 88 hours more in the can!

Superb Live Recording By the World's Greatest Drummer!.......2001-05-22

Being a drummer and having listened to Buddy Rich and his band play live gigs from the late '60s until the time of death, I can honestly say that this album captures the power, dynamics, energy, and precision of this amazing drummer and his "Killer Force" band maybe better than any I have (and I own over 40 Rich LPs/CDs). Although the tracks can be found on other Buddy Rich albums, you won't find better life performances, and that's what makes this album truly remarkable. Buddy and his band always played faster and with more energy in front of a live audience and that's what you're paying for. Be amazed at the pure snare drum solo on "Bugle Call Rag" - a real rarity. The Miles Davis classic, "So What?" is also a treasure because of the extreme tempo and drum solo that underlies the bass riff. Here you'll enjoy cymbal and tom-tom work that you've never heard on any other Rich album. A huge treat - and the only real reason you need to buy this CD - is the finale featuring the classic "Channel One Suite." It's over 26 minutes long (!) and begins with a superb brush solo that opens the number. Steve Marcus interrupts the frenzy long enough to lay down an amazing tenor solo before the band joins in for a furious ending.

Alan Gauvin - a former band member - claims to have access to ninety hours of tape covering the band over a two-and-a-half year period. If that's true and the quality and energy are as good as this first go-round, we've got years musical blessings to come!

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