Buddy Rich - Class Of '78

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A1	Birdland Arranged By – Mike Abene*Composed By – Joe ZawinulSoloist [Soprano Saxophone] – Steve Marcus
A2	Bouncin' With Bud Arranged By – Frank PerowskyComposed By – Bud PowellSoloist [Piano] – Barry KeinerSoloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Gary Bribek
B1	Cape Verean Blues Arranged By – Tom BorosComposed By – Horace SilverSoloist [Piano] – Barry KeinerSoloist [Trumpet] – Dean Pratt
B2	Fiesta Arranged By – Barry Keiner, Buddy RichComposed By – Chick CoreaSoloist [Bass] – Tommy Warrington*Soloist [Drums] – Buddy RichSoloist [Piano] – Barry Keiner
B3	Funk City Ola Composed By, Arranged By – Barry MintzerSoloist [Tenor] – Gary Bribek, Steve Marcus

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – RCA Studios, New York

Credits

• Accompanied By [Assisting Band] – Joe DeNoia, Steve Peck
• Bass – Tommy Warrington*
• Bass Trombone – Edward Eby*
• Cowbell – Gary Bribek
• Executive-Producer – Glen Glancy
• Flute – Alan Gauvin, Chuck Wilson
• Keyboards – Barry Keiner
• Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
• Percussion [Cabasa] – Greg Smith
• Photography [Additional Photo's] – Steve Peck
• Photography [Cover Photo's] – Norman Schwartz
• Producer – Norman Schwartz
• Producer [Production Coordinator] – Stanley Kay
• Recorded By – Dick Baxter, Keith Grant
• Recording Supervisor [Director Of Recording] – Keith Grant
• Saxophone [1st Alto] – Chuck Wilson
• Saxophone [1st Tenor] – Steve Marcus
• Saxophone [2nd Alto] – Alan Gauvin
• Saxophone [2nd Tenor] – Gary Bribek
• Saxophone [Baritone] – Greg Smith
• Saxophone [Soprano] – Alan Gauvin, Chuck Wilson , Steve Marcus
• Trombone [1st] – Matt Johnson
• Trombone [2nd] – Dale Kirkland
• Trumpet [1st] – Chuck Schmidt
• Trumpet [2nd] – Dean Pratt
• Trumpet [3rd] – John Marshall
• Trumpet [4th] – Danny Hayes

Notes

Recorded at: RCA Studios, New York, October 1977

Catalog No. on cover G-781
Catalog No. on center labels G 781

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
G-781	Buddy Rich	Class Of '78 ‎(LP, Album)	Gryphon	G-781	US	1978
8TG-781	Buddy Rich	Class of '78 ‎(8-Trk, Album)	Gryphon	8TG-781	US	1978
DJZ-606	Buddy Rich	The Greatest Drummer That Ever Lived With ... "The Best Band I Ever Had" ‎(CD, RM)	DCC Jazz	DJZ-606	US	1990
PL 25164	Buddy Rich	Class Of '78 ‎(LP, Album)	RCA	PL 25164	UK	1978
505 010.2	Buddy Rich	"The Best Band I Ever Had" ‎(CD, Album)	Actual Jazz	505 010.2	US	1993