The Best Band I Ever Had [Super Audio CD - DSD]

Buddy Rich | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 2003)
• Please Note: Requires SACD-compatible hardware
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Super Audio CD - DSD
• Label: Morada Music
• ASIN: B000083GLR
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #385,445 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buddy Rich, The Best... at his best !!, July 11, 2003

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MARK BERRY (HENDERSON, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best Band I Ever Had (Audio CD)

This was recorded in early 1978 and buddy and the band were in fine form.. The album this recording was taken from was called the Class of "78" and it was a superb recording done live in the studio... one 18 min side at a time for the lp. Buddy liked this album and that was not the norm as he was very tough on his and the bands playing.... it can always be better was his way!! But the idea of playing the charts live seemed to work well for the BRB after all he did 270-300 nights on the road playing live and that was what Buddy did best....
Clean sound,Live feel,The Great Buddy Rich Band..it gets no better !!
I own about all of Buddys recordings and this is one of my top 10!! Buy it as many of his recordings go out of print and you will be wishing you got it at Amazon !
Buddy Rich...THE BEST...BAR NONE!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars one star ???, July 10, 2003

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Robert S. Maloney "meleno" (Buzzards Bay, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Band I Ever Had (Audio CD)

I own the regular version of this cd so I can't at all comment on the sound quality. It does appear that it could be a cheese-ball label release, but one star? I own several Buddy albums. In fact I own hundreds of jazz cds. This is a short album from what I can recall (a little over 30 minutes). Also, if you're waiting to hear a drum solo, don't hold your breath. Buddy sticks close to the charts on this one. "Birdland" and "Fiesta" are pretty good tunes. Fun charts to listen to Buddy's playful bigband interpretation of what Zawinul and Corea were doing at that time. However, "Cape Verdian Blues" is one of the swingingest tunes I've ever heard. If ever there were a song for the open road this is it. If you're a Buddy fan, crank this song up on the highway. If you can keep the vehicle under 80 m.p.h. than your a better man than me.

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid album with great flow, January 13, 2009

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Eric Osborne (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Greatest Drummer That Ever Lived (MP3 Download)

My only complaint about this album is that it's too short. But every track is fantastic; sound quality is great, and the band is really tight. I could see 4 stars or 5 stars, but the reviewer who gave it 1 star is a dummy.

But yes, Buddy does look like a pervert on the cover. He's not a model, he's a drummer!