No Jive

Buddy Rich | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 29, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Novus
• ASIN: B00000057Y
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,523 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #29 in Music > Jazz > Jive Jazz

Track Listings

1. Ya Gotta Try

2. Tales of Rhoda Rat

3. No Jive

4. Lush Life

5. Party Time

6. Storm at Sunup

7. Love Me Now

8. Yearnin', Learnin'

9. A Piece of the Road Suite: Pipe Dreams/Countin' Them Long White Lines/A

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Big Band Jazz Ballad Ever !, September 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: No Jive (Audio CD)

I bought this CD just for the piece "Pipe Dreams", which was originally recorded on "A Different Drummer". It is worth the price of the CD to hear this soulfull ballad and a rare treat to hear Buddy lay a quiet groove with the brushes. Lots of straight ahead BIG BAND on the rest of this compilation CD.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard swinging/rocking, December 1, 1999

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D. Ashley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No Jive (Audio CD)

This disc would make a great intro to Buddy's big bands. The first "side" is highlights from Buddy's 1977 release, "Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays...", and the "flipside" is taken from 1971's "A Different Drummer". Both bands are smokin', with fine soloists such as Bob Mintzer and Rick Stepton, not to mention Buddy. One would be much more likely to find the 1971 session a bit dated. It should be noted that the song listed as "Tales Of Rhoda Rat" is actually a Don Menza chart entitled "Time Out". Regardless of what you call the song, I believe it's the highlight of the CD.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't beat Buddy !, April 14, 2003

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Jazzcat "stef" (Genoa, Italy Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Jive (Audio CD)

Buddy is THE guy who plays the drums. Really he was this big! I bought this cd ten years ago and I still listen to this one very much. These big bands smoked! Bud really knew how to choose his band members.....incredible players. The opener "Ya gotta try" simply will shake your walls. All the tracks are great. I don't find the second part of the cd dated. It shows that when you are a big player, a great jazz master you are timeless no matter if the sounds are "seventies". This part shows that great jazz has been played in the seventies too. If you love big band jazz, or jazz in general buy this one without any esitation. Sure if you're lucky enough to find it.