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Burning For Buddy Volume 1 & 2
Back in 1994 none other than famous rock drummer Neil Peart from the Canadian band Rush decided to make a tribute album to one of the world's best drummers of all time. That drummer being none other than Buddy Rich. i have had the good fortune to see Buddy Rich perform live in a small jazz club a few times. Buddy has a great jazz-styled technique that was the backbone to many upbeat jazz bands for decades!
This brings us to these two tribute albums. Let me first say that the Volume 2 is not recorded as well as volume one and, in my humble opinion, the musicianship is also lacking. The Volume 1 is the real jewel here. Produced by Neil Peart and mastered by none other than critically acclaimed Bob Ludwig at his Gateway Studios in Maine, this album is both a musical and sonic achievement that can easily withstand the test of time. With drummers such as the legendary is his own time Max Roach, Bill Bruford, Steve Gadd (to name a few), this album was destine to become a wonderful statement of how Buddy Rich's music inspired many other world-renown musicians. The CD starts out with bombastic snare drum riffs by Simon Phillips followed by the complete big band breaking into the song "Dancing Men". Dave Weckl is the drummer for the next track "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" which is more of a slower grove than the previously fast-paced track. "Love For Sale" features the mellow yet upbeat stylings of Steve Gadd on drums. Track six, "Cotton Tail" gives all us Rush fans a glimpse to Neil Peart's more jazzy side of music. Surly a far cry from the more robotic styling of the later Rush albums. In total 18 tracks of superbly well performed (and recorded) music fills this CD. Burning For Buddy Volume 1 is a must-have for any Big Band music lover. With a legend like Buddy Rich as your inspiration how can you go wrong?
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