Music Monday - Buddy Rich

Things are sort of dull around the Music Monday composing room, so for the next few weeks the cracked editorial staff has decided on a new feature for the day:

The artwork of David Stone Martin on record covers.

One exciting work of art (called Illustration by some) will be presented here each week until they run out. Most scans are from the editor's personal library and the original copyrights apply.

They are presented here for admiration and educational purposes only.

September 30 in 1917 Buddy Rich was born. Next Friday is his birthday. Did you send a card?

From WIKI:
Although Rich was usually helpful and friendly, he had a short temper. While he threatened many times to fire members of his band, he seldom did so, and for the most part he lauded his band members during television and print interviews. Dusty Springfield allegedly slapped Rich after several days of "putting up with Rich's insults and show-biz sabotage."

In the Beastie Boys song "Sabotage", the lyrics "I'm Buddy Rich when I fly off the handle," referred to Rich's temper. Buddy Rich held a black belt in karate, as mentioned in a CNN television interview with Larry King, c. 1985.

Band member and lifelong friend David Lucas says that "Rich had a soft heart underneath it all. His favorite song was "It's Not Easy Being Green".



Though Buddy Rich appeared on a number of Norman Granz and Clef albums, I can only find two that he actually led and have David Stone Martin artwork.

Track listing
Side one:
1."Everything Happens To Me"
2."Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams"
3."Sure Thing"
4."Glad To Be Unhappy"
5.Ballad Medley
Side two:
1."Over The Rainbow"
2."You've Changed"
3."Time After Time"
4."This Is Always"
5."My Heart Stood Still"
6."I Hadn't Anyone Till You"

Track listing
Side one:
1."Yellow Rose of Brooklyn" (Harry "Sweets" Edison) – 4:31
2."Easy Does It" (Sy Oliver, Trummy Young) – 8:16
3."All Sweets" (Edison) – 2:09
4."Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:04

Side two:
1."Barney's Bugle" (Buddy Rich) – 9:39
2."Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:39
3."You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 5:10