The Roar of '74

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The Roar of '74
Studio album by
Released1974
RecordedOctober 6 & 13, 1973
StudioBell Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length40:37
LabelGroove Merchant
ProducerSonny Lester
Buddy Rich chronology
Stick It
(1972)
The Roar of '74
(1974)
Very Live at Buddy's Place
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Roar of '74 is a studio album by Buddy Rich, with his big band, released on the Groove Merchant Records label in the United States. The album was released in the UK in 1974 on the Mooncrest label by B & C Records.[2]

Track listing[edit]

LP side A

  1. "Nutville" (Horace Silver) – 4:47
  2. "Kilimanjaro Cookout" (Manny Albam) – 6:14
  3. "Big Mac" (Ernie Wilkins) – 5:54
  4. "Backwoods Sideman" (John La Barbera) – 4:29

LP side B

  1. "Time Check" (Don Menza) – 3:45
  2. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Mack Gordon, Irving Mills) – 3:32
  3. "Waltz of the Mushroom Hunters" (Greg Hopkins) – 7:16
  4. "Senator Sam" (Wilkins) – 4:40

Personnel[edit]

The Buddy Rich big band

References[edit]

  • Groove Merchant 528
  • Mooncrest Crest 7