The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio

The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio is a 1953 Clef Records release of several small jazz combo tracks recorded in 1951 and 1952.

Track listing
LP side A LP side B
 * "Funky Blues" (Flip Phillips)
 * "Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley)
 * "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
 * "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins)
 * "Salute to Pres" (Phillips)
 * "Swedish Pastry" (Phillips)
 * "Carioca" (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn)
 * "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn)
 * "Bugle Call Rag" (Jack Pettis, Billy Meyers, Elmer Schoebel)
 * "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
 * "Three Little Words" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar)
 * "Flip's Boogie" (aka "Trio Boogie"?) (Flip Phillips)

Personnel

 * Flip Phillips - tenor saxophone
 * Buddy Rich - drums (on "Carioca," "Take the 'A' Train," "Bugle Call Rag," "I Didn't Know What Time It Was," "Three Little Words" and "Flip's Boogie")
 * Earl Watkins - drums (on "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry")
 * Jo Jones - drums (on "Funky Blues," "Indiana")
 * Joe McDonald - drums (on "Stardust")
 * Hank Jones - piano (on "Carioca," "Take the 'A' Train," "Bugle Call Rag," "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" and "Three Little Words"), organ (on "Flip's Boogie" / "Trio Boogie")
 * Richard Wyands - piano (on "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry")
 * Dick Hyman - piano (on "Funky Blues," "Indiana")
 * Lou Levy - piano (on "Stardust")
 * Vernon Alley - bass (on "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry")
 * Gene Ramey - bass (on "Funky Blues," "Indiana")
 * Jimmy Woode - bass & vocal (on "Stardust")
 * Bill Harris - trombone (on "Funky Blues," "Indiana," "Stardust")
 * Charlie Etter - trombone (on "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry")
 * Allen Smith - trumpet (on "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry")
 * Jerome Richardson - baritone saxophone (on "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry")


 * "Funky Blues" and "Indiana" recorded 1951 March 8, NYC
 * "Stardust" recorded 1951 August 9, Los Angeles
 * "Goodbye," "Salute to Pres" and "Swedish Pastry" recorded 1952 February, Los Angeles
 * "Carioca" - "Flip's Boogie" (all of side 'B') recorded 1952 December 14, NYC

References / notes

 * Clef MGC 634
 * The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio discography at jazzdisco.org