Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich

Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich
Studio album by various artists with the Buddy Rich Big Band
Released	October 4, 1994
Recorded	The Power Station, New York, May 1994
Genre	Big band
Length	75:48
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Neil Peart
Burning for Buddy tribute chronology
Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich (1994) Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich, Vol. 2 (1997)

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Burning for Buddy, Volume 1 is a 1994 Buddy Rich tribute album produced by Rush drummer/lyricist Neil Peart. The album is composed of performances by various rock and jazz drummers, all accompanied by the Buddy Rich Big Band. A follow-up Burning for Buddy...Volume 2 recording was released in 1997 and both recording sessions were also covered in a 5-hour documentary DVD video released in 2006, The Making of Burning for Buddy....

Track listing

1. "Dancing Men" – 6:37

   Drums performed by Simon Phillips

2. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" – 5:09

   Drums performed by Dave Weckl

3. "Love for Sale" – 4:30

   Drums performed by Steve Gadd

4. "Beulah Witch" – 4:28

   Drums performed by Matt Sorum

5. "Nutville" – 5:09

   Drums performed by Steve Smith

6. "Cotton Tail" – 4:36

   Drums performed by Neil Peart

7. "No Jive" – 5:46

   Drums performed by Manu Katche and Mino Cinelu

8. "Milestones" – 5:03 (composed by Miles Davis, arr. Herbie Phillips)

   Drums performed by Billy Cobham

9. "The Drum Also Waltzes, Pt. 1" – 1:04

   Drums performed by Max Roach

10. "Machine" – 3:46

    Drums performed by Rod Morgenstein

11. "Straight, No Chaser" – 3:39

    Drums performed by Kenny Aronoff

12. "Slow Funk" – 5:33

    Drums performed by Omar Hakim

13. "Shawnee" – 3:06

    Drums performed by Ed Shaughnessy

14. "Drumorello" – 3:11

    Drums performed by Joe Morello

15. "The Drum Also Waltzes, Pt. 2" – :44

    Drums performed by Max Roach

16. "Lingo" – 4:31

    Drums performed by Bill Bruford

17. "Ya Gotta Try" – 3:18

    Drums performed by Marvin “Smitty” Smith

18. "Pick Up the Pieces" – 5:38

    Drums performed by Steve Ferrone