Buddy Rich Sings Johnny Mercer

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Buddy Rich Sings Johnny Mercer · In 1956 drummer Buddy Rich recorded an album on which he sang himself. It contains only songs for which Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics. The composers vary from track to track: Harold Arlen supplies a good number, including Out of This World and One for My Baby, while Skylark is by Hoagy Carmichael. Buddy Bregman wrote the arrangements and conducted the orchestra.

It was the first of three vocal albums he recorded. The band includes trumpeter Harry Sweets Edison, tenor saxophonist Ted Nash and pianist Jimmy Rowles, among others. Alvin Stoller is also behind the drums, alongside the singer himself. The result is a record on which a well-known jazz drummer takes on the role of singer, in a series of familiar songs from the American repertoire.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Goody Goody3:13Apple Music ↗
2. 2Out Of This World3:31Apple Music ↗
3. 3Skylark3:07Apple Music ↗
4. 4A Cent Tchu Ate The Positive3:01Apple Music ↗
5. 5One For My Baby4:16Apple Music ↗
6. 6Fools Rush In4:21Apple Music ↗
7. 7Day In, Day Out2:56Apple Music ↗
8. 8Blues In The Night3:06Apple Music ↗
9. 9Trav'lin' Light3:19Apple Music ↗
10. 10Too Marvelous For Words3:09Apple Music ↗
11. 11This Time The Dream's On Me4:05Apple Music ↗
12. 12Dream3:22Apple Music ↗

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