The Roar of '74

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]

The Roar of '74
Studio album by Buddy Rich
Released	1974
Recorded	October 6 & 13, 1973
Studio	Bell Sound Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:37
Label	Groove Merchant
Producer	Sonny Lester
Buddy Rich chronology
Stick It (1972) The Roar of '74 (1974) Very Live at Buddy's Place (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

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

The Buddy Rich big band

• Joe Romano – alto saxophone
• Bob Martin – alto saxophone
• Pat La Barbera – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Bob Crea – tenor saxophone
• John Laws – baritone saxophone
• Charley Davis – trumpet
• Larry Hall – trumpet
• Greg Hopkins – trumpet
• John Hoffman – trumpet
• Alan Kaplan – trombone
• Keith O'Quinn – trombone
• John Leys – trombone, bass trombone
• Joe Beck – guitar
• Buddy Budson – piano
• Tony Levin – double bass
• Buddy Rich – drums
• Jimmy Maeulen – conga
• Sam Woodyard – percussion

References

1. Allmusic review
2. The Roar of '74 at AllMusic

• Groove Merchant 528
• Mooncrest Crest 7