Natalie Cole Unforgettable(Elektra Entertainment- Recorded Live at Capitol Records- Studio A, February 1991)

Executive Producers: Tommy Lipuma and Natalie Cole


1. "L-O-V-E" (first recorded with Nat King Cole 1964)- Words and Music by Bert Kaempfert and Milt Gabler- Roosevelt Music Co.- arr. by Bill Holman

Piano: Brad Cole; Drums: Harold Jones; Bass: James Hughart; Guitar: Alfred Viola; Bass Trombone: Pete Beltran



2. "This Can't Be Love" -Music by Richard Rodgers/Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "Pal Joey"- Warner Bros. Music/ Chappell  & Co. Inc.- ASCAP- (first recorded 1953)- arr. by Bill Holman

Piano: Brad Cole; Drums: Harold Jones; Bass: James Hughart; Guitar: Alfred Viola; Bass Trombone: Pete Beltran



3. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"- Music by Duke Ellington- Lyrics by Bob Russell- EMI Music- ASCAP- (first recorded 1958)- arr. by Bill Holman

Piano: Brad Cole; Drums: Harold Jones; Bass: James Hughart; Guitar: Alfred Viola; Bass Trombone: Pete Beltran



4. "Thou Swell"- Music by Richard Rodgers/Lyrics by Lorenz Hart- Marlin Enterprises- ASCAP (first recorded 1960)- arr. by Bill Holman

Piano: Alan Broadbent; Drums: Harold Jones; Bass: James Hughart; Guitar: Alfred Viola; Bass Trombone: Pete Beltran


5. "Almost Like Being In Love"- Music and Lyrics by Lerner & Lowe- EMI Music- ASCAP (first recorded 1953)- arr. by Bill Holman 

Piano: Mike Lang; Drums: Jeff Hamilton; Bass: John Clayton; Bass Trombone: Bill Reichenbach


6. "Avalon"- Music and Lyrics by Rose, Jolson & DeSilva- Warner Bros. Music/ Chappell & Co. Inc. - ASCAP- (first recorded 1959)- arr. by Bill Holman

Piano: Mike Lang; Drums: Jeff Hamilton; Bass: John Clayton: Bass Trombone: Bill Reichenbach



The Bill Holman Orchestra (1983-1991)

Bill Holman Band (JVC Records- Digitally recorded by Don Murray at Capitol Records, Studio A, Hollywood, CA November 30 and December 1, 1987). Digital Master Editing by Hideo Takada at JVC Studios Tokyo. All arrangements by Bill Holman

Bill Holman: Leader, Tenor Sax; Lanny Morgan: Lead Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute; Bob Militello: Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute, Clarinet; Bob Cooper: Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute; Dick Mitchell: Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute; Bob Efford: Baritone Sax, Bass Clarinet; Carl Saunders: Lead Trumpet, Flugelhorn; Frank Szabo: Trumpet, Flugelhorn; Don Rader: Trumpet, Flugelhorn; Bob Summers: Trumpet, Flugelhorn; Jack Redmond: Lead Trombone; Bob Enevoldsen: Valve Trombone; Rick Culver: Trombone; Pete Beltran: Bass Trombone; Rich Eames: Piano; Bruce Lett: Bass; Jeff Hamilton: Drums; Barry Zweig: Guitar ("Isn't She Lovely?", "St. Thomas", and "Primrose Path"


1. "Front Runner"  (Bill Holman) Bill Holman Music- ASCAP

Solo: Lanny Morgan- Alto Sax


2. "Isn't She Lovely?" (Stevie Wonder)- Black Bull Music Inc./ Jobete Music Co.

Solos: Bill Holman- Tenor Sax; Rich Eames- Piano


3. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins)- Prestige Music Co. Inc.

Solos: Rick Culver- Trombone; Don Rader- Trumpet; Rich Eames- Piano


4. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charlie Mingas/ Joni Mitchell)- Crazy Crow Music

Solos: Bob Cooper- Tenor Sax


5. "I Mean You" (Thelonious Monk/ Coleman Hawkins)-

Consolidated Music Publishers Inc.

Solos: Lanny Morgan, Bob Militello, Dick Mitchell- Soprano Sax


6. "Just Friends" (John Klenner/ Samuel M. Lewis)- Robbins Music Corp.

Solo: Rich Eames- Piano; Bruce Lett- Bass


7. "Primrose Path" (Bill Holman)- Bill Holman Music- ASCAP

Solos: Bob Summers- Flugelhorn; Bob Cooper- Tenor Sax


8. "Moon of Manakoora" (Alfred Newman/ Frank Loesser)- Frank Music Corp.

Solos: Dick Mitchell- Tenor Sax; Rick Culver- Trombone


9. "The Real You" (Bill Holman)- Bill Holman Music- ASCAP

Solos: Bob Summers- Trumpet; Rich Eames- Piano




Charlie Shoemake with The Bill Holman Orchestra- Strollin'


Chase Music Group- Recorded January 16, 1991 at Sage & Sound Studio, Hollywood, CA

Produced by Tal-San Music

Engineered by Jim Mooney\Mastered by Dave Ellsworth at Location Recorders, Burbank, CA


Bill Holman Orchestra:

Trumpets: Carl Saunders (Lead), Frank Szabo, Bob Summers, Tony Lujan; Trombones: Rick Culver (Lead), Bob Enevoldsen, Andy Martin, Pete Beltran (Bass); Saxophones: Lanny Morgan (Lead Alto), Bob Militello (Alto), Pete Christlieb (Tenor), Ray Hermann (Tenor), Bob Efford (Baritone); Piano: Rich Eames; Bass: Bruce Lett; Drums: Jeff Hamilton; Vibraphone: Charlie Shoemake; Vocals: Sandi Shoemake


1. "Strollin'" (Live Studio Video Recording- Unmixed)

Written by Horace Silver

Solos: Charlie Shoemake- Vibraphone; Pete Christlieb- Tenor Sax; Bob Summers- Trumpet; Rich Eames- Piano



2. "Dizzy Atmosphere" (Live Studio Video Recording- Unmixed)

Written by Dizzy Gillespie

Solos: Lanny Morgan- Alto Sax; Tony Lujan- Trumpet; Charlie Shoemake- Vibraphone



3. "Dizzy Atmosphere" (CD)

Written by Dizzy Gillespie

Solos: Lanny Morgan- Alto Sax; Tony Lujan- Trumpet; Charlie Shoemake- Vibraphone



4. "Everything I Have Is Yours" (Live Studio Video Recording- Unmixed)

Music by Burton Lane

Lyrics by Harold Adamson

Vocal: Sandi Shoemake

Solo: Charlie Shoemake- Vibraphone


5. "Everything I Have Is Yours" (Live Studio Video Recording- Alternate Take- Unmixed)

Music by Burton Lane

Lyrics by Harold Adamson

Vocal: Sandi Shoemake

Solo: Charlie Shoemake- Vibraphone


5. "All Or Nothing At All" (Live Studio Video Recording- Unmixed) 

Music by Arthur Altman 

Lyrics by Jack Lawrence

Vocal: Sandi Shoemake

Solos: Andy Martin- Trombone; Charlie Shoemake- Vibraphone


6. "This I Dig of You" (Live Studio Video Recording- Unmixed)

Written by Hank Mobely

Solos: Charlie - Vibraphone; Andy Martin- Trombone; Rich Eames- Piano


7. "This I Dig of You" (CD)

Written by Hank Mobely

Solos: Charlie - Vibraphone; Andy Martin- Trombone; Rich Eames- Piano



8. "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Live Studio Video Recording- Unmixed) 

Music by Nicholas Brodsky

Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

Vocal by Sandi Shoemake

Solos: Pete Christlieb- Tenor Sax; Charlie Shoemake- Vibraphone



9. "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Live Studio Video Recording- Alternate Take= Unmixed) 

Music by Nicholas Brodsky

Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

Vocal by Sandi Shoemake

Solos: Pete Christlieb- Tenor Sax; Charlie Shoemake- Vibraphone



The Ray Charles Orchestra (1991-1994)


"Oh What a Beautiful Morning"- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1993)



Ray Charles and the Ray Charles Orchestra

and The Raeletts

Live at Jazztage- Leverkusen, Germany 1993


The Ray Charles Orchestra and The Raeletts:

Ray Charles- Leader, Vocals, Keyboards; Trumpets: Lawrence Foyen, Richard Weiss, Ken Scharf, Dave Hoffman; Trombones: Steve Sigmund, Marc Fields, Michael Guerrier, Pete Beltran (Bass); Saxophones: Steve Elliott- Lead Alto, Alford Jackson- Alto/Conductor, Al Waters- Tenor/Flute, Charles "Rudy" Johnson- Tenor, James Farnsworth- Baritone; Guitar: Kenny Carr; Bass: Tom Fowler; Drums: Peter Turre; Organ: Ernest Vantrease; Raeletts": Stella Yarborough, Michelle King, Trudy Cochran, Elaine Woodard, Angela Workman


1. "I'm Busted"

2. "Georgia On My Mind"

3. "Mississippi Mud"

4. "How Long Has This Been Going On?"- Dave Hoffman- Flugelhorn

5. "Blues for Scotia"

6. "Crazy After All These Years"

7. "Stranger In My Own Town"

8. "Brightest Smile"

9. "Rock Steady"

10. "Baby, It's Cold Outside"

11. "I Can't Stop Loving You"




The Buddy Rich Orchestra (April 1979- October 1982):


with Frank Sinatra- "Concert for the Americas"- Altos de Chavon Ampitheatre, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic- August 1982 

Frank Sinatra Musicians: 

Piano & Conductor: Vincente Falcone, Jr.

Bass: Gene Shirico- Las Vegas, NV

Guitar: Tony Matola- Las Vegas, NV

Drums: Irv Cotler- Encino, CA

Trombone: Sonny Russo



Trailer:


Part I- The Buddy Rich Orchestra- "West Side Story" Medley


Part II- Opening:


1. "I've Got the World On A String"/"I Get A Kick" Medley

Harold Arlen & Cole Porter/Cole Porter- arr. Neil Hefti

Solo: Steve Marcus= Tenor Sax


New enhanced audio (only) version:


2. "The Lady Is A Tramp"

Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, arr. by Billy Byers


New enhanced audio (only) version: The Lady Is A Tramp


New enhanced audio (only) version: I Get A Kick Out Of You


3. "When Your Lover Is Gone"

Written by Maynard Swan, arr. by Don Costa


New enhanced audio (only) version: When Your Lover Has Gone


New enhanced audio (only) version: Come Rain Or Come Shine


4. "Strangers in the Night"

Composers and Lyricists: Avo Uvezian, Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Edward Snyder; arr. by Nelson Riddle


New enhanced audio (only) version: Strangers In The Night

5. "Something"

Written by George Harrison; arr. by Don Costa

New enhanced audio (only) version: Something


6. "Searching"

Written by Sammy Cahn and Jules Styne


New enhanced audio (only) version: Searching


7. "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" ("Corcovado")

Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim; arr. by Tony Matola (Guitar accompanist) 

Solo: Sonny Russo- Trombone

New enhanced audio (only) version: Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)


8. "Send In the Clowns" (from "A Little Night Music- 1973)

Written by Steven Sondheim; arr. by Tony Matola (Guitar accompanist)



New enhanced audio (only) version: Send In The Clowns


9. "My Kind of Town (Chicago Is)"

Composers & Lyricists: Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn


New Enhanced audio (only) version: My Kind Of Town (Chicago Is)


10. "The Best Is Yet To Come"

Written by Sy Coleman and Caroline Lee

Arranged by Quincy Jones for Count Basie


New enhanced audio (only) version: The Best Is Yet To Come


11. "All Or Nothing At All"

Composed by Arthur Altman; Lyrics by Jack Lawrence

Arr. by Nelson Riddle


New enhanced audio (only) version: All Or Nothing At All


12. "The Gal That Got Away"/"It Never Entered My Mind" Medley

"Gal" Composed by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin/

"Mind" Composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

Arr. by Nelson Riddle


New enhanced audi (only) version: The Gal That Got Away/ It Never Entered My Mind Medley


13. "I Won't Dance"

Written by: Jerome Kern/Dorothy Fields/Otto Harbach/Jimmy McHugh/Oscar Hammerstein II

Arr. by Nelson Riddle


New enhanced audio (only) version: I Won't Dance


New enhanced audio (only) version: The House I Live In

Introduction of Musicians, and enhanced audio (only) version: The Gal That Got Away/ It Never Entered My Mind Medley

14. Theme from "New York, New York"

Composers & Lyricists: Fred Ebb and John Kander

Arr. by Don Costa


New enhanced audio (only) version: Theme from New York, New York

 

New enhanced audio (only) version: Bows/ New York, New York



The Buddy Rich Orchestra with Tony Bennett- "Tony Sings, Buddy Swings"- BBC Television Studios, London, England 1982


Tony Bennett Combo:

Piano- Ralph Sharon; Bass- John Burr; Drums- Buddy Rich; Tenor Sax- Danny Moss


Buddy Rich Orchestra:

Buddy Rich: Leader and Drums; Trumpets: Lin Biviano (Lead), John Harbaugh, Unknown, Chris Pasin; Trombones: Rick Stepton (Lead), Conrad Herwig III, Peter Beltran (Bass); Saxophones: Andy Fusco (Lead Alto), Dave D'Angelo (Alto), Steve Marcus (Tenor), Walt Weiskopf (Tenor), Keith Bishop (Baritone); Piano: Lee Musiker; Bass: Mike Boone

1. Manhattan Medley:

"I Happen To Like New York"/ "I'll Take Manhattan"/ "Carry Me Back To Old Manhattan"

"I Happen..."- Harold Lang & Cole Porter (Original Play The New Yorker- Act II- 1930) and The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter- Off-Broadway Cast- 1965)

"I'll Take..."-Composers & Lyricists: Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart (from "Manhattan"- 1929)

"Carry..."- Composers & Lyricists: D. Cross, G. Cory, J. Windsor

Vocal- Tony Bennett

with Buddy Rich Orchestra and Strings


2. "Watch What Happens"

Composers & Lyricists: Norman Gimbel & Michel Legrand

Arr. by Sammy Nestico

Vocal-  Tony Bennett with Buddy Rich Orchestra



3. "I'll Remember April"

Music by Gene De Paul; Lhyrics by Patricia Johnston & Don Raye

Vocal- Tony Bennett with Combo



4. "Lazy Afternoon" 

Melody by Jerome Moross; Lyrics by John LaTouche

(from "The Golden Apple", a musical taken from parts of "The Odyssey and The Iliad." The song is sung by Helen to seduce Paris.

Vocal- Tony Bennett with Combo



5. "Love For Sale"

Cole Porter; Arranged by Pete Myers

 Buddy Rich Orchestra



6. "Bugle Call Rag" 

Written by Count Basie; Arranged by Bill Holman

Buddy Rich Orchestra



7. "Time Will Tell"

Joe Roccisano

Buddy Rich Orchestra


The Buddy Rich Band on The Michael Parkinson Show

 BBC TV Studios, London, England 1982:


"In a Mellow Tone"

Written by Duke Ellington


"The Best of the Buddy Rich Show"

Recorded Live at The Statler Hotel, New York City February 1982

Featuring Buddy Rich and the Buddy Rich Big Band 

With Special Guests: Mel Torme, Gerry Mulligan Lionel Hampton, Stan Getz, Woody Herman, and Ray Charles


The Buddy Rich Band:

Buddy Rich- Leader/Drums; Trumpets: Lin Biviano (Lead); Unknown; John Harbaugh, Chris Pasin. Trombones: Rick Stepton (Lead); Conrad Herwig, Pete Beltran (Bass). Saxophones: Andy Fusco (Lead Alto & Flute); Dave D'Angelo (2nd Alto & Flute); Steve Marcus (3rd Tenor & Soprano); Walt Weiskopf (4th Tenor & Flute); Keith Bishop (Baritone); Bass- Mike Boone; Piano- Lee Musiker


1. (Buddy Rich Band)- "Bugle Call Rag"

Written by John Pettis, Billy Meyers, Lemer Schoebel; Arranged by Bill Holman; Published by EMI Music, Inc. (ASCAP); MPL Communications, Inc.

2. Mel Torme- "Down For Double"

Written by Freddie Green; Published by Regent Music Corp. (BMI)

3. Mel Torme and Gerry Mulligan- "Lady Be Good"

Written by George & Ira Gershwin; Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

4. Buddy Rich- "Birdland"

Written by Joe Zawinul; Published by Mulatto Music (administered by Songs of Universal, Inc.) (BMI)

5. Buddy Rich- "Love For Sale"

Written by Cole Porter; Arranged by Pete Myers; Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

6. Lionel Hampton- "Hamp's Boogie"

Written by Lionel Hampton, M. Brent Buckner; Published by EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP)

7. Lionel Hampton, Stan Getz- "Flying Home"

Written by Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton; Published by Regent Music Corp. (BMI); Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (ASCAP)

8. Woody Herman- "Woodchopper's Ball"

Written by Joe Bishop, Woody Herman, Sydney Robin; Published by Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); Princess Music Pubishers (ASCAP)

9. Ray Charles- "Georgia On My Mind"

Written by Hoagie Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell; Published by Peer III Music, Ltd. (BMI)

10. Ray Charles- "I'm Busted"

Written by Harlan Howard; Published by Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI); Legacy or Harlen Perry Howard, LLC (administered by Yvette D. Aldredge Music Administrators) (BMI); Good Ol Harlan Songs (administered by Traveller's Hollow Music, LLC) (BMI)

11. Woody Herman- "Cousins"

Written by John Coppola; Published by Woodrow Music (ASCAP)

12. (Credits) Woody Herman- "Sonny Boy" (partial)

Written by Lew Braun, BG DeSylvia, Ray Henderson, Al Jolson; Published by Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP); Ray Henderson Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP); Ballentine Stephen Music Publishing (administered by Songwriters Guild of America) (ASCAP)




Buddy Rich: Up Close Trailer (Alfred.com)- also from the "Buddy Rich Show" recordings at The Statler Hotel in New York in February 1982): 

"Birdland"- "Love for Sale"- "Dancing Men"- "Greensleeves"- 

"Bugle Call Rag"- "West Side Story Medley"



The Buddy Rich Orchestra Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1982 

(Edited version- Best audio)

1. "Hookin' It"- Joe Roccisano

2. "Brush Strokes"

3. "If They Could See Me Now"- (from "Sweet Charity") Music: Cy Coleman; Lyrics: Dorothy Fields

4. "Good News"- Bob Mintzer

5. "West Side Story" Medley- Music by Leonard Bernstein; arr. Bill Reddy



The Buddy Rich Orchestra Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival- Part I

1. "Hookin' It"

2. "Brush Strokes"

3. "If They Could See Me Now"

4. "Summertime" (from "Porgy and Bess")- Lee Musiker- Piano & Arr.

5. "Good News"

6. "West Side Story" Medley



The Buddy Rich Orchestra Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival- Part II

6. "Good News" (cont'd)

7. "West Side Story Medley"



8. "Carioca"

(from "Flying Down to Rio"- 1933)

Writers:Gus Kahn, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans


9. "Time Check"- Don Menza


The Buddy Rich Band- "Love For Sale"- Staler Hotel, New York- 1982


The Buddy Rich Band- "Bugle Call Rag"- Statler Hotel, New York- 1982


The Buddy Rich Band- "Dancing Men" (Drum Solo)- Statler Hotel, New York- 1982



The Buddy Rich Orchestra Live on the Jerry Lewis MD Telethon- Las Vegas, NV 1980

"Love For Sale" 


The Buddy Rich Band "Live at Ronnie Scott's Club"

London, England- 1980

Originally released exclusively in the U.K. as 

"The Man From Planet Jazz"


0:00 -   4:37  1. "Beulah Witch"- Don Menza

 4:38 -   11:30  2. "The Grand Concourse"

11:31 - 17:50  3. "Blues A Las 88" (Ernie's Blues) 

17:51 - 23:10  4. "Saturday Night"- Bob Mintzer

23:11-  28:58  5. "Slo' Funk"- Bob Mintzer

28:59 - 44:40  6. "Good News"- Bob Mintzer




The Buddy Rich Orchestra Live on The Val Doonican Show

BBC TV Studios, London, England 1980

"Love for Sale"


The Buddy Rich Orchestra Live on The Michael Parkinson Show

BBC TV, London, England 1980

"Good News"


The Buddy Rich Orchestra Live from Sartory Hall, Cologne, West Germany- March 8, 1980:

1. "Birdland"

Joe Zawinul


2. "West Side Story" Medley


The Buddy Rich Band Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 

Monterey, CA 1979:


1. "Time Out"- Don Menza

2. "The Grand Concourse"

3. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (orig. Patrick Gilmore- 1863)

4. "Groovin' Hard"- Don Menza

5. "Birdland"- Joe Zawinul



The Harry James Orchestra (1977)


Live on "The Merv Griffin Show" 

Hollywood, CA November 8, 1977

- with Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes

 1. "You'll Never Know"-  Music: Harry Warren; Vocal- Helen Forrest

2. "I'll Get By As Long As Long As I Have You"- Music by Fred E. Ahlert; Lyrics by Roy Turk; Vocal- Dick Haymes

3. "The Sheik of Araby"- Smith, Wheeler, and Snyder

4. "My Blues"

5. "I Had the Craziest Dream/"I've Heard That Song Before" Medley- Vocal- Helen Forrest

"Craziest"- Mack Gordon & Harry Warren/"Heard"- Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne

6. "Two O'Clock Jump"- Harry James, Benny Goodman, and Count Basie





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