Richcraft

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title: "Richcraft" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["buddy-rich-albums", "albums-arranged-by-ernie-wilkins", "mercury-records-albums", "1959-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richcraft" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Richcraft
type	studio
artist	Buddy Rich
cover	BuddyRich_Richcraft.jpg
released	1959
recorded	April 9–10, 1959
genre	Jazz
length	33:59
label	Mercury
producer	Jack Tracy
prev_title	Buddy Rich in Miami
prev_year	1959
next_title	Rich Versus Roach
next_year	1959
misc	{{Extra album cover
header	Alternate release
type	studio album
cover	BuddyRich_TheRichRebellion_Wing.jpg
caption	Wing Records LP cover
header	Alternative cover
type	studio album
cover	BuddyRich_TheRichRebellion_iT.jpg
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Richcraft is a 1959 studio big band album by Buddy Rich and a big band / orchestra with arrangements by Ernie Wilkins. A nearly identical album, titled The Rich Rebellion was released by Wing Records without "I Want a Little Girl" but with two additional tracks from an April, 1960 (Septet) recording session ("That's Rich Man" and "Astronaut").

Track listing

''Richcraft''

LP Side A

1. "Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) – 3:38
2. "Richcraft" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:06
3. "Sweets Tooth" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:01
4. "Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley!" (Ballard MacDonald, Joseph Meyer, Billy Rose) – 3:04
5. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) – 2:59 LP Side B
6. "Cherokee (Indian Love Song)" (Ray Noble) – 4:08
7. "I Want a Little Girl" (Billy Moll, Murray Mencher) – 4:12
8. "From the Sticks" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:42
9. "Song of the Islands" (Charles E. King) – 4:09

''The Rich Rebellion''

LP Side A

1. "Indiana" ("Back Home Again In Indiana") – 3:38
2. "That's Rich Man" – 5:26
3. "Sweets Tooth" – 4:01
4. "Song Of The Islands" – 4:09
5. "From The Sticks" – 4:42 LP Side B
6. "Astronaut" – 7:36
7. "Richcraft" – 3:06
8. "Yardbird Suite" – 2:59
9. "Cherokee" – 4:08
10. "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie" – 3:04

Personnel

• Ernie Wilkins – arranger
• Buddy Rich – drums, percussion
• Phil Woods – alto saxophone
• Earle Warren – alto saxophone
• Steve Perlow – baritone saxophone
• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
• Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
• Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
• Emmett Berry – trumpet
• Joe Ferrante – trumpet
• Stan Fishelson – trumpet
• Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
• Eddie Bert – trombone
• Billy Byers – trombone
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Willie Dennis – trombone
• John Bunch – piano
• Sam Herman – guitar
• Phil Leshin – double bass Septet (only) on "That's Rich Man" and "Astronaut":
• Buddy Rich – drums
• Irving "Marky" Markowitz – trumpet
• Willie Dennis – trombone
• Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
• Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
• Dave McKenna – piano
• Earl May – bass

References

• Mercury MG 20451 (mono)
• Mercury SR 60136 (stereo)
• Wing SRW 16407 (stereo)

References

1. [{{AllMusic
2. {{AllMusic
3. [http://www.jazzdisco.org/mercury-records/discography-1960/ Buddy Rich Septet info at jazzdisco.org]
4. [http://microgroove.jp/mercury/MG20451.shtml microgroove.jp discography]

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