Big Swing Face (Buddy Rich Big Band album)

Big Swing Face is a 1967 live album by the Buddy Rich Big Band. Its "The Beat Goes On" is a feature for Buddy Rich's daughter Cathy, whose vocal performance was overdubbed at United Recording in Hollywood. A reissue in 1996 doubles the listing with nine unreleased performances from the same engagement at the Chez Club in Hollywood.

Track listing

LP side A:

"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" – 2:57
"Big Swing Face" – 5:15
"Monitor Theme" – 2:24
"Wack Wack" – 3:04
"Love for Sale" – 4:30

LP side B:

"Mexicali Nose" – 2:49
"Willowcrest" – 4:55
"The Beat Goes On" – 4:40
"Bugle Call Rag" – 4:42

Bonus tracks on 1996 CD reissue:

"Standing Up in a Hammock" – 2:32
"Chicago" – 2:47
"Lament for Lester" – 2:30
"Machine" – 3:45
"Silver Threads Among the Blues" – 4:40
"New Blues" – 4:38
"Old Timey" – 3:25
"Loose" – 4:05
"Apples " – 2:35

Personnel

Musicians

Quinn Davis – alto saxophone
Ernie Watts – alto saxophone and flute
Jay Corre, Robert Keller – tenor saxophone and flute
Marty Flax – baritone saxophone
Bobby Shew, Yoshito Murakami, Charles Findley, John Scottile – trumpet
Jim Trimble, John Boice – trombone
Bill Wimberly – bass trombone
Richie Resnicoff – guitar
Ray Starling – piano
James Gannon – double bass
Buddy Rich – drums
Cathy Rich – vocals
Shorty Rogers – arranger: "Wack, Wack" and "The Beat Goes On"