Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich

Burning for Buddy, Volume 1 is a 1994 Buddy Rich tribute album produced by Rush drummer/lyricist Neil Peart. The album is composed of performances by various rock and jazz drummers, all accompanied by the Buddy Rich Big Band. A follow-up Burning for Buddy...Volume 2 recording was released in 1997 and both recording sessions were also covered in a 5-hour documentary video released on VHS in 1996, reissued on DVD in 2006, The Making of Burning for Buddy....

Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich
Studio album by
various artists with the Buddy Rich Big Band
ReleasedOctober 4, 1994
RecordedMay 1994
StudioPower Station, New York City
GenreBig band
Length75:48
LabelAtlantic
ProducerNeil Peart
Burning for Buddy tribute chronology
Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich
(1994)
Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich, Vol. 2
(1997)
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Track listing

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  1. "Dancing Men" – 6:37
    Drums performed by Simon Phillips
  2. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" – 5:09
    Drums performed by Dave Weckl
  3. "Love for Sale" – 4:30
    Drums performed by Steve Gadd
  4. "Beulah Witch" – 4:28
    Drums performed by Matt Sorum
  5. "Nutville" – 5:09
    Drums performed by Steve Smith
  6. "Cotton Tail" – 4:36
    Drums performed by Neil Peart
  7. "No Jive" – 5:46
    Drums performed by Manu Katche and Mino Cinelu
  8. "Milestones" – 5:03 (composed by Miles Davis, arr. Herbie Phillips)
    Drums performed by Billy Cobham
  9. "The Drum Also Waltzes, Pt. 1" – 1:04
    Drums performed by Max Roach
  10. "Machine" – 3:46
    Drums performed by Rod Morgenstein
  11. "Straight, No Chaser" – 3:39
    Drums performed by Kenny Aronoff
  12. "Slow Funk" – 5:33
    Drums performed by Omar Hakim
  13. "Shawnee" – 3:06
    Drums performed by Ed Shaughnessy
  14. "Drumorello" – 3:11
    Drums performed by Joe Morello
  15. "The Drum Also Waltzes, Pt. 2" – :44
    Drums performed by Max Roach
  16. "Lingo" – 4:31
    Drums performed by Bill Bruford
  17. "Ya Gotta Try" – 3:18
    Drums performed by Marvin "Smitty" Smith
  18. "Pick Up the Pieces" – 5:38
    Drums performed by Steve Ferrone