Traps the Drum Wonder: The Life of Buddy Rich, Mel Torme

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Traps The Drum Wonder The Life Of Buddy Rich

Mel Torme
Hal Leonard, 1997 (first published in 1991)
Paperback. 247pp. b&w illustrations
£13.99

"I spent three years on the Tommy Dorsey bandstand with Buddy Rich. Buddy had a many-sided personality and Mel Torme has caught them all in this definitive biography." - JO STAFFORD

CONTENTS:
1. Straight Ahead
2. Sidebars: Buddy & Drummers; Buddy & Drums; Buddy & Drumming; Buddy on Film; Buddy's passions; Buddy's Pranks; Cathy Rich - I Remember Dad; I Remember Buddy; Buddy's Mouth; Buddy's Beliefs

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FURTHER READING

The Torment of Buddy Rich by John Minahan
The World of Gene Krupa by Bruce Klauber
Drummin' Men: The Swing Years by Burt Korall
Snare Drum Rudiments by Buddy Rich

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