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)" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:57 "Big Swing Face" (Bill Potts) – 5:15 "Monitor Theme" (Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye) – 2:24 "Wack Wack" (Isaac "Redd" Holt, Donald Storball, Hysear Don Walker, Jimmy Young) – 3:04 "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 4:30 LP side B: "Mexicali Nose" (Harry Betts) – 2:49 "Willowcrest" (Bob Florence) – 4:55 "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny Bono) – 4:40 "Bugle Call Rag" (Billy Meyers, Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel) – 4:42 Bonus tracks on 1996 CD reissue: "Standing Up in a Hammock" (Potts) – 2:32 "Chicago" (Fred Fisher) – 2:47 "Lament for Lester" (Jay Corre) – 2:30 "Machine" (Bill Reddie) – 3:45 "Silver Threads Among the Blues" (Don Piestrup) – 4:40 "New Blues" (Piestrup) – 4:38 "Old Timey" (Bob Florence) – 3:25 "Loose" (Bill Holman) – 4:05 "Apples ( Gino)" (Arthur M. Wiggins) – 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"
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