Are You Ready for This? is a studio album by jazz drummers Buddy Rich and Louie Bellson, recorded in Japan together with the George Kawaguchi Big Band. Album cover art is by Jack Lonshein.
This recording of "Slides and Hides" includes 22 minutes of soloing by the two drummers and was also included as side 4 of the 1979 European double-LP compilation album, Louis Bellson, With Bells On!Gramophone magazine, March 1972 review of Are You Ready For This?Louis Bellson, With Bells On! (1979) Pye / Vogue VJD 564 – double LP
Track listing LP side A "Slides and Hides Part 1" LP side B "Slides and Hides Part 2" arrangement: Benny Carter
Personnel Louie Bellson – drums Buddy Rich – drums Blue Mitchell – trumpet Junior Cook – tenor saxophone Gene Taylor – acoustic bass Toshiko Mariano (Toshiko Akiyoshi) – piano The George Kawaguchi Big Band
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