''A Different Drummer'', also released as ''Superstar'', is a 1971

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for the

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label.

Reception

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awarded the album 2.5 stars stating

Track listing

Source: Discogs *''Tracks B3 – B6 make up the "A Piece of the Road" Suite''

Personnel

*Buddy Rich – drums *Bobby Peterson – piano *

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– guitar *Bob Daugherty – bass *Paul Kondziela – bass *Candido Camero – bongos, conga *Phil Kraus – percussion *Brian Grivna – alto saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone *Jimmy Mosher – alto saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone *

Pat LaBarbera Pat (Pascel Emmanuel) LaBarbera (born April 7, 1944) is an American-born Canadian jazz tenor, alto and soprano saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist born in Mt. Morris, New York, most notable for his work as a soloist in Buddy Rich bands from ...

– tenor saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone *Don Englert – tenor saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone *Joe Calo – baritone saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone *Lin Biviano – trumpet *John DeFlon – trumpet *Wayne Naus – trumpet *Jeff Stout – trumpet *Bruce Paulson – trombone *Tony DiMaggio – trombone *John Leys – bass trombone

References

*RCA LSP 4593 *RCA INTERNATIONAL INTS 1475 (title "Superstar") {{DEFAULTSORT:Different Drummer Buddy Rich albums 1971 albums RCA Records albums