In 1983, I saw Buddy Rich and his big band at a long-gone New York club called Wednesday's on East 86th Street. I recall a mid-week gig and that the place was a disco on the weekends. The only table ...

Bobby built his chops while playing first trumpet in Buddy Rich's mid-1960s band. Though he was in the band just shy of two years, he became a favorite of Rich's, largely because of his all-out ...