Are You Ready for This?

For 1967 album, see Jackie DeShannon.
Are You Ready for This?
Studio album by
Louie Bellson, Buddy Rich
Released1971
RecordedJanuary 18, 1965
GenreJazz
LabelRoost / Roulette
Louie Bellson chronology
Explorations
(1964) 		Are You Ready for This?
(1965) 		Thunderbird
(1965)
Buddy Rich chronology
Burnin' Beat
(1962) 		Are You Ready for This?
(1965) 		Swingin' New Big Band
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Gramophone magazine March, 1972"Technically...breath-taking..."

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![1][2]

  1. ^ Gramophone magazine, March 1972 review of Are You Ready For This?
  2. ^ Louis Bellson, With Bells On! (1979) Pye / Vogue VJD 564 – double LP