Lee Musiker (born May 26, 1956) is an American Grammy Award-winner jazz pianist, arranger, orchestrator and conductor.
Music Director for Maureen McGovern, Jerry Lewis, Tony Bennett and others, Musiker is also responsible for recording the now infamous Buddy Rich Tapes.
Musiker recorded Rich's angry outbursts to his band members by concealing a Walkman in his clothing while on tour with Rich on the early 1980s.
The recordings had long circulated in bootleg form and can now be found on the internet.
[1][2][3][4][5][6] With Susannah McCorkle With Mark Murphy With Buddy Rich