Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays
| Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays | ||||
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| Studio album by Buddy Rich | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | RCA Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:47 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Norman Schwartz | |||
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| Compilation / re-issue | ||||
 2-fer re-issue of Plays and Plays and Plays with Speak No Evil |
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Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays is a big band jazz album recorded by Buddy Rich and released by RCA Records in 1977. The album also marked his last for the label.
Track listing
LP side A:
- "Ya Gotta Try" (Nestico) – 3:31
- "Tales of Rhoda Rat" (Mintzer) – 5:42
- "'Round About Midnight" (Monk, Williams, Hanighen) – 6:41
- "Time Out" (Menza) – 7:53
LP side B:
- "No Jive" (Mintzer) – 5:55
- "Lush Life" (Strayhorn) – 4:05
- "Party Time" (Mintzer) – 5:31
- "Kong" (Mintzer) – 4:57
- "Mickey Mouse Mambo" (Dodd) – 2:32
Personnel
- Buddy Rich – drums
- Jonathan Burr – bass
- Barry Kiener – keyboards
- Joshua Rich – guitar
- Will Lee – bass on "Kong"
- Errol "Crusher" Bennett – congas on "Kong"
- Steve Khan – guitar on "Kong"
- Alan Gauvin – saxophone
- Dean Palanzo – saxophone
- Robert Mintzer – tenor saxophone, flute
- Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Mauro Turso – saxophone
- David Stahl – trumpet
- Dean Pratt – trumpet
- John Marshall – trumpet
- Ross Konikoff – trumpet
- Clinton Sharman – trombone
- Rick Stepton – trombone
- David Boyle – bass trombone
- Gwen Guthrie – vocals (on "Kong")
- Josh Brown – vocals (on "Kong")
- Lonnie Groves – vocals (on "Kong")
- K. R. Grant – vocals (on "Mickey Mouse")
References
- RCA CPL1-2273 (1977 LP)
- BMG 37435 (2005 CD)
- Wounded Bird Records 2273 (2008 CD)
- BGO (Beat Goes On) Records (2010 '2-fer' re-issue / compilation together with Speak No Evil)
- ...Plays and Plays and Plays at discogs.com