Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays

Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays
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:

1. "Ya Gotta Try" (Nestico) – 3:31
2. "Tales of Rhoda Rat" (Mintzer) – 5:42
3. "'Round About Midnight" (Monk, Williams, Hanighen) – 6:41
4. "Time Out" (Menza) – 7:53

LP side B:

1. "No Jive" (Mintzer) – 5:55
2. "Lush Life" (Strayhorn) – 4:05
3. "Party Time" (Mintzer) – 5:31
4. "Kong" (Marini) – 4:57
5. "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