Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays
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Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | RCA Studios, New York | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 46:47 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Norman Schwartz | |||
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![]() 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. This album was nominated for the "Best Jazz Performance By A Big Band" at the 20th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1977) and lost to Prime Time by Count Basie.
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" (Marini) – 4:57
- "Mickey Mouse Mambo" (Dodd) – 2:32
Personnel
- Alan Gauvin – saxophone
- Dean Palanzo – saxophone
- Steve Marcus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone, flute
- 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
- Joshua Rich – guitar
- Steve Khan – guitar on "Kong"
- Barry Kiener – keyboards
- Jonathan Burr – bass
- Will Lee – bass on "Kong"
- Buddy Rich – drums
- Errol "Crusher" Bennett – congas on "Kong"
- 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