Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays

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Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays
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Released1977
RecordedFebruary 1977
Studio RCA, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length46:47
Label RCA
Producer Norman Schwartz
Buddy Rich chronology
Speak No Evil
(1976)
Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays
(1977)
Lionel Hampton Presents Buddy Rich
(1977)
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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. Plays and Plays and Plays was nominated for the Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards in 1978, but lost to Prime Time by Count Basie.

Contents

Track listing

LP side A:

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

LP side B:

  1. "No Jive" (Bob Mintzer) – 5:55
  2. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:05
  3. "Party Time" (Bob Mintzer) – 5:31
  4. "Kong" (C. Brown, E. Korvin, M. Baier, R. Punch) – 4:57
  5. "Mickey Mouse" (Jimmie Dodd) – 2:32

Personnel

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