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.

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
Buddy Rich chronology
Speak No Evil (1976) Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays (1977) Lionel Hampton Presents Buddy Rich (1977)
Compilation / re-issue
2-fer re-issue of Plays and Plays and Plays with Speak No Evil

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic[1]

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

• Buddy Rich – drums
• 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
• Dave Boyle – bass trombone
• Joshua Rich – guitar
• Steve Khan – guitar on "Kong"
• Barry Keiner – keyboards
• Jon Burr – bass
• Will Lee – bass on "Kong"
• Errol "Crusher" Bennett – congas on "Kong"
• Gwen Guthrie – vocals (on "Kong")
• Josh Brown – vocals (on "Kong")
• Lani 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