Buddy Rich Plays and Plays and Plays

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.

Track listing
LP side A: LP side B:
 * 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
 * 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")