About This Song
About "Leap Frog (Take 11 / Take 6 / Master Take)" by Buddy Rich
Multiple takes of 'Leap Frog' capture a band in playful combat. Rich's drums dart and parry like a fencing match, the horns answering in kind. The alternate takes reveal a restless search for the perfect groove—each version a different shade of exuberance, never quite landing the same way twice.