''I Like to Riff'' was the first recording by the Minneapolis jazz vocal trio Rio Nido, released in 1978. The original LP was long out-of-print until re-released on CD in 2007 by the Japanese label, Bittersweet America.

Track listing

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Personnel

*Prudence Johnson - vocals *Tim Sparks - vocals, guitar *Tom Lieberman - vocals, guitar *Eddie Berger - alto sax, baritone sax, soprano sax, clarinet *Butch Thompson - clarinet *Jim Price - fiddle *Hearn Gadbois - conga *Willie Murphy (musician), Willie Murphy - bass *Gary Raynor - bass *Steve Benson - bass sax *Peter Ostroushko - mandolin

Production notes

*Produced by Rio Nido *Executive producer - Charlie Campbell *Technical assistant - Tim Ackerman *Engineered and mixed by Dave Ray, Chris Hinding and Michael McKern *Artwork by John Hanson *Photography by Matt Spector and Dennis Widstrand

External links

Tim Sparks website

Prudence Johnson website
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