Count Basie & Friends (2004)

Artist: Count Basie
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Label: Blue Note
UPC: 00724357966627
Release Date: 8/24/2004
Buy.com Sku: 61703936
Item#: MXVMR6
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Whirly-Birds - (with Neil Hefti) ~ Count Basie
2. Goin' To Chicago - (with Joe Williams) ~ Count Basie
3. Cute - (with Neil Hefti) ~ Count Basie
4. I Want A Little Girl - (with Nat "King" Cole) ~ Count Basie
5. Teach Me Tonight - (with Joe Williams) ~ Count Basie
6. Late Late Show, The - (with Jimmy Mundy) ~ Count Basie
7. Lonesome Lover Blues - (with Billy Eckstine) ~ Count Basie
8. Blue And Sentimental - (with Ben Webster) ~ Count Basie
9. Trav'lin' Light - (with Joe Williams) ~ Count Basie
10. Farouk - (with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) ~ Count Basie
11. For Lena And Lennie - (with Quincy Jones) ~ Count Basie
12. Untouchable - (with Irene Reid) ~ Count Basie
13. Everyday (I Have The Blues) - (with Joe Williams) ~ Count Basie
14. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face - (with Tony Bennett) ~ Count Basie
Disc 2
Song TitleSample
1. Jumpin' At The Woodside - (with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross) ~ Count Basie
2. Li'l Darlin' - (with Neal Hefti) ~ Count Basie
3. If I Were A Bell - (with Joe Williams) ~ Count Basie
4. Splanky - (with Sarah Vaughan) ~ Count Basie
5. Ain't No Use - (with Joe Williams) ~ Count Basie
6. Until I Met You (Corner Pocket) - (with Sarah Vaughan) ~ Count Basie
7. She's Funny That Way - (with Illinois Jacquet) ~ Count Basie
8. Late Late Show, The - (with Nat "King" Cole) ~ Count Basie
9. Jeepers Creepers - (with Tony Bennett) ~ Count Basie
10. Jelly Jelly - (with Billy Eckstine) ~ Count Basie
11. Katy Do - (with Benny Carter) ~ Count Basie
12. Save Your Love For Me - (with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) ~ Count Basie
13. April In Paris - (with Wild Bill Davis) ~ Count Basie
14. One O'Clock Jump - (with Harry "Sweets" Edison) ~ Count Basie

This Compilation (P) 2004 Blue Note Records (R) a registered trademark of Capitol Records, Inc.
This Compilation (C) 2004 Blue Note Records (R) a registered trademark of Capitol Records, Inc.

 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Personnel include: Count Basie (piano); Joe Williams, Nat "King" Cole, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan (vocals); Freddie Green (guitar); Charles Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Joe Newman, Thad Jones (trumpet); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eddie Jones, Frank Foster, Ben Webster.
Liner Note Author: Billy Vera.
Recording information: 1957 - 1962.
All tracks have been digitally mastered using 24-bit technology.
Though Count Basie is connected to the Swing Era proper (the 1930s and '40s), the master pianist and his band enjoyed a remarkable burst of creativity in the '50s and early '60s. 100TH BIRTHDAY BASH is a two-disc set that features Basie's most notable work from this period, with superbly remastered sound. A host of different groups are presented, ranging from small ensembles to large orchestras with strings, and the sound, in general, is more streamlined and lush than earlier Basie outings. But the bandleader has lost none of his impeccable sense of swing, and his minimal, note-perfect piano playing can still steal the show.
The roster of guests makes 100TH BIRTHDAY BASH indispensable. With instrumental solo spots by Illinois Jacquet, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Ben Webster, arrangements by the likes of Benny Carter and Quincy Jones, and vocal turns by Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughn, Nat "King" Cole, and Tony Bennett, this party is so star-studded it creates its own cosmos. Whether tackling standards ("I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face") or revisiting Basie classics ("One O'Clock Jump"), the bands, arrangements, and guests all cook and simmer beautifully on up-tempo numbers and ballads, respectively. This bash finds the mature Basie still able to pack a serious musical punch.

 
Compilation Appearances
Anthology Of Big Band Swing 19
Yule Struttin-Blue Note Christ
Great Jazz Bands-Original Reco
Swingers
Capitol Sings Cole Porter
Vol. 12-Saxophobia
Vol. 7-Crime Scene
Big Band Greatest Hits
Swing!-Greatest Hits
Jazz Wedding Album
Fabulous Big Band Collection
Quiet Now-Ella's Mood
Complete Rodgers & Hart Songbo
Ultimate Collection
Baseball-The American Epic
Piano Anthology-From Jelly Rol
Boogie Woogie 2
Even Mo' Mod Jazz
Spirituals To Swing
Yes I Can-The Sammy Davis Jr.
Masters Of Jazz Sampler
Only Big Band Cd You'll Ever N
Vol. 2-Original Jazz Legends
Romantic Jazz
Pure Jazz
Toast To Big Bands
Harlem Saturday Night
Very Best Of Christmas Jazz
Jumpin Jive
Romantic Big Bands
Stardust Collection (Limited Edition)
Best Of Jazz
Classic Jazz-Jazz Greats
Yule Be Miserable
Nicky's Jazz For Kids
Greatest Swing
Get Happy
Swingdance Vol 2
Swingdance Vol 3
Original Jazz Legends Series Vol 03
Swinging Jazz Club
Nea Jazz Masters
Piano
20 Big Band Favorites
Ted Heath Swings In Hi-Stereo/my Very
Cocktails With Cole Porter
40th Anniversary Edition
Lady Sings The Blues 2
Jazz Bar Vol 2
Get Happy: harold Arlen Centennial Cel
Love In The Afternoon
Jazz Moods: sounds Of Spring
Best Of Big Band
Big Band Era
Basie Boogie
50 Big Band Favorites
Big Band Swing
Ultimate Jackie Wilson
20 Best Of Jazz (Dig)
House That Trane Built: Story of Impulse Records
Brunswick Top 40 R&b Singles 1966-1975 / Vari
Ray Sings, Basie Swings
Essential Collection:classic Swing
Best Of Rhythm Blues: Hits 1954/195
Complete Sessions 1945-1950
Ella And Friends For Love
Jazz Express Presents:music For Dinne
Introduction To Swing
Jazz In The City
Best Of Newport 57:50th Anniversary C(Live)
The War: A Ken Burns Film
I'm Beginning To See The Light:dance
The War: A Ken Burns Film (Deluxe Edition)
Ray Sings Basie Swings(SACD)
Golden Age Of Swinging Big Bands
Jazz Divas Gold
Giants Of The Big Band Era
Sounds Of Black History
Sin Cities:london Berlin Shanghai
Smooth Jazz
25 Best:jazz Legends
Nights In Rodanthe (Ost)
Verve Remixed Holiday
Verve Unmixed Holiday
When Radio Was King:big Band Years

 
Associated Artists and Works
Armstrong, Louis
The Basie Bunch: Too Marvelous For Words ~ Artists, Various
Bennett, Tony
Bennett, Tony
Bennett, Tony
Bennett, Tony
Bennett, Tony
Bennett, Tony
Bennett, Tony
Brewer, Teresa
Coltrane, John
Coltrane, John
Crosby, Bing
Ellington, Duke
Ellington, Duke
First Time! The Count Meets The Duke ~ Ellington, Duke
Ellington, Duke
Ellington, Duke
Ellington, Duke
A Classy Pair ~ Fitzgerald, Ella
A Perfect Match ~ Fitzgerald, Ella
Fitzgerald, Ella
Fitzgerald, Ella
Fitzgerald, Ella
Fitzgerald, Ella
Ella & Basie ~ Fitzgerald, Ella
Fitzgerald, Ella
Fitzgerald, Ella
Fitzgerald, Ella
Goodman, Benny
Tribute To Count Basie ~ Harris, Gene
Krupa, Gene
Krupa, Gene
McGriff, Jimmy
Miller, Glenn
Mills Brothers (The)
Mills Brothers (The)
Mills Brothers (The)
Prysock And Basie ~ Prysock, Arthur
For Basie ~ Reinhart, Randy
Rich, Buddy
Sinatra, Frank
Sinatra, Frank
Sinatra, Frank
Sinatra, Frank
Sinatra, Frank
Sinatra, Frank
Sinatra, Frank
Smith, Keely
Starr, Kay
Terry, Clark
Turner, Big Joe
Flip, Flop And Fly ~ Turner, Big Joe
Valente, Caterina
The Basie Bunch: Too Marvelous For Words ~ Various Artists
Vaughan, Sarah
Volenta, Carolina
Williams, Joe
Young, Lester
Young, Lester

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 08/24/2004
Original Release Date : 2004
Catalog ID : 79666
Label : Roulette Records
Number of Discs : 2
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00724357966627

  
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