A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas!

2015 studio album by Count Basie Orchestra

A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas!

Studio album by Count Basie Orchestra
Released	November 6, 2015
Recorded	August 2014 – July 2015
Label	Concord

A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas! is a 2015 Christmas album by the Count Basie Orchestra, directed by Scotty Barnhart, and released by Concord Records.^[1]^[2] The album was recorded between August 2014 and July 2015.^[3]

Track listing

"Jingle Bells" (Pierpont) [2:37]
"Let It Snow" – with Ellis Marsalis (Styne/Cahn) [5:56]
"It's the Holiday Season" – with Johnny Mathis (Thompson) [4:02]
"Silent Night" (Gruber/Mohr/traditional) [3:25]
"Good "Swing" Wenceslas" (Helmore/Neale/traditional) [3:35]
"The Christmas Song" – with Ledisi (Torme/Wells) [3:42]
"Little Drummer Boy" (Davis/Onorati/Simeone) [4:51]
"Sleigh Ride" (Anderson/Parish) [3:50]
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – with Carmen Bradford (Blane/Martin) [5:04]
"Winter Wonderland" (Bernard/Smith) [3:10]
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" – with Ellis Marsalis & Plas Johnson (Gannon/Kent/Ram) [4:31]

References

^ "Music Review: The Count Basie Orchestra's 'A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas!'". KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ "The Count Basie Orchestra: A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas". Jazz Weekly. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ "Scotty Barnhart / Count Basie Orchestra: A Very Swingin Basie Christmas". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

Count Basie Orchestra

Count Basie

Members

John Duke (Bass)
Sal Nistico (Tenor Sax)
Frank Wess (Alto Sax/Flute)
Joe Williams (Vocals)
Earle Warren (Alto Sax/Occasional Singer)
Preston Love (Alto Sax)
Danny House (Alto Sax)
Sonny Cohn (trumpet)
Reunald Jones (Trumpet)
Neal Hefti (Trumpet)
Harry Edison (Trumpet)
Joe Newman (Trumpet)
Lester Young (Tenor Sax)
Herschel Evans (Tenor Sax)
Jo Jones (Drums)
Walter Page (Bass)
Bill Hughes (trombone)
Dennis Wilson (lead trombone)
Grover Mitchell (trombone)
Freddie Green (Guitar)
Billie Holiday (Vocals)
Buck Clayton (Trumpet)
Jimmy Rushing (Vocals)
Marshal Royal (Alto Sax)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Tenor Sax)
Thad Jones (Trumpet)
Al Grey (Trombone)
John Clayton (Bass)
Cleveland Eaton (Bass)
Gregg Field (drums)
Dennis Rowland (Vocals)
Chris Murrell (vocals)
Dave Gibson (Drums)
Jack Washington (Baritone Sax)
Johnny Williams (Baritone Sax)
Butch Miles (Drums)
Sonny Payne (Drums)
Frank Foster (Tenor Sax)
George Caldwell (Piano)
Charlton Johnson (Guitar)
Tony Suggs (Piano)
Scotty Barnhart (Trumpet)
James Leary (Bass)
Brian Gryce (Drums)
Will Matthews (guitar)
Mel Wanzo (trombone)
Kris Johnson (trumpet)
Ed Shaughnessy (drums)
Bobby Floyd (piano/organ)

1951–1960

Dance Session (1952–54, Clef)
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (with Joe Williams) (1955, Clef)
April in Paris (1955–56, Verve)
The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (with Joe Williams) (1956, Verve)
Basie in London (live) (1956, Verve)
One O'Clock Jump (with Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald) (1957, Verve)
Count Basie at Newport (live) (1957, Verve)
E = MC² (1958, Roulette)
Basie Plays Hefti (1958, Roulette)
No Count Sarah (with Sarah Vaughan) (1958, EmArcy)
Breakfast Dance and Barbecue (1959, Roulette)
Welcome to the Club (Uncredited) (Nat King Cole) (1959, Capitol)
In Person! (with Tony Bennett) (1959, Columbia)
Chairman of the Board (1959, Roulette)
Strike Up the Band (with Tony Bennett) (1959, Roulette)
Basie/Eckstine Incorporated (with Billy Eckstine) (1959, Roulette)
Everyday I Have the Blues (with Joe Williams) (1959, Roulette)
The Count Basie Story (1960, Roulette)
I Gotta Right to Swing (Uncredited) (Sammy Davis Jr.) (1960, Decca)

1961–1970

First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (with Duke Ellington) (1961, Columbia)
The Legend (1961, Roulette)
Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan (with Sarah Vaughan) (1961, Roulette)
Basie at Birdland (live) (1961, Roulette)
Easin' It (1962, Roulette)
Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (with Frank Sinatra) (1962, Reprise)
On My Way & Shoutin' Again! (1963, Verve)
Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie! (1963, Verve)
This Time by Basie! (1963, Verve)
Ella and Basie! (with Ella Fitzgerald) (1963, Verve)
Basie Land (1964, Verve)
It Might as Well Be Swing (with Frank Sinatra) (1964, Reprise)
Basie Picks the Winners (1965, Verve)
Our Shining Hour (with Sammy Davis Jr.) (1965, Verve)
Arthur Prysock and Count Basie (with Arthur Prysock) (1965, Verve)
Basie's Beatle Bag (1965, Verve)
Broadway Basie's...Way (1966, Command)
Basie Meets Bond (1966, United Artists)
Hollywood...Basie's Way (1966, Command)
Sinatra at the Sands (live, with Frank Sinatra) (1966, Reprise)
Basie's Beat (1967, Verve)
Half a Sixpence (1967, Dot)
The Board of Directors (with The Mills Brothers) (1968, Dot)
The Board of Directors Annual Report (with The Mills Brothers) (1968, Dot)
Basie Straight Ahead (1969, Dot)
Standing Ovation (1969, Dot)
Afrique (1970, RCA Victor)
Basie on the Beatles (1970, Happy Tiger)

1971–1980

Have A Nice Day (1971, Daybreak)
Bing 'n' Basie (with Bing Crosby) (1972, Daybreak)
Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 (live) (1972, Pablo)
The Bosses (with Big Joe Turner) (1973, Pablo)
Basie Big Band (1975, Pablo)
Fun Time (1975, Pablo)
I Told You So (1976, Pablo)
Prime Time (1977, Pablo)
Montreux '77 (live) (1977, Pablo)
Live in Japan '78 (live) (1978, Pablo)
On the Road (1979, Pablo)
Digital III at Montreux (live) (1979, Pablo)
A Classy Pair (with Ella Fitzgerald) (1979, Pablo)
A Perfect Match (live, with Ella Fitzgerald) (1979, Pablo)
Kansas City Shout (1980, Pablo)

1981–1990

Warm Breeze (1981, Pablo)
Send in the Clowns (Sarah Vaughan) (1981, Pablo)
Farmer's Market Barbecue (1982, Pablo)
88 Basie Street (1983, Pablo)
Me and You (1983, Pablo)
Fancy Pants (final album with Count Basie) (1983, Pablo)
Long Live the Chief (1987, Denon)
Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra (live, with Diane Schuur) (1987, GRP)
The Legend, the Legacy (1990, Denon)

1991–2000

The George Benson Big Boss Band featuring The Count Basie Orchestra (1991, Warner Bros.)
The Count Basie Orchestra Live at El Morocco (1992, Telarc)
Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra (1993, Telarc)
Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: The Count Basie Orchestra (1997, Blue Jackel)
At Long Last (with Rosemary Clooney) (1998, Concord)
Count Plays Duke (1998, MAMA)
Swing Shift (1999, MAMA)

2001–present

Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006, Concord)
Basie is Back (2007, MAMA)
Midnight in Manhattan (2007, Aspirion)
A Swingin' Christmas (Featuring The Count Basie Big Band) (with Tony Bennett) (2008, Columbia)
A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas! (2015)

Small-group
sessions

Basie Jam (1973, Pablo)
For the First Time (1974, Pablo)
Basie & Zoot (with Zoot Sims) (1975, Pablo)
For the Second Time (1975, Pablo)
Basie Jam 2 (1976, Pablo)
Basie Jam 3 (1976, Pablo)
Kansas City 5 (1977, Pablo)
The Gifted Ones (with Dizzy Gillespie) (1977, Pablo)
Basie Jam: Montreux '77 (live) (1977, Pablo)
Satch and Josh...Again (with Oscar Peterson) (1977, Pablo)
Night Rider (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo)
Count Basie Meets Oscar Peterson – The Timekeepers (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo)
Yessir, That's My Baby (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo)
Kansas City 7 (1980, Pablo)
Kansas City 6 (1981, Pablo)
Mostly Blues...and Some Others (1983, Pablo)