Basie Big Band
1975 studio album by Count Basie and Orchestra
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| Studio album by Count Basie and Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | August 26–27, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Swing Big band | |||
| Label | Pablo | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Basie Big Band is a 1975 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra.[3]
Track listing
- "Front Burner" – 5:54
- "Freckle Face" – 6:26
- "Orange Sherbet" – 3:42
- "Soft as Velvet" – 3:51
- "The Heat's On" – 2:47
- "Midnight Freight" – 6:08
- "Give 'M Time" – 6:07
- "The Wind Machine" – 3:08
- "Tall Cotton" – 5:50
All music by Sammy Nestico.
Personnel
- Count Basie – piano
- Pete Minger – trumpet
- Frank Szabo
- Dave Stahl
- Bobby Mitchell
- Sonny Cohn
- Al Grey – trombone
- Curtis Fuller
- Bill Hughes
- Mel Wanzo - trombone
- Bobby Plater – alto saxophone
- Danny Turner
- Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
- Eric Dixon
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
- John Duke – double bass
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Butch Miles – drums
References
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Basie Big Band at AllMusic
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- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
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)
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