Basie Meets Bond
1966 studio album by Count Basie Orchestra
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| Studio album by Count Basie Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | December 22–31, 1965 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (New York) | |||
| Genre | Jazz, swing, big band | |||
| Length | 36:24 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Teddy Reig | |||
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Basie Meets Bond is a 1966 album by Count Basie and his orchestra. The album is a collection of musical pieces originating from the first four James Bond films; Dr No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger and Thunderball.[1][2] The album was Basie's first for United Records, and was produced by Teddy Reig.[3]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Ken Dryden, writing on AllMusic said of the album that "While it seems doubtful that Basie added any of this music to his regular band repertoire, his band does its best to do justice to the arrangements." Dryden praised Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis's solo on "Goldfinger" and Marshall Royal and Count Basie's solos on "Thunderball". Dryden conceded that the album could be "safely bypassed by most jazz fans" but said that Basie's fans might "find this surprising LP worth the investment".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "007" | John Barry | 3:00 |
| 2. | "The Golden Horn" | Barry | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Girl Trouble" | Barry | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Kingston Calypso" | Monty Norman | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Goldfinger" | Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley, Barry | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Thunderball" | Don Black, Barry | 4:00 |
| 7. | "From Russia with Love" | Lionel Bart | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Dr. No's Fantasy" | Norman | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Underneath the Mango Tree" | Norman | 3:36 |
| 10. | "The James Bond Theme" | Norman | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Dr. No's Fantasy (First Version)" | Norman | 3:54 |
Personnel
- The Count Basie Orchestra
- Count Basie - piano
- Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Phil Guilbeau - trumpet
- Henderson Chambers, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell - trombone
- Bill Hughes - bass trombone
- Marshal Royal - alto saxophone
- Bobby Plater - alto saxophone, flute
- Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone, flute
- Eddie Lockjaw Davis - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Norman Keenan - bass guitar
- Sonny Payne - drums
- Chico O'Farrill, George Williams - arranger
- Teddy Reig - producer
References
- ^ a b c Basie Meets Bond at AllMusic
- ^ "Count Basie And His Orchestra* - Basie Meets Bond". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (15 January 1966). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 3–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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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)
- 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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