Homage to Count Basie

2000 studio album by Bob Mintzer Big Band
Homage to Count Basie
Studio album by
Bob Mintzer Big Band
ReleasedOctober 17, 2000 (2000-10-17)
RecordedMay 16–17, 2000
GenreJazz, big band
Length61:12
LabelDMP
ProducerBob Mintzer
Bob Mintzer chronology
Quality Time
(1998)
Homage to Count Basie
(2000)
Bop Boy
(2002)

Homage to Count Basie is an album by the Bob Mintzer Big Band that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2002.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Havin' Some Fun"Bob Mintzer7:55
2."April in Paris"Vernon Duke/Yip Harburg6:07
3."One O'Clock Jump"Count Basie11:16
4."Lester Jumps Out"Bob Mintzer9:19
5."Cute"Neal Hefti5:56
6."Shiny Stockings" 7:44
7."Home Basie"Bob Mintzer4:11
8."Lil' Darlin'"Neal Hefti8:44

Personnel

  • Bob Mintzer – clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, liner notes, producer
  • Lawrence Feldman – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone
  • Pete Yellin – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone
  • Scott Robinson – clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone
  • Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
  • Bob Millikan – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Byron Stripling – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Scott Wendholt – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Michael Philip Mossman – flugelhorn
  • Michael Davis – trombone
  • Larry Farrell – trombone
  • Keith O'Quinn – trombone
  • Dave Taylor – bass trombone
  • Phil Markowitz – piano
  • Dennis Irwin – double bass
  • James Chirillo – guitar
  • Brian Brake – drums
  • John Riley – drums
  • Tom Jung – producer, engineer, recorder
  • Mark Conese – assistant engineer[2]

References

  1. ^ "Homage to Count Basie – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Homage to Count Basie – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2017.