Best of Count Basie

Count Basie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 24, 1992)
• Original Release Date: March 24, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000002UZW
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,940 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Kid from Red Bank

2. The Late, Late Show

3. Flight of the Foo Birds

4. Jive at Five

5. Blue and Sentimental

6. Lullaby of Birdland

7. Cute

8. Segue in C

9. Topsy

10. Jumpin' at the Woodside

11. Broadway

12. Tickle Toe

13. Scoot

14. For Lena and Lennie

15. Whirlybird

16. Down for Double

17. Easy Money

18. Turnaround

19. Taps Miller

20. Ol' Man River [From Show Boat]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Basie Tunes from the Late '50s/Early '60s, September 24, 2001

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"mj5" (Harrisburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Count Basie (Audio CD)

A nice compilation of tunes Count Basie recorded for Roulette from 1958-62, when the band was at its popular peak. Neil Hefti is heavily-represented (Kid from Red Bank, Flight of the Foo Birds, and others), and Quincy Jones weighs in with the soulful For Lena and Lenny. Some great solo work from Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, among others, and some very interesting plunger and mute work from the trumpet section on Jive at Five. And of course, lots of that "Basie Bounce," set off by the strumming of "Steady" Freddie Green on the guitar. If you like the Count Basie Orchestra and late-50's jazz in general (as I do), this is a must-have CD.