Count Basie - The Golden Years [Box set, Live]

Count Basie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 3, 1996)
• Original Release Date: October 23, 1996
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Live
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Sunset Strategic Marketing (SSM) / Pablo
• ASIN: B000000XHU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,585 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Get it before it vanishes., July 9, 2008

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This review is from: Count Basie - The Golden Years (Audio CD)

Now that the entire Fantasy catalog has gone to Concord Jazz, this treasury of Basie's last decade has gone out of print and prices have dropped. This set is a very attractive alternative to buying 20-30 Pablo albums. Disc 1 features live performances with a variety of groups; Disc 2 focuses on small-group all-star sessions; Disc 3 collects big band performances, and Disc 4 shows Basie accompanying many of the vocalists who shared the Pablo label at the time. While there is nothing musically novel in this set, the remastering throughout is superb. If you have already collected the early Decca and Columbia sides and the "new testament" band sides on Verve and Roulette, this should be next on your list.