The Greatest! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards

Joe Williams, Count Basie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00000476B
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,223 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best swinging standards ever made, April 16, 1999

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This review is from: The Greatest! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (Audio CD)

Williams brings all the great standards to life, belting them out like nobody else can. I've had this album for 20 years and I've probably played it as much as anything I've ever played. You won't be disappointed.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST COMBINATION, June 2, 2005

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I first bought the reel-to-reel version of this album in 1963. It is now 43 years since, and finally, found a copy of it on cd. Without a doubt, the quintessential combination of Joe Williams' voice and Count Basie's band are beyond comparison. "Standards" sung and played the way they should have been. No "gimmicks," etc. Just plain, honest and musically incomparable renditions of these songs. It was a sad day for me, when it was announced that, Williams and Basie would no longer appear and record together again. Even sadder is the loss of both of these "GIANTS" within the Jazz and music world. I miss both of them beyond comprehension. This is a MUST recording to include in your musical library.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I expected, October 3, 2005

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Keith Sladen (UK) - See all my reviews
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I have been a Basie and Joe Williams fan since I first heard them live in 1958. A couple of these tracks were on an LP that I bought later that year, for roughly half of my week's army pay, but it was worth it.

It would be difficult to imagine a track by either of them that

I would't like, and it doesn't happen here. Anyone who wants to learn how to phrase a song, whether as a singer or instumentalist buy this and listen.