Kansas City 8 / Get Together

Count Basie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pablo
• ASIN: B000000XKA
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,166 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Any more laid-back and it would be laying down, December 19, 2010

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Matthew Watters (Vietnam) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kansas City 8 / Get Together (Audio CD)

In this late-period small-group performance from Basie's fecund Pablo period, the Count plays maybe four notes during the entire recording - but, man, are they great notes! Seriously, this a very pleasant record by a group of old pros with nothing left to prove, and they certainly don't. Veteran Basie band guitarist Freddie Green gets featured side-by-side with Basie on the cover, and his peerless rhythm work is nicely featured throughout, but this album is so whisper quiet and unobtrusive, it's hard to really recommend anyone spend money on it.

5.0 out of 5 stars 8 men swinging!, April 15, 2008

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rick from Boston - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kansas City 8 / Get Together (Audio CD)

Another great recording of a Basie small group on Pablo records. Basie recorded often for Pablo in both big band and small group settings, and they were all uniformly good. And this set is no exception.A nice mix of slow blues and uptempo numbers all done Basie style. Everyone solos and the unison riffs are pure Kansas City. Great band too.4 horns including Lockjaw Davis and Budd Johnson on tenors, and Harry edison and Clark Terry on trumpets. Your feet will be tapping!!