Basie in Sweden

Basie in Sweden
Live album by
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Released1962
RecordedAugust 10, 11 & 12, 1962
Dans in at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden
GenreJazz
LabelRoulette
ProducerTeddy Reig
Count Basie chronology
Back with Basie
(1962) 		Basie in Sweden
(1962) 		Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First
(1962)

Basie in Sweden (subtitled Recorded Live in Concert featuring Louis Bellson on Drums) is a live album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring tracks recorded at an amusement park in Sweden in 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Little Pony" (Neal Hefti) – 2:25
  2. "Plymouth Rock" (Hefti) – 7:00
  3. "Backwater Blues" (Bessie Smith) – 5:06
  4. "Who Me" (Frank Foster) – 3:23
  5. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 3:30
  6. "Backstage Blues" (Don Elliott, Terry Gibbs, Urbie Green) – 5:00
  7. "Good Time Blues" (Ernie Wilkins) – 5:00
  8. "Peace Pipe" (Wilkins) – 4:35
  • Recorded at the Dans in at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden on August 10 (track 5), August 11 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7) & August 12 (tracks 3 & 8), 1962

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November, 5, 2015
  2. ^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November, 5, 2015
  3. ^ a b AllMusic listing, accessed November, 5, 2015
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