Basic Basie
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| Basic Basie | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | October 20, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Universal (Chicago) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:08 | |||
| Label | MPS MPS 15 264 | |||
| Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
| Count Basie chronology | ||||
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| Evergreens Cover | ||||
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Basic Basie is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in Chicago in 1969 and released on the MPS label.[1][2] It was released in the U.S. in 1972 on the Groove Merchant label as Evergreens.[3]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars.[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "Idaho" (Jesse Stone) - 2:19
- "Blues in My Heart" (Benny Carter, Irving Mills) - 2:53
- "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) - 3:55
- "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett) - 2:52
- "Moonglow" (Will Hudson, Mills, Eddie DeLange) - 2:56
- "Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me" (Con Conrad, Sidney Clare) - 2:16
- "M-Squad" (Count Basie) - 2:18
- "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) - 3:27
- "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks. Andy Razaf) - 2:36
- "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 2:56
- "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Koehler) - 2:48
- "I've Got the World on a String" (Arlen, Koehler) - 2:47
Personnel
[edit]- Count Basie - piano
- Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Sonny Cohn, Waymon Reed - trumpet
- Frank Hooks, Grover Mitchell, Mel Wanzo - trombone
- Bill Hughes - bass trombone
- Marshal Royal, Bobby Plater - alto saxophone
- Eric Dixon, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Norman Keenan - bass
- Harold Jones - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
- ^ MPS Records listing Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 14, 2015
- ^ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 2200 Series, accessed March 26, 2018
- ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed November 14, 2015