Count Basie & His Orchestra Play The Music Of Benny Carter (2 Lps On 1 Cd)

Description: Count Basie & His Orchestra Play The Music Of Benny Carter (2 Lps On 1 Cd) Count Basie Featuring: Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Al Grey (tb), Benny Carter, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster, Budd Johnson, Charles Fowlkes (saxes), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d) REFERENCE: FSRCD 713 With “Kansas City Suite” and “The Legend,” Benny Carter demonstrated his masterly grasp of the essential style of the Count Basie band. Both albums consist of Carter originals written especially for Basie and in almost every case, Carter established the archetypal Basie approach—a smoothly mellifluous riff by the saxophones, which is then worked over by Basie and his soloists. Some of the music is more typically Basie than typically Carter, but each track stands up well on its individual merits, notably “The Legend,” whose rich, moody, Ellingtonian harmonies are striking. In a fine exhibition of the Basie style, garnished with the charm and elegance for which Carter was renowned, the band shows, once again, its sonic wealth and ensemble precision. And, to complete the picture, there are brilliant soloists like Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Thad Jones, Budd Johnson, Henry Coker and Marshall Royal (who plays lead alto sax, and gets a sound very much like Carter’s own). Tracklisting: 01. Vine Street Rumble 3:38 02. Katy Do 4:19 03. Miss Missouri 5:14 04. Jackson County Jubilee 2:29 05. Sunset Glow 2:27 06. The Wiggle Walk 3:52 07. Meetin’ Time 3:24 08. Paseo Promenade 3:23 09. Blue Five Jive 3:55 10. Rompin’ At The Reno 2:17 11. The Trot 3:08 12. Easy Money 5:19 13. Amoroso 3:47 14. Goin’ On 4:24 15. The Swizzle 3:31 16. The Legend 4:35 17. Who’s Blue 4:30 18. Turnabout 3:56 19. The Basie Twist 2:21 (Bonus Track) All compositions and arrangements by Benny Carter Total time: 72:00 min. approx. Sources: Tracks #1-10 from the Roulette album “Kansas City Suite—The Music of Benny Carter” (LP SR 52056) Tracks #11-18 from the Roulette album “The Legend. Count Basie: From the Pen of Benny Carter” (LP SR 52086) Track #19 from the 45 rpm Roulette 4403 Personnel on "Kansas City Suite": Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshall Royal (as, cl), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Billy Mitchell (ts, cl), Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bs, b-cl, fl), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d). Thad Jones plays cornet on #6. Recorded at United Recorders, Los Angeles, September 6 (#2,4,6,7) & 7 (#1,3,5,8,9,10), 1960. Personnel on "The Legend": Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Snooky Young (tp), Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell (tb), Benny Carter (as), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Budd Johnson, Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bs), Count Basie (p), Sam Herman (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d). Cozy Cole replaces Payne on #18. Thad Jones, cymbal, Snooky Young, derby drum, Charles Fowlkes, claves and Basie, cowbell on #13. Recorded at Capitol Studios, New York City, October 30 (#11,14,16) & 31 (#19) and November 1 (#15,17) & 2 (#12,13,18), 1961. Soloists: Vine Street Rumble: Frank Foster Katy Do: Joe Newman & Frank Wess Miss Missouri: Billy Mitchell & Al Grey Jackson County Jubilee: Snooky Young (over the band), Billy Mitchell & Thad Jones Sunset Glow: Henry Coker The Wiggle Walk: Henry Coker, Frank Foster and Thad Jones (on cornet) Meetin’ Time: Snooky Young & Frank Foster Paseo Promenade: Henry Coker & Frank Foster Blue Five Jive: Frank Foster & Joe Newman Rompin’ At The Reno: Frank Foster & Thad Jones The Trot: Al Aarons, Frank Foster & Henry Coker Easy Money: Snooky Young & Benny Powell Amoroso: Frank Foster & Sonny Cohn Goin’ On: Frank Foster The Swizzle: Thad Jones & Budd Johnson The Legend: Thad Jones & Frank Foster Who’s Blue: Al Aarons Turnabout: Budd Johnson, Frank Foster, Al Aarons & Henry Coker The Basie Twist: Budd Johnson All recordings originally produced by Teddy Reig for Roulette Records Engineers: Wally Heider (#1-10) and Bob Arnold (#11-19) Reissue produced by Jordi Pujol and “Beethoven” Jean-Michel Reisser Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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