Basie (album)

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Basie
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Studio album by
Count Basie
Released1955
RecordedAugust 16 & 17, 1954
Fine Sound, New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Clef
MG C-666
Producer Norman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Dance Session Album#2
(1954)		Basie
(1955)		 Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
(1955)
The Band of Distinction cover
The Band of Disctinction.jpg

Basie (reissued as The Band of Distinction) is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Clef label. [1] [2] [3] [4] the album should not be confused with Basie's 1958 album which became known as The Atomic Mr. Basie .

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. [5]

Track listing

  1. "Blues Backstage" (Frank Foster) - 4:36
  2. "Down for the Count" (Foster) - 6:02
  3. "Eventide" (Bill Doggett) - 4:40
  4. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks) - 3:43
  5. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 4:55
  6. "Ska-Di-Dle-Dee-Bee-Doo" (Neal Hefti) - 3:37
  7. "Two Franks" (Hefti) - 3:16
  8. "Rails" (Dizzy Gillespie, Buster Harding) - 5:57

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 18, 2015
  2. ↑ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 18, 2015
  3. ↑ Clef Records Catalog: 600 series, accessed November 18, 2015
  4. ↑ Big Band Paradise Archived 2015-11-19 at the Wayback Machine , accessed November 18, 2015
  5. 1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed November 18, 2015
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