Basie Jam: Montreux '77

Basie Jam: Montreux '77
Live album by Count Basie
Released	1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:59
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Count Basie chronology
The Gifted Ones (1977) Basie Jam: Montreux '77 (1977) Montreux '77 (1977)

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Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Basie Jam: Montreux '77 is a 1977 live album by Count Basie, recorded at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival. ^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

1. "Bookie Blues" (Count Basie, Ray Brown, Benny Carter, Vic Dickenson, Roy Eldridge, Al Grey, Zoot Sims, Jimmie Smith) – 14:48
2. "She's Funny That Way" (Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting) – 6:18
3. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) – 4:33
4. "Kidney Stew" (Leona Blackman, Eddie Vinson) – 6:59
5. "Trio Blues" (Count Basie) – 4:00
6. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:56
7. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Basie) – 4:31 ^[5]

Personnel

• Count Basie - piano
• Benny Carter - alto saxophone
• Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
• Vic Dickenson - trombone
• Roy Eldridge - trumpet
• Ray Brown - double bass
• Jimmie Smith - drums
• Al Grey - Trombone

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
3. Basie Jam: Montreux '77 at AllMusic
4. Count Basie - Count Basie Jam (Montreux '77), 1977, retrieved August 8, 2025
5. Count Basie - Count Basie Jam (Montreux '77), 1977, retrieved August 8, 2025