Basie Meets Bond

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Basie Meets Bond
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Studio album by
Count Basie Orchestra
Released1966
RecordedDecember 22–31, 1965
Studio Capitol (New York)
Genre Jazz, swing, big band
Length36:24
Label United Artists
Producer Teddy Reig
Count Basie Orchestra chronology
Basie Picks the Winners
(1965)		Basie Meets Bond
(1966)		 Live at the Sands (Before Frank)
(1966)

Basie Meets Bond is a 1966 album by Count Basie and his orchestra. The album is a collection of musical pieces originating from the first four James Bond films; Dr No , From Russia with Love , Goldfinger and Thunderball . [1] [2] The album was Basie's first for United Records, and was produced by Teddy Reig. [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Ken Dryden, writing on AllMusic said of the album that "While it seems doubtful that Basie added any of this music to his regular band repertoire, his band does its best to do justice to the arrangements." Dryden praised Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis's solo on "Goldfinger" and Marshall Royal and Count Basie's solos on "Thunderball". Dryden conceded that the album could be "safely bypassed by most jazz fans" but said that Basie's fans might "find this surprising LP worth the investment". [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."007" John Barry 3:00
2."The Golden Horn"Barry3:43
3."Girl Trouble"Barry3:34
4."Kingston Calypso" Monty Norman 2:23
5."Goldfinger" Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley, Barry4:04
6."Thunderball" Don Black, Barry4:00
7."From Russia with Love" Lionel Bart 4:14
8."Dr. No's Fantasy"Norman3:56
9."Underneath the Mango Tree"Norman3:36
10."The James Bond Theme"Norman3:47
11."Dr. No's Fantasy (First Version)"Norman3:54

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Basie Meets Bond at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Count Basie And His Orchestra* - Basie Meets Bond". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (15 January 1966). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 3–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
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