Basie at Birdland

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Basie at Birdland
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Live album by
ReleasedJuly 28, 1961
RecordedJune 27–28, 1961
Venue Birdland, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length35:48
Label Roulette
Count Basie chronology
Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan
(1961)
Basie at Birdland
(1961)
First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
(1961)

Basie at Birdland is a 1961 live album by the Count Basie Orchestra, recorded at Birdland in New York City.

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated, "This has always been one of the more enjoyable live recordings from Basie and company, and still can be easily recommended for novices as well as aficionados of his unflappable ability to swing a band like nobody else." [1]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

  1. "Little Pony" (Neal Hefti) – 2:22
  2. "Basie" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:23
  3. "Blues Backstage" (Frank Foster) – 4:58
  4. "Blee Blop Blues" (A. K. Salim) – 2:17
  5. "Whirly-Bird" (Hefti) – 3:59
  6. "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) – 0:55
  7. "Good Time Blues" (Wilkins) – 6:40
  8. "Segue in C" (Frank Wess) – 9:18
  9. "One O'Clock Jump" – 4:41
  10. "Easin' It" (Foster) – 5:41
  11. "A Little Tempo, Please" (Hefti) – 3:02
  12. "Corner Pocket" (Freddie Green) – 5:07
  13. "I Needs to Be Bee'd With" (Quincy Jones) – 4:23
  14. "Discommotion" (Foster) – 4:16
  15. "Segue in C" (Wess) – 8:11
  16. "Whirly-Bird" – 3:43
  17. "One O'Clock Jump" – 1:02

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Nastos, Michael G. "Basie at Birdland". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 92. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.