Dance Session Album No. 2

Dance Session Album #2
Studio album by Count Basie
Released	1955
Recorded	July 26, 1952 and August 16 & 17, 1954 Fine Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:39
Label	Clef MG C-647
Producer	Norman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Dance Session (1953) Dance Session Album #2 (1955) Basie (1954)

Dance Session Album #2 is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie recorded in 1954 (with one track from 1952) and originally released on the Clef label. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Selections from this album were also released on the 1956 Clef LPs Basie Roars Again and King of Swing.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. ^[5]

Track listing

1. "Stereophonic" (Ernie Wilkins) - 2:25
2. "Mambo Mist" (Pat "Chico" Barnes) - 4:07
3. "Sixteen Men Swinging" (Wilkins) - 3:03
4. "She's Just My Size" (Wilkins) - 4:32
5. "You're Not the Kind" (Count Basie) - 3:19
6. "I Feel Like a New Man" (Manny Albam) - 2:56
7. "You for Me" (Neal Hefti) - 3:12
8. "Soft Drink" (Reunald Jones) - 3:08
9. "Two for the Blues" (Hefti) - 2:50
10. "Slow But Sure" (Albam) - 3:45

Recorded at Fine Sound Studios in New York City on July 26, 1952 (track 5) and August 16, 1954 (tracks 4 & 6–10) and August 17, 1954 (tracks 1–3)

Preceding to Mosaic's 2005 Compilation Reissue "Count Basie - The Complete Clef & Verve Fifties Studio Recordings", the writing credits for track 5 were mostly listed in favor of Irving Mills and Will Hudson.

Personnel

• Count Basie - piano
• Paul Campbell (track 5), Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones (tracks 1-4 & 6–10), Joe Newman - trumpet
• Henry Coker, Bill Hughes (tracks 1-4 & 6–10), Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins (track 5) - trombone
• Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Ernie Wilkins - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, arranger (tracks 1, 3, 4)
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (track 5), Frank Foster (tracks 1-4 & 6–10), Paul Quinichette (track 5), Frank Wess (tracks 1-4 & 6–10) - tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Eddie Jones (tracks 1-4 & 6–10), Jimmy Lewis (track 5) - bass
• Gus Johnson - drums
• Manny Albam (tracks 6, 8 & 10), Neal Hefti (tracks 7. 9), Nat Pierce (track 5) - arranger

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 2015-11-20 at the Wayback Machine , accessed November 18, 2015
5. Allmusic listing, accessed November 18, 2015