Memories Ad-Lib

Memories Ad-Lib
Studio album by Joe Williams and Count Basie
Released	1959
Recorded	October 16–18, 1958 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:27
Label	Roulette SR 52021
Producer	Teddy Reig
Count Basie chronology
Sing Along with Basie (1958) Memories Ad-Lib (1959) Basie One More Time (1959)
Joe Williams chronology
Sing Along with Basie (1958) Memories Ad-Lib (1958) Everyday I Have the Blues (1959)

Memories Ad-Lib is an album by singer Joe Williams with Count Basie. It features tracks recorded in 1958 and was originally released in 1959 on the Roulette label. ^{[1] [2]} It is notable for featuring several short solo passages by rhythm guitarist Freddie Green. ^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Ken Dryden states, "it will be greatly appreciated by fans of Count Basie and Joe Williams". ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Ain't Misbehavin' " (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 3:27
2. "I'll Always Be in Love With You" (Bud Green, Herman Ruby, Sam H. Stept) – 2:45
3. "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Victor Young, Will J. Harris) – 2:20
4. "If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) – 3:10
5. "Dinah" (Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) – 3:20
6. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 2:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
7. "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) – 2:22
8. "Call Me Darling (Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear)" (Dorothy Dick, Mart Fryberg, Rolf Marbot, Bert Reisfeld) – 3:06
9. "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 2:40
10. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Razaf) – 3:22
11. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Waller, Razaf) – 2:26
12. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 2:40 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Joe Williams – vocals
• Count Basie – organ
• Freddie Green – guitar
• George Duvivier – double bass
• Jimmy Crawford – drums
• Harry Edison – trumpet

References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November 3, 2015
2. Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 3, 2015
3. Cunniffe, Thomas Count Basie/Joe Williams: "Memories Ad-Lib" (Roulette LP 52021), accessed February 4, 2016
4. Dryden, Ken. Memories Ad-Lib – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 3, 2015.