| No 'Count | ||||
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | March 5 and 7, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:08 | |||
| Label | Savoy MG 12078 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
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No 'Count is an album by saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1956 and released on the Savoy label. [1]
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| Allmusic |    [2] |
Allmusic reviewer by Jim Todd stating, "the four horns carved out from the Count Basie band for this Frank Foster-led date get along just fine with drummer Kenny Clarke, bassist Eddie Jones, and guitarist Kenny Burrell. The set is a companion to Frank Wess' North, South, East....Wess , recorded by the same players at the same sessions. No Count, however, stays closer to Kansas City swing than the Wess release ... Foster's charts provide for lots of interplay and counterpoint between the two trombones and two tenors". [2]
All compositions by Frank Foster except where noted
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on March 5, 1956 (tracks 1, 5 & 6) and March 7, 1956 (tracks 2-4)
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