Not Now, I'll Tell You When

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Not Now, I'll Tell You When
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Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedJune 7, 9, 16 & 24, 1960
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length35:31
Label Roulette
SR 52044
Count Basie chronology
String Along with Basie
(1960)
Not Now, I'll Tell You When
(1960)
The Count Basie Story
(1960)

Not Now, I'll Tell You When is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label. [1] [2]

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Reception

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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "Because of the obscure repertoire, this is a fine LP for veteran Basie collectors. The band is in its usual swinging form". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Not Now, I'll Tell You When" (Thad Jones, Count Basie) - 3:37
  2. "Rare Butterfly" (Frank Foster, Basie) - 4:32
  3. "Back to the Apple" (Foster, Basie) - 4:42
  4. "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 4:52
  5. "Mama's Talkin' Soft" (Jules Styne, Stephen Sondheim) - 4:23
  6. "The Daly Jump" (Freddie Green, Basie) - 4:07
  7. "Blue on Blue" (Frank Wess, Basie) - 3:02
  8. "Swinging at the Waldorf" (Wess, Basie) - 3:40
  9. "Sweet and Purty" (Jones, Basie) - 3:26

Personnel

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References

  1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November 3, 2015
  2. Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography - 1960-1969, accessed November 3, 2015
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Not Now, I'll Tell You When – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 3, 2015.