One O'Clock Jump (album)

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One O'Clock Jump
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Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedJanuary 4–5, June 25–27, 1956 at Fine Sound, New York City
April 23–30, 1957 in Hollywood, Los Angeles
Genre Jazz
Length49:51
Label Verve MG V-8288
Producer Norman Granz
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One O'Clock Jump is a 1957 album by the Count Basie Orchestra, arranged by Ernie Wilkins and featuring vocalist Joe Williams on seven of the ten tracks. [1]

Contents

Ella Fitzgerald is featured in duet with Williams on the first track, "Too Close for Comfort", arranged by Edgar Sampson. "One O'Clock Jump", "Jamboree" and "From Coast to Coast" are instrumentals by the Count Basie Orchestra.

The 1999 reissue included two additional versions of "One O'Clock Jump" as well as an alternate take of "Too Close for Comfort" sung by Williams without Fitzgerald.

Reception

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Bruce Eder, writing on AllMusic said the album compared unfavorably to Basie and Williams' previous records April In Paris , and The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards , but praised "From Coast to Coast" and "One O'Clock Jump", and Williams' performance on "Stop, Pretty Baby, Stop". [1]

Track listing

  1. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) – 3:02
  2. "Smack Dab in the Middle" (Chuck Calhoun) – 3:36
  3. "Amazing Love" (Jeannie Burns) – 3:28
  4. "Only Forever" (Johnny Burke, James V. Monaco) – 3:34
  5. "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) – 3:01
  6. "Stop, Pretty Baby" (Milton Lovett, Red Saunders, Leon Washington) – 3:04
  7. "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) – 4:29
  8. "Jamboree" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:56
  9. "I Don't Like You No More" (Cirino Colacrai, Teddy Randazzo) – 2:37
  10. "From Coast to Coast" (Wilkins) – 8:31

Bonus Tracks; Issued on the Verve 1999 CD re-issue, Verve 559 806-2

  1. "Too Close for Comfort" (without Ella Fitzgerald) – 3:26
  2. "One O'Clock Jump" (alternative take) – 2:03
  3. "One O'Clock Jump" (alternative take) – 4:34

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 3 One O'Clock Jump at AllMusic
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.