Pop Goes the Basie

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Pop Goes the Basie
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Studio album by
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Released1965
RecordedDecember 22–24, 1964
Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz
Length34:13
Label Reprise
RS 6153
Producer Teddy Reig
Count Basie chronology
Our Shining Hour
(1964)		Pop Goes the Basie
(1965)		 Basie Picks the Winners
(1965)

Pop Goes the Basie is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring jazz versions of contemporary hits recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Reprise label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. [3]

Track listing

Side One:

  1. "Your Cheatin' Heart" (Hank Williams) – 3:03
  2. "The Hucklebuck" (Andy Gibson, Roy Alfred) – 2:50
  3. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison, Bill Dees) – 2:51
  4. "Call Me Irresponsible" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:42
  5. "Walk Right In" (Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods) – 2:55
  6. "Go Away Little Girl" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 3:03

Side Two:

  1. "Oh Soul Mio" (Billy Byers) – 3:03
  2. "Bye Bye Love" (Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:30
  3. "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry) – 3:04
  4. "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands" (Traditional) – 3:29
  5. "Shangri-La" (Carl Sigman, Matty Malneck, Robert Maxwell) – 3:45
  6. "At Long Last Love" (Cole Porter, Robert Katscher) – 2:57

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M. Reprise Album Discography, Part 2: R/R9-6001 to R/RS-6199 (1961–1966), accessed November 15, 2015
  2. ↑ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
  3. 1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed November 15, 2015
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