Sing a Song of Basie

Sing a Song of Basie
Studio album by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
Released	1958
Recorded	August 26 – November 26, 1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	30:08
Label	Am-Par [1]
Producer	Creed Taylor
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross chronology
Sing a Song of Basie (1958) Sing Along with Basie (1958)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Disc	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

Sing a Song of Basie is the 1958 debut album by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. ^{[2] [6]}

Track listing

1. "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim) – 5:18
2. "It's Sand, Man!" (Hendricks, Lambert, Ed Lewis) – 2:27
3. "Two for the Blues" (Neal Hefti, Hendricks) – 2:42
4. "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham) – 3:00
5. "Little Pony" (Hefti, Hendricks) – 2:28
6. "Down for Double" (Freddie Green, Hendricks, Lambert) – 2:11
7. "Fiesta in Blue" (Benny Goodman, Hendricks, Lambert, Jimmy Mundy) – 3:14
8. "Down for the Count" (Frank Foster, Melissa Ritter) – 2:58
9. "Blues Backstage" (Foster) – 2:58
10. "Avenue C" (Buck Clayton, Hendricks, Lambert) – 2:52

Personnel

• Lambert, Hendricks & Ross – vocals
  • Dave Lambert
  • Jon Hendricks
  • Annie Ross
• Nat Pierce – piano
• Freddie Green – guitar
• Eddie Jones – double bass
• Sonny Payne – drums

References

1. Watt, Douglas (April 6, 1958). "Record Review". Daily News. New York. Retrieved May 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. Sing a Song of Basie at AllMusic.
3. Hall, Tony (November 8, 1958). "Unusual, enterprising controversial: You must hear it!". Disc . No. 40. p. 6.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 861. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p.  123. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
6. Yanow, Scott (2005). Jazz: A Regional Exploration - Scott Yanow - Google Books. ISBN   9780313328718 . Retrieved May 15, 2020.