Broadway Basie's...Way

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Broadway Basie's...Way
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Studio album by
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Released1966
RecordedAugust 18 and September 7 & 8, 1966
Finesound Studio, New York
Genre Jazz
Label Command
R 33 905/RS 905 SD
Producer Loren Becker, Robert Byrne and Teddy Reig
Count Basie chronology
Basie Swingin' Voices Singin'
(1966)		Broadway Basie's...Way
(1966)		 Hollywood...Basie's Way
(1967)

Broadway Basie's...Way is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring performances of Broadway musical songs recorded in 1966 and released on the Command label. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 143 on the Billboard Top LP's, remaining on the chart for one more week. [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars stating "On this often unlistenable set, the Count Basie Orchestra plays unimaginative arrangements of a dozen Broadway show tunes". [5]

Track listing

  1. "Hello Young Lovers" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:05
  2. "A Lot of Livin' to Do" (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) - 3:01
  3. "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 3:06
  4. "Mame" (Jerry Herman) - 3:14
  5. "On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 2:42
  6. "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) - 2:35
  7. "On the Street Where You Live" (Frederick Loewe, Lerner) - 2:48
  8. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:22
  9. "From This Moment On" (Porter) - 2:40
  10. "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (George Forrest, Robert Wright) - 3:01
  11. "People" (Styne, Bob Merrill) - 2:33
  12. "Everything's Coming up Roses" (Styne, Stephen Sondheim) - 3:10

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1966)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs [4] 143

References

  1. ↑ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
  2. ↑ Big Band Paradise Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine , accessed November 17, 2015
  3. ↑ Edwards, D., Callahan, M. & Eyrie. P., Command Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
  4. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 15. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Broadway Basie's Way – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
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