Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie!

Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie!
Studio album by Count Basie
Released	1963
Recorded	April 21–22, 1963
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:18
Label	Verve
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Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie! is a 1963 album by the Count Basie Orchestra released by Verve Records. The music was composed and arranged by Quincy Jones. ^[1]

The album peaked at No. 123 on the Billboard Top LP's, remaining on the chart for five weeks. ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Quincy Jones

1. "Li'l Ol' Groovemaker" – 2:48
2. "Pleasingly Plump" – 4:03
3. "Boody Rumble" – 3:36
4. "Belly Roll" – 2:29
5. "Count 'Em" – 5:21
6. "Nasty Magnus" – 6:04
7. "Dum Dum" – 2:41
8. "Lullaby for Jolie (Jolie Ann)" – 2:29
9. "Kansas City Wrinkles" – 5:41

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra

• Count Basie – piano,
• Sonny Cohn, Al Aarons, Snooky Young, Fip Ricard, Don Rader – trumpet
• Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Henry Coker – trombone
• Marshal Royal, Frank Wess – alto saxophone
• Frank Foster, Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
• Freddie Green – guitar
• Buddy Catlett – double bass
• Sonny Payne – drums
• Quincy Jones – arranger

Charts

Chart (1963)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LP's [3]	123

References

1. Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie! at AllMusic
2. Down Beat: October 24, 1963 Vol. 30, No.28
3. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 15. Retrieved July 10, 2025.