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THE COUNT BASIE STORY
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The Count Basie Story was originally issued as a deluxe double LP box set in 1961 by Roulette Records. The basic idea was for the modern Basie big band to re record some its classics from the 1930s and '40s as a celebration of its 25th anniversary. The original band had played host to some of the most legendary names in jazz: Lester Young, Harry Edison, Walter Page, Freddie Green, and Jo Jones. Of these, only Green remained in the 1960s edition of the band, which included Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell, Sonny Payne, Thad Jones, Sonny Cohn, Eddie Jones, Marshall Royal, Charles Fowlkes, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Frank Wess. Singer Joe Williams had stepped in some years before to replace the great Jimmy Rushing. Co produced for reissue by Michael Cuscuna and Billy Vera, this set's two discs include the original double LP in gorgeously balanced 24 bit remastered sound and three bonus tracks in the same vein recorded between 1957 and 1959 among them a stomping version of "Moten Swing," nodding to Basie's own roots in Bennie Moten's band in the 1930s. These sides were hotly contested when originally issued because of the contrast in accents between the 1937 band and the later one. The sound is so different that it cannot be compared to the pure and bluesy dance band swing of the originals; it is amped up and brassy, with charts written by Royal or Neal Hefti that stress tempo and sophisticated ensemble playing rather than riff based solos, busyness, and dynamics.
Songs: Personnel Details:
 Broadway
 Down For Double
 Lester Leaps In
 Topsy
 Jumpin' At The Woodside
 Taps Miller
 Shorty George
 Doggin' Around
 Avenue C
 Jive At Five
 Rock-A-Bye Basie
 Moten Swing
 Swingin' The Blues
 Sent For You Yesterday
 Tickle Toe
 Blue And Sentimental
 Time Out
 9:20 Special
 Red Bank Boogie
 Every Tub
 Dickie's Dream
 Texas Shuffle
 Out The Window
 Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)
 Good Morning Blues
 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You		 Personnel: Frank Foster, Tad Jones, Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Joe Williams, Sonny Payne, more
Label: CAPITOL
Number: 79669
Item Code: 55315
Format: 2-CD
Genre: JAZZ
Dates: (1960)
Price: $23.00  
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