From his earliest days in territory bands in the Southwest, Count Basie had a secret: How to make a collection of instrumentalists generate rhythmic thrust so irresistible that no listener's foot could remain motionless.
Basie's swing was the opposite of tense. Relaxed is what it was, and powerful. Through five and a half decades, Basie never lost the ability to infect a band with his swing magic. This edition of his swing machine, recorded just a couple of years before his death, is evidence of the continuing force of that magic.
Cut from metal parts mastered by Doug Sax from the original analog master tape. Pressed at Quality Record Pressings for superior sound quality, and housed in a Stoughton Printing tip-on single pocket jacket.
Features
• 180g Vinyl
• Cut from Parts Mastered by Doug Sax from the Original Analog Master Tape
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Stoughton Tip-On Single Pocket Jacket
Musicians
Count Basie - piano
Freddie Green - guitar
James Leary - bass
Gregg Field - drums
Bob Summers - trumpet
Sonny Cohn - trumpet
Dale Carley - trumpet
Chris Albert - trumpet
Bill Hughes - trombone
Dennis Wilson - trombone
Grover Mitchell - trombone
Mitchell "Booty" Wood - trombone
Kenny Hing - tenor saxophone
Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
Johnny Williams - baritone saxophone
Danny Turner - alto saxophone
Bobby Plater - alto saxophone
Selections
1. Way Out Basie
2. St. Louis Blues
3. Beaver Junction
4. Lester Leaps In
5. Blues for the Barbecue
6. I Don't Know Yet
7. Ain't That Something
8. Jumpin' at the Woodside