Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 51:21
Size: 117.6 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2011
Art: Front
[5:15] 1. Shiny Stockings
[2:37] 2. H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)
[2:38] 3. Bag-A-Bones
[6:11] 4. In A Mellow Tone
[9:14] 5. The Midgets
[4:08] 6. Whirlybird
[2:48] 7. Basie Boogie
[6:16] 8. The Deacon
[4:08] 9. Cute
[8:00] 10. Ol' Man River
William ‘Count’ Basie was a man who, in his life time led two magnificent bands. The first began its existence as the Barons of Rhythm in 1935. His former leader, Bennie Moten, had died in that year and, using some of his sidemen. Basie had formed his own band in partnership with altoist Buster Smith.
At first it was a pretty ragged band, but Basie strengthened his line-up and, when the band made its New York recording debut in the following year it boasted such luminaries as trumpeter Buck Clayton, saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, vocalist Jimmy Rushing and a rhythm team of bassist Walter Page and drummer Jo Jones. They were joined by guitarist Freddie Green and this completed what became known as the All-American Rhythm Section.
Basie continued to lead his own orchestra until January 1950. In the next couple of years he fronted a particularly interesting octet but could not resist the sound of a big band at his back and. in 1952, reformed the orchestra. Miraculously, The Atomic Band was achieved with no loss in swing power: if anything, Basie's phenomenal instrument of a band swung even more than its predecessors.
Recording information: Kongresshaus, Zurich (02/03/1959); Theatre Beaulier, Lausanne (02/03/1959); Kongresshaus, Zurich (02/06/1959); Theatre Beaulier, Lausanne (02/06/1959).
Count Basie (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Charlie Fowlkes (flute, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Frank Wess (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Marshall Royal (clarinet, alto saxophone); Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (tenor saxophone); Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley (trumpet); Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (trombone); Sonny Payne (drums).
At first it was a pretty ragged band, but Basie strengthened his line-up and, when the band made its New York recording debut in the following year it boasted such luminaries as trumpeter Buck Clayton, saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, vocalist Jimmy Rushing and a rhythm team of bassist Walter Page and drummer Jo Jones. They were joined by guitarist Freddie Green and this completed what became known as the All-American Rhythm Section.
Basie continued to lead his own orchestra until January 1950. In the next couple of years he fronted a particularly interesting octet but could not resist the sound of a big band at his back and. in 1952, reformed the orchestra. Miraculously, The Atomic Band was achieved with no loss in swing power: if anything, Basie's phenomenal instrument of a band swung even more than its predecessors.
Recording information: Kongresshaus, Zurich (02/03/1959); Theatre Beaulier, Lausanne (02/03/1959); Kongresshaus, Zurich (02/06/1959); Theatre Beaulier, Lausanne (02/06/1959).
Count Basie (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Charlie Fowlkes (flute, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Frank Wess (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Marshall Royal (clarinet, alto saxophone); Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (tenor saxophone); Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley (trumpet); Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (trombone); Sonny Payne (drums).
In A Mellotone
Hi Please can you re upload...Count Basie & His Orchestra - This Time By Basie...Thank you
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Many thanks for re uploading Count Basie - "This Time"
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