Count Basie - Kansas City Shout

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 42:02

Size: 96.2 MB

Styles: Swing, Piano blues

Year: 1980/1995

Art: Front

[3:40] 1. Just A Dream On My Mind

[5:57] 2. Blues For Joe Turner

[4:05] 3. Blues For Joel

[4:02] 4. Everyday I Have The Blues

[2:56] 5. Blues Au Four

[3:27] 6. My Jug And I

[4:08] 7. Cherry Red

[3:49] 8. Apollo Daze

[3:19] 9. Standing On The Corner

[3:34] 10. Stormy Monday

[3:00] 11. Signifying

Bass – Duffy Jackson; Guitar – Freddie Green; Piano – Count Basie; Saxophone – Bobby Plater, Danny Turner, Eric Dixon, Johnny Williams, Kenny Hing; Trombone – Bill Hughes, Mitchell 'Bootie' Wood, Dennis Rowland, Dennis Wilson, Grover Mitchell; Trumpet – Dale Carley, David Stahl, Pete Minger, Sonny Cohn; Vocals – Joe Turner (tracks: 2, 4, 10); Vocals, Alto Saxophone – Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (tracks: 1, 6, 7). Recorded in Hollywood, CA, April 7, 1980.

This session from 1980 helps to recreate the atmosphere of '30s Kansas City. Featured are the great blues singer Joe Turner and the strong singer and altoist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, along with the Count Basie Orchestra. "Just a Dream," "Everyday I Have the Blues," "Cherry Red" and "Stormy Monday" receive very spirited renditions, as do some newer blues. Since all of the principals are no longer with us, Norman Granz deserves special thanks for organizing this special session. ~Scott Yanow

Kansas City Shout

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