Name: Count Basie - Basie At Birdland - Pure Pleasure LP [ Record ]
Brand: Pure Pleasure
SKU: 5060149623022
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Count Basie - Basie At Birdland - Pure Pleasure LP [ Record ]

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180g High Quality Pressing!
Re-mastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering!

'Basie at Birdland' is a 1961 live album featuring Count Basie and his famed orchestra playing at Birdland in New York City. Recorded on June 27-28th of 1961, and released just one month later in July of that year, 'Basie at Birdland' proved once again that Count Basie was one of the world's best players, band leaders, and flag bearers of Jazz. Birdland, the self-proclaimed, 'Jazz Corner of the World' provides a raucous, lively backdrop to the band's soulful Kansas City style Jazz, on tunes like, 'Blue Backstage', and 'Good Time Blues' alongside their harder hitting, big band bop. 'Basie at Birdland' features the Count at the height of his prowess, and he and his band's fervent, swinging performance cannot be missed - it's perfect for novices and aficionados alike.

This is a jaw-dropping recording of Basie's band in 1961. The band is so tight and swings so hard it sounds at times as if one is listening to a Wurlitzer organ. There simply was no band that swung as hard as Basie's - at least not as recorded on this live date. Amazing.

Simply the best live recording of a big band ever!

Features

Double LP
180g Vinyl
Re-mastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London
2 Standard sleeves
Side C& D contain Bonus Tracks not part of original album
Made in the UK

Musicians

Count Basie, piano

Marshal Royal, alto saxophone, clarinet

Frank Wess, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute

Charlie Fowlkes, baritone saxophone

Eddie Jones, bass

Sonny Payne, drums

Freddie Green, guitar

Budd Johnson, tenor saxophone

Frank Foster, tenor saxophone

Benny Powell, trombone

Henry Coker, trombone

Quentin Jackson, trombone

Snooky Young, trumpet

Lennie Johnson, trumpet

Sonny Cohn, trumpet

Thad Jones, trumpet

Jon Hendricks, vocal (Track 5, Side A)

Selections

Side A:

Little Pony
Discommotion
Backstage Blues
Blee Blop Blues
Whirly Bird
One O'Clock Jump

Side B:

Segue In "C"
Good Time Blues
One O'Clock Jump

Side C:

Easin' It
A Little Tempo, Please
Corner Pocket
I Needs To Be Bee'd With

Side D:

Discommotion
Segue In C (Alternate Take)
Whirly-Bird
One O'Clock Jump (Theme)

Recorded live on June 27 & 28, 1961 at Birdland, New York City

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