28 October 2011

Count Basie Orchestra - Live in Monterey '77


An explosion of swing in this land of avant-gardism...

Rec. live at "The 20th Monterey Jazz Festival", Monterey, CA,
on September 16, 1977 (radio broadcast)

Count Basie,piano,conductor
Eric Dixon/Jimmy Forrest,tenor saxes
Bobby Plater/Danny Turner,alto saxes
Charles Fowlkes,baritone sax
Bobby Mitchell/Lyn Biviano/Sonny Cohn/Waymon Reed,trumpets
Al Grey/Bill Hughes/Dennis Wilson/Mel Wanzo,trombones
Freddie Green,guitar
John Duke,bass
Butch Miles,drums
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Clark Terry,flügelhorn (6)
Dennis Rowland,vocals (8)
Joe Williams,vocals (9-12)

01. The Heat's On (inc.) [S.Nestico](02:32)
02. Cherry [D.Redman](02:59)
03. Things Ain't What They Used To Be [M.Ellington](04:17)
04. Body And Soul [J.Green](05:46)
05. I Needs To Be Bee'd With [Q.Jones](04:35)
06. Basie! [E.Wilkins](04:17)
07. Summertime [G.Gershwin](04:28)
08. Every Day I Have The Blues [M.Slim](04:57)
09. Goin' To Chicago [C.Basie/J.Rushing](05:02)
10. All Right, Okay, You Win [M.Watts/S.Wyche]((02:42)
11. Cherry Red [B.J.Turner/P.Johnson]/Person To Person [E.C.Vinson](08:57)
12. Roll'em, Pete [B.J.Turner/P.Johnson](02:58)
13. One O'Clock Jump [C.Basie](01:21)

Total Time 54:58

Roll'em, Pete

7 comments:

  1. Nothing wrong with a swing band in the land of avant-gardism. It's all related anyway. :-)

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  2. The Count! It was about time! What a wonderful post, Riccardo you're my hero, thank you indeed.
    When it comes to big bands, you just can't beat the Count and the Duke! They would take no
    prisoners, they just killed. I don't think I've got this one in my old reels, therefore I sincerely thank
    you for the lossless option. Keep 'em coming!
    Sivad

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  3. Would it be at all possible to re-up this one in flac? Thanks so much!

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  4. Hello! Please update the link if possible. Thank you

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