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We remember Count Basie. ‘For The Count’

This day (April 26, 1984), in Hollywood, Florida, died William 'Count' Basie a.k.a Count Basie, an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader and composer.

Tracklist :

1 . w/ Sarah Vaughan,Tony Bennett,George Benson (1981)

2 . w/ Oscar Peterson, Documentary (1980)

3 . w/ Ella Fitzgerald – Booty’S Blues (1979)

4 . April In Paris

5 . w/ Frank Wess, Milan (1960)

6 . w/ Ben Webster & Jimmy Rushing – I Left My Baby (1957)

7 . One O’Clock Jump (1950)

8 . w/ Ethel Waters – Quicksand (1943)

9 . Dance Of The Gremlins / Swingin’ The Blues (1941)

Tracklist :

One O'Clock Jump . Jumpin' At the Woodside . April In Paris . Splanky . The Kid from Red Bank . Flight Of The Foo Birds . Shiny Stockings . Sleepwalker's Serenade - 1994 - Remaster . Jive At Five . Lester Leaps in .

Recorded on December

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Swinging ’round Midnight

From 'Big Noise From Winnetka Midnight Swim' to 'Midnight Sun' , we have mixed 21 'Jazz For Dancers' tunes around the theme of 'Midnight'. It has B.B. King, Cab Calloway, Sir Julian, Benny Carter and many more.

Meetiques

From 'Strange Meeting' to 'If We Never Meet Again', we have mixed 19 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Meeting'. It has Quincy Jones & Harry Arnold, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Eddie Lockjaw Davis & Johnny Griffin, Otis Spann and many more.

Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Jazz at Santa Monica ’72’ with the Count Basie Orchestra (1972)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Jazz at Santa Monica '72' is a live album recorded on June 2, 1972 with the Tommy Flanagan trio and the Count Basie Orchestra and released on August 2, 1972 by Pablo.

Track Listing : 1.Introductions By Norman Granz - 01:00 . 2.Basie Power (Ernie Wilkins) - 03:07 . 3.The Spirit Is Willing (Sammy Nestico) - 04:37 . 4.The Meetin' Time (Oliver Nelson) - 04:50 . 5.Blues In Hoss'S Flat (Count Basie

, Frank Foster) - 05:08 . 6.Good Time Blues (Ernie Wilkins) - 07:34 . 7.In A Mellow Tone (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) - 015:00 . 8.Loose Walk (Johnny Richards, Sonny Stitt) - 10:48 . 9.Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 02:57 . 10.If I Had You (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro) - 03:26 . 11.She'S Funny That Way (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting) - 03:05 .…

Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Fine and Mellow,’ an album for Pablo (1974)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Fine and Mellow' is a studio album recorded on January 8, 1974 and released in 1979 by Pablo.

1 . I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So

Track Listing : 1.Fine And Mellow (Billie Holiday) – 06:05 . 2.I'M Just A Lucky So-And-So (Mack David, Duke Ellington) - 06:35 . 3.I Don'T Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 05:01 . 4.Rockin' In Rhythm (Harry Carney, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 06:00 . 5.I'M In The Mood For Love (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy Mchugh) - 03:15 . 6.'Round Midnight (Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 04:37 . 7.I Can'T Give You Anything But Love (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy Mchugh) - 04:10 . 8.The Man I Love (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 06:45 . 9.Polka Dots And Moonbeams (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 05:03

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Frank Sinatra records ‘Sinatra at the Sands,’ his first live album with Count Basie and his orchestra, conducted by Quincy Jones (1966)

Frank Sinatra's 'Sinatra at the Sands' is his first live album recorded in January 1966 with Count Basie and his orchestra, conducted and arranged by Quincy Jones and released in July 1966 by Reprise.

1 . Pennies From Heaven

2 . The Best Is Yet To Come

Track Listing : 1.Come Fly With Me (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 03:45 . 2.I'Ve Got A Crush On You (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 02:42 . 3.I'Ve Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter) - 03:43 . 4.The Shadow Of Your Smile (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 02:31 . 5.Street Of Dreams (Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis) - 02:16 . 6.One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 04:40 . 7.Fly Me To The Moon (Bart Howard) - 02:50 . 8.One O'Clock Jump (Instrumental) (Count Basie) - 00:53 . 9.The Tea Break (Sinatra

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Count Basie records with his orchestra ‘The Atomic Mr. Basie’ for Roulette (1957)

Count Basie's 'The Atomic Mr. Basie' is an album a.k.a. 'E=MC2' and originally called 'Basie' recorded with his orchestra. on October 21 & 22, 1957 and released in 1958 by Roulette.

1 . The Kid From Red Bank (But Really Whirly Bird) (w/ Lockjaw Davis )

2 . Flight Of The Foo Birds

3 . Lil Darlin' (Neil Hefti)

Track Listing : 1.Kid From Red Bank (Count Basie, Neal Hefti) . 2.Duet (Neal Hefti) - 04:10 . 3.After Supper (Neal Hefti) - 03:22 . 4.Flight Of The Foo Birds (Neal Hefti) - 03:21 . 5.Double-O (Neal Hefti) - 02:45 . 6.Teddy The Toad (Neal Hefti) - 03:40 . 7.Whirlybird (Neal Hefti) - 03:46 . 8.Midnite Blue (Neal Hefti) - 04:25 . 9.Splanky (Neal Hefti) - 03:35 . 10.Fantail (Neal Hefti) - 02:50 . 11.Lil' Darlin' (Neal Hefti) - 04:47

Musicians : Count Basie- Piano . Wendell Culley -

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