| Basie's in the Bag | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | August 15 & 17, 1967 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Brunswick BL 754127 | |||
| Producer | Teddy Reig | |||
| Count Basie chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |   [1] |
Basie's in the Bag is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring performances of contemporary popular tunes recorded in 1967 and released on the Brunswick label.[2][3][4]
Track listing
- "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) - 2:31
- "Hang On Sloopy" (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) - 2:40
- "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'"(Joe Greene) - 2:02
- "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland, Jr.) - 2:10
- "Goin' Out of My Head" (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) - 2:08
- "In the Heat of the Night" (Quincy Jones) - 2:12
- "Green Onions" (Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg, Al Jackson, Jr.) - 3:51
- "Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd, Cropper) - 1:54
- "Let the Good Times Roll" (Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee) - 2:15
- "Bright Lights, Big City" (Jimmy Reed) - 2:44
- "Reach Out I'll Be There" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) - 2:15
- "Memphis, Tennessee" (Chuck Berry) - 2:32
- Recorded in Los Angeles on August 15, 1967 (tracks 1-5, 7, 8 & 10) and August 17, 1967 (tracks 6, 9, 11 & 12)
Personnel
- Count Basie - piano, organ
- Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Gene Goe, Harry Edison - trumpet
- Richard Boone, Harlan Floyd, Grover Mitchell - trombone
- Bill Hughes - bass trombone
- Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal - alto saxophone
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Norman Keenan - bass
- Louis Bellson (tracks 2, 5-9, 11 & 12), Irv Cottler (tracks: 1, 3, 4 & 10) - drums
- Chico O'Farrill - arranger
References
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyrie. P. & Watts, R. Brunswick Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Big Band Paradise Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 17, 2015
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