Basie_(album)

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Basie (album)

1955 studio album by Count Basie

This article is about the 1955 Count Basie album. For the 1958 Count Basie album, see The Atomic Mr. Basie.

Basie (reissued as The Band of Distinction) is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Clef label.[1][2][3][4] the album should not be confused with Basie's 1958 album which became known as The Atomic Mr. Basie.

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Reception

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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Blues Backstage" (Frank Foster) - 4:36
  2. "Down for the Count" (Foster) - 6:02
  3. "Eventide" (Bill Doggett) - 4:40
  4. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks) - 3:43
  5. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 4:55
  6. "Ska-Di-Dle-Dee-Bee-Doo" (Neal Hefti) - 3:37
  7. "Two Franks" (Hefti) - 3:16
  8. "Rails" (Dizzy Gillespie, Buster Harding) - 5:57

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 18, 2015
  2. [2]
    Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 18, 2015
  3. [3]
    Clef Records Catalog: 600 series, accessed November 18, 2015
  4. [4]
    Big Band Paradise Archived 2015-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 18, 2015
  5. [5]
    Allmusic listing, accessed November 18, 2015
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