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String Along with Basie

1960 studio album by Count Basie

String Along with Basie is an album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie accompanied by a small band and string section on tracks recorded in 1959 and 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2]

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Reception

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AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 2:52
  2. "Song of the Islands" (Chas. E. King) - 4:14
  3. "Stringing the Blues" (Jimmy Jones) - 4:07
  4. "The One I Love" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 3:35
  5. "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David) - 3:34
  6. "Blues Bittersweet" (Quincy Jones) - 2:38
  7. "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) - 4:15
  8. "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You" (Holt Marvell, Harry Link, Jack Strachey) - 4:32
  9. "She's Funny That Way (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me)" (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting) – 3:14
  10. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) - 3:15
  • Recorded in New York City on July 20, 1959 (tracks 5, 6 & 8) and May 10 & 11, 1960 (tracks 1-4, 7, 9 & 10)

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November 3, 2015
  2. [2]
    Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 3, 2015
  3. [3]
    Allmusic listing, accessed November 3, 2015
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