Count Basie/Joe Williams (Vocals) - Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings

Artist:

Basie, Count

UPC:

731451985225

See Also:

Jackson, Milt Webster, Ben Brewer, Teresa Turner, Big Joe Vaughan, Sarah Armstrong, Louis Benson, George (Guitar) Fitzgerald, Ella Sinatra, Frank Williams, Joe (Vocals) Bennett, Tony Lunceford, Jimmie Prysock, Arthur Gene Harris All Star Big Band - Tribute To Count Basie

Description:

Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Joe Williams (vocals); Marshall Royal (alto saxophone, clarinet); Bill Graham (alto saxophone); Frank Wess (tenor saxophone, flute); Frank Foster (tenor saxophone); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (trumpet); Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (trombone); Freddie Green (guitar); Eddie Jones (bass); Sonny Payne (drums).
Recorded in New York, New York on July 26 & 27, 1955 and June 27, 1956; in Chicago, Illinois on January 23, 1956. Includes liner notes by John Litweiler.
Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Joe Williams (vocals); Freddie Green (guitar); Frank Wess (flute, tenor saxophone); Marshall Royal (clarinet, alto saxophone); Bill Graham (alto saxophone); Frank Foster (tenor saxophone); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Reunald Jones, Joe Newman , Thad Jones, Wendell Culley (trumpet); Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Bill Hughes (trombone); Sonny Payne (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Phil Schaap.
Liner Note Author: John B. Litweiler.
Recording information: Chicago, IL (07/26/1955-06/27/1956); New York, NY (07/26/1955-06/27/1956).
Director: Giulio Turturro.
Editor: Peter Pullman.
Photographer: Herman Leonard.
Arrangers: Ernie Wilkins; Frank Foster.
Count Basie`s 1950s band had saxophonists Frank Foster, Frank Wess and Marshal Royal, Thad Jones on trumpet and of course, two of the most understated musicians to ever drive a rhythm section: guitarist Freddie Green and Basie himself on piano. But the presence of Joe Williams put the whole situation over the top. The point, on this recording, is that Williams sings the blues, and does so with undeniable conviction, unparalleled clarity and irrepressible humor.
COUNT BASIE SWINGS, JOE WILLIAMS SINGS is essential listening if only for the fact that it contains the five-minute jukebox hit "Every Day I Have The Blues." Ernie Wilkins` continually unfolding arrangement is a thing of breathtaking elegance, underpinning one of the most astonishing vocal performances in all of jazz. The less-celebrated Foster arrangement "The Comeback" is just as exciting, for its skintight dynamic control and explosive solo section. While there are a few ballads, blues are the heart of the matter here, from the steady-rocking "Alright, Okay, You Win" to Williams` own purring, petulant "My Baby Upsets Me."

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Every Day I Have the Blues
2. Come Back, The
3. Alright, Okay, You Win
4. In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
5. Roll `Em Pete
6. Teach Me Tonight
7. My Baby Upsets Me
8. Please Send Me Someone to Love
9. Ev`ry Day
10. As Long as I Love You - (bonus track)
11. Stop! Don`t! - (bonus track)
12. Too Close for Comfort - (previously unreleased, take 1)

Album Information

Release Date:

10/19/1993

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Subgenre:

Classic Pop Vocals

Label:

Verve

Producer:

Norman Granz

Catalog Number:

5198522

Original Release Year:

1956

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

Runtime:

39 : 39

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