Diane Schuur - Diane Schuur & Count Basie Orchestra

Artist:

Schuur, Diane

UPC:

011105955027

Description:

The Count Basie Orchestra: Frank Foster (leader, tenor saxophone); Danny House, Danny Turner (alto saxophone); Eric Dixon, Kenny Hing (tenor saxophone); John Williams (baritone saxophone), Sonny Cohn, Melton Mustafa, Bob Ojeda, Byron Stripling (trumpet); Clarence Banks, Bill Hughes, Melvin Wanzo, Dennis Wilson (trombone); Donald T. Carson (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Lynn Seaton (bass); Dennis Mackrel (drums).
Directed by Stanley Dorfman.
This CD features a logical combination: singer Diane Schuur with the Count Basie big band. In what would be longtime rhythm guitarist Freddie Green`s final performance, Schuur and the Basie ghost band (under the direction of Frank Foster) perform material that includes her standards (such as "Deedles` Blues" and "Climbing Higher Mountains"), Dave Brubeck`s "Travlin` Blues" and the Joe Williams-associated "Everyday I Have The Blues." Unfortunately, the Basie band is mostly used in accompaniment without any significant solos, but Schuur sounds quite comfortable in this format and her voice is in prime form. ~ Scott Yanow

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Deedles` Blues
2. Caught a Touch of Your Love
3. Travelin` Light
4. I Just Found out About Love
5. Travelin` Blues
6. I Loves You, Porgy
7. You Can Have It
8. Only You
9. Everyday
10. We`ll Be Together Again
11. Until I Met You
12. Climbing Higher Mountains

Album Information

Release Date:

10/25/1990

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Big Band

Label:

GRP (USA)

Producer:

Morgan Ames; Jeffrey Weber

Catalog Number:

E595502

Original Release Year:

1987

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

DDD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

40 : 30

Guest Artist:

Frank Foster; Freddie Green

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