Jazz / Big Band; Swing
Recorded: Apr 17, 1972-Dec 14, 1983
Count Basie - piano
Curtis Peagler - alto saxophone
Benny Carter - alto saxophone
Danny Turner - alto saxophone
Jimmy Forrest - tenor saxophone
Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
Kenny Hing - tenor saxophone
Eric Dixon - saxophone, flute
Danny Turner - saxophone, flute
Bobby Plater - saxophone, flute
John Williams - saxophone
Sonny Cohn - trumpet, flugelhorn
Frank Szabo - trumpet, flugelhorn
Paul Minger - trumpet
Paul Cohen - trumpet
Waymon Reed - trumpet
Dave Stahl - trumpet
Bob Mitchell - trumpet
Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Lyn Biviano - trumpet
Noran Smith, Jr. - trumpet
Bill Hughes - trombone
Mel Wanzo - trombone
Frank Hooks - trombone
Al Grey - trombone
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Dennis Wilson - trombone
Vic Dickenson - trombone
Alonzo Wesley, Jr. - trombone
Milt Jackson - vibraphone
Freddie Green - guitar
Norman Keenan - bass
John Duke - bass
Neils-Henning Orsted Pedersen - bass
Ray Brown - bass
John Clayton - bass
Harold Jones - drums
Butch Miles - drums
Louis Bellson - drums
Jimmy Smith - drums
This lovingly assembled set presents a rich and musically inspiring overview of Basie's Pablo recordings. The live material on Disc 1 includes big band sessions captured in Santa Monica ('72) and Japan ('78) as well as all-star ensembles at the Montreux Jazz Festival ('75 and '77). Disc 2 focuses on small groups, with luminaries like Oscar Peterson, Zoot Sims, and Benny Carter, while Disc 3 is all big band, featuring some of the great Basie soloists: Al Grey, Jimmy Forrest, Freddie Green, Eric Dixon. The set concludes with a sampling of his work with vocalists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Joe Turner.
Includes liner notes by Benny Green.
Disc 1: Live - 70:06 min.
Disc 2: Small Groups - 78:46 min.
Disc 3: Big Band - 76:30 min.
Disc 4: Vocalsits - 72:47 min. |
