Jazz / Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Recorded May 22, 1974, Los Angeles, California
Count Basie - piano
Ray Brown - bass
Louis Bellson - drums
Includes original release liner notes by Benny Green.
Throughout his career, Count Basie was modest about his own abilities as a pianist, and his success at streamlining his style to the bare essentials often made listeners underrate his playing talents. This 1974 session was a rarity, an opportunity for Basie to be featured in a trio setting (with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Louie Bellson), during which he provides enough variety to hold one's interest and enough technique to lead many to reassess his piano skills.
---Scott Yanow, AMG |
