Broadway Basie's...Way
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | August 18 and September 7 & 8, 1966 Finesound Studio, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Command R 33 905/RS 905 SD | |||
| Producer | Loren Becker, Robert Byrne and Teddy Reig | |||
| Count Basie chronology | ||||
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Broadway Basie's...Way is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring performances of Broadway musical songs recorded in 1966 and released on the Command label.[1][2][3]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars stating "On this often unlistenable set, the Count Basie Orchestra plays unimaginative arrangements of a dozen Broadway show tunes".[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "Hello Young Lovers" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:05
- "A Lot of Livin' to Do" (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) - 3:01
- "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 3:06
- "Mame" (Jerry Herman) - 3:14
- "On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 2:42
- "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) - 2:35
- "On the Street Where You Live" (Frederick Loewe, Lerner) - 2:48
- "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:22
- "From This Moment On" (Porter) - 2:40
- "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (George Forrest, Robert Wright) - 3:01
- "People" (Styne, Bob Merrill) - 2:33
- "Everything's Coming up Roses" (Styne, Stephen Sondheim) - 3:10
- Recorded at Finesound Studios in New York on August 18, 1966 (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7), September 7, 1966 (track 4) and September 8, 1966 (tracks 2, 6 & 8-12)
Personnel
[edit]- Count Basie - piano
- Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Roy Eldridge, Gene Goe - trumpet
- Richard Boone, Harlan Floyd, Grover Mitchell - trombone
- Bill Hughes - bass trombone
- Bobby Plater - alto saxophone, flute
- Marshal Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone, flute
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Norman Keenan - bass
- Ed Shaughnessy - drums
- Chico O'Farrill - arranger
References
[edit]- ^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
- ^ Big Band Paradise Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 17, 2015
- ^ Edwards, D., Callahan, M. & Eyrie. P., Command Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Broadway Basie's Way – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.