Basie (album)

This article is about the 1955 Count Basie album. For the 1957 Count Basie album, see The Atomic Mr. Basie.
Basie
Studio album by Count Basie
Released 1955
Recorded August 16 & 17, 1954
Fine Sound, New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Clef
MG C-666
Producer Norman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Dance Session Album #2
(1954)
Basie
(1954)
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
(1955)
The Band of Distinction cover

Basie (reissued as The Band of Distinction) is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Clef label.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Blues Backstage" (Frank Foster) - 4:36
  2. "Down for the Count" (Foster) - 6:02
  3. "Eventide" (Bill Doggett) - 4:40
  4. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks) - 3:43
  5. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 4:55
  6. "Ska-Di-Dle-Dee-Bee-Doo" (Neal Hefti) - 3:37
  7. "Two Franks" (Hefti) - 3:16
  8. "Rails" (Dizzy Gillespie, Buster Harding) - 5:57

Personnel

References

  1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 18, 2015
  2. Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 18, 2015
  3. Clef Records Catalog: 600 series, accessed November 18, 2015
  4. Big Band Paradise, accessed November 18, 2015
  5. 1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed November 18, 2015
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