How About This
| How About This | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Kay Starr and Count Basie | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 31:11 | |||
| Label |
Paramount Records PAS 5001 | |||
| Producer | Dick Peirce, Teddy Reig and Tom Mack | |||
| Count Basie chronology | ||||
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How About This is an album by vocalist Kay Starr and pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Paramount Records label.[1][2]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.[3]
Track listing
- "I Get the Blues When It Rains" (Marcy Klauber, Harry Stoddard) - 3:04
- "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) - 3:02
- "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) - 2:48
- "Ain't No Use" (Leroy Kirkland, Sidney Wyche) – 2:46
- "Keep Smiling at Trouble (Trouble's a Bubble)" (Buddy DeSylva, Lewis Gensler, Al Jolson) - 1:58
- "If I Could Be with You" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) - 2:41
- "My Man" (Jacques Charles, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) - 2:46
- "Hallelujah I Love Him So" (Ray Charles) - 2:59
- "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) - 3:07
- "Goodtime Girl" (Scott Davis) - 3:00
- "A Cottage for Sale" ( Willard Robison, Larry Conley) - 3:00
Personnel
- Kay Starr - vocals
- Count Basie - piano
- Al Aarons, Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Sonny Cohn - trumpet
- Richard Boone, Steve Galloway, 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
- Harold Jones - drums
- Dick Hyman - arranger, conductor
References
- ↑ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
- ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Paramount Album Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
- 1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed November 14, 2015
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