"Basie Swings Standards" collects some of the Basie band's best known tracks from his tenure on the vaunted Pablo label produced by legendary jazz figure Norman Granz.

SWINGING, SINGING, PLAYING: The Count Basie Orchestra Salutes The Jazz Masters. The present version of the Count Basie Orchestra is a skilled interpreter of the enviable Basie legacy. This brand new recording features a first rate assemblage of players: singers Nnenna Freelon and Janis Siegel; young English singer/pianist Jamie Cullum; vocal legend Jon Hendricks; pianists Hank Jones and Geri Allen; Rufus Reid on bass; Basie veterans Frank Wess on flute, Butch Miles on drums and Curtis Fuller on trombone. Conducted and arranged by the Grammy®-nominated Dennis Wilson.

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Your chance to hear the great Count Basie Orchestra with the sensational Keely Smith performing on four rare Army And Air National Guard Shows which were originally created in 1949 to encourage patriotic citizens to join what was essentially a sort of home Guard or Minutemen as they would once have been known. These historic recordings make an ideal addition to any collection of big band jazz recordings.

HDCD. 16 TRACKS. SM.

1. Fiesta In Blue
2. Platterbrains
3. One O Clock Jump
4. I Struck A Match In The Dark
5. Every Tub
6. Rock-A-Bye Basie
7. Feather Merchant
8. Something New
9. John s Idea
10. Lester Leaps In
11. My Old Flame
12. Tom Thumb
13. Flat Foot Floogie
14. I ll Always Be In Love With You
15. Goin To Chicago
16. Dance Of The Gremlins
17. I Want A Little Girl
18. Every Day I Have The Blues
19. Stormy Monday Blues
20. Ain t Misbehavin
21. Goin To Chicago Blues

Strangely enough, Hall Of Fame has been forgotten, over the years, by most of the big band fans. Recorded at the same time as the April In Paris sessions, this one truly deserves to be rediscovered. There is no explanation for this album s seemingly lack of recognition; it is every bit as good as the other. There is plenty of substantial moments on these sides. The opening, Inside Out, is a long slow blues, with Marshall Royal playing some great, funky and warm clarinet choruses. Joe Newman s perennial muted trumpet shines in Low Life. Frank Foster plays pretty in his own original Lady in Lace. The modern language of Thad Jones and Frank Wess is at its best on Move... and that Just to mention a few highlights. This is a must for any fan of the Count. Timeless.

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