Description
Count Basie – Live At The Sands (Before Frank) / Reprise Records Audio CD 1998 / 9 45946-2
UPC 093624594628
Product Features
- Format: CD, Album
- Label: Reprise Records – 9 45946-2
- Release Date: 1998
- Country: US
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Big Band, Swing
Overview
Live At The Sands (Before Frank) captures the legendary Count Basie Orchestra in an electrifying live performance at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. Recorded just before the arrival of Frank Sinatra, this 1998 release from Reprise Records showcases Basie and his ensemble at their peak, blending timeless swing and big band sounds in an atmosphere charged with anticipation. With classic tracks like "One O'Clock Jump" and "Jumpin' At The Woodside," this album is a testament to Basie’s unparalleled command over jazz and big band music, making it a must-listen for fans of swing and classic jazz.
Track Listing
- Introduction – 0:48
- Splanky (Neal Hefti) – 3:52
- I Can't Stop Loving You (Don Gibson) – 3:41
- I Needs To Be Bee'd With (Ernest Shelby, Quincy Jones) – 3:52
- Flight Of The Foo Birds (Neal Hefti) – 3:08
- Satin Doll (Billy Strayhorn, Edward Ellington, John Mercer) – 4:10
- Makin' Whoopee! (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) – 4:11
- Corner Pocket (Donald Wolf, Freddie Green) – 5:33
- One O'Clock Jump (William Basie) – 2:18
- Hello Little Girl (Edward Ellington) – 3:30
- Whirly Bird (Neal Hefti) – 5:11
- Blues For Ilene (Eric Dixon) – 6:03
- This Could Be The Start Of Something Big (Steve Allen) – 3:10
- Jumpin' At The Woodside (Count Basie) – 3:33
Key Credits
- Piano: Count Basie
- Guitar: Freddie Green
- Drums: Sonny Payne
- Trumpet: Al Aarons, Phil Guilbeau, George "Sonny" Cohn, Wallace Davenport
- Trombone: Al Grey, Grover Mitchell, Henderson Chambers, Bill Hughes
- Saxophones: Marshall Royal (alto, clarinet), Bobby Plater (alto, flute), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor), Eric Dixon (tenor, flute), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone, flute)
- Bass: Norman Keenan
- Production: Dana Watson, Matt Pierson, Sonny Burke
- Liner Notes: Loren Schoenberg
- Mastering: Greg Calbi
