Description
The jazz titan delivers a spectacular live 1981 show from Carnegie Hall. Features Sarah Vaughn, George Benson, Joe Williams and Tony Bennett.
Count Basie, undeniably one of Jazz music's greatest legends, delivers a spectacular show live from Carnegie Hall, recorded on March 20, 1981 in one of his last televised performances. One of the premier Jazz programs for CBS cable and nominated for a Cable Ace award for excellence, this All-Star tribute celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Count Basie's illustrious career. Also featuresSarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, George Benson and Joe Williams.
The performance was installed in the Library of Congress Archives.
Count Basie Orchestra guest soloists:
- Sonny Cohn, trumpet
Bob Summers, flugelhorn
Booty Wood and Dennis Wilson, trombones
The orchestra:
Danny Turner, alto saxophone
Kenny Hing, tenor saxophone
Count Basie and George Daphne, piano
John Burr and Andy Simkins, acoustic double bass
Cleveland Eaton, bass
Joe LaBarbara and Al Jones, drums
Music consultant: Sonny Cohn
Track Listing
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- In A Mellow Tone
- There'll Never Be Another You
- Booty's Blues
- Every Day I Have the Blues
- Goin' To Georgia
- Well, Alright, Okay, You Win
- Basie, Cup and Me
- April In Paris
- One O'Clock Jump
- Shiny Stockings
- Don't Get Around Much Any More
- Sophisticated Lady
- It Don't Mean A Thing
- Fascinating Rhythm
- Indian Summer
- Just Friends
- Send In the Clowns
- Moody's Mood For Love
- Roll 'Em Pete
- One O'Clock Jump
Additional Details
Label: RockBeat Records
Genre: Jazz
Language: English
Run Time: 80 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 08/10/18
UPC: 089353341527
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