Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings

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Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings cover
Studio album by Joe Williams
Released 1956
Recorded Jul 26, 1955-Jun 27, 1956
Genre Mainstream jazz
Vocal jazz
Swing
Traditional pop
Big band music
Length 39:39
Label Verve Records
Producer Norman Granz
Professional reviews
Joe Williams chronology
A Night at Count Basie's
(1955)		 Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
(1956)		 Joe Williams Sings Everyday
(1957)

Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings is a 1956 (see 1956 in music) album by the American jazz and blues singer Joe Williams, with the Count Basie Orchestra.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim) 5:29
2. "The Come Back" (Charles Frazier) 5:28
3. "Alright, Okay, You Win" (Mayme Watts, Sidney Wyche) 3:05
4. "In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)" (Leroy Carr, Don Raye) 3:38
5. "Roll 'Em Pete" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) 3:12
6. "Teach Me Tonight" (Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul) 3:04
7. "My Baby Upsets Me" (Joe Williams) 2:58
8. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) 3:33
9. "Ev'ry Day" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) 3:48
10. "As Long as I Love You" (Bernie Moten, Henri Woode) 3:06
11. "Stop! Don't!" (George Ronald Brown) 2:36
12. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) 2:53

[edit] Personnel

Recorded August 1956, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA: