Basie Meets Bond

Basie Meets Bond
Studio album by Count Basie Orchestra
Released 1966
Recorded December 22-31 1965, at Capitol Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz, Swing, Big band
Length 36:24
Label United Artists
Producer Teddy Reig
Count Basie Orchestra chronology

Hollywood...Basie's Way
(1966)		 Basie Meets Bond
(1966)		 Broadway...Basie's Way
(1966)

Basie Meets Bond is a 1966 album by Count Basie and his orchestra. The album is a collection of musical pieces from the first four James Bond films; Dr No., From Russia With Love, Goldfinger and Thunderball.[1][2] The album was Basie's first for United Records, and was produced by Teddy Reig.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Ken Dryden, writing on Allmusic.com said of the album that "While it seems doubtful that Basie added any of this music to his regular band repertoire, his band does its best to do justice to the arrangements." Dryden praised Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis's solo on "Goldfinger" and Marshall Royal and Count Basie's solos on "Thunderball". Dryden conceded that the album could be "safely bypassed by most jazz fans" but said that Basie's fans might "find this surprising LP worth the investment".[1]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "007" (John Barry) 3:00
2. "The Golden Horn" (Barry) 3:43
3. "Girl Trouble" (Barry) 3:34
4. "Kingston Calypso" (Monty Norman) 2:23
5. "Goldfinger" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley, Barry) 4:04
6. "Thunderball" (Don Black, Barry) 4:00
7. "From Russia with Love" (Lionel Bart) 4:14
8. "Dr. No's Fantasy" (Norman) 3:56
9. "Underneath the Mango Tree" (Norman) 3:36
10. "The James Bond Theme" (Norman) 3:47
11. "Dr. No's Fantasy (First Version)" (Norman) 3:54

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Basie Meets Bond at AllMusic
  2. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Count-Basie-And-His-Orchestra-Basie-Meets-Bond/master/194189
  3. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (15 January 1966). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 3–. ISSN 00062510.