Basie at Birdland

Basie at Birdland
Live album by Count Basie
Released July 28, 1961
Recorded June 27–28, 1961, Birdland in New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 35:48
Label Roulette
Count Basie chronology
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(1961)Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan1961
Basie at Birdland
(1961)
First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
(1961)First Time! The Count Meets the Duke1961

Basie at Birdland is a 1961 live album by Count Basie and his orchestra, recorded at Birdland in New York City.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "This has always been one of the more enjoyable live recordings from Basie and company, and still can be easily recommended for novices as well as aficionados of his unflappable ability to swing a band like nobody else.".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

  1. "Little Pony" (Neal Hefti) – 2:22
  2. "Basie" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:23
  3. "Blues Backstage" (Frank Foster) – 4:58
  4. "Blee Blop Blues" (A. K. Salim) – 2:17
  5. "Whirly-Bird" (Hefti) – 3:59
  6. "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) – 0:55
  7. "Good Time Blues" (Wilkins) – 6:40
  8. "Segue in C" (Frank Wess) – 9:18
  9. "One O'Clock Jump" – 4:41
  10. "Easin' It" (Foster) – 5:41
  11. "A Little Temp, Please" (Hefti) – 3:02
  12. "Corner Pocket" (Freddie Green) – 5:07
  13. "I Needs to Be Bee'd With" (Quincy Jones) – 4:23
  14. "Discommotion" (Foster) – 4:16
  15. "Segue in C" (Wess) – 8:11
  16. "Whirly-Bird" – 3:43
  17. "One O'Clock Jump" – 1:02

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra

References

  1. Basie at Birdland at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 Nastos, M. Allmusic Review accessed June 29, 2012
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