The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards
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| Studio album by Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams | |||||
| Released | 1956 | ||||
| Recorded | April 28 and May 1, 1956 Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA |
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| Genre | Vocal jazz, jazz | ||||
| Length | 34:43 | ||||
| Label | Verve MGV 2016 |
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| Producer | Norman Granz | ||||
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The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards is an album by vocalist Joe Williams and pianist/bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra recorded in 1956 and released on the Verve label.[1][2][3][4] It was William's second album with Basie following Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings.
Reception
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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[5]
Track listing
- "Thou Swell" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:19
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:48
- "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:38
- "'S Wonderful" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 2:35
- "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:24
- "Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 3:54
- "Singin' in the Rain" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) – 2:25
- "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges) – 3:04
- "A Fine Romance" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 2:28
- "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:58
- "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (Clarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:38
- "This Can't Be Love" (Hart, Rodgers) – 2:32
- Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA, on April 28, 1956 (tracks 2, 3 & 6-9) and May 1, 1956 (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 10-12)
Personnel
- Joe Williams - vocals
- Count Basie - piano
- Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman - trumpet
- Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell - trombone
- Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Bill Graham - alto saxophone
- Frank Wess - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Eddie Jones - bass
- Sonny Payne - drums
- Buddy Bregman - arranger, conductor
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Discography of the Verve, Clef, Down Home and Norgran Labels, accessed November, 20, 2015
- ↑ Kitora, R., Basie Discography, accessed November, 20, 2015
- ↑ Verve Records Catalog: Popular 2000 series, accessed November, 20, 2015
- ↑ Big Band Paradise, accessed November, 20, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Allmusic listing, accessed November 20, 2015
