Basie's in the Bag

Basie's in the Bag
Studio album by Count Basie and His Orchestra
Released	1967
Recorded	August 15 & 17, 1967; Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Brunswick; BL 754127
Producer	Teddy Reig
Count Basie chronology

Basie's in the Bag is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring performances of contemporary popular tunes recorded in 1967 and released on the Brunswick label.[2][3][4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[1]

Track listing

"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) - 2:31
"Hang On Sloopy" (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) - 2:40
"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'"(Joe Greene) - 2:02
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland, Jr.) - 2:10
"Goin' Out of My Head" (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) - 2:08
"In the Heat of the Night" (Quincy Jones) - 2:12
"Green Onions" (Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg, Al Jackson, Jr.) - 3:51
"Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd, Cropper) - 1:54
"Let the Good Times Roll" (Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee) - 2:15
"Bright Lights, Big City" (Jimmy Reed) - 2:44
"Reach Out I'll Be There" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) - 2:15
"Memphis, Tennessee" (Chuck Berry) - 2:32

Recorded in Los Angeles on August 15, 1967 (tracks 1-5, 7, 8 & 10) and August 17, 1967 (tracks 6, 9, 11 & 12)

Personnel

Count Basie - piano, organ
Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Gene Goe, Harry Edison - trumpet
Richard Boone, Harlan Floyd, Grover Mitchell - trombone
Bill Hughes - bass trombone
Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal - alto saxophone
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
Freddie Green - guitar
Norman Keenan - bass
Louis Bellson (tracks 2, 5-9, 11 & 12), Irv Cottler (tracks: 1, 3, 4 & 10) - drums
Chico O'Farrill - arranger

References

Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyrie. P. & Watts, R. Brunswick Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
Big Band Paradise Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 17, 2015

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[RSJRG-1] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[2] Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015

[3] Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyrie. P. & Watts, R. Brunswick Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015

[4] Big Band Paradise Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 17, 2015