Basie in Sweden
Basie in Sweden (subtitled Recorded Live in Concert featuring Louis Bellson on Drums) is a live album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring tracks recorded at an amusement park in Sweden in 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | August 10, 11 & 12, 1962 Dans In at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Roulette | |||
| Producer | Teddy Reig | |||
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Track listing
- "Little Pony" (Neal Hefti) - 2:25
- "Plymouth Rock" (Hefti) - 7:00
- "Backwater Blues" (Bessie Smith) - 5:06
- "Who Me" (Frank Foster) - 3:23
- "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) - 3:30
- "Backstage Blues" (Don Elliott, Terry Gibbs, Urbie Green) - 5:00
- "Good Time Blues" (Ernie Wilkins) - 5:00
- "Peace Pipe" (Wilkins) - 4:35
- Recorded at the Dans In at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden on August 10 (track 5), August 11 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7) & August 12 (tracks 3 & 8), 1962
Personnel
- Count Basie - piano
- Benny Bailey (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Fip Ricard - trumpet
- Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Åke Persson (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Benny Powell - trombone
- Marshal Royal, Frank Wess - alto saxophone
- Eric Dixon, Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Ike Isaacs - bass
- Louis Bellson - drums
- Irene Reid - vocals (track 3)
References
- Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November, 5, 2015
- Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November, 5, 2015
- Allmusic listing, accessed November, 5, 2015
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