Basie on the Beatles
Basie on the Beatles is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in late 1969 and released on the short-lived Happy Tiger label.[1][2] It was Basie's second album of Beatles' compositions following 1966's Basie's Beatle Bag and featured liner notes by Ringo Starr.
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | December 15, 1969 NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:34 | |||
| Label | Happy Tiger HT-1007 | |||
| Producer | Dick Peirce | |||
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Track listing
All compositions by John Lennon and Paul McCartney except for Track 3, by George Harrison.
- "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" - 2:55
- "The Fool on the Hill" - 3:19
- "Something" - 3:25
- "With a Little Help from My Friends" - 3:23
- "Here, There and Everywhere" - 2:34
- "Get Back" - 3:22
- "Hey Jude" - 4:20
- "Eleanor Rigby" - 2:56
- "Penny Lane" - 3:17
- "Come Together" - 2:42
- "Yesterday" - 3:21
Personnel
- Count Basie - piano, organ
- Sonny Cohn, Gene Goe, Luis Gasca - trumpet
- Waymon Reed - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Grover Mitchell, Mel Wanzo - trombone
- Bill Hughes - bass trombone
- Marshal Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Bobby Plater - alto saxophone, flute
- Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone, flute
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Norman Keenan - bass, electric bass
- Carol Kaye - electric bass
- Harold Jones - drums
- Bob Florence - arranger
References
- Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
- Edwards, D., Callahan, M. & Eyries, P. Happy Tiger Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
- Basie on the Beatles at AllMusic, accessed November 17, 2015
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