Live in Japan '78

Live in Japan '78 is a 1978 live album by Count Basie and his orchestra.[2]

Live in Japan '78
Live album by Count Basie
Released	1978
Recorded	May 21, 1978
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:52
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Montreux '77 (1977) Live in Japan '78 (1978) On the Road (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "The Heat's On" (Sammy Nestico) – 3:13
2. "Freckle Face" (Nestico) – 5:39
3. "Ja-Da" (Bob Carlton) – 5:28
4. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 3:56
5. "A Bit of This and a Bit of That" (Count Basie, Wood) – 3:41
6. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 3:06
7. "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) – 4:37
8. "Left Hand Funk" (Nestico, Jeff Steinberg) – 5:51
9. "John the III" (Bobby Plater) – 3:56
10. "Basie" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:52
11. "Black Velvet" (Illinois Jacquet, Nestico) – 3:54
12. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Basie, Jon Hendricks) – 3:20

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra

• Count Basie - piano
• Sonny Cohn - trumpet
• Pete Minger - trumpet
• Waymon Reed - trumpet
• Nolan Shaheed - trumpet
• Dennis Wilson - trombone
• Alonzo Wesley Jr. - trombone
• Bill Hughes - trombone
• Mel Wanzo - trombone
• Bobby Plater - alto saxophone
• Danny Turner - alto saxophone
• Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone, flute
• Kenny Hing - tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
• John Clayton - double bass
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Mickey Roker - drums

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Live in Japan '78 at AllMusic