Basic Basie Explained

Basic Basie
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Count Basie and His Orchestra
Cover:	Basic Basie.jpg
Released:	1969
Recorded:	October 20, 1969
Studio:	Universal (Chicago)
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	33:08
Label:	MPS MPS 15 264
Producer:	Sonny Lester
Chronology:	Count Basie
Prev Title:	Standing Ovation
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Basie on the Beatles
Next Year:	1969

Basic Basie is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in Chicago in 1969 and released on the MPS label.^{[1] [2]} It was released in the U.S. in 1972 on the Groove Merchant label as Evergreens.^[3]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Idaho" (Jesse Stone) - 2:19
2. "Blues in My Heart" (Benny Carter, Irving Mills) - 2:53
3. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) - 3:55
4. "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett) - 2:52
5. "Moonglow" (Will Hudson, Mills, Eddie DeLange) - 2:56
6. "Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me" (Con Conrad, Sidney Clare) - 2:16
7. "M-Squad" (Count Basie) - 2:18
8. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) - 3:27
9. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks. Andy Razaf) - 2:36
10. "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 2:56
11. "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Koehler) - 2:48
12. "I've Got the World on a String" (Arlen, Koehler) - 2:47

Personnel

• Count Basie - piano
  • Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Sonny Cohn, Waymon Reed - trumpet Frank Hooks, Grover Mitchell, Mel Wanzo - trombone
• Bill Hughes - bass trombone
  • Marshal Royal, Bobby Plater - alto saxophone Eric Dixon, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Norman Keenan - bass
• Harold Jones - drums

Notes and References

1. Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
2. http://www.mps-music.com/portfolio-items/count-basie-orchestra/ MPS Records listing
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Groove_Merchant_2200.htm Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 2200 Series
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/basic-basie-mw0000187669 Allmusic listing