Basie Land Explained

Basie Land
Type:	studio
Artist:	Count Basie
Cover:	basieland.jpg
Released:	1964
Recorded:	February 5, 6, 1964
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Verve
Prev Title:	Ella and Basie!
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	It Might as Well Be Swing
Next Year:	1964

Basie Land is a 1964 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra, of music composed and arranged by Billy Byers.

Track listing

1. "Basie Land" – 2:16
2. "Big Brother" – 3:43
3. "Count Me In" – 4:32
4. "Wanderlust" – 2:38
5. "Instant Blues" – 4:54
6. "Rabble Rouser" – 3:08
7. "Sassy" – 3:21
8. "Gymnastics" – 2:29
9. "Yuriko" – 4:13
10. "Doodle-Oodle" – 3:16

All music composed by Billy Byers.

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra

• Count Basie - piano
• Al Aarons - trumpet
• Sonny Cohn
• Don Rader
• Snooky Young
• Henry Coker - trombone
• Urbie Green
• Grover Mitchell
• Benny Powell
• Marshal Royal - clarinet, alto saxophone
• Frank Foster - flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Frank Wess
• Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Buddy Catlett - double bass
• Sonny Payne - drums
• Billy Byers - arranger, conductor