Basie at Birdland explained

Basie at Birdland
Type:	live
Artist:	Count Basie
Cover:	Basie at Birdland.jpeg
Released:	July 28, 1961
Recorded:	June 27–28, 1961
Venue:	Birdland, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:48
Label:	Roulette
Prev Title:	Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
Next Year:	1961

Basie at Birdland is a 1961 live album by the Count Basie Orchestra that was recorded at Birdland in New York City.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos gave the album four stars, stating, "This has always been one of the more enjoyable live recordings from Basie and company, and still can be easily recommended for novices as well as aficionados of his unflappable ability to swing a band like nobody else."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Little Pony" (Neal Hefti) – 2:22
2. "Basie" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:23
3. "Blues Backstage" (Frank Foster) – 4:58
4. "Blee Blop Blues" (A. K. Salim) – 2:17
5. "Whirly-Bird" (Hefti) – 3:59
6. "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) – 0:55
7. "Good Time Blues" (Wilkins) – 6:40
8. "Segue in C" (Frank Wess) – 9:18
9. "One O'Clock Jump" – 4:41
10. "Easin' It" (Foster) – 5:41
11. "A Little Tempo, Please" (Hefti) – 3:02
12. "Corner Pocket" (Freddie Green) – 5:07
13. "I Needs to Be Bee'd With" (Quincy Jones) – 4:23
14. "Discommotion" (Foster) – 4:16
15. "Segue in C" (Wess) – 8:11
16. "Whirly-Bird" – 3:43
17. "One O'Clock Jump" – 1:02

Personnel

• Count Basie – piano
• Sonny Cohn – trumpet
• Thad Jones – trumpet
• Leonard Johnson – trumpet
• Snooky Young – trumpet
• Benny Powell – trombone
• Quentin Jackson – trombone
• Henry Coker – trombone
• Marshal Royal – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Frank Wess – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
• Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
• Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
• Freddie Green – guitar
• Eddie Jones – double bass
• Sonny Payne – drums
• Jon Hendricks – vocal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nastos . Michael G. . Basie at Birdland . AllMusic . 3 July 2018.