Chairman of the Board (album) explained
| Chairman of the Board |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Count Basie |
| Cover: | Chairman of the Board (album).jpeg |
| Released: | April 18, 1959 |
| Recorded: | Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago on March 4, April 28 & 29 and December 10 & 11, 1958
Universal Studios, Chicago and Capital Studios, New York |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 42:24 |
| Label: | Roulette |
| Producer: | Teddy Reig |
| Prev Title: | Memories Ad-Lib |
| Prev Year: | 1958 |
| Next Title: | Basie One More Time |
| Next Year: | 1959 |
The Chairman of the Board is a 1959 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra.
Track listing
- "Blues in Hoss' Flat" (Count Basie, Frank Foster) – 3:13
- "H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)" (Count Basie, Thad Jones) – 2:40
- "Segue in C" (Frank Wess) – 6:15
- "Kansas City Shout" (Henry Wells) – 3:34
- "Speaking of Sounds" (Thad Jones) – 3:27
- "TV Time" (Frank Foster) – 3:16
- "Who, Me?" (Frank Foster) – 5:13
- "The Deacon" (Thad Jones) – 4:50
- "Half Moon Street" (Frank Wess) – 3:25
- "Mutt & Jeff" (Thad Jones, Jack McDuff) – 3:39
- "Fair and Warmer" (Harry James, Ernie Wilkins) – 3:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) – 4:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago on March 4, 1958 (Track 1 & 2) and Capital Studios, New York on April 28 (Track 7, 9, 12), April 29 (Track 4, 10, 11), December 10 (Track 5 & 8) and December 11 (Track 3 & 6), 1958.
Personnel
- The Count Basie Orchestra:
