Counting Five in Sweden explained

Counting Five in Sweden
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Joe Newman and Count Basie's All Stars
Cover:	Counting_Five_in_Sweden.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	October 2 & 13, 1958 Gothenburg Concert Hall and Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Metronome MLP 15018
Chronology:	Joe Newman
Prev Title:	Joe Newman with Woodwinds
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Jive at Five
Next Year:	1960

Counting Five in Sweden is a live album by trumpeter Joe Newman with Count Basie's All Stars recorded in Sweden in 1958 for the Swedish Metronome label and also released in the US on World Pacific.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Feather's Nest" (Ernie Wilkins) - 7:55
2. "Ballad Medley: Easy Living/September Song/Don't Blame Me" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin/Kurt Weill/Jimmy McHugh) - 6:30
3. "The Sleeper" (Wilkins) - 7:20
4. "Cute" (Neal Hefti) - 5:55
5. "Slats" (Joe Newman) - 8:45
6. "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional) - 6:20

• Recorded in Gothenburg on October 2 (tracks 1 & 5) and Stockholm on October 13 (tracks 2-4 & 6), 1958

Personnel

• Joe Newman - trumpet
• Al Grey - trombone
• Frank Wess - tenor saxophone, flute
• Nat Pierce - piano
• Eddie Jones - bass
• Sonny Payne - drums
• Putte Wickman - clarinet (track 6)

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M., World Pacific Album Discography, accessed December 7, 2015
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-1200-series/#wp-1288 Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series
3. http://www.discogs.com/Joe-Newman-And-Count-Basies-All-Stars-Counting-Five-In-Sweden/release/7569882 Discogs album entry
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/counting-five-in-sweden-mw0000895988 Allmusic listing