The Count's Men Explained

The Count's Men
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Joe Newman
Cover:	The Count's Men.jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	September 1955 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Jazztone J-1220
Producer:	George T. Simon
Chronology:	Joe Newman
Prev Title:	All I Wanna Do Is Swing
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	I'm Still Swinging
Next Year:	1955

The Count's Men (also released as Swing Lightly) is an album by alumni of the Count Basie Orchestra led by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman and recorded in 1955 for the mail order Jazztone label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

Track listing

1. "The Sidewalks of New York" (James W. Blake, Charles B. Lawlor) - 5:40
2. "Careless Love" (W. C. Handy) - 8:41
3. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie) - 7:16
4. "Casey Jones" (Eddie Newton, T. Lawrence Seibert) - 4:52
5. "The Midgets" (Joe Newman) - 3:30
6. "Alone In The Night" (Judy Spencer) - 5:00
7. "A. M. Romp" (Ernie Wilkins, Joe Newman) - 10:06
8. "Annie Laurie" (Traditional - 6:58
9. "Frankie and Johnnie" (Traditional) - 7:12 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Joe Newman- trumpet
• Benny Powell - trombone
• Frank Wess - flute, tenor saxophone
• Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
• Sir Charles Thompson - piano
• Eddie Jones - bass
• Shadow Wilson - drums
• Ernie Wilkins - arranger

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Counts-MenFeaturing-Joe-Newman-The-Counts-Men-Featuring-Joe-Newman/release/3262450 Discogs Album Entry
2. http://www.cvinyl.com/label.php?s=Jazztone Jazztone discography
3. Cohen, N., Benny Powell discography accessed December 3, 2015
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-counts-men-mw0000900015 Allmusic listing