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Count Basie Big Band And Lester Young
Basie Swings

Album US 2002 on Denon label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)

5.1 Surround 24 Bit / 96 kHz DVD Audio. Disc Manufacturing by DENON Digital, Madison Georgia Jon Hendricks & Friends: Jon Hendricks, Judith Hendricks, Aria Hendricks, Kevin Fitzgerald Burke Lester Young Quintet: Lester Young, tenor sax; Count Basie, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Rodney Richardson , bass; Shadow Wilson, drums. Tracks 1-6 & 10 - Recorded in New York City, June 24 & 25, 1986 Tracks 7-9 - Recorded in New York City, May 16 & 17, 1989 Track 11 Recorded in New York City, January 15, 1990. Tracks 12-14 Recorded at WOR Studios, New York. May 1, 1944 2-5 PM. Tracks 12-14: come from the legendary Savoy recordings with Lester Young and Count Basie and have been transferred from the historic, original session acetates. ℗&© 2002 SLG, LLC. 429 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 330, Santa Monica, CA 90405.

     
Musicians
PortraitCount Basie Big Band ,
album by
PortraitLester Young ts, 1909-1959 US
album by, written by
PortraitDanny House as, fl,
alto saxophone
PortraitDanny Turner sax, as, 1920-1995 US
alto saxophone, piccolo flute
PortraitDavid Glasser sax, as, *1962 US
alto saxophone, flute
PortraitJohn Williams bs, sax,
baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
PortraitCleveland Eaton b, eb, *1939 US
bass
PortraitLynn Seaton b, *1957 US
bass
PortraitRodney Richardson b, 1917-2005 US
bass
PortraitBill Hughes tb, *1930 US
bass trombone
PortraitDennis Mackrel dr, *1962 US
drums
PortraitDuffy Jackson dr, *1953 US
drums
PortraitShadow Wilson dr, 1919-1959 US
drums
PortraitMike Williams tr, *1957 US
flugelhorn, trumpet
PortraitEric Dixon sax, ts, fl, 1930-1989 US
flute, tenor saxophone
PortraitKenny Hing ts, sax,
flute, tenor saxophone
PortraitFreddie Green g, 1911-1987 US
guitar, guitar, written by
PortraitGerry Eastman g, US
guitar
PortraitFrank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US
leader, tenor saxophone, written by
Jason Kissinger
other, quality control
PortraitLester Young Quintet ,
performer, tenor saxophone
PortraitCarl Carter p, *1931 US
piano
PortraitCount Basie p, 1904-1984 US
piano, written by
PortraitDonald T. Carson p, *1929 US
piano
Aaron A. Woodward III
producer, original sessions
PortraitJon Hendricks voc, *1921 US
producer, original sessions, scat, solo, vocalese, lester young's tenor solo, written by
Takayuki Watanabe
producer, original sessions
Tom Ueno
producer, original sessions
PortraitClarence Banks tb, US
trombone
PortraitDennis Wilson tb, *1952
trombone
PortraitMel Wanzo tb, 1930-2005 US
trombone
PortraitRobert Trowers tb, US
trombone
PortraitBob Ojeda tr, US
trumpet
PortraitByron Stripling tr, *1961 US
trumpet
PortraitMelton Mustafa tr, fh, 1947-2017 US
trumpet
PortraitSonny Cohn tr, 1925-2006 US
trumpet
PortraitCarmen Bradford voc, *1960 US
vocals
PortraitCount Basie Orchestra , 1935-1950 US
performer
PortraitJon Hendricks & Friends ,
performer
PortraitJudith Hendricks voc,
vocalese, buck clayton's trumpet solo
PortraitAria Hendricks voc,
vocals
PortraitKevin Fitzgerald Burke ,
vocals
Producers
Mark Waldrep art direction, dvd art direction and screen design, producer
Janice Davies co-producer, associate producer
J. J. Stelmach design, package design
Scott Johnson design, package design
Dominic Robelotto engineer, audio preperation
Brent Curtis engineer, dvd-audio authoring
Steve Vining producer
Frank Foster directed by
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Shiny StockingsCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungFrank Foster4:56
2Lil' Darlin'Count Basie Big Band And Lester YoungNeal Hefti4:59
3You Got ItCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungFrank Foster5:38
4Dr. FeelgoodCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungAretha Franklin, Ted White4:42
5Four Five SixCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungFrank Foster6:50
6Corner PocketCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungFreddie Green5:42
7Exactly Like YouCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungDorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh5:39
8Bring On The RaindropsCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungFrank Foster5:28
9Whirly BirdCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungNeal Hefti4:32
10April In ParisCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungE.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke3:40
11Jumpin' At The WoodsideCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungCount Basie, Jon Hendricks3:30
12Blue LesterCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungLester Young3:22
13IndianaCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungBallard MacDonald, James F. Hanley2:54
14Jump, Lester, JumpCount Basie Big Band And Lester YoungLester Young3:15
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