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Count Basie Orchestra
Basie In Europe
Album US 1989 on Lester Recording Catalog label
Jazz (Big Band)
Recorded in Munich (Germany) and in the South of France in early '70s. Live Recordings. Notes indicate that the personnel list is presumptive. * In fact, it seems that these recordings were taken at Cimiez Arenas, Nice Jazz Parad, France, July 7 to 11, 1977, few days before the well known Count Basie Big Band – Montreux '77 recordings.
Musicians
 | Count Basie Orchestra , 1935-1950 US album by |
 | Bobby Plater sax, as, 1914-1982 US alto saxophone |
 | Danny Turner sax, as, 1920-1995 US alto saxophone |
 | Charlie Fowlkes bs, sax, 1916-1980 US baritone saxophone |
 | John Duke b, US bass |
 | Butch Miles dr, *1944 US drums |
 | Freddie Green g, 1911-1987 US guitar |
 | Count Basie p, 1904-1984 US piano, leader, written by |
 | Eric Dixon sax, ts, fl, 1930-1989 US tenor saxophone |
 | Jimmy Forrest ts, sax, 1920-1980 US tenor saxophone |
 | Al Grey tb, 1925-2000 US trombone |
 | Bill Hughes tb, *1930 US trombone |
 | Dennis Wilson tb, *1952 trombone |
 | Mel Wanzo tb, 1930-2005 US trombone |
 | Bobby Mitchell tr, trumpet, written by |
 | Clark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US trumpet |
 | Lyn Biviano tr, fh, *1946 US trumpet |
 | Sonny Cohn tr, 1925-2006 US trumpet |
 | Waymon Reed tr, 1940-1983 US trumpet |
Producers
| Takayuki Komuro design, cover |
| Akira Yokoyama illustration, cover illustration |
| Sonny Lester producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hittin' Twelve | Count Basie Orchestra | Bobby Harrison | 2:21 |
| 2 | Freckle Face | Count Basie Orchestra | Bobby Mitchell, Sammy Nestico | 6:04 |
| 3 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | Count Basie Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 3:58 |
| 4 | Whirly-Bird | Count Basie Orchestra | Neal Hefti | 8:39 |
| 5 | The More I See You | Count Basie Orchestra | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 3:25 |
| 6 | Orange Sherbert | Count Basie Orchestra | Sammy Nestico | 3:55 |
| 7 | Way Out Basie | Count Basie Orchestra | Count Basie | 3:54 |
| 8 | Basie! | Count Basie Orchestra | Ernie Wilkins | 4:00 |
| 9 | Jumpin' At The Woodside | Count Basie Orchestra | Count Basie | 3:15 |
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