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Count Basie
Basie
Album US 1955 on Clef Records label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)
On sleeve front: Muenster-Dummel Hi-Fi Recording. On labels: (Under the personal supervision of Norman Granz) Clef Records, Inc. - Made in U.S.A. Publisher details: JATAP - BMI (A1, A2, B4) Billace Music - BMI (A3) Mills Music - BMI (A4) Tempo Music - ASCAP (B1) Neal Hefti Music - ASCAP (B2) Castle Music (B3) Recording date and musician details from (http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/clef-records-catalog-600-series/#mgc-666) MGC 666 Count Basie - Basie Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Ernie Wilkins (as, ts, arr) Frank Wess (ts) Frank Foster (ts, arr) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Gus Johnson (d) Manny Albam, Neal Hefti (arr) NYC, August 16, 1954 1892-4 Blues Backstage 1894-1 Down For The Count Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Ernie Wilkins (as, ts, arr) Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Bill Hughes (p -1, tb -2/6) Count Basie (p, org -2/6) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Gus Johnson (d) Buster Harding, Neal Hefti (arr) NYC, August 17, 1954 1. 1897-4 Ska-Di-Dle-Dee-Bee-Doo 2. 1898-4 Perdido 3. 1900-2 Eventide 4. 1901-1 Two Franks 5. 1902-1 Ain't Misbehavin' 6. 1903-1 Rails ** originally intended as Clef MGC 734. ** also issued on Clef MGC 722; Verve MGV 8103 entitled "The Band Of Distinction".
Musicians
 | Count Basie p, 1904-1984 US organ, piano, album by |
 | Ernie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US alto saxophone, arranged by, tenor saxophone |
 | Marshall Royal as, sax, 1912-1995 US alto saxophone, clarinet |
 | Buster Harding p, 1912-1965 CA arranged by, written by |
 | Frank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US arranged by, tenor saxophone, written by |
 | Manny Albam sax, 1922-2001 US arranged by |
 | Neal Hefti tr, 1922-2008 US arranged by, written by |
 | Charlie Fowlkes bs, sax, 1916-1980 US baritone saxophone |
 | Eddie Jones b, 1929-1997 US bass |
 | Gus Johnson dr, 1913-2000 US drums |
 | Bill Hughes tb, *1930 US piano, trombone |
 | Frank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US tenor saxophone |
 | Benny Powell tb, 1930-2010 US trombone |
 | Henry Coker tb, 1919-1979 US trombone |
 | Joe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US trumpet |
 | Reunald Jones tr, 1930-1989 US trumpet |
 | Thad Jones tr, 1923-1986 US trumpet |
 | Wendell Culley tr, 1906-1983 US trumpet |
Producers
| David Stone Martin cover, design, cover design |
| Jack Dummel engineer |
| Norman Granz liner notes, supervised by |
| David B. Hecht photography by, photo by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Blues Backstage | Count Basie | Frank Foster | |
| 2 | | Down For The Count | Count Basie | Frank Foster | |
| 3 | | Eventide | Count Basie | Bill Doggett | |
| 4 | | Ain't Misbehavin' (I'm Savin' My Love For You) | Count Basie | Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, Harry Brooks | |
| 5 | | Perdido | Count Basie | Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol | |
| 6 | | Ska-Di-Dle-Dee-Bee-Doo | Count Basie | Neal Hefti | |
| 7 | | Two Franks | Count Basie | Neal Hefti | |
| 8 | | Rails | Count Basie | Buster Harding, Dizzy Gillespie |
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