Release Date: 10/07/2003
Recording Date: 10/2003
Tracks: 21
Length: 00:08:35 Hrs
Label: Storyville
Type: CD
- Genre/Styles
- Big Band, Swing, Classic Jazz
Album Tracks (21)
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What the Critics Say
This CD of live broadcasts by Count Basie was drawn from a series called One Night Stand that featured regular remotes from nightclubs during the 1940s. This was a Basie band in transition, with new musicians and older ones returning from military service after World War II. The trumpet section is particularly strong, with Harry "Sweets" Edison, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Emmett Berry, and Ed Lewis (the latter of whom contributed "San Jose"). Illinois Jacquet and Buddy Tate are two potent tenor saxophonists, while a young J.J. Johnson is among the trombonists. The normally subdued Basie shows off a bit in his "Red Bank Boogie," while vocalist Jimmy Rushing steals the show with his bluesy "Take Me Back" and a moving "Blue Skies." Although guitarist Freddie Green penned "Down for Double," he stays in a timekeeping role playing rhythm, ceding the spotlight to trombonist George Matthews. The band is in top form on each of the three evenings represented on this disc. The sound is typical for a transcription; it is not particularly noisy, though the rhythm section tends to be overwhelmed by the brass and reeds. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
