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The Best Of The Count Basie Big Band

Count Basie & His Orchestra, Danny Turner (saxophone), Eric Schneider (flute), Eric Dixon (flute), Danny Turner (flute), Eric Schneider (saxophone), Christopher Woods (saxophone), Dennis Mackrel (drums), Cleveland Eaton (bass), John Williams (saxophone), Christopher Woods (flute), Eric Dixon (saxophone),...

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Contents

Bill Holman: Blues For Alfy

Work length4:43
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie & His Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1976

Nestico: Featherweight

Work length4:53
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie & His Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1977

Nestico: The Heat's On

Work length2:42
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie
  • Recorded: 1985
  • Recording Venue: Shimin Kaikan, Hamamatsu City

Nestico: Katy

Work length2:31
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie & His Orchestra, Eric Dixon (saxophone), Dennis Mackrel (drums), Cleveland Eaton (bass (vocal)), John Williams (saxophone), Christopher Woods (flute), Christopher Woods (saxophone), Danny Turner (flute), Danny Turner (saxophone), Eric Schneider (flute), Eric Schneider (saxophone), Eric Dixon (flute), Bill Hughes (trombone), Count Basie (piano), Dennis Wilson (trombone), Grover Mitchell (trombone), Mitchell Wood (trombone), Jim Crawford (trumpet), Dale Carley (trumpet), Frank Szabo (flugelhorn), Frank Szabo (trumpet), Sonny Cohn (flugelhorn), Sonny Cohn (trumpet), Bob Summers (flugelhorn), Bob Summers (trumpet)
  • Recorded: 1983-05-12
  • Recording Venue: Ocean Way Studio, Hollywood

Nestico: C.B. Express

Work length6:06
$1.10
$1.50
  • The Count Basie Orchestra, Dale Carley (flugelhorn), Count Basie (piano), Gregg Field (drums), John Williams (saxophone), Eric Dixon (saxophone), Bobby Plater (saxophone), Bobby Plater (flute), Kenny Hing (saxophone), Kenny Hing (flute), Danny Turner (saxophone), Danny Turner (flute), Sonny Cohn (flugelhorn), Sonny Cohn (trumpet), Dale Carley (trumpet), Frank Szabo (flugelhorn), Frank Szabo (trumpet), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Willie Cook (trumpet), Bob Summers (flugelhorn), Bob Summers (trumpet), Mitchell Wood (trombone), Bill Hughes (trombone), Dennis Wilson (trombone), Grover Mitchell (trombone), Freddie Green (guitar), Cleveland Eaton (bass (vocal))
  • Recorded: 1981-09-02
  • Recording Venue: Group IV Studios

Nestico: Prime Time

Work length7:35
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie & His Orchestra, Danny Turner (saxophone), Butch Miles (drums), John Duke (bass (vocal)), Freddie Green (guitar), Charlie Fowlkes (saxophone), Bobby Plater (saxophone), Eric Dixon (saxophone), Count Basie (piano), Jimmy Forrest (saxophone), Mel Wanzo (trombone), Bill Hughes (trombone), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Al Grey (trombone), Sonny Cohn (trumpet), Bob Mitchell (trumpet), Lyn Biviano (trumpet)
  • Recorded: 1977-01-20
  • Recording Venue: Sunwest Recording, Los Angeles, CA

Bill Holman: Swee' Pea

Work length4:37
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie & His Orchestra, Freddie Green (guitar), Mel Wanzo (trombone), Danny Turner (alto saxophone), Danny Turner (clarinet), John Thomas (trumpet), Bobby Plater (alto saxophone), Bobby Plater (clarinet), Bobby Mitchell (trumpet), Pete Minger (trumpet), Butch Miles (drums), Bill Hughes (trombone), Al Grey (trombone), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone), Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone), Jack Feierman (trumpet), John Duke (bass guitar), Eric Dixon (tenor saxophone), Eric Dixon (flute), Sonny Cohn (trumpet), The Count Basie Orchestra (symphony), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1976

Nestico: Mister Softie

Work length5:40
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie & His Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1983

Nestico: Way Out Basie

Work length4:21
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie (piano), Eric Dixon (saxophone), Gregg Field (drums), James Leary (bass (vocal)), Freddie Green (guitar), Bobby Plater (saxophone), Danny Turner (saxophone), John Williams (saxophone), Kenny Hing (saxophone), Bob Summers (trumpet), Mitchell Wood (trombone), Grover Mitchell (trombone), Dennis Wilson (trombone), Bill Hughes (trombone), Chris Albert (trumpet), Dale Carley (trumpet), Sonny Cohn (trumpet)
  • Recorded: 1982
  • Recording Venue: Group IV Studios, Hollywood