► The complete master takes under the leadership of Count Basie, featuring some of the finest small group sessions ever recorded.
► On many of these early fifties recordings Basie is as much the minimalist at the organ as he is at the piano, but he knows how to make effective use of his notes and his musical presence is unmistakable
► Nine studio dates include soloists Charlie Shavers, Joe Newman, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Paul Quinichette, Lucky Thompson, Vic Dickenson, Oscar Peterson, and a special vocal tandem by Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Williams |
