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Count Basie - Basie Plays Hefti

Count Basie

Title:  Basie Plays Hefti

Label:  Essential Jazz Albums
Cat No:EJA047
Format:CD

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• The complete classic album “Basie plays Hefti” (1958), a follow up to the celebrated LP “The Atomic Mr.Basie” (1957), which also presented arrangements and tunes by Neal Hefti.

• There are also 12 bonus tracks, which with the obvious exception of the tunes from the ‘Atomic’ album, present all other existing songs featuring Basie playing music composed and arranged by Hefti, recorded between 1952 and 1958, and taken from various rarely heard and difficult to find studio sessions.

• Personnel (on “Basie plays Hefti”) : Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley (tp), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal (cl, as), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Billy Mitchell (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bar), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d). New York, April 3, 4 & 14, 1958.

• Total Time: 76:40 - 24 tracks - includes 12-page booklet.

Track Listing for Basie Plays Hefti
01 HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN BASIE? 2:43
02 CUTE 3:13
03 PENSIVE MISS 3:49
04 SLOO FOOT 3:09
05 IT’S AWF’LY NICE TO BE WITH YOU 3:34
06 SCOOT 2:29
07 A LITTLE TEMPO, PLEASE 2:37
08 LATE DATE 3:18
09 COUNT DOWN 2:47
10 BAG-A’ BONES 2:44
11 PONY TAIL 2:59
12 LOLLYPOP3:08*
13 DINNER WITH FRIENDS 3:07*
14 SKA-DI-DLE-DEE-BEE-DOO 3:38*
15 TWO FRANKS 3:18*
16 YOU FOR ME 3:13*
17 TWO FOR THE BLUES 2:50*
18 BUBBLES 4:01*
19 SOFTLY WITH FEELING 3:08*
20 CHERRY POINT 3:22*
21 PLYMOUTH ROCK 3:44*
22 SURE THING 3:03*
23 WHY NOT? 3:31*
24 FANCY MEETIN’ YOU 3:03*

TOTAL TIME: 76:40


Reviews
Jazz Journal - John Postgate
A valuable reissue for big band fans.

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Count Basie
Sound of Swing

April in Paris (180g)

The Quintessence (2CD)

The Quintessence (2CD) Vol. 2

Kansas Jump

Dance Sessions Complete 1953-54

Small Group Studio Recordings 1952-56

Broadway & Hollywood

April in Paris + bonus tracks

In London

Hall of Fame

Swinging the Blues (Jazz Reference series)

The Swinging Count

The Band of Distinction (2CD)

Basie Rides Again! (2CD)

One O'Clock Jump - feat Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Will

Basie Talks

Complete Live at The Americana Hotel 1959 (2CD) +

Count Basie on The Beatles + The Atomic Mr. Basie

Jukebox Hits 1940-1952

Chairman of the Board + bonus tracks

April in Paris + bonus tracks

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