Basie Land

by Count Basie

Basie Land cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1964
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:35
  • Community rating: 3.33/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Basie Land' presents Count Basie's orchestra in the concise, riff-driven big-band style that defined his later career. The album foregrounds ensemble precision, blues feeling, and the economical swing associated with the Basie sound.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Basie Land (2:16)
  2. Big Brother (3:43)
  3. Count Me In (4:32)
  4. Wanderlust (2:38)
  5. Instant Blues (4:54)
  6. Rabble Rouser (3:08)
  7. Sassy (3:21)
  8. Gymnastics (2:29)
  9. Yuriko (4:13)
  10. Doodle Oodle (3:16)

Credits

  • Count Basie - primary artist
  • Billy Byers - written-by, arranged by [all selections]
  • Frank Foster - soloist, tenor saxophone
  • Al Aarons - soloist, trumpet, trumpet [muted]
  • Marshall Royal - alto saxophone
  • Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
  • Frank Wess - flute
  • Don Rader - trumpet

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