Li'l Ol' Groovemaker... Basie!
by Count Basie
- Type: Album
- Released: 1963
- Label: Verve
- Country: United States
- Length: 35:14
- Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Arranged entirely by Quincy Jones, this project injects incredibly sharp, modern dynamics into the legendary bandleader's signature Kansas City swing. The brass sections are deployed with immense, explosive power, perfectly contrasting with the subtle, minimalist piano interjections. The album successfully updated the archetypal big band sound to compete with the sheer sonic force of early 1960s recording technology.
Genres
Descriptors: piano, ensemble, funky, soulful, groove-laden
Tracklist
- Li'l Ol Groovemaker...Basie (2:48)
- Pleasingly Plump (4:03)
- Boody Rumble (3:36)
- Belly Roll (2:29)
- Count Em (5:21)
- Nasty Magnus (6:04)
- Dum Dum (2:41)
- Lullabye For Jolie (2:29)
- Kansas City Wrinkles (5:40)
Credits
- Count Basie - primary artist, piano, leader
- Quincy Jones - composed by, arranged by
- Buddy Catlett - double bass
- Sonny Payne - drums
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Charlie Fowlkes - saxophone
- Eric Dixon - saxophone
- Frank Foster - saxophone