Piano Rhythms

by Count Basie

Piano Rhythms cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1948
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.3/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Stepping out from behind the massive orchestration of his famed big band, the pianist utilizes a small group to highlight his signature, sparsely placed rhythmic accents. The sessions prove that his understated, incredibly swinging keyboard style is highly effective outside of a large ensemble context. It is a vital document of the minimalist philosophy that drove the Kansas City sound.

Genres

Descriptors: Instrumental, Rhythmic, Technical

Tracklist

  1. Backstage At Stuff's
  2. My Buddy
  3. Shine On Harvest Moon
  4. St. Louis Boogie
  5. Basie's Basement
  6. I Never Knew
  7. Sugar
  8. Swingin' The Blues

Credits

  • Count Basie - primary artist, written-by, written by
  • Bill English - cover
  • Gus Kahn-Walter Donaldson - written by
  • Gus Kahn - written-by
  • Walter Donaldson - written-by
  • Jack Norworth-Norah Bayes - written by
  • Jack Norworth - written-by
  • Nora Bayes - written-by
  • Gus Kahn-Ted Fiorito - written by
  • Ted Fiorito - written-by
  • Alexander-Mitchell-Pinkard - written by
  • Edna Alexander - written-by
  • Maceo Pinkard - written-by
  • Sidney Mitchell - written-by
  • Eddie Durham - written-by

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