First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

by Duke Ellington & Count Basie

First Time! The Count Meets the Duke cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1962
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:13:15
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Count Basie

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released by Columbia Records, this historic summit marks the first time the Duke Ellington and Count Basie orchestras recorded together in the same studio. Produced by Teo Macero, the session brilliantly navigates the logistical challenge of capturing two full big bands, highlighting their contrasting, immensely influential approaches to swing.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Battle Royal (5:33)
  2. To You (3:52)
  3. Take the "A" Train (3:45)
  4. Corner Pocket (aka Until I Met You) (4:52)
  5. Wild Man - aka Wild Man Moore (6:20)
  6. Segue In C (8:21)
  7. B D B (4:43)
  8. Jumpin' at the Woodside (3:08)
  9. One More Once (3:24)
  10. Take the "A" Train - (The Count Departs) [Rehearsal & Alternate Takes] (5:49)
  11. Jumpin' at the Woodside - Alternate Take (3:13)
  12. B D B - Alternate Take (4:29)
  13. Blues In Hoss' Flat - Blues In Frankie's Flat (3:12)
  14. Wild Man - (aka Wild Man Moore) [Alternate Take] (5:54)
  15. Battle Royal - Rehersal & Alternate Takes (6:31)

Credits

  • Duke Ellington - primary artist, written-by
  • Count Basie - primary artist, written-by
  • Stanley Dance - liner notes
  • Henry Parker - photography by [front]
  • Burt Goldblatt - photography by [liner]
  • Don Hunstein - photography by [liner]
  • Teo Macero - producer
  • Thad Jones - written-by
  • Billy Strayhorn - written-by
  • Don Wolf - written-by
  • Freddie Green - written-by
  • Frank Wess - written-by

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