Released October 1, 1961 Release date 1 October 1961 | Recorded 1961 Label SINETONE AMR | |
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At Basin Street East is a 1961 live album by Billy Eckstine, accompanied by a big band arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones. It was originally released on October 1, 1961 on the EmArcy label, but reissued in 1990 by Polygram. The album was recorded at the Basin Street East nightclub in New York City.
Contents
Track listing
- "Alright, Okay, You Win" (Sidney Wyche, Mayme Watts)
- Medley: "I'm Falling for You"/"Fool That I Am"/"Everything I Have Is Yours" (Burton Lane, George Sanders, Jr., Clarence Williams, Floyd Hunt, Harold Adamson)
- "In the Still of the Night" (Cole Porter)
- Duke Ellington medley: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"/"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Bob Russell, Juan Tizol, Mack David)
- "Work Song" (Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown, Jr.)
- "Ma (She's Making Eyes at Me)" (Con Conrad, Sidney Clare)
Personnel
Songs
1Alright - Okay - You Win2:47
2Medley: I'm Falling for You / Fool That I Am / Everything I Have Is Yours8:01
3In the Still of the Night / Band Chaser3:49
References
At Basin Street East (Billy Eckstine and Quincy Jones album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA