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Chairman of the Board (album)

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Released
  
April 18, 1959

Length
  
42:24

Producer
  
Teddy Reig

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Roulette

Recorded
  
Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago on March 4, April 28 & 29 andDecember 10 & 11, 1958 Universal Studios, Chicago and Capital Studios, New York

The Chairman of the Board is a 1959 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Blues in Hoss' Flat" (Count Basie, Frank Foster) – 3:13
  2. "H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)" (Count Basie, Thad Jones) – 2:40
  3. "Segue in C" (Frank Wess) – 6:15
  4. "Kansas City Shout" (Henry Wells) – 3:34
  5. "Speaking of Sounds" (Jo Jones) – 3:27
  6. "TV Time" (Frank Foster) – 3:16
  7. "Who, Me?" (Frank Foster) – 5:13
  8. "The Deacon" (Thad Jones) – 4:50
  9. "Half Moon Street" (Frank Wess) – 3:25
  10. "Mutt & Jeff" (Thad Jones, Jack McDuff) – 3:39
  11. "Fair and Warmer" (Harry James, Ernie Wilkins) – 3:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) – 4:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago on March 4, 1958 (Track 1 & 2) and Capital Studios, New York on April 28 (Track 7, 9, 12), April 29 (Track 4, 10, 11), December 10 (Track 5 & 8) and December 11 (Track 3 & 6), 1958.

    • Personnel

    The Count Basie Orchestra
  • Count Basie - piano
  • Frank Foster - arranger, tenor saxophone
  • Ernie Wilkins - arranger
  • Eddie Jones - double bass
  • Charlie Fowlkes - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Marshal Royal - clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Sonny Payne - drums
  • Frank Wess - flute, arranger, alto saxophone
  • Freddie Green - guitar
  • Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone
  • Henry Coker - trombone
  • Al Grey trombone
  • Benny Powell trombone
  • Thad Jones - trumpet, arranger
  • Wendell Culley - trumpet
  • Joe Newman trumpet
  • Snooky Young trumpet

    • References

    Chairman of the Board (album) Wikipedia
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