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Hall of Fame (Count Basie album)

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Released
  
1959

Hall of Fame (1956)
  
Basie in London (1956)

Release date
  
1959

Label
  
Verve Records

Length
  
45:02

Artist
  
Count Basie

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
January 5 & 11 and June 26 & 27, 1956 Fine Sound, New York City

Similar
  
Dance Session, Dance Along with Basie, Not Now - I'll Tell You When, More Hits of the 50's and 60's, Back with Basie

Hall of Fame is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra recorded in 1956 and first released on the Verve label in 1959.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

  1. "Blues Inside Out" (Ernie Wilkins) - 6:37
  2. "Big Red" (Wilkins) - 3:50
  3. "Trick or Treat" (Wilkins) - 4:15
  4. "Lady in Lace" (Frank Foster) - 4:37
  5. "Flute Juice" (Wilkins) - 3:09
  6. "Lollypop" (Neal Hefti) - 3:10
  7. "Slats" (Wilkins) - 4:44
  8. "Move" (Denzil Best) - 3:28
  9. "Dolphin Bip" (Reunald Jones) - 3:14
  10. "Stompin' and Jumpin'" (Wilkins) - 2:49
  11. "Low Life" (Johnny Mandel) - 5:09
  • Recorded at Fine Sound in New York City on January 5, 1956 (track 2), January 11, 1956 (tracks 1, 3-5 & 8-10), June 26, 1956 (tracks 7 & 11) and June 27, 1956 (track 6)

    • Personnel

  • Count Basie - piano
  • Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman - trumpet
  • Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell - trombone
  • Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Bill Graham - alto saxophone
  • Frank Wess - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Freddie Green - guitar
  • Eddie Jones - bass
  • Sonny Payne - drums
  • Neal Hefti (track 6), Frank Foster (track 4), Johnny Mandel (track 11), Frank Wess (track 8), Ernie Wilkins (tracks 1-3, 5, 7, 9 10) - arranger

    • Songs

    1Blues Inside Out6:34
    2Big Red3:46
    3Trick Or Treat4:12

    References

    Hall of Fame (Count Basie album) Wikipedia
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