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Released
  
1956

Metronome All-Stars 1956 (1956)
  
Hall of Fame (1956)

Release date
  
1956

Label
  
BNF Collection

Recorded
  
June 18, 25 & 27, 1956

Metronome All-Stars 1956 (1956)
  
Ella and Louis (1956)

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

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Studio
  
Fine Sound, New York City

Artists
  
Metronome All-Stars, Count Basie

Metronome All-Stars 1956 was the final album by the Metronome All-Stars, a loose amalgamation of musicians representing winners of Metronome magazine's annual poll. This 1956 release is notable for four tracks documenting the first collaboration between pianist/bandleader Count Basie and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald. The album was originally released on the Clef label in 1956.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "This would be the final recording by The Metronome All-Stars (a series that started in the late '30s) and the music on this LP still sounds exciting and joyful".

Track listing

  1. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) - 20:30
  2. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) - 4:43
  3. "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Peter Chatman, William York) -5:11
  4. "Party Blues" (Count Basie, Joe Williams, Ella Fitzgerald) - 3:59
  5. "Basie's Back in Town" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:16
  6. "Lady Fair" (George Wallington) - 2:55
  • Recorded at Fine Sound in New York City on June 18 (tracks 1 & 6), June 25 (tracks 2–4) and June 27 (track 5), 1956

    • Personnel

  • Ella Fitzgerald (tracks 2, 3 & 4), Joe Williams (tracks 3 & 4) - vocals
  • Count Basie (tracks 2–5), Billy Taylor (track 1), George Wallington (track 6) - piano
  • Wendell Culley (tracks 2, 3 & 5), Reunald Jones (tracks 2, 3 & 5), Thad Jones (tracks 1–5), Joe Newman (tracks 2–5) - trumpet
  • Eddie Bert (track 1), Henry Coker (tracks 2–5), Bill Hughes (tracks 2, 3 & 5), Benny Powell (tracks 2, 3 & 5) - trombone
  • Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 2, 3 & 5)
  • Tony Scott - clarinet (track 1)
  • Bill Graham (tracks 2, 3 & 5), Lee Konitz (track 1) - alto saxophone
  • Frank Wess - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 2–5)
  • Al Cohn (track 1), Frank Foster (tracks 2, 3 & 5), Zoot Sims (track 1) - tenor saxophone
  • Serge Chaloff (track 1), Charlie Fowlkes (tracks 2, 3 & 5) - baritone saxophone
  • Teddy Charles - vibraphone (track 1)
  • Tal Farlow (track 1), Freddie Green (tracks 2–5) - guitar
  • Eddie Jones (tracks 2–5), Charles Mingus (track 1) - bass
  • Art Blakey (track 1), Sonny Payne (tracks 2–5) - drums
  • Ralph Burns (tracks 2 & 3), Wild Bill Davis (track 2), Ernie Wilkins (track 5) - arranger

    • Songs

    1Billie Bounce (feat Tar Farlow - Zoot Sims)Charles Mingus - Art Blakey - Billy Taylor - 20:01
    2April in Paris (feat Ella Fitzgerald)Ella Fitzgerald4:42
    3Every Day I Have the Blues (feat Ella Fitzgerald)Ella Fitzgerald5:10

    References

    Metronome All-Stars 1956 Wikipedia
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