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On the Road (Count Basie album)

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Released
  
1979

Length
  
42:16

Artist
  
Count Basie

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Recorded
  
1979

Label
  
Pablo

Release date
  
1979

Genre
  
Jazz

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On the Road(1979)
  
Digital III at Montreux(1979)

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Similar
  
Count Basie albums, Jazz albums

On the Road is a 1979 studio album by Count Basie.

Contents

At the 23rd Grammy Awards, Count Basie won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band for On the Road.

Track listing

  1. "Wind Machine" (Sammy Nestico) – 3:16
  2. "Blues for Stephanie" (John Clayton) – 7:01
  3. "John the III" (Bobby Plater) – 4:55
  4. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:59
  5. "Bootie's Blues" (Count Basie, Bootie Wood) – 4:00
  6. "Splanky" (Neal Hefti) – 3:42
  7. "Basie" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:27
  8. "Watch What Happens" (Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) – 2:17
  9. "Work Song" (Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown, Jr.) – 4:02
  10. "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 5:37

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra
  • Count Basie - piano
  • Sonny Cohn - trumpet
  • Pete Minger
  • Ray Brown
  • Paul Cohen
  • Bill Hughes - trombone
  • Dennis Wilson
  • Mel Wanzo
  • Mitchell 'Bootie' Wood
  • Bobby Plater - alto saxophone
  • Danny Turner
  • Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Hing
  • Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
  • John Clayton - double bass
  • Freddie Green - guitar
  • Butch Miles - drums
  • Dennis Rowland - vocals

    • Songs

    1Wind Machine3:30
    2Blues For Stephanie7:49
    3John The 3rd5:18

    References

    On the Road (Count Basie album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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