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Strike Up the Band (album)

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Released
  
May 1959

Strike Up the Band (1959)
  
In Person! (1959)

Artist
  
Tony Bennett

Label
  
Roulette Records

Length
  
27:01

Strike Up the Band (1959)
  
In Person! (1959)

Release date
  
1959

Genres
  
Jazz, Vocal jazz

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Recorded
  
January 3 & 5, 1959 Capitol Studios, New York City

Similar
  
Tony Bennett albums, Jazz albums

Tony bennett strike up the band


Strike Up the Band is a 1959 studio album by Tony Bennett with the Count Basie Orchestra. The album was released at first with the title Basie Swings, Bennett Sings as SR-25072, featuring a different cover and track order.

Contents

William Ruhlmann of Allmusic wrote "The band raves through tunes like "With Plenty Of Money And You," and Bennett matches them, drawing strength from the bravura arrangements, while band and singer achieve a knowing tenderness on "Growing Pains.""

Bennett and Basie recorded two albums together in 1959. The other one, In Person!, was released by Bennett's record label, Columbia, while this album was released by Roulette, Basie's label.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Strike Up the Band" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 1:33
  2. "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 1:44
  3. "Chicago" (Fred Fisher) - 2:07
  4. "With Plenty of Money and You" (Dubin, Warren) - 1:33
  5. "Anything Goes" (Porter) - 2:20
  6. "Life Is a Song" (Fred E. Ahlert, Young) - 2:49
Side two
  1. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Lerner, Loewe) - 3:02
  2. "Jeepers Creepers" (Mercer, Warren) - 2:08
  3. "Growing Pains" (Dorothy Fields, Schwartz) - 3:33
  4. "Poor Little Rich Girl" (Coward) - 3:30
  5. "Are You Havin' Any Fun?" (Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen) - 2:42

The 1990 compact disc reissue included the ballad "After Supper"

Personnel

  • Tony Bennett - vocals
  • Ralph Sharon - piano and arranger

    • The Count Basie Orchestra:

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

    • Songs

    1Life Is a SongCount Basie2:53
    2Plenty of MoneyCount Basie1:33
    3Jeepers CreepersCount Basie2:08

    References

    Strike Up the Band (album) Wikipedia
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