Released 1960 Release date 1960 Label Hallmark Records | ||
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Recorded July 20, 1959 and May 10 & 11, 1960New York City Similar Count Basie albums, Jazz albums |
String Along with Basie is an album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie accompanied by a small band and string section on tracks recorded in 1959 and 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label.
Contents
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.
Track listing
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 2:52
- "Song of the Islands" (Chas. E. King) - 4:14
- "Stringing the Blues" (Jimmy Jones) - 4:07
- "The One I Love" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 3:35
- "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David) - 3:34
- "Blues Bittersweet" (Quincy Jones) - 2:38
- "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) - 4:15
- "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You" (Holt Marvell, Harry Link, Jack Strachey) - 4:32
- "She's Funny That Way (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me)" (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting) – 3:14
- "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) - 3:15
Personnel
Songs
1Summertime2:52
2Song Of The Islands4:12
3Stringing The Blues4:06
References
String Along with Basie Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA