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Released
  
1968

Producer
  
Teddy Reig

Genre
  
Jazz

Release date
  
1968

Label
  
MCA Records

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Recorded
  
July 2 & 3, 1968 New York City

The Board of Directors Annual Report (1968)
  
Basie Straight Ahead (1968)

Artists
  
Count Basie, The Mills Brothers

Similar
  
Standing Ovation, The Board of Directors, Half a Sixpence, HollywoodBasie's Way, Basie's Beat

The Board of Directors Annual Report is an album by vocal group The Mills Brothers with pianist and bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Dot label. The album follows Basie's 1967 collaboration with The Mills Brothers The Board of Directors.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "As usual, it's the supposedly timely material that sounds dated, while the old favorites remain timeless. Nevertheless, this is an excellent match-up that should have been tried earlier and more often".

Track listing

  1. "Gentle on My Mind" (John Hartford) - 2:39
  2. "Cherry" (Don Redman, Ray Gilbert) - 3:23
  3. "You Never Miss the Water Till the Well Runs Dry" (Arthur Kent, Paul Secon) - 2:49
  4. "Glow Worm" (Paul Lincke, Lilla Cayley Robinson, Johnny Mercer) - 2:21
  5. "Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing) - 3:34
  6. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:28
  7. "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) - 2:49
  8. "Cielito Lindo" (John Redmond, James Cavanaugh) - 2:17
  9. "Blue and Sentimental" (Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David) - 3:30
  10. "Every Day" (Basie) - 2:54

Personnel

  • The Mills Brothers - vocals
  • Count Basie - piano
  • Oscar Brashear, Gene Goe, Sonny Cohn - trumpet
  • Al Aarons - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Richard Boone, Harlan Floyd, Grover Mitchell - trombone
  • Bill Hughes - bass trombone
  • Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal - alto saxophone
  • Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
  • Freddie Green - guitar
  • Norman Keenan - bass
  • Harold Jones - drums
  • Chico O'Farrill - arranger

    • Songs

    1Up a Lazy River3:33
    2I May Be Wrong but I Think You're Wonderful3:11
    3Release Me2:44

    References

    The Board of Directors Annual Report Wikipedia
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