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The Legend (Count Basie album)

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Released
  
1962

Release date
  
1962

Genre
  
Jazz

Artist
  
Count Basie

Producer
  
Teddy Reig

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Recorded
  
October 30 and November 1 & 2, 1961 New York City

The Legend (1961)
  
Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 (1962)

Label
  
Columbia Graphophone Company

Similar
  
Back with Basie, Kansas City Suite, Dance Along with Basie, Basie in Sweden, Not Now - I'll Tell You When

The Legend (subtitled From the Pen of Benny Carter) is an album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring tracks composed by Benny Carter recorded in 1961 and originally released on the Roulette label.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Carter

  1. "The Trot" - 3:09
  2. "Easy Money" - 5:19
  3. "Amoroso" - 3:47
  4. "Goin' On" - 4:24
  5. "The Swizzle" - 3:31
  6. "The Legend" - 4:35
  7. "Who's Blue?" - 4:30
  8. "Turnabout" - 3:56
  • Recorded in New York City on October 30, 1962 (tracks 1, 4 & 6), November 1, 1961 (tracks 5 & 7) and November 2, 1961 (tracks 2, 3 & 8)

    • Personnel

  • Count Basie - piano
  • Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Snooky Young - trumpet
  • Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell - trombone
  • Benny Carter, Frank Wess - alto saxophone
  • Frank Foster, Budd Johnson - tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
  • Sam Herman - guitar
  • Eddie Jones - bass
  • Sonny Payne - drums
  • Benny Carter - arranger

    • Songs

    1The Trot
    2Easy Money
    3Amoroso

    References

    The Legend (Count Basie album) Wikipedia
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