Eight Classic Albums

~ Release by Count Basie (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Atomic Mr Basie / Basie Plays Hefti
2▶CD: Chairman of the Board / Breakfast Dance and Barbeque
3▼CD: Basie and Eckstine Inc / Basie Swings Bennett Sings
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1Stormy Monday Blues
recording of:
Stormy Monday Blues (in 1959)
writer:
Bob Crowder (tenor saxophone), Billy Eckstine and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
7 Arts and Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases)
3:12
2Lonesome Lover Blues
cover recording of:
Lonesome Lover Blues
lyricist and composer:
Billy Eckstine
3:11
3Blues, the Mother of Sin
3:42
4Jelly, Jelly
cover recording of:
Jelly, Jelly (in 1959)
writer:
Billy Eckstine and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
3:04
5Don’t Cry Baby
recording of:
Don’t Cry Baby (in 1959)
writer:
Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson and Stella Unger
publisher:
Advanced Music corp. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:35
6Trav’Lin All Alone
cover recording of:
Trav’lin’ All Alone (in 1959)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:57
7Little Mama
3:32
8I Want a Little Girl
cover recording of:
I Want a Little Girl (in 1959)
lyricist:
Billy Moll (songwriter)
composer:
Murray Mencher (pianist, lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:28
9Drifting
cover recording of:
Drifting Blues (in 1959)
writer:
Charles Brown (blues musician), Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers) and Eddie Williams (blues musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Artists
4:02
10Song of the Wanderer
cover recording of:
Song of the Wanderer (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Moret
3:23
11Piano Man
cover recording of:
Piano Man
writer:
Billy Eckstine and Sid Kuller
4:07
12Life Is a Song
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (in 1959-01) and Frank Wess (in 1959-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (in 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (in 1959-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1959-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1959-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1959-01) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (in 1959-01), Al Grey (trombone) (in 1959-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (in 1959-01)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01) and Snooky Young (in 1959-01)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
Life Is a Song (in 1959-01)
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
2:53
13With Plenty of Money and You
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (in 1959-01) and Frank Wess (in 1959-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (in 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (in 1959-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1959-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1959-01) and Ralph Sharon (in 1959-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1959-01) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (in 1959-01), Al Grey (trombone) (in 1959-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (in 1959-01)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01) and Snooky Young (in 1959-01)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01)
performer:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01) and Count Basie and His Orchestra (in 1959-01)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
With Plenty of Money and You (in 1959-01)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
1:33
14Jeepers Creepers
producer:
Teddy Reig
piano:
Count Basie (pianist)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
Jeepers Creepers
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
writer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
2:08
15Are You Havin’ Any Fun
producer:
Teddy Reig
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
Are You Havin’ Any Fun
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Sammy Fain
2:48
16Anything Goes
producer:
Teddy Reig
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
Anything Goes
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:22
17Strike Up the Band
producer:
Teddy Reig
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
Strike Up the Band (1927 Gershwin song)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
1:33
18Chicago
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (in 1959-01) and Frank Wess (in 1959-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (in 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (in 1959-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1959-01)
piano:
Ralph Sharon and Count Basie (pianist) (in 1959-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1959-01) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (in 1959-01), Al Grey (trombone) (in 1959-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (in 1959-01)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01) and Snooky Young (in 1959-01)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01)
performer:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
live cover recording of:
Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town) (in 1959-01)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1922)
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp. and Salabert
42:08
19I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (in 1959-01) and Frank Wess (in 1959-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (in 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (in 1959-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1959-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1959-01) and Ralph Sharon (in 1959-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1959-01) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (in 1959-01), Al Grey (trombone) (in 1959-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (in 1959-01)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01) and Snooky Young (in 1959-01)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady) (in 1959-01)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
43:04
20Poor Little Rich Girl
producer:
Teddy Reig
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
Poor Little Rich Girl
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
3:32
21Growing Pains
producer:
Teddy Reig
piano:
Ralph Sharon (in 1959-01)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
Growing Pains (in 1959-01)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
33:36
22I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plans
producer:
Teddy Reig
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
1:42
4▶CD: In Person (with Tony Bennett) / Everyday I Have the Blues (with Joe Williams)