Count Basie - Class of 54 (17 tracks) +Album Reviews

Count Basie
Class of '54
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. In Case You Didn't Know - Count Basie, Wilkins, Ernie
2. These Foolish Things - Count Basie, Link, Harry
3. Peter Pan - Count Basie, Foster, Frank Benja
4. Ain't It the Truth? - Count Basie, Basie, Count
5. Ingin' the Ooh - Count Basie, Basie, Count
6. Confessin' - Count Basie, Daugherty, Doc
7. These Foolish Things [Alternate Take] - Count Basie, Link, Harry
8. In Case You Didn't Know [Alternate Take] - Count Basie, Wilkins, Ernie
9. One O'Clock Jump (Intro) - Count Basie, Basie, Count
10. You for Me - Count Basie, Hefti, Neal
11. Bubbles - Count Basie, Hefti, Neal
12. You're Not the Kind - Count Basie, Hudson, Will
13. Jonesy - Count Basie, Hefti, Neal
14. Two for the Blues - Count Basie, Hefti, Neal
15. Blee Blop Blues - Count Basie, Basie, Count
16. Yesterdays - Count Basie, Arkeen, West
17. Perdido - Count Basie, Drake, Ervin

CD Details

All Artists: Count Basie
Title: Class of '54
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Black Lion/Da Music/Ka
Release Date: 9/1/1989
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop
Style: Swing Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 031397092422

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D. A. Brugger | 04/11/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album features two different recording sessions from 1954. The first one is a studio session with just nine members of the band. It seems hollow and lacks that great big sound you get when all sixteen musicians are playing. I think this first half of the album is worth owning by any Count Basie fan just as an example of why you really need all the guys in there working.

The second half is a live recording in front of a very wild audience with the entire band. This half of the album is incredible. 'You For Me', 'Bubbles', 'Two For The Blues' are among my top favorites out of around 400 Basie tracks I own. I highly recommend this album to any Count Basie fan."

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