Count Basie - Basie At Birdland - Pure Pleasure LP 180g High Quality Pressing!Re-mastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering! 'Basie at Birdland' is a 1961 live album featuring Count Basie and his famed orchestra playing at Birdland in New York City. Recorded on June 27-28th of 1961, and released just one month later in July of that year, 'Basie at Birdland' proved once again that Count Basie was one of the world's best players, band leaders, and flag bearers of Jazz. Birdland, the self-proclaimed, 'Jazz Corner of the World' provides a raucous, lively backdrop to the band's soulful Kansas City style Jazz, on tunes like, 'Blue Backstage', and 'Good Time Blues' alongside their harder hitting, big band bop. 'Basie at Birdland' features the Count at the height of his prowess, and he and his band's fervent, swinging performance cannot be missed - it's perfect for novices and aficionados alike. This is a jaw-dropping recording of Basie's band in 1961. The band is so tight and swings so hard it sounds at times as if one is listening to a Wurlitzer organ. There simply was no band that swung as hard as Basie's - at least not as recorded on this live date. Amazing. Simply the best live recording of a big band ever! Features Double LP 180g Vinyl Re-mastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London 2 Standard sleeves Side C& D contain Bonus Tracks not part of original album Made in the UK Musicians Count Basie, piano Marshal Royal, alto saxophone, clarinet Frank Wess, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute Charlie Fowlkes, baritone saxophone Eddie Jones, bass Sonny Payne, drums Freddie Green, guitar Budd Johnson, tenor saxophone Frank Foster, tenor saxophone Benny Powell, trombone Henry Coker, trombone Quentin Jackson, trombone Snooky Young, trumpet Lennie Johnson, trumpet Sonny Cohn, trumpet Thad Jones, trumpet Jon Hendricks, vocal (Track 5, Side A) Selections Side A: Little Pony Discommotion Backstage Blues Blee Blop Blues Whirly Bird One O'Clock Jump Side B: Segue In "C" Good Time Blues One O'Clock Jump Side C: Easin' It A Little Tempo, Please Corner Pocket I Needs To Be Bee'd With Side D: Discommotion Segue In C (Alternate Take) Whirly-Bird One O'Clock Jump (Theme) Recorded live on June 27 & 28, 1961 at Birdland, New York City Count Basie - Basie At Birdland - Pure Pleasure LP

180g High Quality Pressing!
Re-mastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering!

'Basie at Birdland' is a 1961 live album featuring Count Basie and his famed orchestra playing at Birdland in New York City. Recorded on June 27-28th of 1961, and released just one month later in July of that year, 'Basie at Birdland' proved once again that Count Basie was one of the world's best players, band leaders, and flag bearers of Jazz. Birdland, the self-proclaimed, 'Jazz Corner of the World' provides a raucous, lively backdrop to the band's soulful Kansas City style Jazz, on tunes like, 'Blue Backstage', and 'Good Time Blues' alongside their harder hitting, big band bop. 'Basie at Birdland' features the Count at the height of his prowess, and he and his band's fervent, swinging performance cannot be missed - it's perfect for novices and aficionados alike.

This is a jaw-dropping recording of Basie's band in 1961. The band is so tight and swings so hard it sounds at times as if one is listening to a Wurlitzer organ. There simply was no band that swung as hard as Basie's - at least not as recorded on this live date. Amazing.

Simply the best live recording of a big band ever!

Features Double LP 180g Vinyl Re-mastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London 2 Standard sleeves Side C& D contain Bonus Tracks not part of original album Made in the UK Musicians Count Basie, piano Marshal Royal, alto saxophone, clarinet Frank Wess, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute Charlie Fowlkes, baritone saxophone Eddie Jones, bass Sonny Payne, drums Freddie Green, guitar Budd Johnson, tenor saxophone Frank Foster, tenor saxophone Benny Powell, trombone Henry Coker, trombone Quentin Jackson, trombone Snooky Young, trumpet Lennie Johnson, trumpet Sonny Cohn, trumpet Thad Jones, trumpet Jon Hendricks, vocal (Track 5, Side A) Selections Side A: Little Pony Discommotion Backstage Blues Blee Blop Blues Whirly Bird One O'Clock Jump Side B: Segue In "C" Good Time Blues One O'Clock Jump Side C: Easin' It A Little Tempo, Please Corner Pocket I Needs To Be Bee'd With Side D: Discommotion Segue In C (Alternate Take) Whirly-Bird One O'Clock Jump (Theme)

Recorded live on June 27 & 28, 1961 at Birdland, New York City

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