Count Basie - Basie In Birdland (Vinyl LP - 1961 - UK - Reissue)

	€		43
	$		50

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e-mastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London



'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!

Trackliste

A1 Little Pony
A2 Discommotion
A3 Backstage Blues
A4 Blee Blop Blues
A5 Whirly Bird
A6 One O'clock Jump
B1 Segue In C
B2 Good Time Blues
B3 One O'clock Jump
B4 Easin It
B5 A Little Tempo, Please
B6 Corner Pocket
B7 I Needs To Be Bee'd With
B8 Discommotion
B9 Segue In C (Alternate Take)
B10 Whirly-Bird
B11 One O'clock Jump (Theme)

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