INCLUDES 13 BONUS TRACKS

The complete classic album "Basie Plays Hefti, a follow up to the celebrated LP "The Atomic Mr. Basie, wich also presented arrangements and tunes by NEAL HEFTI. With the obvious exception of the tunes from the Atomic album, our bonus tracks present all other existing songs featuring BASIE playing music composed and arranged by HEFTI recorded between 1952 and 1958, and taken from various rarely heard and diffuclt to fins studio sessions.

PERSONNEL:

[1-11] BASIE PLAYS HEFTI:

THAD JONES, trumpet, arranger
SNOOKY YOUNG, WENDELL CULEY, JOE NEWMAN, trumpet
HENRY COKER, AL GREY, BENNY POWELL, trombone
MARSHALL ROYAL, clarinet, alto sax
FRANK WESS, alto sax, flute
BILLY MITCHELL, tenor sax
FRANK FOSTER, tenor sax, flute
CHARLIE FOWLKES, baritone sax
COUNT BASIE, piano
FREDDIE GREEN, guitar
EDDIE JONES, bass
SONNY PAYNE, drums

New York, April 3, 4 & 14, 1958.

[12-24] Similar personnel as (1-11),

All tracks recorded in New York, between 1952-56.

INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01. Has Anyone Here Seen Basie?
02. Cute
03. Pensive Miss
04. Sloo Foot
05. It's Awf'ly Nice to Be With You
06. Scoot
07. A Little Tempo, Please
08. Late Date
09. Count Down
10. Bag' a Bones
11. Pony Tail
12. Lollypop (*)
13. Dinner with Friends (*)
14. Ska-Di-Dle-Dee-Bee-Doo (*)
15. Two Franks (*)
16. You for Me (*)
17. Two for the Blues (*)
18. Bubbles (*)
19. Softly with Feeling (*)
20. Cherry Point (*)
21. Plymouth Rock (*)
22. Sure Thing (*)
23. Why Not? (*)
24. Fancy Meetin' You (*)

(*) BONUS TRACKS