Count Basie

This edition includes the complete album One More Time, which showcases the Count playing compositions and charts by Quincy Jones. As a bonus, the complete LP String Along With Basie, featuring Basie's first recordings with strings included here for the first time ever on CD. In addition to presenting charts and music by Quincy Jones, this LP features illustrious guest soloists like Ben Webster, Illinois Jacquet & Herbie Mann.

PERSONNEL:

THAD JONES, JOE NEWMAN, SNOOKY YOUNG, WENDELL CULLEY, trumpet
HENRY COKER, AL GREY, BENNY POWELL, trombone
MARSHALL ROYAL, clarinet, alto sax; FRANK WESS, alto & tenor sax
FRANK FOSTER, tenor sax; CHARLIE FOWLKES, baritone sax
COUNT BASIE, piano; FREDDIE GREEN, guitar; EDDIE JONES, bass
SONY PAYNE (d). New York, December 18-20, 1958 & January 24, 1959.

[11-20] BONUS ALBUM: STRING ALONG WITH BASIE

(15-16 & 18)
BEN WEBSTER, tenor sax; AL GREY, HENRY COKER, BENNY POWELL, trombone
COUNT BASIE, piano; FREDDY GREEN, guitar; GEORGE DUVIVIER, bass
JIMMY CRAWFORD, drums.Plus string orchestra; QUINCY JONES (arr).
New York, July 20, 1959.

(11-14), (17) & (19-20)
ILLINOIS JACQUET, tenor sax; HERBIE MANN, FRANK WESS, flute
ANDY FITZGERALD, flute, bass-clarinet; COUNT BASIE, piano
FREDDIE GREEN, piano; GEORGE DUVIVIER, bass; JIMMY CRAWFORD, drums
Plus string orchestra; GEORGE WILLIAMS(arr).
New York, May 10-11, 1960

TRACKS:

01. For Lena And Lennie
02. Rat Race
03. Quince
04. Meet B. B.
05. The Big Walk
06. A Square At The Roundtable
07. I Needs To Be Bee'd With
08. Jessica's Day
09. The Midnite Sun Never Sets
10. Muttnik
11. Summertime*
12. Song Of The Islands*
13. Stringing The Blues*
14. The One I Love*
15. Blue And Sentimental*
16. Blues Bittersweet*
17. Poor Butterfly*
18. These Foolish Things*
19. She's Funny That Way*
20. Sweet Lorraine*.

* On CD For The First Time Ever!!