Basie One More Time (subtitled Music from the Pen of Quincy Jones) is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie performing the compositions and arrangements of Quincy Jones recorded in late 1958 and early 1959 and originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | December 19, 1958 and January 23 & 24, 1959 New York City and Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Roulette SR 52024 | |||
| Producer | Teddy Reig and Rudy Traylor | |||
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Reception
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| AllMusic |    [3] |
AllMusic's review states, "Jones's charts helped expand the Basie sound without altering it. An excellent CD".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Quincy Jones
- "For Lena and Lennie" - 3:57
- "Rat Race" - 2:57
- "Quince" - 3:55
- "Meet B B" - 3:35
- "The Big Walk" - 2:55
- "A Square at the Roundtable" - 2:16
- "I Needs to Be Bee'd With" - 3:29
- "Jessica's Day" - 4:24
- "The Midnite Sun Never Sets" - 3:34
- "Muttnik" - 5:25
- Recorded in New York City on December 19, 1958 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 9) and Chicago on January 23 & 24, 1959 (tracks 3, 6, 7, 8 & 10)
Personnel
edit- Count Basie - piano
- Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young - trumpet
- Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell - trombone
- Marshal Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Frank Wess - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
- Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Eddie Jones - bass
- Sonny Payne - drums
- Quincy Jones - composition, arranger
References
edit- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November 3, 2015
- ^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 3, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Basie One More Time – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2015.