The Chairman of the Board is a 1959 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra.[2]
Chairman of the Board | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 18, 1959 | |||
Recorded | Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago on March 4, April 28 & 29 and December 10 & 11, 1958 Universal Studios, Chicago and Capital Studios, New York | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:24 | |||
Label | Roulette | |||
Producer | Teddy Reig | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Track listing
edit- "Blues in Hoss' Flat" (Count Basie, Frank Foster) – 3:13
- "H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)" (Count Basie, Thad Jones) – 2:40
- "Segue in C" (Frank Wess) – 6:15
- "Kansas City Shout" (Henry Wells) – 3:34
- "Speaking of Sounds" (Thad Jones) – 3:27
- "TV Time" (Frank Foster) – 3:16
- "Who, Me?" (Frank Foster) – 5:13
- "The Deacon" (Thad Jones) – 4:50
- "Half Moon Street" (Frank Wess) – 3:25
- "Mutt & Jeff" (Thad Jones, Jack McDuff) – 3:39
- "Fair and Warmer" (Harry James, Ernie Wilkins) – 3:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) – 4:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago on March 4, 1958 (Track 1 & 2) and Capital Studios, New York on April 28 (Track 7, 9, 12), April 29 (Track 4, 10, 11), December 10 (Track 5 & 8) and December 11 (Track 3 & 6), 1958.
Personnel
edit- Count Basie - piano
- Frank Foster - arranger, tenor saxophone
- Ernie Wilkins - arranger
- Eddie Jones - double bass
- Charlie Fowlkes - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Marshal Royal - clarinet, alto saxophone
- Sonny Payne - drums
- Frank Wess - flute, arranger, alto saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone
- Henry Coker - trombone
- Al Grey - trombone
- Benny Powell - trombone
- Thad Jones - trumpet, arranger
- Wendell Culley - trumpet
- Joe Newman - trumpet
- Snooky Young - trumpet