The complete atomic basie 1994, roulette, cdp 7243 8 28635 2 6, usa. All tracks were composed, arranged and conducted by foster and is a mixture of jazz and blues. William james count basie was an american jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. This 1957 performance, which united count basies contemporary band with its greatest alumni, was a truly festive event that reached back to the 1930s for some of the repertoire and some of the guests. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Listen to your favorite songs from basieland by count basie now. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Listen to your favorite songs from count basie at newport by count basie now. Find album release information for at newport count basie on allmusic allmusic. Count basie live at newport 1957 with lester young vinyl. Their appearance at the 1959 newport jazz festival, coming two years after an acclaimed live album 1957s count basie at newport on verve, was a typically swinging affair marked by a steamrolling momentum and highly polished execution by the brassy juggernaut.
Electricity, and history, were in the air when basie hit newport in 57. Listen to, buy or download count basie at newport on amazon. In 1957, basie released the live album count basie at newport. Buy mp3 music online count basie live at newport 1957 with lester young vinyl count basie. The tune easin it became a great success for basie those years. Count basie orchestrastateautocollapse shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a navbar, a sidebar, or some other table on the page with the collapsible attribute. In 1935, basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the count basie o.
This 1957 performance, which united count basies contemporary band with its greatest. Recorded on the last evening of the famed jazz festival on 7 july 1957, count basie at newport brought down a house of 8000 listeners and still delights. Listen to count basie and his orchestra live at newport jazz festival newport, ri on jul 2, 1959. The album contains a collaboration by frank foster, a well known member from basie s big band. This 1957 performance, which united count basie s contemporary band with its greatest alumni, was a truly festive event that reached back to the 1930s for some of the repertoire and some of the guests. The complete atomic basie 1994, roulette, cdp 7243 8 28635 2 6, usa 1958. Easin it is a studio album by count basie and his orchestra recorded between 1960 and 1962. The complete roulette studio recordings of count basie and his orchestra cd1 1993 the complete decca recordings cd1 1992 ken burns jazz. And in 1957, basie made quite a splash at newport, reuniting with a number of musicians from his 30s40s heyday, including drummer jo jones, singer jimmy rushing, andmost exciting of allthe alwayspresidential lester young. Count basie count basie at newport 1957, vinyl discogs. Herunterladen album count basie at newport mp3 music free. It was originally issued as verve mgv 8243 and included only the tracks 17 and. Count basie and his orchestra live at newport jazz. Singer joe williams captivated audiences with his smooth, soulful baritone voice during the 1950s with the count basie orchestra and continued to be a favorite of audiences well into.
Count basie welcomed back tenor great lester young and singer jimmy rushing for part of a very memorable set highlighted by boogie woogie and evenin. Boogie woogie i may be wrong live at the newport jazz festival, 1957. Stream ad free or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The current count basie orchestra is under the direction of trombonist bill hughes, who appeared with the basie band at the newport jazz festival in 1957 and 1959. William count basie see count basie 1904 1984 was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, and bandleader.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Find highquality count basie stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Newport jazz festival by count basie, duke ellington, roland. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Herunterladen album count basie at newport mp3 music. April in paris arrangement by wild bill davis was a bestselling instrumental and the title song for the hit album. The newport jazz festival was host to great artists such as count basie, duke ellington, joe williams, peewee russell and many others.
He was back with lester young, jo jones, illinois jacquet and jimmy rushing, plus new. At newport by count basie on amazon music unlimited. Count basie at newport is a live album by jazz musician count basie and his orchestra. Count basie at newport count basie to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. The album contains a collaboration by frank foster, a well known member from basies big band. Count basie count basie at newport releases discogs. One of the towering figures in bigband jazz, with a lean piano style and a gift for setting tempos and making a rhythm section swing. It returned to the band the incomparable lester young and jimmy rushing, the bands original vocalist. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Count basie and his orchestra live at newport jazz festival, jul 2. Count basie orchestrastateexpanded to show the template expanded, i. Count basie orchestra everything happens to me recorded live. Count basie and his orchestra live at newport jazz festival.
He created a swing band in the early 1930s that was a favorite of many dancers and of vocalists including billie holiday. This live event would be an extraordinary night that no one wanted to end, as basie and the grandstand reunion would close the newport jazz festival. A string of potent solo voices in saxophonists frank wess, frank foster and. Recorded july 7, 1957 at the newport jazz festival, freebody park, newport, rhode island. When i listen to count basie and his mighty orchestra performing at the newport jazz festival on july 7, 1957, the sheer ecstasy and excitement is very hard to put into mere words.
Young plays beautifully throughout and rushing is in prime form. Papa jo, jo jones the great drummer of the basie band, is reunited with freddie green and count basie, with only walter page the original bassist in the 1930s all american rhythm section being missing. At the 1957 newport jazz festival, the music was consistently inspired and often historic. A perennial visitor to the newport jazz festival and a george wein favorite, basie would return. The music on this live recording represents everything fantastic, beautiful, and honest about american culture.
The count basie orchestra would return to newport the following year to perform with frank sinatra on a gala july 4th concert a prelude to their collaboration sinatra at the sands, recorded in april of 1966 for frank sinatras reprise label. Count basie at newport live by count basie pandora. Count basie biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Sister rosetta tharpe, the count basie orchestra and the george russell. The count basie orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by count basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Listen free to count basie count basie at newport introduction by john hammond, swingin at newport and more. Count basie orchestra everything happens to me 819. Count basie, count basie at newport verve, 1957 where the duke had led, the count was bound to follow. Newport jazz festival by count basie, duke ellington. Find album release information for at newport count basie on allmusic. The official count basie center for the arts site, providing online ticketing, directions, info on the historic organizations nonprofit mission and work in arts education, plus performances at hackensack meridian health theatre. Count basie at newport finally ends with their exciting fulllength version of the one oclock jump, while the digitallyremastered edition has four unissued tracks featuring joe williams.
Count basie joe willi count basie swings, joe count basie count bas count basie tony benn basie swings, bennett s the atomic mr. Count basie at newport by count basie on amazon music unlimited. Oct 22, 2015 when i listen to count basie and his mighty orchestra performing at the newport jazz festival on july 7, 1957, the sheer ecstasy and excitement is very hard to put into mere words. Everything recorded at the newport jazz festival on july 3, 1964. Count basie at newport by count basie on amazon music. One of the great things here is hearing jimmie rushingwho was a bit more of a stranger to basie in these years than prezswinging the band. Count basie at newport 2007, verve, b000952202, usa 1957. Jan 01, 2004 count basie at newport finally ends with their exciting fulllength version of the one oclock jump, while the digitallyremastered edition has four unissued tracks featuring joe williams. Listen to your favorite songs from at newport by count basie now. The modern basie band is tight and explosive, with sonny payne kicking up a storm.
Sep 23, 2014 count basie orchestra everything happens to me recorded live. Count basie at newport polka dots and moonbeams youtube. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 1950s, the band survived long past the big band era itself and the death of basie in 1984. Count basie orchestra everything happens to me 8191990. After jimmy rushing who unfortunately is undermiked, joe williams sounds solid but anticlimactic partly because of overly familiar materialpick up his live at newport 1963 recording instead.
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