It's called the Count Basie Story and, like previous proper boxes, this collection tells ... more
the story in chronological order. It starts with "Shoe Shine Boy", from the 1936 session that introduced the names of both Basie himself and the great tenor saxoph...
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Disc 1 Shoe Shine Boy (Count Basie) Lady Be Good (Count Basie) Swingin' At The Daisy Chain ... more
(Count Basie) Roseland Shuffle (Count Basie) The Glory Of Love (Count Basie) Smarty (You Know It All) (Count Basie) One O'Clock Jump (Count Basie) John's Idea (C...
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It's called theCount Basie Storyand, like previous proper boxes, this collection tells the ... more
story in chronological order. It starts with "Shoe Shine Boy", from the 1936 session that introduced the names of both Basie himself and the great tenor saxophonist, Lester Young, to the world. Many years later veteran producer John Hammond described this as "the most perfect recording session I was ever involved with". From this auspicious beginning, the story unfolds to show how Basie's band, with its matchless rhythm section, taught the swing era how to swing. Through numbers such as "One O'Clock Jump", "Swinging the Blues" and "Jumping at the Woodside", Basie's amazing cast of soloists--Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Herschel Evans and many more--influenced the entire history of jazz. As the years passed, the band became slicker and used more elaborate arrangements, but never lost the essential simplicity of its approach nor its solid grounding in the blues. Listen to "Harvard Blues", a masterpiece from 1941, for proof of that, with Jimmy Rushing's high, intense voice, Don Byas's silky tenor saxophone and the majestic harmonies of Buster Harding's arrangement. Along the way we catch glimpses of the various small groups--the Kansas City Seven, the All-American Rhythm--which occasionally popped out of the main band. The tracks take us as far as 1950, when the end of the big-band era forced Basie to cut down to a small group for a while, and even that was a superior little outfit, composed entirely of top soloists. As both a musical anthology and a narrative, this collection is impossible to fault. A box of four CDs containing 99 tracks, many of them timeless classics, complete with a 48-page illustrated booklet, all at an eye-poppingly low price. How do they do it? It doesn't seem to matter, as long as they continue to produce stuff as good as this.--Dave Gelly
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The Counting House
The Counting House is part of the Wetherspoon's chain of pubs, which you don't really notice from the outside. It's located in the centre of Glasgow on St. Vincent's Place, which is across from George's Square. It is located in a really good place, it's so close to the main shopping part of Glasgow and George's Square looks gorgeous around Christmas with all the lights.
From the outside, the building is amazing. It's quite similar to a lot of the architecture around Glasgow which I love. Inside, there are high ceilings and it looks really quite beautiful, you do feel like you're in an old-fashioned, stately home. There is a huge bar in the middle of the room, surrounded by bar stools. There are also high tables around the centre of the room. If you go a little further from the bar you will find tables ...
Advantages: Great mixture of songs, very talented band Disadvantages: None for me
Counting Crows are an American band that never really made it big in this country which is a real shame as they are so talented! They were formed back in 1990 and are still together after all these years! They tour the UK every couple of years and although they are my favourite band of all time I have not yet seen them in concert as I am not a fan of crowded places!
The album 'August and Everything After' was released back in 1993 and it was the soundtrack to my youth, blimey that makes me feel old now! I listen to this album on a regular basis even today and never get bored of it as it is still my favourite!
The tracks are as follows:
1. Round Here
A brilliant guitar riff opens this track which is repetitive throughout but not annoying. The song is very simple yet effective. Some great lyrics such as "we talk just ...
Advantages: Originality, great musicianship Disadvantages: Not that memorable, stronger Basie albums elsewhere
When thinking through covers of famous songs the concept of this album would not be the first to spring to mind. A big band, swinging jazz rendition of some of the Beatles finest hits.
In reviewing this album I can't speak for fans of the Beatles. Whilst recognising the musicianship of the Beatles they have never been part of my musical 'taste' . So I'm interested to know - does this come across as a suitable tribute, from one great artist to another? Can the music of the Beatles ever hope to remain great when reworked in this way?
As for me, well I love it, in concept at least. CountBasie never fails to provide the most fulfilling big band sound. With this album I can at least try to appreciate the music of a band that otherwise I would steer clear of.
Personal favourites from this collection are 'Yesterday' - a high-tempo all ...
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Product details
Title
Count Basie Story, The
Performer
Count Basie
Genre
Jazz Instrument
Sub Genre
Big Band
Release Date
29/05/2006
Recomended Retail Price
17.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2001
Label / Distributor
Proper / Proper
Pieces in Set
4
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Mixed
Format
Performer
EAN
604988991925
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Count Basie (piano, organ); Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vocals); Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone); Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Joe Newman (trumpet); Dicky Wells, Dan Minor, Benny Morton (trombone); Walter Page, Immy Lewis (bass); Jo Jones, Buddy Rich, Shadow Wilson (drums).
Titles on disc 1
1.
Shoe Shine Boy
2.
Lady Be Good
3.
Swingin' At The Daisy Chain
4.
Roseland Shuffle
5.
Glory Of Love
6.
Smarty (You Know It All)
7.
One O'Clock Jump
8.
John's Idea
9.
Time Out
10.
Topsy
11.
Out The Window
12.
Blues In The Dark
13.
Sent For You Yesterday (And Here You Came Today)
14.
Every Tub
15.
Swinging The Blues
16.
Blue And Sentimental
17.
Doggin' Around
18.
Texas Shuffle
19.
Jumpin' At The Woodside
20.
How Long How Long Blues
21.
Dirty Dozens
22.
Shorty George
23.
Blues I Like To Hear
24.
Panassie Stomp
25.
My Heart Belongs To Daddy
Titles on disc 2
1.
Dupree Blues
2.
Red Wagon
3.
You Can Depend On Me
4.
Blame It On My Last Affair
5.
Jive At Five
6.
Oh Lady Be Good
7.
Goin' To Chicago Blues
8.
Rock-A-Bye Basie
9.
Taxi War Dance
10.
Jump For Me
11.
Miss Thing (part 1 & 2)
12.
Pound Cake
13.
Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie
14.
Dickie's Dream
15.
Lester Leaps In
16.
I Left My Baby
17.
Volcano
18.
Tickle-Toe
19.
Louisiana
20.
Easy Does It
21.
Let Me See
22.
Blow Top
23.
Gone With "What" Wind
24.
Super Chief
Titles on disc 3
1.
Moten Swing
2.
I Want A Little Girl
3.
Broadway
4.
Rockin' The Blues
5.
Jitters
6.
Tuesday At Ten
7.
Fiesta In Blue
8.
Something New
9.
Feather Merchant
10.
Down For Double
11.
Harvard Blues
12.
Ain't It The Truth
13.
It's Sand Man
14.
Dance Of The Gremlins
15.
G.I. Stomp (Red Bank Boogie)
16.
Rhythm Man
17.
Taps Miller
18.
Avenue C
19.
High Tide
20.
Tippin' On The Q.T.
21.
San Jose
22.
B-Flat Blues
23.
Hight Tide
24.
Queer Street
25.
Mad Boogie
Titles on disc 4
1.
Lazy Lady Blues
2.
Rambo
3.
Stay Cool
4.
King
5.
Stay On It
6.
Bill's Mill
7.
Brand New Wagon
8.
One O'Clock Boogie
9.
Swingin' The Blues
10.
Basie's Basement
11.
Shine On Harvest Moon
12.
Sugar
13.
7th Avenue Express
14.
Mr Roberts' Roost
15.
Just A Minute
16.
Hey Pretty Baby
17.
Bye Bye Baby
18.
After You've Gone
19.
If You See My Baby
20.
Sweets
21.
Golden Bullet
22.
Song Of The Islands
23.
One O'Clock Jump
24.
Tootsie
25.
Basie Boogie
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