The arranging here by Foster isn’t in the Basie vernacular. Instead, he seemed to be starting to arrange for the strength of a small group [More]
Julius Watkins Sextet is a CD by horn player Julius Watkins featuring tracks recorded in 1954 and 1955 which were originally released as two 10 [More]
Hall of Fame is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra recorded in 1956 and first released on the Verve label in 1959. [More]
This studio session finds the great Hawkins playing as part of a five-piece sax section. Actually the other saxophonists and part of the rhythm section [More]
The Chairman of the Board is a 1959 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra. AllMusic Review by John Bush: Although it appeared at [More]
It Could Only Happen with You is the final album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances recorded in 1970 but not released [More]
Homecoming! is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1961 for the Riverside label. AllMusic Review by Brandon Burke: Homecoming! is a particularly [More]
This Time by Basie (subtitled Hits of the 50’s & 60’s) is an album released by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring jazz versions [More]
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 [More]
“First Time! The Count Meets the Duke” is an album by American pianists, composers and bandleaders Duke Ellington and Count Basie with their combined Orchestras [More]