Count Basie - Count Basie & The Kansas City 7 [Vinyl New]
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Count Basie - Count Basie & The Kansas City 7 [Vinyl New]
Label: SPEAKERS CORNER RECORDS
Format: LP
Release Date: 06 Sep 2013
The Item is brand new and unplayed. If you check out and pay before 1PM Eastern (excluding weekend and holidays) we will prepare and ship out your order the same business day. Expected ship time may vary and is based on seller's order cut-off time.
Although for many fans the equation Count Basie = big band jazz is quite undisputable, one has to agree that when one listens to these eight numbers: less is more when it comes to swing. Bob Thiele, Impulse producer - seen here on one of the photos with Count Basie - came to the conclusion that even with a meagre budget a whole lot of music with a terrific sound could be squeezed into the grooves.As always, the great soloists of the Basie big band are on top form: first and foremost Frank Wess who demonstrates how rightly popular the flute is for its sound-colouring and as a solo instrument. Thad Jones on the trumpet is quite outstanding in all the numbers - and is equally important as composer and arranger. The 'All American Rhythm Group Number 1' consisting of the Count, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones and Sonny Payne deliver one adrenaline-like thrill after another - without ever neglecting the jazz beat. All in all this is an important LP from the Impulse label, whose quality is greatly enhanced by the transparent sound.Older fans who omitted to buy their copy 40 years ago can at last grab the chance. And younger fans should quickly follow their good example. Recording: March 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., USAby Rudy Van Gelder and Bob ArnoldProduction: Bob Thiele. Gatefold sleeve.
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