Montreux '77 (Count Basie album)
| Montreux '77 | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | July 15, 1977 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:24 | |||
| Label | Pablo | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Montreux '77 is an album by Count Basie and his orchestra, recorded at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival.[3]
Track listing[]
- "The Heat's On" (Sammy Nestico) – 3:39
- "Freckle Face" (Nestico) – 6:04
- "Splanky" (Neal Hefti) – 4:34
- "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 3:41
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 4:53
- "Hittin' 12" (Harrison) – 2:23
- "Bag of Dreams" (Jimmy Forrest) – 6:14
- "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 4:14
- "I Needs to Be Bee'd With" (Quincy Jones) – 5:07
- "Li'l Darlin'" (Hefti) – 4:44
- "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie, Jon Hendricks) – 3:50
- "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) – 3:28
Personnel[]
- Count Basie - piano
- Al Grey - trombone
- Dennis Wilson - trombone
- Mel Wanzo - trombone
- Bill Hughes - trombone
- Waymon Reed - trumpet
- Lin Biviano - trumpet
- Sonny Cohn - trumpet
- Bobby Mitchell - trumpet
- Jimmy Forrest - tenor saxophone
- Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
- Danny Turner - saxophone
- Bobby Plater - alto saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- John Duke - double bass
- Butch Miles - drums
References[]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Montreux '77 at AllMusic
Categories:
- 1977 live albums
- Count Basie Orchestra live albums
- Albums recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival
- Pablo Records live albums
- Albums produced by Norman Granz