1954 studio album by Count Basie
Basie Jazz is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie recorded in 1952 and released on the Clef label in 1954.[ 1] [ 2] Selections from this album were also released on the 1956 Clef LPs The Swinging Count! and Basie Rides Again! .
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 3]
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[ 3]
"Extended Blues" (Count Basie, Oscar Peterson) – 5:58
"Be My Guest" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:03
"Blues for the Count and Oscar" (Basie, Peterson) – 3:10
"Oh, Lady Be Good! " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) – 2:26
"I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 2:54
"Song of the Islands" (Charles E. King) – 2:52
"Goin' to Chicago" (Count Basie) – 3:22
"Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham , Jimmy Rushing ) – 3:13
"Bread" (Wilkins) – 2:33
"There's a Small Hotel " (Richard Rodgers , Lorenz Hart ) – 3:33
"Tippin' on the Q. T." (Buck Clayton ) – 3:33
"Blee-Blop Blues" (A. K. Salim ) – 3:03
Recorded at Fine Sound Studios in New York City on July 22 (tracks 9–12), July 26 (tracks 1–3) and December 12 (tracks 4–8), 1952
Count Basie – piano, organ
Paul Campbell (tracks 2 & 7–12) Wendell Culley (tracks 2 & 7–12), Reunald Jones (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7–12), Joe Newman (tracks 2 & 7–12) – trumpet
Henry Coker (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7–12), Benny Powell (tracks 2 & 7–12), Jimmy Wilkins (tracks 2 & 7–12) – trombone
Marshall Royal – alto saxophone , clarinet (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7–12)
Ernie Wilkins – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone , arranger (tracks 2 & 7–12)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tracks 2, 3 & 7–12), Paul Quinichette (tracks 2 & 4–12) – tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7–12)
Oscar Peterson – piano, organ (tracks 1–3)
Freddie Green – guitar
Ray Brown (tracks 1–3), Jimmy Lewis (tracks 9–12), Gene Ramey (tracks 4–8) – bass
Gus Johnson (tracks 1–3 & 7–12), Buddy Rich (tracks 4–6) – drums
Al Hibbler – vocals (tracks 7 & 8)
Buck Clayton , A. K. Salim – arranger
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Note: All-Star albums feature sideman who are not necessarily listed while titles which include "Oscar Peterson" or the OP Trio are usually shortened.
As leader or co-leader
Plays series1955–58 Plays the Songbook (1959)The London House Sessions (1961)Trio & Guests Exclusively for My Friends 1969–79
Hello Herbie (1969)
Motions and Emotions (with Claus Ogerman , 1969)
Another Day (1970)
Tracks (1970)
Tristeza on Piano (1970)
Walking the Line (1970)
Great Connection (1971)
In Tune (and The Singers Unlimited , 1971)
Reunion Blues (and Milt Jackson, 1971)
In Tokyo (1972)
Solo (1972)
The History of an Artist, Vol. 1 (1972)
The History of an Artist, Vol. 2 (1972)
The trio (Pablo , 1973)
In Russia (1974)
The Giants (1974)
The Good Life (1974)
Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel (1975)
Porgy and Bess (and Joe Pass , 1975)
The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux (1975)
The Tenor Giants (and Zoot Sims and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1975)
And the Bassists – Montreux '77 (and Ray Brown & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , 1977)
Jam – Montreux '77 (1977)
The London Concert (1978)
The Paris Concert (1978)
Digital at Montreux (1979)
Night Child (1979)
Skol (with Stéphane Grappelli , 1979)
With The Trumpet Kings 1980–2004
WithCount Basie or alumni
Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952)
Basie Jazz (Count Basie , 1952)
Pres and Sweets (Lester Young and Harry Edison , 1955)
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Harry Edison, 1957)
Going for Myself (Lester Young & Harry Edison, 1957)
Jazz Giants '58 (Stan Getz , Gerry Mulligan & Harry Edison, 1958)
Satch and Josh (and Count Basie, 1974)
Satch and Josh...Again (and Count Basie, 1977)
Night Rider (and Count Basie, 1978)
The Timekeepers (and Count Basie, 1978)
Yessir, That's My Baby (and Count Basie, 1978)
Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1986)
WithBenny Carter WithRoy Eldridge WithElla Fitzgerald Coleman Hawkins and/or Ben Webster WithBuddy Rich With others
The Astaire Story (Fred Astaire , 1952)
Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954)
Ellis in Wonderland (Herb Ellis , 1955–56)
Toni (Toni Harper , 1955–56)
Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)
Anita Sings the Most (Anita O'Day , 1957)
Only the Blues (Sonny Stitt , 1957)
Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
This Is Ray Brown (Roy Brown , 1958)
Sonny Stitt Sits in (1959)
Bill Henderson with (1963)
Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)
The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Sarah Vaughan , 1978)
Linger Awhile (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
Ain't Misbehavin' (Clark Terry, 1978)
Ain't But a Few of Us Left (Milt Jackson, 1981)
Hark (Buddy DeFranco, 1985)
Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (Ray Brown, 1994)
Film soundtracks
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader WithCount Basie With others