Count Basie Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board
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Format:  CD
item number:  Q437
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CD Details

  • Released: July 22, 2011
  • Originally Released: 2011
  • Label: Essential Jazz Class

Description by OLDIES.com:

The complete classic album Chairman of the Board, recorded around the same time the Count made his classic LP The Basie Band was full of great musicians by that time, such as Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Frank Wess and Frank Foster, plus Basie himself and the evergreen Freddie Green in the rhythm section. All songs from the LP were original compositions by members of the band. Six tracks that complete the music recorded during the Chairman of the Board sessions, as well as three live versions of three of the sessions' tunes from the same period have been added as a bonus.

Tracks:

  • 1.Blues In Hoss' Flat
  • 2.H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)
  • 3.Segue In C
  • 4.Kansas City Shout
  • 5.Speaking Of Sounds
  • 6.TV Time
  • 7.Who, Me?
  • 8.The Deacon
  • 9.Half Moon Street
  • 10.Mutt & Jeff
  • 11.How Can You Lose
  • 12.Five O'Clock In The Morning
  • 13.Moten Swing
  • 14.Ol' Man River
  • 15.Fair And Warmer
  • 16.Imagination
  • 17.H.R.H. [Live]
  • 18.Who, Me? [Live]
  • 19.Moten Swing [Live]

Product Info

  • UPC: 8436028698783
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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