A Night at Count Basie's


A Night at Count Basie's is a live album by vocalist Joe Williams recorded at Count Basie's nightclub in Harlem in 1956 and released on the Vanguard label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Buce Eder stated " This may possibly have been, as claimed, the first authorized commercial recording ever done from a neighborhood bar, and the results are priceless ... The sound is remarkably clean and sharp, which makes the fact that the band was incredibly "on" that night even more appreciated".

Track listing

  1. "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" – 7:33
  2. "More Than One for My Baby" – 7:25
  3. "Too Marvelous for Words" – 5:28
  4. "Sent for You Yesterday " – 2:33
  5. "Perdido" – 6:24
  6. "I Want a Little Girl" – 4:28
  7. "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" – 3:39
  8. "Canadian Sunset" – 9:15

Personnel