Basic Basie
Basic Basie is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in Chicago in 1969 and released on the MPS label. It was released in the U.S. in 1972 on the Groove Merchant label as Evergreens.
Reception
awarded the album 2 stars.Track listing
- "Idaho" - 2:19
- "Blues in My Heart" - 2:53
- "I Don't Stand a [Ghost of a Chance with You]" - 3:55
- "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" - 2:52
- "Moonglow" - 2:56
- "Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me" - 2:16
- "M-Squad" - 2:18
- "Sweet Lorraine" - 3:27
- "Ain't Misbehavin'" - 2:36
- "Don't Worry 'bout Me" - 2:56
- "As [Long as I Live |As Long as I Live]" - 2:48
- "I've Got [the World on a String]" - 2:47
Personnel
- Count Basie - piano
- Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Sonny Cohn, Waymon Reed - trumpet
- Frank Hooks, Grover Mitchell, Mel Wanzo - trombone
- Bill Hughes - bass trombone
- Marshal Royal, Bobby Plater - alto saxophone
- Eric Dixon, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Norman Keenan - bass
- Harold Jones - drums