Basie at Birdland

Basie at Birdland is a 1961 live album by the Count Basie Orchestra, recorded at Birdland in New York City.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "This has always been one of the more enjoyable live recordings from Basie and company, and still can be easily recommended for novices as well as aficionados of his unflappable ability to swing a band like nobody else."

Track listing

"Little Pony" – 2:22
"Basie" – 3:23
"Blues Backstage" – 4:58
"Blee Blop Blues" – 2:17
"Whirly-Bird" – 3:59
"One O'Clock Jump" – 0:55
"Good Time Blues" – 6:40
"Segue in C" – 9:18
"One O'Clock Jump" – 4:41
"Easin' It" – 5:41
"A Little Tempo, Please" – 3:02
"Corner Pocket" – 5:07
"I Needs to Be Bee'd With" – 4:23
"Discommotion" – 4:16
"Segue in C" – 8:11
"Whirly-Bird" – 3:43
"One O'Clock Jump" – 1:02

Personnel

Count Basie – piano
Marshal Royal – alto saxophone, clarinet
Frank Wess – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Frank Foster, Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Leonard Johnson, Snooky Young – trumpet
Benny Powell, Quentin Jackson, Henry Coker – trombone
Freddie Green – guitar
Eddie Jones – double bass
Sonny Payne – drums
Jon Hendricks – vocals