Basie in Sweden
Basie in Sweden is a live album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie, featuring tracks recorded at an amusement park in Sweden in 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.Track listing
- "Little Pony" – 2:25
- "Plymouth Rock" – 7:00
- "Backwater Blues" – 5:06
- "Who Me" – 3:23
- "April in Paris" – 3:30
- "Backstage Blues" – 5:00
- "Good Time Blues" – 5:00
- "Peace Pipe" – 4:35
- Recorded at the Dans In at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 10, August 11 & August 12, 1962
Personnel
- Count Basie – piano
- Benny Bailey, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Fip Ricard – trumpet
- Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Åke Persson, Benny Powell – trombone
- Marshal Royal, Frank Wess – alto saxophone
- Eric Dixon, Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Ike Isaacs – bass
- Louis Bellson – drums
- Irene Reid – vocals