Count Basie and the Kansas City 7

Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 is an album by American jazz bandleader and pianist Count Basie featuring small group performances recorded in 1962 for the Impulse! label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "One of Count Basie's few small-group sessions of the '60s was his best". In a contemporaneous review in the October 11, 1962, issue of Down Beat magazine, Leonard Feather rated the album at 4.5 stars.

Track listing

"Oh, Lady Be Good!" – 4:40
"Secrets" – 4:08
"I Want a Little Girl" – 4:16
"Shoe Shine Boy" – 4:07
"Count's Place" – 5:28
"Senator Whitehead" – 4:12
"Tally-Ho, Mr. Basie!" – 4:28
"What'cha Talkin'?" – 4:59

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on March 21, 1962, and March 22, 1962

Personnel

Count Basie – piano, organ
Thad Jones – trumpet
Frank Wess – flute, alto flute
Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
Freddie Green – guitar
Eddie Jones – bass
Sonny Payne – drums

Production

Bob Thiele – producer
Pete Turner – photography