Pop Goes the Basie
Pop Goes the Basie is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring jazz versions of contemporary hits recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Reprise label.
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.Track listing
Side One:- "Your Cheatin' Heart" – 3:03
- "The Hucklebuck" – 2:50
- "Oh, Pretty Woman" – 2:51
- "Call Me Irresponsible" – 2:42
- "Walk Right In" – 2:55
- "Go Away Little Girl" – 3:03
- "Oh Soul Mio" – 3:03
- "Bye Bye Love" – 2:30
- "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" – 3:04
- "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands" – 3:29
- "Shangri-La" – 3:45
- "At Long Last Love" – 2:57
Personnel
- Count Basie – piano
- Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Sam Noto – trumpet
- Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell, Gordon Thomas – trombone
- Bill Hughes – bass trombone
- Marshal Royal, Bobby Plater – alto saxophone
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Wyatt Reuther – bass
- Louis Bellson,, Sonny Payne – drums
- Leon Thomas – vocals
- Billy Byers – arranger, conductor