String Along with Basie
String Along with Basie is an album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie accompanied by a small band and string section on tracks recorded in 1959 and 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label.
Reception
awarded the album 4½ stars.Track listing
- "Summertime" - 2:52
- "Song of the Islands" - 4:14
- "Stringing the Blues" - 4:07
- "The [One I Love |The One I Love]" - 3:35
- "Blue and Sentimental" - 3:34
- "Blues Bittersweet" - 2:38
- "Poor Butterfly" - 4:15
- "These [Foolish Things |These Foolish Things Remind Me of You]" - 4:32
- "She's Funny That Way " – 3:14
- "Sweet Lorraine" - 3:15
- Recorded in New York City on July 20, 1959 and May 10 & 11, 1960
Personnel
- Count Basie - piano
- Freddie Green - guitar
- George Duvivier - bass
- Jimmy Crawford - drums
- Unidentified string orchestra
- Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell - trombone
- Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster - tenor saxophone
- Herbie Mann, Frank Wess - flute
- Andy Fitzgerald - bass flute, bass clarinet
- Quincy Jones, George Williams - arrangers