Basie Reunion

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:40:15
Personnel: Paul Quinchette (tenor saxophone); Jack Washington (baritone saxophone); Buck Clayton, Shad Collins (trumpet); Nat Pierce (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Eddie Jones (bass); Jo Jones (drums). Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on September 5, 1958. Originally released on Prestige (7147). Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler. Digitally remastered by Joe Tarantino (2000, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). Personnel: Freddie Green (guitar); Paul Quinichette (tenor saxophone); Jack Washington (baritone saxophone); Shad Collins, Buck Clayton (trumpet); Nat Pierce (piano); Jo Jones (drums). Audio Remasterer: Joe Tarantino. Recording information: New Jersey (09/05/1958); Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, NJ (09/05/1958). Photographer: Esmond Edwards. This 1958 session by members of two distinct editions of Count Basie's band is actually a follow-up to a similar reunion, For Basie, recorded earlier the same year. With tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette as the leader and trumpeters Shad Collins and Buck Clayton in the front line, Jack Washington was lured out of semi-retirement to play baritone sax, though he obviously was having some problems with the instruments, due to the fact he had played alto sax almost exclusively around the time this recording was made. Nat Pierce fills Count Basie's economical role on piano, and the rest of the rhythm section includes rhythm guitarist Freddie Green (who served 50 years with the Basie organization), bassist Eddie Jones, and drummer Jo Jones. The five selections all date from Basie's repertoire circa 1937-1940, and other than Washington's numerous reed squeaks, the playing is first-rate. While this session isn't meant to substitute for the original recordings by Count Basie, the consistently swinging performances make this meeting of mostly Basie alumni worth purchasing. ~ Ken Dryden
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)