1962 live album by Count Basie and His Orchestra
Basie in Sweden Recorded Live in Concert featuring Louis Bellson on Drums Count Basie featuring tracks recorded at an amusement park in Sweden in 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.[ 1] [ 2]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 3]
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.[ 3]
Track listing
"Little Pony" (Neal Hefti ) – 2:25
"Plymouth Rock" (Hefti) – 7:00
"Backwater Blues " (Bessie Smith ) – 5:06
"Who Me" (Frank Foster) – 3:23
"April in Paris " (Vernon Duke , Yip Harburg ) – 3:30
"Backstage Blues" (Don Elliott , Terry Gibbs , Urbie Green ) – 5:00
"Good Time Blues" (Ernie Wilkins ) – 5:00
"Peace Pipe" (Wilkins) – 4:35 Recorded at the Dans in at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden on August 10 (track 5), August 11 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7) & August 12 (tracks 3 & 8), 1962
Personnel
Count Basie – pianoBenny Bailey (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Al Aarons , Sonny Cohn , Thad Jones , Fip Ricard – trumpetHenry Coker , Quentin Jackson , Åke Persson (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Benny Powell – tromboneMarshal Royal , Frank Wess – alto saxophone Eric Dixon , Frank Foster – tenor saxophone Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone Freddie Green – guitarIke Isaacs – bass Louis Bellson – drumsIrene Reid – vocals (track 3)
References
^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3 , accessed November, 5, 2015
^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography , accessed November, 5, 2015
^ a b AllMusic listing , accessed November, 5, 2015
Members 1951–1960
Dance Session (1952–54, Clef)Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings Joe Williams ) (1955, Clef)April in Paris The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards Joe Williams ) (1956, Verve)Basie in London One O'Clock Jump Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald ) (1957, Verve)Count Basie at Newport E = MC² Basie Plays Hefti No Count Sarah Sarah Vaughan ) (1958, EmArcy)Breakfast Dance and Barbecue Welcome to the Club Nat King Cole ) (1959, Capitol)In Person! Tony Bennett ) (1959, Columbia)Chairman of the Board Strike Up the Band Tony Bennett ) (1959, Roulette)Basie/Eckstine Incorporated Billy Eckstine ) (1959, Roulette)Everyday I Have the Blues Joe Williams ) (1959, Roulette)The Count Basie Story I Gotta Right to Swing Sammy Davis Jr. ) (1960, Decca) 1961–1970
First Time! The Count Meets the Duke Duke Ellington ) (1961, Columbia)The Legend (1961, Roulette)Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan Sarah Vaughan ) (1961, Roulette)Basie at Birdland Easin' It Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First Frank Sinatra ) (1962, Reprise)On My Way & Shoutin' Again! Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie! This Time by Basie! Ella and Basie! Ella Fitzgerald ) (1963, Verve)Basie Land It Might as Well Be Swing Frank Sinatra ) (1964, Reprise)Basie Picks the Winners Our Shining Hour Sammy Davis Jr. ) (1965, Verve)Arthur Prysock and Count Basie Arthur Prysock ) (1965, Verve)Basie's Beatle Bag Broadway Basie's...Way Basie Meets Bond Hollywood...Basie's Way Sinatra at the Sands Frank Sinatra ) (1966, Reprise)Basie's Beat Half a Sixpence The Board of Directors The Mills Brothers ) (1968, Dot)The Board of Directors Annual Report The Mills Brothers ) (1968, Dot)Basie Straight Ahead Standing Ovation Afrique Basie on the Beatles Happy Tiger ) 1971–1980
Have A Nice Day Bing 'n' Basie Bing Crosby ) (1972, Daybreak)Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 The Bosses Big Joe Turner ) (1973, Pablo)Basie Big Band Fun Time I Told You So Prime Time Montreux '77 Live in Japan '78 On the Road Digital III at Montreux A Classy Pair Ella Fitzgerald ) (1979, Pablo)A Perfect Match Ella Fitzgerald ) (1979, Pablo)Kansas City Shout 1981–1990
Warm Breeze Send in the Clowns Sarah Vaughan ) (1981, Pablo)Farmer's Market Barbecue 88 Basie Street Me and You Fancy Pants Count Basie ) (1983, Pablo)Long Live the Chief (1987, Denon)Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra Diane Schuur ) (1987, GRP)The Legend, the Legacy (1990, Denon) 1991–2000
The George Benson Big Boss Band featuring The Count Basie Orchestra (1991, Warner Bros.)The Count Basie Orchestra Live at El Morocco (1992, Telarc)Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra (1993, Telarc)Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: The Count Basie Orchestra (1997, Blue Jackel)At Long Last Rosemary Clooney ) (1998, Concord)Count Plays Duke (1998, MAMA)Swing Shift (1999, MAMA) 2001–present Small-group
Basie Jam For the First Time Basie & Zoot Zoot Sims ) (1975, Pablo)For the Second Time Basie Jam 2 Basie Jam 3 Kansas City 5 The Gifted Ones Dizzy Gillespie ) (1977, Pablo)Basie Jam: Montreux '77 Satch and Josh...Again Oscar Peterson ) (1977, Pablo)Night Rider Count Basie Meets Oscar Peterson – The Timekeepers Yessir, That's My Baby Kansas City 7 Kansas City 6 Mostly Blues...and Some Others
