 Исполнитель: Count Basie Название альбома: Live at the Sands Год выпуска: 2013, Reprise Формат файлов: Mp3, 320 Размер архива: 123 Mb Скачать с: rusfolder
Live at the Sands serves as an excellent Basie sampler, in part because it offers many of the band's best-known tunes, including "Splanky," "Corner Pocket," "Jumpin' at the Woodside," and a spare version of "One O'Clock Jump," Basie's signature song. There are also a few graceful ballads, making this a well-rounded collection.
By itself, Quincy Jones' arrangement of "I Can't Stop Loving You" makes this CD worth the price. It's simply the best instrumental version of Don Gibson's country classic I have heard, and it may be the best version period. When those killer horns top off the chorus with a breathy flourish, it's one of those sublime touches that separates great music from the ordinary.
The performances at the Sands are also notable because they marked the return of three of Basie's best-known sidemen: trombonist Al Grey, tenor saxman Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and drummer Sonny Payne. All three are featured prominently here, and they really deliver the goods. Grey's muted trombone leads the way on a mellow version of "Makin' Whoopee!," while Davis has several moments in the spotlight, including an extended solo on "Jumpin' at the Woodside," the CD's smoker.
Duke Ellington once credited Basie for having the best rhythm section in jazz. A great swing drummer has always sat at the heart of his orchestra, be he Philly Jo Jones, Rufus "Speedy" Jones, or Butch Miles, the band's current skins man. The flamboyant Sonny Payne rates with Basie's best, and on Live at the Sands he helps drive this music with his relentless swaying tempos.
William "Count" Basie had an unparalleled talent for stripping tunes down to their swinging essence. To this day, no big band swings with more riffing intensity and rhythmic precision. Young people who are into the Squirrel Nut Zippers, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, or other pseudo jazz outfits simply must check out the swingingest music machine the world has yet seen, the Count Basie Orchestra. Live at the Sands serves an excellent introduction.
Ed Kopp, allaboutjazz.com/
1. Introduction
2. Splanky
3. I Can't Stop Loving You
4. I Needs To Be Bee'd With
5. Flight Of The Foo Birds
6. Satin Doll
7. Makin' Whoopee!
8. Corner Pocket
9. One O'Clock Jump
10. Hello Little Girl
11. Whirly Bird
12. Blues For Ilene
13. This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
14. Jumpin' At The Woodside
Recorded in the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel/Casino, Las Vegas, January 26 - February 1, 1966
Personnel:
Count Basie - Composer, Piano, Leader
Al Aarons - Trumpet
Henderson Chambers - Trombone
Wallace Davenport - Trumpet
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor)
Eric Dixon - Composer, Fiddle, Flute, Sax (Tenor)
Charlie Fowlkes - Flute, Sax (Baritone)
Freddie Green - Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar
Al Grey - Guest Artist, Trombone
Philip Guilbeau - Trumpet
Bill Hughe - Trombone (Bass)
Norman Keenan - Bass
Grover Mitchell - Trombone
Percival "Sonny" Payne - Drums
Bobby Plater - Fiddle, Flute, Sax (Alto)
Bobby Platter - Flute, Sax (Alto)
Marshall Royal - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
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