Basie's in the Bag

Basie's in the Bag
Basie's in the Bag
Studio album by Count Basie and His Orchestra
Released	1967
Recorded	August 15 & 17, 1967; Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Brunswick; BL 754127
Producer	Teddy Reig
Count Basie chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[1]

Basie's in the Bag is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring performances of contemporary popular tunes recorded in 1967 and released on the Brunswick label.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Track listing

"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) - 2:31
"Hang On Sloopy" (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) - 2:40
"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'"(Joe Greene) - 2:02
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland, Jr.) - 2:10
"Goin' Out of My Head" (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) - 2:08
"In the Heat of the Night" (Quincy Jones) - 2:12
"Green Onions" (Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg, Al Jackson, Jr.) - 3:51
"Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd, Cropper) - 1:54
"Let the Good Times Roll" (Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee) - 2:15
"Bright Lights, Big City" (Jimmy Reed) - 2:44
"Reach Out I'll Be There" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) - 2:15
"Memphis, Tennessee" (Chuck Berry) - 2:32

Recorded in Los Angeles on August 15, 1967 (tracks 1-5, 7, 8 & 10) and August 17, 1967 (tracks 6, 9, 11 & 12)

Personnel

Count Basie - piano, organ
Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Gene Goe, Harry Edison - trumpet
Richard Boone, Harlan Floyd, Grover Mitchell - trombone
Bill Hughes - bass trombone
Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal - alto saxophone
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
Freddie Green - guitar
Norman Keenan - bass
Louis Bellson (tracks 2, 5-9, 11 & 12), Irv Cottler (tracks: 1, 3, 4 & 10) - drums
Chico O'Farrill - arranger

References

^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
^ Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyrie. P. & Watts, R. Brunswick Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
^ Big Band Paradise Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 17, 2015

[RSJRG-1] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[2] Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015

[3] Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyrie. P. & Watts, R. Brunswick Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015

[4] Big Band Paradise Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 17, 2015

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