Sing a Song of Basie
| Sing a Song of Basie | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | August 26 – November 26, 1957 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 30:08 | |||
| Label | Am-Par Record Corporation[1] | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Lambert, Hendricks & Ross chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Disc | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
Sing a Song of Basie is a 1958 album by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.[2][6]
Track listing
[edit]- "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim) – 5:18
- "It's Sand, Man!" (Hendricks, Lambert, Ed Lewis) – 2:27
- "Two for the Blues" (Neal Hefti, Hendricks) – 2:42
- "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham) – 3:00
- "Little Pony" (Hefti, Hendricks) – 2:28
- "Down for Double" (Freddie Green, Hendricks, Lambert) – 2:11
- "Fiesta in Blue" (Benny Goodman, Hendricks, Lambert, Jimmy Mundy) – 3:14
- "Down for the Count" (Frank Foster, Melissa Ritter) – 2:58
- "Blues Backstage" (Foster) – 2:58
- "Avenue C" (Buck Clayton, Hendricks, Lambert) – 2:52
Personnel
[edit]- Lambert, Hendricks & Ross – vocals:
- Dave Lambert
- Jon Hendricks
- Annie Ross
- Nat Pierce – piano
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Eddie Jones – double bass
- Sonny Payne – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Watt, Douglas (1958). Record Review, (New York) Daily News - Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ a b Sing a Song of Basie at AllMusic
- ^ Hall, Tony (8 November 1958). "Unusual, enterprising controversial: You must hear it!". Disc. No. 40. p. 6.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 123. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 861. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Yanow, Scott (2005). Jazz: A Regional Exploration - Scott Yanow - Google Books. ISBN 9780313328718. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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