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Standing Ovation (Count Basie album)

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Standing Ovation
Live album by
Released1969
RecordedJanuary 28–30, 1969
Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, NV
GenreJazz
Length47:41
LabelDot
DLP 25938
ProducerTeddy Reig, Tom Mack
Count Basie chronology
How About This
(1968)
Standing Ovation
(1969)
Basic Basie
(1969)

Standing Ovation (subtitled 3 Eras of Basie Recorded Live at the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas) is a live album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded at the Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas in 1969 and released on the Dot label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "The music is, of course, great, and the players respond to the excitement of the live audience".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Down for Double" (Freddie Green) - 3:02
  2. "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) - 4:52
  3. "Broadway" (Bill Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 3:34
  4. "Jive at Five" (Count Basie, Harry Edison) - 3:57
  5. "Cherry Point" (Hefti) - 5:00
  6. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Basie) - 3:34
  7. "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) - 1:17
  8. "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) - 5:05
  9. "Blue and Sentimental" (Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) - 4:28
  10. "Every Tub" (Basie, Eddie Durham) - 2:55
  11. "Corner Pocket" (Green) - 5:56
  12. "The Kid from Red Bank" (Hefti) - 2:30
  13. "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) - 1:31

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
  2. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Dot Album Discography, Part 5: LPs 25852-26022, accessed November 16, 2015
  3. ^ a b Newsome, Jim. Standing Ovation – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2015.