Basie's in the Bag

Basie's in the Bag
Studio album by
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Released1967
RecordedAugust 15 & 17, 1967
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
LabelBrunswick
BL 754127
ProducerTeddy Reig
Count Basie chronology
Basie's Beat
(1967) 		Basie's in the Bag
(1967) 		The Happiest Millionaire
(1967)
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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

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

References

  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