Count Basie - Shoutin' Blues 1949 (1993)

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Artist: Count Basie
Title: Shoutin' Blues 1949
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Bluebird [07863 66158 2]
Genre: Jazz, Swing
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 54:59
Total Size: 240 MB(+3%) | 130 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01. Count Basie Orchestra – Cheek To Cheek 3:18
02. Count Basie Orchestra – Just An Old Manuscript 3:13
03. Count Basie Orchestra – Katy 2:54
04. Count Basie Orchestra – She's A Wine-O 2:51
05. Count Basie Orchestra – Shoutin' Blues 2:34
06. Count Basie Orchestra – Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? 2:11
07. Count Basie Orchestra – St. Louis Baby 2:52
08. Count Basie Orchestra – After You've Gone 2:33
09. Count Basie Orchestra – Wonderful Thing 2:33
10. Count Basie Orchestra – Slider (Take 1B) 2:50
11. Count Basie Orchestra – Slider (Take 1C) 2:48
12. Count Basie Orchestra – Mine, Too (Take 1C) 2:30
13. Count Basie Orchestra – Mine, Too (Take 1D) 2:23
14. Count Basie Orchestra – Walking Slow Behind You 2:45
15. Count Basie Orchestra – Normania (Blee Blop Blues) 2:54
16. Count Basie Orchestra – Rocky Mountain Blues 3:11
17. Count Basie Orchestra – Slider (Take 2) 2:52
18. Count Basie And His Sextet – If You See My Baby 2:20
19. Count Basie And His Sextet – Rat Race 2:25
20. Count Basie And His Sextet – Sweets 2:21

Count Basie - Shoutin' Blues 1949 (1993)

The cuts on this anthology were recorded with Count Basie's legendary 1940s band near its end. They were mostly unissued and show a band still capable of playing joyous blues and vigorous swing, but also close to exhausting its creative juices. Most cuts are entertaining; some, like "Hit That Ball," and are enjoyable period pieces, but none of them equal the vitality or drive in the great music Basie made earlier in the decade. The really intriguing numbers are the three tunes by Basie with a sextet, but J. August's forgettable vocals mar "If You See My Baby," and "Sweets" offers crackling trumpet solos from Harry Edison contrasted by highly derivative tenor solos from George Auld. This disc isn't great or classic Basie, but it provides insight into a critical and seldom-evaluated period in his legacy.~ Ron Wynn

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