April in Paris/Count Basie

こんばんはJazzyIsshiです。今夜は戦後のBasieです。

April in Paris/Count Basie
Verve 18MJ-9022

A

1  April in Paris (Duke)

2  Corner Pocket (Green)

3  Didn't You (Foster)

4  Sweet Cakes (Wilkins)

5  Magic (Foster)

B

1  Shiny Stockings (Foster)

2  What Am I Hear For You (Ellington)

3  Midgets (Newman)

4  Mambo In (Sampson)

5  Dinner With Friends (Hefty)

A1,2,3,4  1955 July 16 and 17, NYC

Count Basie and his Orchestra

Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb), Marshall Royal (cl,as), Bill Graham (as), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Frank Foster (ts), Charlie Folkes (bs), Count Basie (p,ldr), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (ds)

A5 B1,2,3  1956 January 4, NYC

Count Basie and his Orchestra

Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb), Marshall Royal (cl,as), Bill Graham (as), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Frank Foster (ts), Charlie Folkes (bs), Count Basie (p,ldr), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (ds)

B4,5  1956 January 5, NYC

Count Basie and his Orchestra

Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb), Marshall Royal (cl,as), Bill Graham (as), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Frank Foster (ts), Charlie Folkes (bs), Count Basie (p,ldr), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (ds), Quincy Jones (arr)

Count Basie楽団の出世作と言っても良い名演を多く含むLPです。A1,2 B1は今でも必ずといって良いほど演奏されます。B4はEdger Sampson作曲の超有名マンボで、ラテンバンドのスタンダード曲になっています。有名なA1の編曲はオルガン奏者のWild Bill Davisです。若いQuincy Jonesが２曲に編曲を提供しています。ジャケットの写真とデザインも秀逸です。