Basie at Birdland

Basie at Birdland
Live album by Count Basie
Released	July 28, 1961
Recorded	June 27–28, 1961, Birdland in New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:48
Label	Roulette
Count Basie chronology
Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan (1961) Basie at Birdland (1961) First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (1961)

Basie at Birdland is a 1961 live album by Count Basie and his orchestra, recorded at Birdland in New York City.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "This has always been one of the more enjoyable live recordings from Basie and company, and still can be easily recommended for novices as well as aficionados of his unflappable ability to swing a band like nobody else.".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Little Pony" (Neal Hefti) – 2:22
2. "Basie" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:23
3. "Blues Backstage" (Frank Foster) – 4:58
4. "Blee Blop Blues" (A. K. Salim) – 2:17
5. "Whirly-Bird" (Hefti) – 3:59
6. "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) – 0:55
7. "Good Time Blues" (Wilkins) – 6:40
8. "Segue in C" (Frank Wess) – 9:18
9. "One O'Clock Jump" – 4:41
10. "Easin' It" (Foster) – 5:41
11. "A Little Temp, Please" (Hefti) – 3:02
12. "Corner Pocket" (Freddie Green) – 5:07
13. "I Needs to Be Bee'd With" (Quincy Jones) – 4:23
14. "Discommotion" (Foster) – 4:16
15. "Segue in C" (Wess) – 8:11
16. "Whirly-Bird" – 3:43
17. "One O'Clock Jump" – 1:02

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra

• Count Basie – piano
• Sonny Cohn – trumpet
• Thad Jones
• Lennie Johnson
• Snooky Young
• Benny Powell – trombone
• Quentin Jackson
• Henry Coker
• Marshal Royal – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Frank Wess – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
• Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
• Budd Johnson
• Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
• Freddie Green – guitar
• Eddie Jones – double bass
• Sonny Payne – drums
• Jon Hendricks – vocal

References