Chairman of the Board (album)

Chairman of the Board
Studio album by Count Basie
Released	April 18, 1959
Recorded	Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago on March 4, April 28 & 29 andDecember 10 & 11, 1958 Universal Studios, Chicago and Capital Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:24
Label	Roulette
Producer	Teddy Reig
Count Basie chronology
Memories Ad-Lib (1958) Chairman of the Board (1959) Basie One More Time (1959)

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The Chairman of the Board is a 1959 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Blues in Hoss' Flat" (Count Basie, Frank Foster) – 3:13
2. "H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)" (Count Basie, Thad Jones) – 2:40
3. "Segue in C" (Frank Wess) – 6:15
4. "Kansas City Shout" (Henry Wells) – 3:34
5. "Speaking of Sounds" (Jo Jones) – 3:27
6. "TV Time" (Frank Foster) – 3:16
7. "Who, Me?" (Frank Foster) – 5:13
8. "The Deacon" (Thad Jones) – 4:50
9. "Half Moon Street" (Frank Wess) – 3:25
10. "Mutt & Jeff" (Thad Jones, Jack McDuff) – 3:39
11. "Fair and Warmer" (Harry James, Ernie Wilkins) – 3:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) – 4:51 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago on March 4, 1958 (Track 1 & 2) and Capital Studios, New York on April 28 (Track 7, 9, 12), April 29 (Track 4, 10, 11), December 10 (Track 5 & 8) and December 11 (Track 3 & 6), 1958.

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra

• Count Basie - piano
• Frank Foster - arranger, tenor saxophone
• Ernie Wilkins - arranger
• Eddie Jones - double bass
• Charlie Fowlkes - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Marshal Royal - clarinet, alto saxophone
• Sonny Payne - drums
• Frank Wess - flute, arranger, alto saxophone
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone
• Henry Coker - trombone
• Al Grey trombone
• Benny Powell trombone
• Thad Jones - trumpet, arranger
• Wendell Culley - trumpet
• Joe Newman trumpet
• Snooky Young trumpet

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