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String Along With Basie
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
String Along With Basie · String Along with Basie is an album by Count Basie with a small group and a string orchestra. It was recorded in New York on 20 July 1959 and on 10 and 11 May 1960 and was originally released on the Roulette label. The pianist plays himself, with Freddie Green on guitar, George Duvivier on bass and Jimmy Crawford on drums. On some of the tracks we hear the tenor saxophonists Illinois Jacquet and Ben Webster, on others the flautists Herbie Mann and Frank Wess and a trombone section. Quincy Jones and George Williams wrote the arrangements.
The programme consists mainly of well-known songs, such as Summertime, Poor Butterfly, These Foolish Things Remind Me of You and Sweet Lorraine. There are also two blues: Stringing the Blues by Jimmy Jones and Blues Bittersweet by Quincy Jones. AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars.
Listening
Track list
- 1Summertime2:59Apple Music ↗
- 2Song of the Islands4:18Apple Music ↗
- 3Stringing the Blues4:10Apple Music ↗
- 4The One I Love3:41Apple Music ↗
- 5Blue and Sentimental (2004 Remaster)3:36Apple Music ↗
- 6Blues Bittersweet2:38Apple Music ↗
- 7Poor Butterfly4:24Apple Music ↗
- 8These Foolish Things Remind Me of You4:36Apple Music ↗
- 9She's Funny That Way3:18Apple Music ↗
- 10Sweet Lorraine (2004 Remaster)3:06Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗