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The Roulette half of the two Bennett/Basie sessions is a band singer's paradise, with the Basie band caught at a robust and swinging peak and Bennett never sounding happier or looser in front of a microphone. The Count himself, alas, appears on piano only on two numbers ("Life Is a Song" and "Jeepers Creepers"), while Bennett's perennial pianist Ralph Sharon takes over on the remaining ten tracks and does all the charts. Yet Sharon writes idiomatically for the Count's style, whether on frantic rave-ups like "With Plenty of Money and You" and "Strike Up the Band" or relaxed swingers like "Chicago." Though not a jazz singer per se, the flavor of jazz is everywhere in Bennett's voice, which in those days soared like a trumpet. The 1990 CD included an atmospheric unissued Neal Hefti ballad "After Supper," but even this bonus track does little to extend the skimpy playing time (about 31 minutes) of what is still a great, desirable snapshot from American showbiz of the late 1950s.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Thad Jones, Trumpet - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Freddie Green, Guitar - Teddy Reig, Producer - Joseph Young, Composer - FRED AHLERT, Composer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Tristan Powell, Mixer, Remixer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Ed Jones, Bass
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Thad Jones, Trumpet - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - AL DUBIN, Composer - Harry Warren, Composer - Freddie Green, Guitar - Teddy Reig, Producer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Tristan Powell, Mixer, Remixer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Ed Jones, Bass
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Thad Jones, Trumpet - Johnny Mercer, Composer - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Featured Vocalist, Piano, MainArtist - Harry Warren, Composer - Freddie Green, Guitar - Teddy Reig, Producer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Tristan Powell, Remixer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Ed Jones, Bass
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Thad Jones, Trumpet - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Conductor, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Freddie Green, Guitar - Sammy Fain, Composer - Teddy Reig, Producer - Jack Yellen, Composer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Tristan Powell, Mixer, Remixer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Ed Jones, Bass
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Cole Porter, Composer - Thad Jones, Trumpet - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Arranger, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Freddie Green, Guitar - Teddy Reig, Producer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Tristan Powell, Mixer, Engineer, Remixer, Digital Remasterer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Ed Jones, Bass
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Composer - Thad Jones, Trumpet - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Conductor, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Freddie Green, Guitar - Teddy Reig, Producer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Tristan Powell, Mixer, Engineer, Remixer, Digital Remasterer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Ed Jones, Bass
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Thad Jones, Trumpet - Fred Fisher, Composer - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Conductor, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Freddie Green, Guitar - Teddy Reig, Producer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Tristan Powell, Mixer, Engineer, Remixer, Digital Remasterer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Ed Jones, Bass
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Thad Jones, Trumpet - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Freddie Green, Guitar - Frederick Loewe, Composer - Alan Jay Lerner, Composer - Teddy Reig, Producer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Tristan Powell, Mixer, Remixer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Ed Jones, Bass
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Thad Jones, Trumpet - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Freddie Green, Guitar - Noel Coward, Composer - Teddy Reig, Producer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Tristan Powell, Mixer, Remixer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Ed Jones, Bass
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Thad Jones, Trumpet - Fields, Composer - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Schwartz, Composer - Freddie Green, Guitar - Teddy Reig, Producer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Tristan Powell, Mixer, Remixer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Ed Jones, Bass
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Thad Jones, Trumpet - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Freddie Green, Guitar - Howard Dietz, Composer - Arthur Schwartz, Composer - Teddy Reig, Producer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Tristan Powell, Mixer, Remixer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Ed Jones, Bass
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Thad Jones, Trumpet - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Piano, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Neal Hefti, Composer - Freddie Green, Guitar, Guitarra - Teddy Reig, Producer - Al Grey, Trombone, Sackbut - Charlie Fowlkes, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone, Sackbut - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone, Sackbut - Tristan Powell, Mixer, Remixer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Ed Jones, Bass
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
The Roulette half of the two Bennett/Basie sessions is a band singer's paradise, with the Basie band caught at a robust and swinging peak and Bennett never sounding happier or looser in front of a microphone. The Count himself, alas, appears on piano only on two numbers ("Life Is a Song" and "Jeepers Creepers"), while Bennett's perennial pianist Ralph Sharon takes over on the remaining ten tracks and does all the charts. Yet Sharon writes idiomatically for the Count's style, whether on frantic rave-ups like "With Plenty of Money and You" and "Strike Up the Band" or relaxed swingers like "Chicago." Though not a jazz singer per se, the flavor of jazz is everywhere in Bennett's voice, which in those days soared like a trumpet. The 1990 CD included an atmospheric unissued Neal Hefti ballad "After Supper," but even this bonus track does little to extend the skimpy playing time (about 31 minutes) of what is still a great, desirable snapshot from American showbiz of the late 1950s.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:31:01
- Main artists: Count Basie Tony Bennett
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
© 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1990 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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