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Joe Williams had enlivened the Count Basie band for so long that it was natural for Basie and company to return the favor on his 1959 solo LP for Roulette. And with a trio of Basie arrangers -- Frank Foster, Ernie Wilkins, Thad Jones -- providing charts for a rather small group here, the results are excellent. Williams focuses in by opening with his two most famous Basie-era songs, "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home." From there, though, he stretches out slightly by singing all manner of songs from the blues and R&B repertoire that work well with his talents, best of all on a pair of Big Joe Turner classics -- "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and "Cherry Red." The arrangements and playing are excellent, as could be expected from this group, including Jones and Snooky Young on trumpet, Frank Foster and Billy Mitchell on tenor, Freddie Green on guitar, and, of course, Basie himself on piano.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Count Basie, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Williams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Peter Chapman, Composer
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Vocals, MainArtist - Clarence Williams, Composer - Joe Williams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Charles Warfield , Composer
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Williams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Ollie Shepard, Composer
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Williams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Charles Calhoun, Writer
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Williams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Broonzy, Composer
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Turner, Composer - Count Basie, Vocals, MainArtist - Johnson, Composer - Joe Williams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - DURHAM, Composer - Joe Williams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Rushing, Composer
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Williams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - S Wyche, Composer - E Watts, Composer
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Leroy Kirkland, Composer - Count Basie, Vocals, MainArtist - Sid Wyche, Composer - Joe Williams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Razaf, Composer - Count Basie, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Williams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Donald Redman, Composer
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1957 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Vocals, MainArtist - JAY MCSHANN, Composer - Joe Williams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Walter Brown, Composer
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1958 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Williams, Composer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1958 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Williams, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - S Edwards, Composer - O Diamond, Composer
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1958 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Joe Williams had enlivened the Count Basie band for so long that it was natural for Basie and company to return the favor on his 1959 solo LP for Roulette. And with a trio of Basie arrangers -- Frank Foster, Ernie Wilkins, Thad Jones -- providing charts for a rather small group here, the results are excellent. Williams focuses in by opening with his two most famous Basie-era songs, "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home." From there, though, he stretches out slightly by singing all manner of songs from the blues and R&B repertoire that work well with his talents, best of all on a pair of Big Joe Turner classics -- "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and "Cherry Red." The arrangements and playing are excellent, as could be expected from this group, including Jones and Snooky Young on trumpet, Frank Foster and Billy Mitchell on tenor, Freddie Green on guitar, and, of course, Basie himself on piano.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:20
- Main artists: Joe Williams Count Basie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Jazz
© 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1959 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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