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Jazz fans who discovered Count Basie and Joe Williams in the decades that followed Basie's association with Roulette between 1958 and 1962 have been frustrated with the limited availability of many of these recordings in the era of the compact disc. This 1960 LP features Joe Williams with Count Basie & His Orchestra singing a mostly blues set with one exception, the torch song "Trav'lin' Light." The chemistry between the band and the singer is impeccable, as always, with Basie's economical piano adding just the right touch when needed, and Williams is in great voice, though some unnecessary reverb added at the date proves to be distracting. A remake of the band's earlier version of Walter Brown's hit (co-written with Jay McShann) "Confessin' the Blues" is swinging, while Al Grey's growling trombone sets the stage for Williams in Leroy Carr's "Night Time Is the Right Time." There are misfires, including an overdone "Keep Your Hand on Your Heart," while Williams seems to bog down "Mean Mistreater" after a promising instrumental introduction. But the vocalist more than makes up for any shortcomings with a perky original blues he brought to the session, "Lyin' Woman." Although this music was reissued as a part of The Complete Roulette Studio Recordings of Count Basie & His Orchestra, the sellout of that limited-edition set will make it tougher to find this rewarding music until the album is reissued separately on its own CD.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Count Basie, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JAY MCSHANN, Composer - Joe Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Brown, Lyricist - Leeds Music Corporation / Jobete Music Co Inc / Sony-ATV Music Publishing LLC / EMI Music-Jobete Music, MusicPublisher
2021 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager 1960 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager
Count Basie, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Big Bill Broonzy, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MCA Inc / Universal-MCA Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
2021 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager 1960 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager
Count Basie, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John H Mercer, Lyricist - James R Mundy, Composer - Trummie Young, Lyricist - Bregman-Vocco-Conn Inc. / Warner Chappell Music International Ltd, MusicPublisher
2021 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager 1960 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager
Charles Segar, Composer, Lyricist - Count Basie, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Lee Conley Broonzy, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Songs of Universal Inc / Universal Music Publishing International Ltd / Universal-MCA Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
2021 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager 1960 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager
Count Basie, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Williams, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - EMI Full Keel Music / EMI Virgin Music Inc. / EMI Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher
2021 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager 1960 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager
AHMET ERTEGUN, Composer, Lyricist - Count Basie, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Progressive Music Publishing / Progressive Music Co Inc / Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co Ltd, MusicPublisher
2021 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager 1960 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager
Count Basie, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Wells Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - State Street Music Publishing Co Inc / MCA Inc / Universal-MCA Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
2021 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager 1960 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager
Count Basie, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Big Bill Broonzy, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MCA Music Ltd / Universal-MCA Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
2021 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager 1960 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager
Count Basie, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raye, Lyricist - Leroy Carr, Composer - Joe Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Universal Music Corporation / Universal Music Publishing International Ltd / Universal-MCA Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
2021 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager 1960 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager
Sam Coslow, Lyricist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Count Basie, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wilhelm Grosz, Composer - BOURNE CO / WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher
2021 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager 1960 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager
Album review
Jazz fans who discovered Count Basie and Joe Williams in the decades that followed Basie's association with Roulette between 1958 and 1962 have been frustrated with the limited availability of many of these recordings in the era of the compact disc. This 1960 LP features Joe Williams with Count Basie & His Orchestra singing a mostly blues set with one exception, the torch song "Trav'lin' Light." The chemistry between the band and the singer is impeccable, as always, with Basie's economical piano adding just the right touch when needed, and Williams is in great voice, though some unnecessary reverb added at the date proves to be distracting. A remake of the band's earlier version of Walter Brown's hit (co-written with Jay McShann) "Confessin' the Blues" is swinging, while Al Grey's growling trombone sets the stage for Williams in Leroy Carr's "Night Time Is the Right Time." There are misfires, including an overdone "Keep Your Hand on Your Heart," while Williams seems to bog down "Mean Mistreater" after a promising instrumental introduction. But the vocalist more than makes up for any shortcomings with a perky original blues he brought to the session, "Lyin' Woman." Although this music was reissued as a part of The Complete Roulette Studio Recordings of Count Basie & His Orchestra, the sellout of that limited-edition set will make it tougher to find this rewarding music until the album is reissued separately on its own CD.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:59
- Main artists: Count Basie Joe Williams
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Music Manager
- Genre: Jazz
2021 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager 1960 Brand Recordings, under license to Music Manager
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