This was an excellent outing by the Count Basie Orchestra during its later years. Actually, half of this album features a medium-sized group from Basie's big band, but his orchestra usually had the feel of a small group anyway. Soloists at this late stage include Eric Dixon and Kenny Hing on tenors, trombonist Booty Wood, altoist Danny Turner and four different trumpeters. The rhythm section is of course instantly recognizable and the music is very much in the Basie tradition. ~ Scott Yanow
From his earliest days in territory bands in the Southwest, Count Basie had a secret: How to make a collection of instrumentalists generate rhythmic thrust so irresistible that no listener's foot could remain motionless.
Basie's swing was the opposite of tense. Relaxed is what it was, and powerful. Through five and a half decades, Basie never lost the ability to infect a band with his swing magic. This edition of his swing machine, recorded just a couple of years before his death, is evidence of the continuing force of that magic. Cut from metal parts mastered by Doug Sax from the original analog master tape. Pressed at Quality Record Pressings for superior sound quality, and housed in a Stoughton Printing tip-on single pocket jacket. Cut from parts mastered by Doug Sax from the original analog master tape Pressed at Quality Record Pressings Housed in Stoughton Printing tip-on single pocket jacket .
Tracklist
- Way Out Basie
- St. Louis Blues
- Beaver Junction
- Lester Leaps In
- Blues For The Barbecue
- I Don't Know Yet
- Ain't That Something
- Jumpin' At The Woodside
Recording information:
Title: Farmers Market Barbecue
Artist: Count Basie
Genre: Jazz
Media: 1x 180g LP Vinyl Stereo 33rpm, Limited, Reissue, . From original analog masters (AAA)
Label: Analogue Productions
Cat#: APJ-157
Released: 2024 in
EAN: 753088015717
Discogs rel.#: 31071896
