Name: Count Basie Jam Session At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 by Count Basie
Brand: Count Basie
SKU: 025218693325
Price: 2.97 USD
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Billie's Bounce

14:38

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14:38

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Festival Blues

11:58

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Lester Leaps In

16:24

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This truly all-star session finds Basie stepping outside the traditional big band context to stretch out with a few close friends. The venerable Milt Jackson sits in on vibes, sweetly fleshing out a rhythm section that includes Louis Bellson on drums, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass, and the Count himself on keys. The lightning-paced, hard bop vocabulary of tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin and trumpeter Roy Eldridge stretch the swing fabric a bit, while never once disturbing the finger-popping grooves.

The set list consists of three expanded jams: a rave-up treatment of Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce," a group original entitled "Festival Blues," and a hard-driving take on Lester Young's "Lester Leaps In." The lengthy tunes give everyone plenty of room to cut loose (including Basie himself, whose spry, articulate style is as appealing here as ever). The combination of classic jazz approach (in Jackson and Basie) and modern sensibility (in the playing of Eldridge and Griffin) works together beautifully on this album of fine, improvisational music.

1. Billie's Bounce

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Charlie Parker; Composer
Lyricist: Charlie Parker; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Parker; Other

2. Festival Blues

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Bass: Niels-henning Ørsted Pedersen; Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Niels-henning Ørsted Pedersen; Performer
Drums: Louis Bellson; Performer
Performer: Niels-henning Ørsted Pedersen
Milt Jackson
Count Basie
Roy Eldridge
Johnny Griffin
Louis Bellson; Performer
Piano: Count Basie; Performer
Saxophone: Johnny Griffin; Performer
Trumpet: Roy Eldridge; Performer
Vibraphone: Milt Jackson; Performer
Composer: Unknown; Composer
Lyricist: Unknown; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Composer Lyricist: Unknown; Other

3. Lester Leaps In

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Lester Young; Composer
Lyricist: Lester Young; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Lester Young; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

3 tracks available

Type

LIVE

Format

Digital Media

Duration

32 minutes and 23 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

Only 1/3 tracks has lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Jazz, Big Band, Easy Listening, Swing

Label

Fantasy Records

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

No linguistic content

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Release Date

Dec 31, 1974

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

25218693325

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Count Basie Jam Session At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

1. Billie's Bounce

2. Festival Blues

3. Lester Leaps In

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Count Basie Jam Session At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

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1. Billie's Bounce

2. Festival Blues

3. Lester Leaps In

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