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Spotlight-2 on the Live Recordings of The Count Basie Orchestra, 11-28-2021

The Count Basie Orchestra at the Famous Door in New York, late 1940s.
Courtesy Good Morning Blues: The Autobiography of Count Basie, Albert Murray.
The Feeling of Jazz, Program No. 444 airing November 28, 2021 featured a second spotlight on the live recordings of the Count Basie Orchestra.

The Feeling of Jazz, Program No. 444 airing November 28, 2021 featured a spotlight on the live recordings of American jazz pianist, composer and orchestra leader Count Basie, in music presented by co-host Kent Lindquist. Meanwhile, co-host Al Corns featured other main stream jazz artists like The Modern Jazz Quartet, Duke Ellington, Kenny Burrell and more. Engineered by Dave Woodworth.

8 p.m. Hour - Music by Title, Artist (Album), Composer, Time length

1. Basie English, Count Basie Orchestra (back-to-back tracks with) Every Day I Had the Blues, Joe Williams (vocal), Count Basie and His Orchestra at the Blue Note Chicago 1955/56 (Sounds of Yesteryear - August 1955), (unknown) - Peter Chatman, 4:19 min. & 6:03 min.

2. I Remember Clifford, Modern Jazz Quartet, Dedicated to Connie (Atlantic 1995), Benny Golson, 5:44 min.

3. Blues Backstage, Count Basie Orchestra, Count Basie in London (Verve), Frank Foster, 4:27 min.

4. Thanks For the Beautiful Land, Duke Ellington, Previously Unreleased Performances 1965-1972 (Jazz Heritage 1989), Duke Ellington, 3:28 min.

5. Good Time Blues, Count Basie & His Orchestra, Basie at Birdland (Roulette), Count Basie, 5:12 min.

6. Chitlins Con Carne, Kenny Burrell, Midnight Blue (Blue Note 1963), Kenny Burrell, 5:30 min.

7. Blee Blot Blues, Count Basie Orchestra, Basie at Birdland (Roulette), Basie-Atkinson, 2:18 min.

8. Git-Go Blues, Hank Mobley-Lee Morgan, Peckin' Time (Blue Note 1959), Hank Mobley, 11:32 min.

The Feeling of Jazz, Program No. 444, Hour-2, 11-21-2021
<b><i>The Feeling of Jazz</i></b>, Program No. 444, Hour-2, 11-28-2021

9 p.m. Hour - Music by Title, Artist (Album), Composer, Time length

1. Corner Pocket, Count Basie Orchestra, Count Basie at The Sands (Before Frank) (Verve-Reprise Records), Freddy Green, 5:33 min.

2. Dancing On the Ceiling, Oscar Peterson, Tracks (Verve 1970), Lorenz Hart-Richard Rodgers, 5:07 min.

3. Swingin' at Newport, Count Basie Orchestra, Count Basie at Newport (Verve), Ernie Wilkins, 8:29 min.

4. Days of Wine and Roses, Wes Montgomery, Boss Guitar (Riverside 1963), Henry Mancini-Johnny Mercer, 7:38 min.

5. Swingin' The Blues, Count Basie Orchestra, Count on the Coast Vol. 1 (Phontastic), Basie-Durham, 3:50 min.

6. Destination KC, Count Basie-Lester Young, Lester Young with The Kansas City Seven (Soul Parade 1976), Buck Clayton, 4:48 min.

7. Kid From Red Bank, Count Basie and His Orchestra, Count on the Coast Vol. 2 (Phontastic), Neil Hefti, 3:05 min.

8. Lush Life, Stan Getz, Stan Getz Gold (2 LPs) (Inner City Records), Billy Strayhorn, 4:08 min.