Mostly Blues...and Some Others
Mostly Blues...and Some Others is a 1983 studio album by Count Basie.[3] This was his last small-group recording and his last album of new material released before he died in 1984.
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | June 22, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:42 | |||
| Label | Pablo | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Track listing
1. "I'll Always Be in Love with You" (Bud Green, Ruby, Sam H. Stept) – 5:57
(Note: the actual length of "I'll Always Be in Love with You" is 08:13 in spite of the official Pablo information)
2. "Snooky" (Count Basie) – 3:42
3. "Blues for Charlie Christian" (Basie) – 5:24
4. "Jaws" (Basie) – 5:34
5. "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds) – 4:29
6. "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 4:58
7. "Blues in C" (Louis Bellson, Benny Carter, Art Tatum) – 6:58
8. "Brio" (Basie, Joe Pass) – 4:42
Personnel
- Count Basie - piano
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
- Snooky Young - trumpet
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Joe Pass - guitar
- John Heard - double bass
- Roy McCurdy - drums
Known as "The Kansas City Septem"
References
- Allmusic review
- Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- Mostly Blues...and Some Others at AllMusic