Basic Basie

1969 studio album by Count Basie and His Orchestra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Basic Basie is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in Chicago in 1969 and released on the MPS label.[1][2] It was released in the U.S. in 1972 on the Groove Merchant label as Evergreens.[3]

Released1969
RecordedOctober 20, 1969
StudioUniversal (Chicago)
GenreJazz
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Basic Basie
Studio album by
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Released1969
RecordedOctober 20, 1969
StudioUniversal (Chicago)
GenreJazz
Length33:08
LabelMPS
MPS 15 264
ProducerSonny Lester
Count Basie chronology
Standing Ovation
(1969)		 Basic Basie
(1969)		 Basie on the Beatles
(1969)
Evergreens Cover
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Reception

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AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Idaho" (Jesse Stone) - 2:19
  2. "Blues in My Heart" (Benny Carter, Irving Mills) - 2:53
  3. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) - 3:55
  4. "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett) - 2:52
  5. "Moonglow" (Will Hudson, Mills, Eddie DeLange) - 2:56
  6. "Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me" (Con Conrad, Sidney Clare) - 2:16
  7. "M-Squad" (Count Basie) - 2:18
  8. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) - 3:27
  9. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks. Andy Razaf) - 2:36
  10. "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 2:56
  11. "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Koehler) - 2:48
  12. "I've Got the World on a String" (Arlen, Koehler) - 2:47

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