Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings

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Released1955
RecordedMay 17 and July 26, 1955
Fine Sound, New York City
Length39:39
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
Studio album by
Released1955
RecordedMay 17 and July 26, 1955
Fine Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:39
LabelClef
MG C-678
ProducerNorman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Basie
(1954)
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
(1955)
April in Paris
(1956)
Joe Williams chronology
Joe Williams Sings Everyday
(1955)
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
(1956)
The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards
(1957)

Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie and vocalist Joe Williams, recorded in 1955 and released on the Clef label.[1][2][3][4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[6]

AllMusic awarded the album 5 stars, stating, "Joe Williams' debut as the featured vocalist in Count Basie's band was one of those landmark moments that even savvy observers don't fully appreciate when it occurs, then realize years later how momentous an event they witnessed. Williams brought a different presence to the great Basie orchestra than the one Jimmy Rushing provided; he couldn't shout like Rushing, but he was more effective on romantic and sentimental material, while he was almost as spectacular on surging blues, up-tempo wailers, and stomping standards".[5]

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