For the First Time (Count Basie album)
1974 studio album by Count Basie
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For the First Time is a 1974 studio album by Count Basie, with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Louie Bellson. Basie, Brown and Bellson followed For the First Time with For the Second Time (1975).[4]
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| For the First Time | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 49:51 | |||
| Label | Pablo | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
- "Baby Lawrence" (Count Basie) – 3:10
- "Pres" (Basie) – 3:28
- "I'll Always Be in Love With You" (Bud Green, Fred Ruby, Sam H. Stept) – 5:54
- "Blues in the Church" (Basie) – 5:00
- "Oh, Lady Be Good [Concept 1]" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:32
- "Oh, Lady Be Good [Concept 2]" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 3:57
- "Blues in the Alley" (Basie) – 6:44
- "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:33
- "Song of the Islands" (Charles E. King) – 4:51
- "Royal Gardens Blues" (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) – 4:28
- "(Un) Easy Does It" (Sy Oliver, Trummy Young) – 4:08
- "O.P." (Basie) – 4:48