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Complete Roulette Studio Count Basie
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    By ricktptman  Dec 13, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this Complete Roulette Studio Count Basie review helpful

    Pros: The best recordings of the best Basie band of all time.

    Cons: You can only find it for ridiculous prices on Ebay

    This band was the phenomenon that drove big band jazz in the '50's. Basie (along with Kenton and Ferguson) pretty much ruled big band jazz in the Fifties.Now, they should reissue these sides again (a la Mosaic) so that the next generations c...an study them. (Ditto the Maynard Ferguson sessions.) Read more Less

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  • All Music Guide

    Some of Count Basie's finest recordings were cut for the Roulette label during 1957-1962, and all of his studio performances are included on this massive Mosaic ten-CD boxed set. Among the classic former LPs that are reissued here are The Atomic Mr. Basie, Basie Plays Hefti, Chairman of the Board, Everyday I Have the Blues, and Kansas City Suite. With such soloists as trumpeters Thad Jones and Joe Newman, the tenors of Frank Foster and Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Frank Wess on alto and flute, vocals by Joe Williams, and the timeless arrangements of Neal Hefti, Thad Jones, Frank Foster, Ernie Wilkins, and Frank Wess among others, this essential (but unfortunately limited-edition) set features the second Count Basie Orchestra at its very best.

    - Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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Count Basie

Count Basie was among the most important bandleaders of the swing era. With the exception of a brief period in the early '50s, he led a big band from 1935 until his death almost 50 years later, and the band continued to perform after he died. Basie's orchestra was characterized by a light, swinging rhythm section that he led from the piano, lively ensemble work, and gen... Read more
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