Basie Plays Hefti (+ Bonus Track)

Personnel:
Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (tp), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal (cl, as), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Billy Mitchell (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d)

Reference: EJA047

Bar code: 8436019580479

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Album details
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This edition presents he complete classic album "Basie Plays Hefti", a follow up to the celebrated LP "The Atomic Mr.Basie", wich also presented arrangements and tunes by Neal Hefti.

With the obvious exception of the tunes from the Atomic album, the bonus tracks present all other existing songs featuring Basie playing music composed and arranged by Hefti recorded between 1952 and 1958, and taken from various rarely heard and difficult to find studio sessions.

Tracklist

01. HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN BASIE? 2:43
02. CUTE 3:13
03. PENSIVE MISS 3:49
04. SLOO FOOT 3:09
05. ITS AWFLY NICE TO BE WITH YOU 3:34
06. SCOOT 2:29
07. A LITTLE TEMPO, PLEASE 2:37
08. LATE DATE 3:18
09. COUNT DOWN 2:47
10. BAG-A BONES 2:44
11. PONY TAIL 2:59
12. LOLLYPOP 3:08 *
13. DINNER WITH FRIENDS 3:07 *
15. TWO FRANKS 3:18 *
16. YOU FOR ME 3:13 *
17. TWO FOR THE BLUES 2:50 *
18. BUBBLES 4:01 *
19. SOFTLY WITH FEELING 3:08 *
20. CHERRY POINT 3:22 *
21. PLYMOUTH ROCK 3:44 *
22. SURE THING 3:03 *
23. WHY NOT? 3:31 *
24. FANCY MEETIN YOU 3:03 *

Album details

Total time: 76:40 min.

All traks composed and arranged by Neal Hefti.

Sources:
Tracks #1-11, from "Basie Plays Hefti" (Roulette SR-52011)
(*) Bonus tracks #12-24, also recorded in New York City featuring similar personnel.

Track #12, recorded in June 1956
Track #13, recorded in January 1956
Tracks #14-17, recorded in August 1954
Tracks #18-20, recorded in December 1953
Track #21, recorded in August 1953
Tracks #22-24, recorded in January 1952

Personnel on #1-11:
Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley (tp), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal (cl, as), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Billy Mitchell (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d).
Recorded in New York City, on April 3, 4 & 14, 1958

Press reviews

"The Count Basie Orchestra was in top form for this set of Neal Hefti arrangements. Hefti had been one of the main architects of the new Basie sound of the '50s and on this memorable date he utilizes the flute of Frank Wess prominently. "Cute" (heard here in its initial recording) became a standard."

—Scott Yanow (All Music Guide)