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New Series:- Phase Compensated Stereo; revealing hidden qualities of stereo sound. Sinatra-Basie; Count Basie and the Kansas City 7; The Atomic Mr. Basie; Basie Plays Hefti plus five previously unissued mono tracks from Newport 1956. Sinatra-Basie continues our new series revealing the hidden qualities of stereo sound and here we again quote from the original liner notes to give you a flavour of what to expect within the grooves. Ive waited twenty years for this moment said Frank Sinatra as the recording session for this historic meeting of two genuine musical giants of the 20th Century began on the 2nd October 1962. A few more quotes
.. With arrangements by Neal Hefti
it is the balance of power (between Sinatra and Basie) that is so successful. This is not just a band accompanying a singer
.the band never gets in Sinatras way, never distracts from his melody line, treating his vocals as they would treat one of their own soloists
this must be the wildest, most unrestrained Sinatra ever recorded. Phew! You have to listen to this album! The next album could have been called the return of the Kansas City 7 instead of Count Basie and the Kansas City 7. Basie had already put together a smaller quintet in 1936 and three years later it had morphed into a 7 with the likes of Lester Young on board which rolled along until 1944. Fast forward to 1962 and the 7 does indeed ride again albeit a different 7 this time with many familiar Basie faces on board including Frank Wess on flute, Thad Jones on trumpet, Freddie Green on guitar and Sonny Payne on drums. The Atomic Mr.Basie is of course the classic Basie album that we all know and love! Here we present it in our new format, Phase Compensated Stereo to reveal hidden qualities of stereo sound. Or as the original liner notes exclaim exciting is the word for Basie
.electrifying, thrilling, inflaming, arousing. As the Duke had Strayhorn, Sy Oliver had Lunceford, Fletcher Henderson had Goodman so Count Basie had Neal Hefti! Hence Basie Plays Hefti. As the original liner notes attest
Neal suits the tastes and temperaments of the Basie men in every sort of detail. It provides settings for soloists which bring them out bar by bar, texture by texture, idea by idea as they rarely have been before. We hope you will discover for yourselves the hidden qualities of stereo sound.
CD1 1-10: Sinatra - Basie 1. Pennies From Heaven 2. Please Be Kind 3. (Love Is) The Tender Trap 4. Looking At The World Thru Rose Colored Glasses 5. My Kind Of Girl 6. I Only Have Eyes For You 7. Nice Work If You Can Get It 8. Learnin The Blues 9. Im Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter 10. I Wont Dance 11-18: Count Basie And The Kansas City 7 11 . Oh, Lady Be Good 12. Secrets 13. I Want A Little Girl 14. Shoe Shine Boy 15. Counts Place 16. Senator Whitehead 17. Tally-Ho, Mr. Basie! 18. Whatcha Talkin? 19. Shiny Stockings from Newport Jazz Festival July 1956 (mono recordings) 20. April In Paris from Newport Jazz Festival July 1956 (mono recordings)
CD2 1-11: The Atomic Mr. Basie 1. The Kid From Red Bank 2. Duet 3. After Supper 4. Flight Of The Foo Birds 5. Double-O 6. Teddy The Toad 7. Whirly- Bird 8. Midnite Blue 9. Splanky 10. Fantail 11 . LiI Darlin 12-22: Basie Plays Hefti 12. Has Anyone Here Seen Basie 13. Cute 14. Pensive Miss 15. Sloo Foot 16. Its Awfly Nice To Be With You 17. Scoot 18. A Little Tempo, Please 19. Late Date 20. Count Down 21 . Bag A Bones 22. Pony Tail 23. All Right, Okay, You Win from Newport Jazz Festival July 1956 (mono recordings) 24. Roll Em Pete from Newport Jazz Festival July 1956 (mono recordings) 25. sign-off One OClock Jump from Newport Jazz Festival July 1956 (mono recordings)
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