Count Basie - Basie At Birdland - Pure Pleasure LP

Double LP, 180g Vinyl, Remastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering

Recorded live on June 27 and 28, 1961 at Birdland – the self-proclaimed "Jazz Corner of the World" – and released barely a month later, Basie At Birdland captures Count Basie and his orchestra at the peak of their powers. The band is so tight and swings so hard that it can sound like a single instrument, tearing through Kansas City-style blues and big-band bop in front of a raucous New York crowd. This double LP adds bonus tracks not part of the original album.

Features

• Double LP
• 180g vinyl
• Remastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London
• Sides C & D contain bonus tracks not on the original album
• Made in the UK
• Label: Pure Pleasure

Track Listing

Side A:

1. Little Pony
2. Discommotion
3. Backstage Blues
4. Blee Blop Blues
5. Whirly Bird
6. One O'Clock Jump

Side B:

1. Segue In "C"
2. Good Time Blues
3. One O'Clock Jump

Side C:

1. Easin' It
2. A Little Tempo, Please
3. Corner Pocket
4. I Needs To Be Bee'd With

Side D:

1. Discommotion
2. Segue In C (Alternate Take)
3. Whirly-Bird
4. One O'Clock Jump (Theme)