Broadway Basie's...Way is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring performances of Broadway musical songs recorded in 1966 and released on the Command label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars stating "On this often unlistenable set, the Count Basie Orchestra plays unimaginative arrangements of a dozen Broadway show tunes".[4]

Track listing

  1. "Hello Young Lovers" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:05
  2. "A Lot of Livin' to Do" (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) - 3:01
  3. "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 3:06
  4. "Mame" (Jerry Herman) - 3:14
  5. "On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 2:42
  6. "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) - 2:35
  7. "On the Street Where You Live" (Frederick Loewe, Lerner) - 2:48
  8. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:22
  9. "From This Moment On" (Porter) - 2:40
  10. "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (George Forrest, Robert Wright) - 3:01
  11. "People" (Styne, Bob Merrill) - 2:33
  12. "Everything's Coming up Roses" (Styne, Stephen Sondheim) - 3:10
  • Recorded at Finesound Studios in New York on August 18, 1966 (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7), September 7, 1966 (track 4) and September 8, 1966 (tracks 2, 6 & 8-12)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
  2. ^ Big Band Paradise Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 17, 2015
  3. ^ Edwards, D., Callahan, M. & Eyrie. P., Command Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Broadway Basie's Way – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_Basie%27s...Way
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